Londoners Get Their Say on the 2012 Olympics

admin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:49:28 +0000

The Olympics, one of the most popular events in the entire world, will be coming to London in 2012. Like we saw with the Beijing Olympics, it takes more than just a few months of planning to prepare for a huge ceremony and sporting event – it takes years. Although it may seem odd to you that London is already working on plans for the upcoming Olympics, this is actually quite normal and expected. However, what is not quite normal is the fact that London aims to allow citizens to have a very high level of input on how the Olympics are to be conducted within the city. What’s even more interesting is that London is already working on plans for how to use the Olympic buildings after the events are done and over with! Their goal for completion? 2040. That’s what I call planning ahead! Nonetheless, this is an important aspect, and those who live in or are visiting London should take advantage of contributing to the cause – it only takes a few minutes to submit your vote.
So, what are some of the options?
-Canals: A network of canals would allow for transportation of water, as well as water based public transportation.
-A University: Whether this would end up being an expansion of a pre-existing university or a new one altogether is still up in the air.
-A Marina: This would be a modern marina, sure to attract tourists from around the globe. Additionally, it could function as a wildlife safe haven for endangered species.
These are just some of the many choices that are available. If you live in London or stop by the city over the next few months, it would be worth your time to stop by one of the many voting locations in town and let your voice be heard. This really gives the people a true chance to guide the very future of London’s infrastructure.

Oyster travel card system fails

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:47:37 +0000

The Oyster arrangement acclimated on London’s carriage arrangement has torn down, two weeks afterwards addition accountability larboard 40,000 barter with besmirched cards.

The latest abstruse botheration has afflicted pay-as-you-go Oystercards on the Tube network.

Ticket barriers are accepting kept accessible at all stations until the botheration is fixed, Carriage for London (TfL) said.

The cards are acclimated as a anatomy of transaction beyond the city-limits on the Tube, buses, trams and the Docklands Light Railway.

Automatic acquittance

Passengers blow the cyberbanking agenda on a clairvoyant on access or avenue to a station, or if accepting on a bus.

“There is currently a abstruse botheration with Oyster readers at London Underground stations which is affecting pay-as-you-go cards only,” a TfL agent said.

“Ticket barriers accept been opened to minimise any disruption to cartage whilst engineers plan to boldness the problem.”

An automated acquittance would be accustomed to any cartage answerable the best £4 book as a aftereffect of not accepting able to blow in and out at the alpha and end of their journeys, a TfL agent said.

He aswell said cards were not accepting besmirched as a aftereffect of the problem.

About 17 actor cards accept been issued back the addition of the Oyster arrangement in 2003, TfL said.

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Londoners Get Their Say on the 2012 Olympics

Oyster travel card system fails