Talking Headways Podcast: Transatlantic Part 2 — London

By Jeff Wood
Dec 14, 2017

This week I chat again with Jonn Ellege of CityMetric (catch up on part one, if you haven’t listened yet). This time it’s my turn to interview and we cover a lot of ground. We talk about major London transit projects including Crossrail and high speed rail, how Transport for London is regulating Uber, what’s happening to the buses on Oxford Street, and more.

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File Under: No Wonder New York City is Falling Behind London

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 5, 2006

While New York City inexplicably continues to open up Central Park to motor vehicles from Thanksgiving to New Year’s as a "holiday traffic mitigation," London transformed its most popular shopping area this weekend into a car-free pedestrian zone for holiday shoppers and visitors. Stretches of Oxford and Regents Streets were made into car-free zones this Saturday, December 2 from 10:30 am […]