From My Bottom Step

Crossing Pedestrian Lines: Paint at Richmond & Oxford

I found last summer’s road work along Oxford Street interesting. I am thankful my water was off for just one afternoon and night while the mains were upgraded. Once the paving was completed, new lines were painted on the surface. At first there were dashes across the road which became solid lines: Continue Reading

Top 10 London Projects in 2010

The upcoming construction season will be the largest in London’s history.

London’s 2010 Sidewalk Program

Starving the pedestrian-related budget.

Response to LFPress

A reader response to one of today’s LFPress articles.

London Roadwork is Heating Up

What’s heating up underneath the roads in London? #LDN

Hard At Work

Sewer Line Replacement from Greg Fowler on Vimeo.

Dundas/Colborne sewer construction. Not much of a problem if you’re a pedestrian

How Much?

City Hall tries to pretend that building more roads will be healthy and reduce traffic.

Pearls of Wisdom

The public expectation for tax increases is that they are inevitable but don’t understand why they can’t be limited to the average rate of inflation. The big ticket items that we deliver relative to infrastructure are tied deeply to the cost of petroleum – which has a higher rate of inflaction than the Consumer Price Index. As a result, it is a huge challenge to pin annual budget increases to … Continue Reading

Pearls of Wisdom

Public transit makes sense.

City Hall Reno

Any way you look at it, Londoners will have to shell out big bucks to overcome the shortcomings of an aging City Hall.