Steve runs planning and transport non-profits.
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- What to call the Romford to Upminster line?
Transport for London is about to give the London Overground lines names. - Superloop is good, actually
Superloop will be a series of orbital express bus routes around London. - An idea so good it has been announced many times
Contactless bank card payments for ticketless National Rail journeys outside London is such a good idea that it has been announced many times, over many years, by many transport secretaries. - Keep an eye on Google
How easy will it be for communities to convince Google they are a digital low traffic neighbourhood and should be geofenced? - You can’t influence the narrative if you aren’t part of the conversation
Campaigns that do not engage with new social media risk losing control of the narrative. - Publishing to the Fediverse
This website has implemented ActivityPub so you can follow authors on Mastodon and other federated platforms. - The challenges facing transport in London
At this pivotal moment, there is pressure to reduce service levels and put up fares. But there are other ongoing issues. - Technology for evil and the environment
Technology is moving from a tendency for evil to deliberate evil and the environmental sector isn’t ready. - What does a railway centred on the passenger look like?
There are new ways for the public to participate in railway planning - England is missing out on a generation of new rail-oriented housing development
Planning new homes around rail transport is not working