-
Earlier tonight the Second Planning & Environment Committee voted to allow PenEquity clear a massive 4.2 hectare woodlot with the promise of 1,200 jobs. There won’t be 1,200 jobs coming to this massive monstrosity of a shopping plaza south of the 401, behind the Costco and Gold’s Gym. Here’s why. Let’s assume that 1,200 jobs […]
¶¶¶¶¶
dmp / downtown master plan / Environment / growth / london / london transit commission / ltc / ontario / penequity / tmp / transportation master plan / trees¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
I took some time to write to the Mayor and members of the Planning & Environment Committee today. Why? Because the PenEquity proposal is… well… not great the way it stands. It’s massive, practically in the middle of nowhere, and threatens to eliminate thousands of strong, mature trees that do us a lot of good, […]
¶¶¶¶¶
big box / development / dmp / downtown master plan / hospitality / london / ontario / penequity / retail / tmp / transportation master plan¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
Someone by the name “Oldtyme Hockey” posted this on the London Free Press’ story about London’s $200M Downtown Master Plan unveiling last night. I tried to reply to it because it goes to something I’ve actually given a lot of thought to, but the comment is being held in moderation (probably due to length, like […]
·
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
-
The iPod tax/tariff issue that has reared its ugly head over the past few months, after the federal government introduced a “streamlined” set of tariffs, still isn’t over. I’ll spare you all the details and developments that have arisen since the issue was initially revealed by economist and professor Mike Moffatt, but suffice to say […]
·
-
The topic of selling City of London assets has come up quite often in the last few years. People have discussed what it would mean to sell Budweiser Gardens, downtown’s crown jewel, home of the London Knights and London Lightning. Selling London Hydro has also been discussed twice in the last year or so, and […]
·
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
¶¶¶¶¶
Spreading knowledge & understanding
