Next on city council’s cost-cutting agenda: Axing new bike lanes

Next on city council’s cost-cutting agenda: Axing new bike lanes
London Free Press
As city hall seeks savings to meet Mayor Josh Morgan’s order to cut next year’s proposed tax hike, two politicians have their own idea: Delaying or cancelling bike lane projects. Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the budget committee, councillors Susan Stevenson and Paul Van Meerbergen are proposing a motion to have city hall staff come […]
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Letters to the Editor: April 19, 2025

Letters to the Editor: April 19, 2025
London Free Press
Cars cost cities
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Letters to the Editor: April 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor: April 2, 2025
London Free Press
Get with the times
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Letters to the Editor: March 22, 2025

Letters to the Editor: March 22, 2025
London Free Press
A Free Press reader says it's time to clean house at the Thames Valley District school board, with "their skewed priorities."
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Letters to the Editor: March 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor: March 12, 2025
London Free Press
Travelling on London streets can only be described as a traffic horror story.
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Baranyai: Doug Ford’s hot-mic moments revealing, not endearing

Baranyai: Doug Ford’s hot-mic moments revealing, not endearing
London Free Press
Twenty years ago, the future King Charles was caught on a hot mic during a ski trip with his sons, William and Harry.
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Ontario gives Oxford housing efforts $7M boost

Ontario gives Oxford housing efforts $7M boost
London Free Press
Oxford County is getting nearly $7 million from Queen’s Park to help build and maintain infrastructure to support potential construction of nearly 4,800 homes.
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On one London street, a frustrated citizen gets blunt about speeding drivers

On one London street, a frustrated citizen gets blunt about speeding drivers
London Free Press
Talk about a sign of frustration.
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Proposed mid-rise targets need for ‘missing middle’ housing in west London

London Free Press
A new mid-rise apartment building planned for the single family home-heavy neighbourhood of Byron is meant to address desire for "missing middle" housing in the area, the developer says.
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New London transportation plan ‘unimaginative, bland’: Expert

London Free Press
Calling it "unimaginitive," "bland" and politically safe, one planning expert isn't sold on London's master transportation plan so far.
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All you need to know about London’s 25-year transportation master plan

London Free Press
London’s suburbs over the next 25 years will be getting a bigger and better networks of roads, revived bus rapid transit, bike lanes, and sidewalks, according to newly released details of city hall’s 25-year master transportation plan. LFP’s Jack Moulton explains what’s on the table so far. WHAT’S THE PLAN
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Letters to the Editor: December 5, 2024

London Free Press
This is another example of special interest running the city.
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