Tag: london city hall
City hall spent $5M in 2021 on its core-area action plan. Is it working?
After testing interventions such as ambassadors, street cleaning and a focus on live events, city hall recommends London keep at some of what it’s done to help breathe new life into the core and Old East Village.
London landowner rips city hall bill for repairs he had completed himself
Hurt badly by the pandemic and smarting from a business sale that fell through, Spiros Letsos now has to deal with a $1,100 bill from the city for work it did not do.
Updated plan for development around Victoria Park revs up debate
A revised guidebook of proposed rules for development around Victoria Park is reigniting debate in London, with a community association saying the guide may be “at risk” even before it’s approved.
Police, transit big winners as London’s tax revenue rises $10M
Police are among the big winners from the latest growth in the city’s tax base that’s adding nearly $10 million a year to London coffers.
Revised development plan near Victoria Park area reduces tower heights
An updated blueprint to guide development around Victoria Park lowers the heights allowed for towers on the east edge of the green space, bordering the historic Woodfield neighbourhood, and calls for one-quarter of new units to be affordable.