#london

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/20...

This is an absolutely wild story. A man who has built a business out of helping other businesses ru...

alasdairw Dec 04, 2025

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...

It's a very dry paper, but here's the highlight: "The improvements in air quality induced by these p...

alasdairw May 12, 2025

http://londonist.com/2016/03/lostlondonmap

A map of places in London that have vanished in time. Pretty awesome.

alasdairw Mar 30, 2016
The Old River Thames
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http://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/03/09/the-old-riv...

The Thames, around 1870 to 1920. Lovely.

alasdairw Mar 09, 2016

http://www.timeout.com/london/blog/five-maps-that-...

I know some people roll their eyes when I say other cities feel small to me. Here's why.

alasdairw Feb 20, 2016

http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2015/09/14/did-the...

Interesting article, making the point that tube strikes have more of an effect on commuters than sim...

alasdairw Oct 16, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5Oz9b84jM#t=71

Fascinating animation showing the growth of London, how it formed, and what has been protected over...

alasdairw May 30, 2014

http://londonist.com/2014/01/15-ways-to-improve-lo...

I liked this. A dozen or so usability improvements to the map and sinage, and a few other idea that...

alasdairw Jan 31, 2014

http://workwhereyoulike.com/post/63689687510/the-2...

Tube map, listing the best coffee to be had near each stop. I take issue with a few of their choice...

alasdairw Jan 31, 2014

http://londonist.com/2013/12/mapped-londons-indepe...

Not that i buy a lot of physical books these days, but handy nonetheless.

alasdairw Jan 02, 2014