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For all its merits, London isn't one of United Kingdom's best cities for cycling. A recent poll ranked it 17th. But Mayor Boris Johnson is trying...

This week, London opened two new cycle "superhighways"—long, five-foot-wide bike lanes that run into the city from miles away. The idea was to...

So I’m watching some Entourage extras last night, and I stumble upon a behind-the-scenes look at the new season’s ping-pong episode, in which...
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced plans to develop a bike-hire program that would bring 6,000 cycles and 400 docking stations to...
Check out this amazing recreation of the highways as a subway map. While there are no geographic features, it sure makes it easier to envision any...

Want to visit the brothels where the most famous writer in the world got drunk? There's an app for that.
The English grocery chain Sainsbury's is expanding their fleet of electric trucks for home grocery delivery in London. Gas2.0...
We asked our friends from Afar—a new magazine devoted to experiential travel—to help us explore great neighborhoods all over the world. Where’s...
A guy named Matthew Somerville has created a Google maps mash-up that uses public data from the London government to show the real-time...

Now that they have been in place for a few months, we're starting to see some numbers, and they're shockingly impressive.

Commuting: not fun. Playings games: fun. A new app combines the two for Londoners, visualizing a path through the city

If Resisting the Green Dragon is to be believed, you working to prevent climate change is outright blasphemous.
A London-based group is advocating the slow movement through total lifestyle deceleration. Slow Down London kicked off their slow club, which...
I can't fathom a better way to reduce waste created by plastic bags and other packaging than by eschewing the stuff altogether, which is precisely...
An initiative in South London has been working to develop a cooperative community atmosphere by uniting small businesses and entrepreneurs with...
London's iconic double-decker bus is getting a comprehensive update, inside and out (video below). The new version is a hybrid with two...

The Good Gym matches people who jog for exercise with elderly and isolated people who could really use a visit. It's a brilliant idea.
Illegal dumping of E-waste in London steps into the spotlight in an upcoming episode of the BBC show Inside Out. Treehugger reports: BBC's Inside...

Dentsu London's paint sound sculpture campaign for the Canon Pixma captures a surreal and instantaneous beauty that escapes the naked eye.

Take a digital trip down the royal wedding route in Google's highly detailed new visualization of London.