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Wolmar On The Bus

December 20th, 2008 10 Comments

Here.  Apparently pulled by CiF yesterday, heaven knows why.  Anyway it’s back and exciting the Bendy Jihadis.  Links to Boriswatch, for which much thanks.

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The Ever So ‘Independent’ LondonUnlocked.org?

December 20th, 2008 8 Comments

I’ve long been intrigued by the LondonUnlocked.org website, which describes itself as:
[A]n independent organisation dedicated to finding transport solutions for the Capital.
Neither tied, funded, nor affiliated with political parties or industry, we wish to build a broad, grassroots consensus on the direction of transport in London. We want to see a London which works better, [...]

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Final Routemaster Blogging (For Now)

December 20th, 2008 2 Comments

Three more found this evening, two worth reading, one worth shouting at:
The Political Animal takes the view (which I share) that the constraints of the competition militated *against* good design, since everyone assumed Boris wanted a kind of pumped-up Routemaster.  He also has a good go at Gilligan’s latest, which I haven’t even bothered reading [...]

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