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Jun. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

Greenwave Cycling: The London Touch

It’s not just the Dutch who are using the latest transport technology: . Cycling Superhighways around and through London may…
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Jun. 08, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Scot: Leaving London … and telling the world why

Scot asks, “How long until we see something like this in Vancouver?” From mashable: LONDON — People who’ve reluctantly left…
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May. 22, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Changing Face (and Reality) of London

Antje links to this extraordinarily well-illustrated piece in the MailOnline: . London enters the age of the skyscraper . Around 70…
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May. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

Cycling in London: Look Mum, No Hands

From the Globe and Mail: . London’s cycling cafés: A pint and a tune-up, please . At Look Mum No…
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Mar. 18, 2015 / Gordon Price

A Mesmerizing Day on the Underground

A visualisation of 562,145 journeys on the London Underground network, from a 5% sample of Oyster-card journeys during a week…
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Mar. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: The Costs (and Savings) of Charging for Congestion

Two items that came in together.  First, how London, by costing vehicle congestion, has made an even bigger saving than…
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Feb. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: London in the 1800s

London in great old photos – definitely pre-Motordom. Check out the great-grandfather of the London Eye at 0.33. .…
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Feb. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

London’s Cycle Superhighways approved

Michael Mortensen sends along the good news – from NPR: London Mayor Boris Johnson’s ambitious plan to reshape how the…
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Jan. 30, 2015 / Gordon Price

The New Cycle Superhighways of London

From the Evening Standard: Boris Johnson today confirmed he would build Europe’s longest segregated urban cycle lane through central London…
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Jan. 27, 2015 / Gordon Price

OhrnWords: London Cycle Superhighways

RT @CyclingWorksLDN: We welcome the news this morning that the Mayor of London has approved N-S, E-W Cycle Superhighways! Over…
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Jan. 26, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: A Short Film about London’s Crazy Housing Market

From CityLab: The FOURWALLS project started out as a citywide call for short amateur films that “showcase the reality of…
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Jan. 14, 2015 / Gordon Price

You and Your Neighbourhood

Our Toronto correspondent, Lawrence Loh (congrats, Lawrence, you’ve just been upgraded), sends news on an intriguing study: Just read another…
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Dec. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Empty Homes in London

Another angle on the empty-house issue.  From The Guardian: Property investors in Islington who leave homes empty could face jail: Property…
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Sep. 23, 2014 / Gordon Price

In Our Dreams: Bikes and Good Business

Can you imagine something similar from, say, the Downtown Vancouver BIA or the Board of Trade: . . From Ken…

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