You may remember Birmingham-based web developer Matthew Somerville for building a real-time trackable map of the entire London Underground network in 2010. If not, it’s ok, because he’s now done a ‘Live London Bus Map‘ that allows you to follow every single service currently running across the city. Aside from proving the common myth that […]
Read More >Having already established itself as an urban companion in key cities around the world, free taxi hailing app Hailo has teamed with Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity in an attempt to raise £10,000 to fund one year of hospital transport for London’s terminally ill children. The campaign will run from the 1st to the 10th of […]
Read More >The iconic London Underground network map has had many an interpretation made of it, but perhaps nothing ever quite like the enduring creation recently completed by UK Synaesthesia Association president James Wannerton. Synaesthesia is a neurological disorder that lifts sensory boundaries, causing the individual to hold a unique perception of the world as tastes, smells […]
Read More >In the knowledge that 75% of Londoners would be more likely to hop into a taxi if it supported free Wi-Fi connectivity, Transport for London have agreed on a universal sticker which will be slapped onto cabs that offer Wi-Fi access. The frustration experienced when the internet is not readily available will soon be minimised, […]
Read More >To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, the Richmond Theatre & Libraries Poetry Group are devoting their August meeting to the theme ‘Years on the Tube’. As part of this session, 73-year-old retired oil company employee Lionel Griffiths has been asked to create a piece of work for the group. An avid poet, […]
Read More >Manchester’s upgraded and extended Metrolink network has already been on the receiving end of various perks – from the novelty of Manchester City players providing announcements at the football club’s dedicated stop, to the proposed South Manchester line arriving three months early. In the latest citywide innovation, the Metrolink will be joined by the free […]
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