Entries from Londonist tagged with 'publictransport'
July 9, 2008
Taking environmental concerns to the heart of their big day, betrothed greenies, Stefanie and Robert, will be taking their last journey as single people by tube. The celebratory Jubilee Line will be ferrying them from Dollis Hill to Baker Street on Saturday afternoon to get sustainably hitched with a reusable dress, organic wedding cake and a second-hand ring. So stick a handful of recycled confetti in your pocket in you're riding the wedding line......
Continue Reading "Transport For Lovers"May 25, 2008
Remember Mayor Ken's deal with Venezuela? He agreed to share expertise in areas like public transport and tourism - in return for a 20% discount on fuel bought for London's buses, which he then used to subsidise bus fares for thousands of Londoners on Income Support to 50p. During the election campaign, Boris Johnson referred to the deal wryly as "completely Caracas" and questioned the maths behind the whole thing. Now in post, there......
Continue Reading "That 'Caracas' Deal"April 20, 2008
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 43. Kids, music, and mobile phones Last week I was told to turn my music down on a train, as unbeknown to me, my earphones were rubbish and other commuters could hear my embarrassingly loud music. But now let’s talk about those people who actually play their mobile phones like little mini stereos for us......
Continue Reading "The Nice Movement"February 24, 2008
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 36. In the nicest possible way… Commuting has got lots of anti-social elements to it – Tfl have just launched this lovely campaign about getting on together – it consists of posters around London stations, and then buried deep right at the back of the wardrobe of the corporate TfL website, so deep in fact......
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