Talking Headways Podcast: Transatlantic Part 2 — London

By Jeff Wood
Dec 14, 2017

This week I chat again with Jonn Ellege of CityMetric (catch up on part one, if you haven’t listened yet). This time it’s my turn to interview and we cover a lot of ground. We talk about major London transit projects including Crossrail and high speed rail, how Transport for London is regulating Uber, what’s happening to the buses on Oxford Street, and more.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Transportation Vision: Add a Million People While Cutting Traffic By 3 Million Miles Each Day

By Stephen Miller | Jun 21, 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan's transport strategy for the next 25 years lays out a vision for how his city, expected to add 1.5 million people by 2041 on top of its current 9 million residents, is planning to keep moving while reducing pollution and improving quality of life. The big idea: Cars are the problem, not the solution.

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Talking Headways Podcast: All Things London Transport, With Ian Brown

By Jeff Wood | Oct 28, 2016

This week we’re chatting with Ian Brown, former managing director for London Rail. Ian discusses everything London transport, including congestion pricing; constructing, financing; and making the case for the massive Crossrail project; bus operations; cycling; operations contracts; and even contactless fare payment systems.

One Change to IDOT’s Rail Plans Could Vastly Improve Amtrak, Metra Service

By Steven Vance | Feb 26, 2014

Amtrak trains would run faster between Chicago and Joliet in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s proposal to switch St. Louis-bound trains to less crowded tracks. But IDOT’s project could be even better with a few key changes. By folding the track upgrade known as CrossRail into the Amtrak project, IDOT could improve intercity trains and […]

High Speed Rail Association: Use Metra Tracks for O’Hare Express

By Steven Vance | Sep 2, 2015

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and aviation commissioner Ginger Evans stated earlier this year that creating an express train to O’Hare Airport is a priority for this administration. However, the Blue Line is already a fairly speedy way to get to the airport, which could easily be upgraded via a few short-term improvements. Therefore, the city might be […]

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Year Ahead in Transit, With Yonah Freemark

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 13, 2014

Readers, rejoice! Perhaps you feared that you would never get to sit in on nearly an hour of transit talk between world-renowned brainiac straphangers Jeff Wood and Yonah Freemark. But ho! Fear no more. This week, podcast co-host Jeff Wood and I got to chat with The Transport Politic’s Yonah Freemark about the outlook for […]

City Will Select Engineering Team Next Month to Brainstorm O’Hare Express

By John Greenfield and Steven Vance | Feb 15, 2016

It looks like there may actually be some traction for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s grand plan for express rail service to O’Hare Airport. Yesterday the city announced that by March it will select an engineering team to develop conceptual designs, including routes and terminal options. The CTA Blue Line is already an efficient way to travel […]