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Baranyai: Will Doug Ford’s clumsy tools deliver affordable housing?

Sun, 05/18/2025 - 00:30 London Free Press
Uncontroversial fact: We need more homes.
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AmeriCorps cuts hit northern Michigan environmental work

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 06:00 Interlochen Public Radio
AmeriCorps provides paid community service jobs that span a wide range of fields, from disaster recovery to education.
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Letters to the Editor: May 15, 2025

Letters to the Editor: May 15, 2025
Thu, 05/15/2025 - 06:24 London Free Press
The price of these rapid transit bus shelters is staggering: $500,000 for a two-bay and $800,000 for a three-bay shelter.
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City council votes 12-3 to back spending $16.9M in extra cash on tax relief

City council votes 12-3 to back spending $16.9M in extra cash on tax relief
Wed, 05/14/2025 - 07:26 London Free Press
"At the end of the day, this surplus belongs to all the taxpayers of London"
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Flush with cash, London city council will debate whether to offer homeowners a  break on sky-high property tax increases or support social and cultural programs in the city.

Flush with cash, London city council will debate whether to offer homeowners a  break on sky-high property tax increases or support social and cultural programs in the city.
Mon, 05/12/2025 - 09:23 London Free Press
Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]
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LTC politicians leery of service cuts to meet mayor’s tax hike target

LTC politicians leery of service cuts to meet mayor’s tax hike target
Fri, 05/09/2025 - 19:29 London Free Press
London Transit politicians may shy away from service cuts, amid construction-related delays and further declines in Fanshawe enrolment.
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More than 25% of London Transit buses arrive late. Will city council fix that?

More than 25% of London Transit buses arrive late. Will city council fix that?
Thu, 05/08/2025 - 13:13 London Free Press
More than a quarter of buses are running late and that likely means another council conversation about a budget increase for more service
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Letters to the Editor: May 8, 2025

Thu, 05/08/2025 - 06:26 London Free Press
A three-bay BRT shelter, installed, costs $500,000. What about putting up shelters on current bus routes?
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Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Who wants them – and who doesn’t

Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Who wants them – and who doesn’t
Wed, 05/07/2025 - 07:36 London Free Press
The Ontario government's strong mayor powers, now a couple years old, have been expanded to even more municipalities and some are not happy about it.
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City sweetens pot for new housing downtown, along BRT corridors

City sweetens pot for new housing downtown, along BRT corridors
Mon, 05/05/2025 - 18:38 London Free Press
London is looking to increase housing downtown and along transit corridors by offering up to $10 million in forgivable loans to developers
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Bus rapid transit: Are many riders using London’s fancy new shelters?

Bus rapid transit: Are many riders using London’s fancy new shelters?
Mon, 05/05/2025 - 11:58 London Free Press
Residents have likely seen them – shelters for London's upcoming BRT system rising up in the city's core along those new red lanes.
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New two-way bus traffic on one-way street confounds drivers

New two-way bus traffic on one-way street confounds drivers
Mon, 04/28/2025 - 19:21 London Free Press
Drivers using King Street are expressing safety concerns as city buses start running both ways between Old East Village and downtown
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