Tag: Transportation
Does London need a ‘goods movement network’? City hall thinks so
A “goods movement network” is one of the many new items promised in London’s new transportation master plan unveiled this week, promising “safe and efficient” trucking into, within, and out of the city. Jack Moulton looks at what it is and what it’s intended to tackle. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GOODS MOVEMENT NETWORK? […]
Owen Sound service analysis saving time and money, staff say
City hall staff so far have found about $950,000 operational savings during an ongoing service review. More than $700,000 of it is annual savings and the rest is one-time savings. “We assume over the next few years of this council with service review we will hit that $2 million mark in savings,” city manager Tim […]
High school agricultural program to continue at Grey Roots
The Grey Roots Museum and Archives will continue to be the site of a high school agricultural program after a pilot held there has been called a success. On Thursday, Grey County council passed a motion to allow the Bluewater District School Board’s Agricultural Specialist High Skills Major Program to continue to operate at the […]
BRT 2.0: What to know about proposed resurrection of north, west routes
What’s old is new again. London’s new 25-year transportation master plan contains a proposal to revive two bus rapid transit routes to serve north and west London. LFP’s Jack Moulton takes a look back, and forward, at rapid transit’s political feasibility. WHAT’S ON THE TABLE FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT? Within the next decade, city hall […]
$50M in state funds for proposed UP copper mine clears another hurdle
A state House panel approved funding Wednesday to help a Canadian company build a copper mine near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
$50M state grant for Copperwood Mine clears another hurdle
A $50 million grant for a copper mine in the Upper Peninsula was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee.
City politician reflects on ‘making a bit of a scene’ with mid-debate exit
A first-term city councillor expressed no regrets about abruptly exiting a debate over rejigged ward boundaries, arguing his political colleagues were ignoring his and his constituents’ wishes. Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister walked out of a Tuesday meeting and didn’t return as city politicians debated changes to London’s 14 ward boundaries â including to his […]
Brockton asks Bruce County to share court costs
The Municipality of Brockton is asking Bruce County to share the costs of the Walkerton courthouse. At a meeting in November, Brockton council passed a motion requesting that Bruce County pay the annual costs of court security and prisoner transportation services not covered by the province. Fiona Hamilton, Brockton’s director of legislative and legal services, […]
Michigan school district uses gas cards, camp trips to boost graduation rates
Weekend camps, home visits and flexible transportation options make up some of the ways Lansing School District is aiming to improve its graduation rates….
All you need to know about London’s 25-year transportation master plan
London’s suburbs over the next 25 years will be getting a bigger and better networks of roads, revived bus rapid transit, bike lanes, and sidewalks, according to newly released details of city hall’s 25-year master transportation plan. LFP’s Jack Moulton explains what’s on the table so far. WHAT’S THE PLAN? London’s master mobility plan, in […]