Vision StatementOur London is a City of neighbourhoods.Our London neighbourhoods will be empowered, sustainable, safe and active communities. We will care for and celebrate each other while encouraging diversity and inclusiveness.Our neighbourhoods will be environmentally and socially responsible and will have available green space, vibrant local economies and accessible amenities of daily life.
This document consists of the elements of strong neighbourhoods, a definition for each, strategies for ensuring that neighbourhoods have those necessary elements, and action steps for implementing those strategies.Note that the recommendations in this document are unprioritized. That’s what our November 2009 meeting was about, and the list of prioritized recommendations will be available before much longer. Continue Reading
London population projections. #LDN
It shouldn’t take the City +2 years to respond to recommendations about governance.
In London, my proposal for a Pedestrian Subcommittee was underhandedly dismissed without any public scrutiny. Which is why pedestrian issues only come forward periodically, presented one by one by affected individuals, where the issues and the individuals can be easily dispensed with by local politicians.
In Toronto, on the other hand, pedestrians are treated with some respect. Today’s news includes an article (’… Continue Reading
Do you like the way that all of the agenda items are laid out here? Do you think that committees should meet at separate times to facilitate attendance? Do you have your own suggestions for City Hall? Visit HERE and let the Governance Task Force know what you think.
Unlike the way that they make it so difficult on the city’s website, here’s a concise blow-by-blow description of what’s happening in this week’s committee meetings at City Hall. Given the way that I’ve laid this out for you, and the fact that the posted times are only approximations (some delegations take a lot longer than indicated), it’s easy to understand how citizens can’t possibly be present for everything that may interest them. Which apparently is just dandy with our elected representatives…
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