Wray: Why risk-averse London needs a ring road (and the region, too)

Wray: Why risk-averse London needs a ring road (and the region, too)
London Free Press
Building a ring road today is an opportunity for London to fix historical mistakes that have constrained the city, an academic argues
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Is city council seriously about to start pushing again for a ring road?

Is city council seriously about to start pushing again for a ring road?
London Free Press
"(It) would be a step backwards."
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City hall cracks down on London’s ride-hailing scofflaws

City hall cracks down on London’s ride-hailing scofflaws
London Free Press
City hall is clamping down on ride-hailing vehicles that are accepting cash from fares for rides not ordered through officially designated apps. After getting public complaints, city officials on Friday said bylaw officers have started fining drivers of what are essentially unlicensed vehicles-for-hire over rides they offer but that aren’t booked through designated apps such […]
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Politicians to advisory body’s call to pause transportation master plan: No

Politicians to advisory body’s call to pause transportation master plan: No
London Free Press
City politicians have brushed off the concerns of a citizen advisory committee that wants them to slam the brakes on the process of gathering public input on London's polarizing new transportation master plan.
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Bite fallout prompts push for changes to London’s dog licensing rules

London Free Press
A city councillor wants London’s dog licensing bylaw to start requiring owners to share information after a biting incident, motivated by a resident who says he was left searching for details after his pet was attacked. “Say you’re in a car accident, right? You have to present information to say
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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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Buses are finally rolling into London industrial parks carrying workers to the under-serviced area that has long sought transit for its staff.

London Free Press
Buses are finally rolling into London industrial parks carrying workers to the under-serviced area that has long sought transit for its staff. But they are coming from Middlesex County, as the municipality has expanded, with the financial backing of the province, a bus service to London and St. Thomas and
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Will Londoners trade in car trips for bikes, buses, walking? City hall hopes so

London Free Press
A report going before city politicians Tuesday is asking for council’s endorsement of a transportation planning target to get more than a third of Londoners out of cars for trips in the city by 2050. LFP’s Jack Moulton takes a look at why this plan is recommended, how it could
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