Gladys We links to this piece in The Guardian by Oliver Wainwright: The truth about property developers: how they are…

An occasional update on items from the Transit City. ______________________________________________________________ . LESSONS FROM LONDON From CityLab: Public transportation in London…

From The Guardian: Carscape: how the motor car reshaped England – in pictures Roundabouts, petrol stations and ringroads feature in…

During the 1920s, cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene travelled across the UK with his new colour film camera. His trip ended in…

And the year is only six days old. . It’s going to be a challenge to beat this one: The…

So expensive that … Sam Cookney, a blogger based in London, theorized on Twitter that it’d be cheaper for him…

Rowan Moore in The Observer: From a floating cinema to a car park-cum-art gallery, some of Britain’s most innovative (and…

From Wired: It’s hard to imagine the intricate transit tubes that snake beneath the London skyline. But armed with real-time…

___________________________________________________________________ . LONDON’S CYCLING SCENE From UrbanTimes: … what was once a niche of cycling geeks is now a uber-cool urban…

The Guardian’s critic thinks this is it: . London’s UrbanTimes shares the love: The Shard has not only redefined London’s…

The  West End Heritage Tour Wednesday, August 14th, 2013; 6-8 pm: Tickets: $15; $10 Heritage Vancouver Members West End planner Holly…

This is simply incredible. From The Guardian: Cyclists make up a quarter of London vehicles, says TfL . Cyclists make…

Hard to believe London’s Olympics are only a few months away.  The Olympic Village is largely complete, and here’s what it…

Not to trivialize the significance of the London riots, particularly given the differences that sparked them, but there certainly are comparisons…