Articles tagged “london”

London is captivated with its own skyline from Primrose Hill to the London Eye and its newest addition adds a hotel, restaurants, digital telescopes, and superlative height to enhance the view.

The linguistic mapping of the city demonstrates both where locals who use different languages live and work as well as where tourists congregate.

What with an opinionated mayor who wants and airport island, bickering airport operators who want new runways, major airlines that want to increase capacity, and a population enamored with carbon emission restrictions, London's runway drama isn't going to wrap up any time soon.

These cities may not have as much easy access to capital that you'd find in Silicon Valley, but they are carving out specialties -- like Amsterdam’s creative services and and the hard tech coming out of Cambridge -- that give them distinctive identities.

The ongoing argument about how London can manage more flights won't die down until ground (or water) is broken or political battles stretch out so long that Frankfurt or another German airport becomes Europe's de-facto hub.

The 24-hour strike is more an inconvenience than anything else, but coupled with a cross-channel ferry strike that ended after ten days it speaks to a possible new season of transport strikes in Europe.

UK's third largest airport Stansted has many bidders, including Ryanair which uses the airport as its main base. It has been hit hard during these Euro crisis times by its reliance on leisure travelers.

Making urban cycling both easier and safer is never a bad idea, but the logistics of elevated thruways makes the routes less about day-to-day movement and more a leisure pursuit.

The reality of 'Boris Island' is years away and steeped in political debate that began over a third runway at Healthrow, so at best, the images serve as a far look into aviation's potential future.

The third runway debate has turned London into a political battlefield with Johnson now issuing a one-year inquiry that outright excludes the Heathrow option in direct opposition to Cameron’s investigation.