Tag Archives: London Mayor

The latest Underground Diagram: a fallen icon?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by machorne

A new version of the Underground pocket diagram recently appeared, dated December 2018, and this incorporates another new feature which, whether good or not, adds further complexity to a diagram that is now overloaded with information. It is surely time … Continue reading →

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All Change For Oxford Street

Posted on December 21, 2016 by machorne

General On 25th April last, I published a blog about the proposal to pedestrianize Oxford Street in which I cast doubt about the practicability of such a scheme, whether or not it was actually desirable. By ‘practicability’, of course, I … Continue reading →

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London’s Getting a New Mayor – but don’t get too excited

Posted on April 7, 2016 by machorne

Our system of having a London mayor is not a traditional one. The position was inspired by what is done in several widely dispersed cities around the world, and perhaps most of all in New York, famous for larger than … Continue reading →

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