links for 2009-12-22

• London Rents Map
  I haven't rented for years, however this could be a rather interesting site to many as it shows average rents in London. I suspect it doesn't really have the granularity it needs to be truly useful - there's roads near me that are extremely expensive for example - however it's a start.
  (tags: London houseprices renting house rentalprices)
• Merton escaped worst of last night's snow chaos - Wimbledon Guardian
  From the "Look, not much happened" school of newspaper headlines.
  (tags: Merton weather snow WimbledonGuardian)
• Eurostar has let the side down - Christian Wolmar
  Christian Wolmar is a bit scathing about the way Eurostar handled its recent problems.
  (tags: Eurostar christianwolmar railways trains)
• BBC Trust approves Project Canvas - guardian.co.uk
  Subject to some conditions.
  (tags: ProjectCanvas BBC digitaltelevision television)
• Travelcard 'to vanish with bus deregulation': Leaked report sets scenario for public transport users in London - The Independent
  Another dose of Christian Wolmar, but don't worry - this is from the Independent's archives - from June 1993 to be exact. It's one of those pieces you read and go "thank goodness they never did that". The main reason London has a far superior public transport infrastructure than anywhere else in the UK is because it never allowed a free for all on the buses - yet in 1993 such a thing was being contemplated. Also of interest in the piece is Stephen Norris talking about "smart card technology" - it would take many more years before the Oystercard reached the public.
  (tags: London theindependent publictransport government politics buses)

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