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links for 2009-04-21
51st State
It's a mighty long way from the enclaves and gated enclosures of Mayfair to... the fruit 'n veg market at Nine Elms, Battersea, Guv. But it's a (proposed) move that the US Embassy is so keen to get kick-started, it has set up a website to document the process. Pros: great for the SW8 local economy. Cons: cowboy style takeovers of the streets of Sunny Stockwell, with diplomats declaring immunity from the driving laws of the land.
Cycle Proficiency
Forward thinking from @lambeth_council, instructing all drivers employed by the borough to take up cycle safety lessons. But even the cyclist within feels it slightly heavy handed. Cycle safety is a two way process, with cyclists having the power to protect themselves. It's simple: Never cycle side by side with a HGV, as the excellent Moving Target keeps on reminding us.
NIMBY
Following on from the Freedom of Information request that required @lambeth_council to tell the squatting community of South London where all the vacant residential properties are located, here comes a similar scheme from some a quick thinking scamp. I wonder if any Council owned buildings will show up in the search?
Epitaph
Heads up @cllr_robbins for pointing me in the direction of the online haterz.
reply via twitter
51st StateIt's a mighty long way from the enclaves and gated enclosures of Mayfair to... the fruit 'n veg market at Nine Elms, Battersea, Guv. But it's a (proposed) move that the US Embassy is so keen to get kick-started, it has set up a website to document the process. Pros: great for the SW8 local economy. Cons: cowboy style takeovers of the streets of Sunny Stockwell, with diplomats declaring immunity from the driving laws of the land.
Cycle ProficiencyForward thinking from @lambeth_council, instructing all drivers employed by the borough to take up cycle safety lessons. But even the cyclist within feels it slightly heavy handed. Cycle safety is a two way process, with cyclists having the power to protect themselves. It's simple: Never cycle side by side with a HGV, as the excellent Moving Target keeps on reminding us.
NIMBYFollowing on from the Freedom of Information request that required @lambeth_council to tell the squatting community of South London where all the vacant residential properties are located, here comes a similar scheme from some a quick thinking scamp. I wonder if any Council owned buildings will show up in the search?
EpitaphHeads up @cllr_robbins for pointing me in the direction of the online haterz.
reply via twitter
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