Richmond Transits

A blog about Richmond upon Thames local issues by a local resident.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

US Police sounds Orwellian

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There's a weird sense of Orwell blended with Minority Report , a la Brazil in this clip: (via Nothing To Do With Arbroath: G20 ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Reversing the burden of the proof would encourage cycling

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I read today in The Times, an article sensationally titled Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes. As usual, facts are quite differen...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Cyclists to be given the right to ride the wrong way

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Read in the Times of this morning: Cyclists will be given green light to ignore one-way signs - Times Online At long last, it seems that com...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Moonsoon halts London transport system

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Says a lot on the state of our transport infrastructure... I mean I understand (well not really but) that we can be un-prepared for meterolo...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Restaurant review: Mar I Terra (Blackfriars)

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I ate at Mar I Terra on Saturday, en route to check the Thames Festival on the Southbank . Both were quite pleasant. The fete was interesti...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Heathrow is not safe: chilling crash map

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Just found the web site of the Friends of the Earth on LHR T5 -a must read, there's also a chilling map by Hacan of possible crashes o...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Bring on High Speed Two, not more runways

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Regular readers will know I think high-speed rail is a necessity. Today, on BBC .com there was an interesting statistic in this news article...
Monday, August 31, 2009

BAA caught lying... again.

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The list of BAA lies is very very long, Terminal 4 was going to be the last one , then it was Terminal 5 to be the last expansion, the plan...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Traffic pandemonium: just a sign of things to come?

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Thanks to Thames Water who shut the Northbound Clifford avenue section to replace aging water mains the A205 South Circular in Richmond (T...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Chaos in Chalkers Corner

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If you're just back from holidays you're in for a surprise at rush hour: Chalkers corner is completely grid-locked, so is Lower Rich...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Is Britain about to jump on the high speed bandwagon?

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Very exciting news today: BBC NEWS | Business | New high-speed rail plan unveiled At long last, Network Rail has made a proposal for a secon...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

I could not agree more with Jon!

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Saw this post, not much to add bar that he's got a rationale explanation for the tragic short sight that's affecting people in charg...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Antidiots screen

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On my way to work this Tuesday and on the M4, I saw no less than three minor accidents, merely some bumper to bumper action probably caused ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Open letter to Plaxo

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The great things with blogs is to be able to post anything. Like rants about customer service or else. In this case, here's an open lett...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

My do Barclays offer Oyster on a Barclaycard if they can't manage both seamlessly?

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I've got a Barclaycard. It used to be Gold (no idea what it add to the standard, but it's a bit cooler). Used to be, because...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

A commuter's week...

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This week, I'm wondering why we have to make do with third world infrastructures? Of course, we should have adequate sewage systems. Of ...
Monday, June 29, 2009

Sourdough Instructable

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I found a nice instructable for Sourdough Bread , with lots of pictures. The blog post from Personally, I have tried the "Dutch oven...
Friday, June 26, 2009

Ramblings on the US healthcare systems

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I could not help myself to comment s on this post: Health insurance versus health - Boing Boing Just some facts: - the US spends almost twi...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

What is the use of roadside census?

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I happenned to be caught in tailbacks caused by a roadside census, like this one: Roadside census causes rush-hour chaos - Halifax Today . I...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Are London Taxis and tube really the best

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The BBC reports today that London's taxis [have been] voted world's best . The article is quite un-interesting overall, with a quot...
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