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Mayor unveils bus policing plan
http://londonbusphotos.co.uk/ ?p=45[Source: BBC News ] An extra 440 uniformed police staff are to be drafted in to patrol major London bus stations to “take back our public places”, Mayor Boris Johnson has said. The £11.3m scheme is aimed at stamping out “minor crime”, which was a key part of Mr Johnson’s election manifesto.
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Exsqueeze Me!
http://glitterditch.com/ 2008/ 05/ exsqueeze-me.htmlExsqueeze Me! For those of you well versed in the sweaty, confined ways of London tube travel, this video clip from The Metro of Japanese commuters being pushed onto the train will make your eyes water. We've seen Tasheki's Castle. We know they're a bit bonkers.
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Ask for a refund
http://spacmonster.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 02/ ask-for-refund.htmlAsk for a refund Originally uploaded by spacmonster Tfl make me laugh sometimes (when they're not making me cry.) Here's what happens when you search their website for a refund... EDIT: I should probably mention now that having given up on the interweb and phoned them, they've given me my 4 quid back.
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TFL: RES over DJedi in Overtime Epic
http://tf2.digitaljedi.com/ 2008/ tfl-res-over-djedi-in-overtime-epic/After defeating Resurrection in STA Play on Desert fortress, we faced off against them again for TFL. TF League has gotten super lazy to the point where they don’t even pick the maps for each week anymore, so it was decided between the clans to face off on cp_labor and cp_granary.
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Wednesday Newslinks
http://londonunlocked.org/ ?p=377Wednesday Newslinks 14.05.08 Boris Johnson has launched a consultation on the abolition of half-yearly black cab inspections, as per his manifesto pledge. It is announced that Kulveer Ranger has been named Director of Transport Policy in the Mayor’s new team.
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A Thursday Morning in Vancouver
http://emilyland.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ a-thursday-morning-in-vancouver/Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to write a few posts about the province of British Columbia’s conflict of interest between negotiating with First Nations in good faith, and its responsibility to its investments for the BC government workers’ pension plan. It’s a complex issue, and will take a few posts to untangle.
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TfL Journey planner Google gadget
http://stibasa.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ tfl-journey-planner-google-gadget.htmlTfL have launched some Google gadgets to sit on your iGoogle home page, including the journey planner. You can set a default origin or destination but these are not kept when you select "advanced options" (at least not in my test). One of my criticisms of the journey planner is the lack of options in the non advanced mode.
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Life on the Routemaster relived in photo tribute
http://londonbusphotos.co.uk/ ?p=35[Source: London Evening Standard] When German-born photographer Ralf Obergfell learned the Routemaster bus was to be axed, he decided he must chronicle its final days. For the final 18 months of the Routemaster’s service he photographed life on the buses and now the results are being published in a book called Last Stop.
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Enfield Town Photos
http://londonbusphotos.co.uk/ ?p=34With perfect weather today, I took a couple of hours in Enfield Town to get some images. Enfield Town in Middlesex is a large shopping centre served by several high frequency bus routes. Operators in the area include Arriva London, First London & Metroline whilst UNO also have one route that
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Waltham Cross Photos
http://londonbusphotos.co.uk/ ?p=33Waltham Cross is a small town in Hertfordshire which lies right on the boundary of Zone 6. As such, the bus station plays host to not only TfL routes but also those running deep into Hertfordshire and Essex. Operators serving the bus station include Arriva London, Arriva Shires & Essex, Metroline, Regal Busways & Trustline.