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GOOD NEWS RAIN COVER Most of us have been caught out by an unexpected shower, but a new scheme in British Columbia is reducing the likelihood of getting soaked. UmbraCity is similar to London’s ‘Boris bike’ scheme, enabling students at a Vancouver campus to borrow and return umbrellas from automated kiosks for free for two days at a time. umbracity.com
SLEEP AND RIDE London charity New Horizon Youth Centre is providing tickets for night buses on circular routes to some of the 16-21-yearolds which it supports, as a way to supplement its emergency bed service. Although far from ideal, the charity aims to get young people off the street and into a safer environment. nhyouthcentre.org.uk
I’M RUNNING LATE… Swedish train operator Stockholmstag is using an algorithm written by mathematician Wilhelm Landerholm to forecast delays to its service up to two hours before they happen. The solution enables it to organise extra services and provide travellers with better advanced warning. stockholmstag.se
RHYTHM OF LIFE This summer, music fans in Romania were given the opportunity to earn tickets to a music festival by giving blood. With only 1.7 per cent of the country’s population regularly donating blood, the Untold Festival took the country’s association with Dracula as its starting point to boost interest. Donors received a free day ticket to watch the gig. untoldfestival.com/en
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