Welcome to UrbanNews #10. In this episode –
00:00 – Intro
00:18 – Taiwan earthquake
01:53 – Pedestrian bridge in Warsaw, Poland
02:39 – Public transport reformation in Glasgow, UK
03:58 – Wind energy for trains in Valparaiso, Chile
05:02 – BRT line in Coimbra, Portugal
06:15 – New tram line in Brest, France
06:50 – New trams for Sacramento, USA
07:28 – High-speed rail in Morocco
08:28 – Safety bricks in Vancouver, Canada
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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68729048
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/Artykul/3357135,warsaw-unveils-new-pedestrian-and-bicycle-bridge-over-vistula-river
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68576448
Metro Mondego: Zhongtong electric buses for the BRT system in Coimbra
https://batinfo.com/en/actuality/lancement-des-travaux-de-la-deuxieme-ligne-de-tramway-de-brest_27776
https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/vehicles/press-release/53099592/sacramento-regional-transit-sacrt-sacrt-orders-additional-nine-s700-light-rail-vehicles-from-siemens-mobility
We got tired of waiting for our local leaders to act 😴
So we're introducing our new pedestrian safety pilot: BRICKS (TM)! 🧱
Thanks to @nicthedoor & @aboutherevideos for creating this video for us! pic.twitter.com/I1Nb593Mw9
— VisionZeroVancouver (@VisionZeroYVR) April 1, 2024
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0:17 ouch
Love these videos, thanks for your hardwork ! 👍
2:10 not sure if that bridge is wide enough for tanks and howitzers to move during future WW3
2:58 I'm impressed with that level of planning. Route numbers are PAINTED directly on vehicles. Not only on electronic screens
8:25 that's for sure, this is a very interesting country and I'm eager to watch a future video about it if you decide to make one
wait a second, how did Glasgow buses operate before introducing a fixed timetable??
5:05 It seems that Coimbra has managed to do, start to finish, exactly ALL the things that should not be done. Well done!
Wtf that coimbra project looks horrible
Portuguese citizen here. From everyone I spoke to, the Coimbra BRT project has always been regarded as bad.
Not only did they close a Rail Line for it, but the central Railway Station (Coimbra has 2, "Coimbra" in the city center and "Coimbra-B" station farther away from the city, serves the North Line and a branch that connects it to Coimbra station) will be closed and DEMOLISHED, along with the branch line to connect the BRT to Coimbra-B (which thankfully will be recieving a makeover in the coming years).
It's not the first time this has happened in Portugal. There was a Metric Gauge line in Porto that was closed to make way for the Porto Metro, a light rail system which at least uses it somewhat decently.
A video on Morocco woulkd surely be interesting! Maybe a video on the chinese influx into the transportation market even in very rich countries like austria could be interesting as well?
the pedestrain bridge in warsaw makes no sense, it leads from nowhere to nowhere and using bikes there is impossible
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Morocco really does want to be the most developed nation in Africa and they are on their way, especially now that they have a platform to show their modernity to the world via the FIFA 2030 World Cup! Ditto for The Kingdom in 2034… Meanwhile North American cities including Toronto and Vancouver are bickering over the bill to host 2026 to this very hour…
Thanks for this news compilation, always interesting to see what's going on worldwide. One suggestion: The "glitch" transitions are really annoying to me, if others agree I would suggest to change to a less interruptive template.
Combra not having the line be a trolley is definitely a choice
I'm surprised to see a regional piece of news here, but we're very proud of the renaissance that trains have had in Chile
EFE Trenes de Chile has invested heavily in new trains, services, stations and in their carbon footprint.
For example, new trains that make the trip from Santiago (our capital) to the South of Chile travel at 160kph but they can go up to 200kph once the lines are renewed.
EFE has planned everything on phases, to restore connectivity, increase it, renew what need to be redone and to rebuild what may make the train competitive with other means of travel
Keep it up 👍 Republicans suck 😂