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Wed 1 April: Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation: Meeting of the...
"The inaugural meeting of the Board of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation will be held on Wednesday 1 April 2015, at 2.00pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall, London SE1 2AA. The meeting...
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Until 12 Apr: Become an OPDC Planning Committee member. [Pity the corrupt...
Fifty Shades of Grey"Salary: Unpaid - ExpensesContract type: Part-time, fixed termReference: OPDC002Interview Date: 22, 23 and 24 April 2015Date posted:25 March 2015Closing date:12 April 2015"Make your...
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Isambard Kingdom Boris in Crossrail photoshoot. ("Great. [click] A little...
"Crossrail's 26 mile tunnelling marathon entered the home straight today when the Mayor of London visited tunnel boring machine Victoria, 42 metres below ground at the new Liverpool Street Crossrail...
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OPDC board: Appointment made of all three London borough big cheeses
CouncillorStephenCowanCouncillorJulianBellCouncillorMuhammedButt
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Mayor launches Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation: Surprise...
1 April 2015The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will today (Wednesday, April 1) launch the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).The Corporation will lead the regeneration of Old Oak...
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Imperial College: "Imperial Vice Provost to advise on west London regeneration"
Link to web site"The Mayor of London has invited Professor Debra Humphris to join the newly launched Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). "The Corporation will lead the regeneration...
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'London First': "Notes from MIPIM: London Deputy Mayor Sir Edward Lister on...
"London First chief executive Jo Valentine sends us her thoughts from the MIPIM property exhibition, south of France" (12 March 2015) "Ah. I have just come from playing the piano on the Arup...
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HARLESDEN BYPASS (download the PDF and then flip backwards and forwards)(Map data is copyright of Geographers' A-Z Map Company Limited)2015-04 MR+to+Draft+Old+Oak+and+Park+Royal+OAPF
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Just Space: "Old Oak Common, Park Royal consultations"
Link to web site"The consultation about the draft Old Oak Common and Park Royal Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF) closed on 14 April 2015. "The London Tenants Federation (supported by a grant...
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dash.com: "Affordable housing delivery in London 'at lowest point since 2004'"
Link to web site"Affordable housing delivery in London is at its lowest point for over 10 years, a new report revealed today. "Research carried out by the London Tenants Federation shows the number of...
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Until Wed 6 May: "Chief Executive Officer (OPDC)"
Salary:£105,893 per annumContract type: Full-time, permanentReference: GLA2784Interview Date: Friday 22 May 2015Date posted: 22 April 2015Closing date: 6 May 2015"Launched on 1 April 2015, the OPDC’s...
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Old Oak Strategy Board (which is no more)
2014-11-24 Old Oak Strategy Board Meeting2014-12-18 Old Oak Strategy Board Meeting2015-01-15 Old Oak Strategy Board Meeting2015-02-27 Old Oak Strategy Board MeetingThat's enough minutes.Ed.
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WSP: "Old Oak Common London Overground connectivity"
"WSP was appointed by client Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail to develop options and recommend a preferred solution for a London Overground station to link to the proposed High Speed 2/...
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The OPDC: Towards a Local Plan
Development Plan The Development Plan forms the policy framework against which planning applications in the OPDC area will be assessed. The Development Plan consists of the following policy...
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"NLA unveils the New London Model and public spaces programme"
Link to web site"NLA has kicked off its Public London programme of events to celebrate 10 years of transformations to the city's public realm and unveiled its new interactive model for the first time....
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Failed Architecture: Video: "The Pedway: Elevating London"
Link to web site"The Pedway: Elevating London is a documentary about the ambitious attempt to create a network of raised walkways in the City of London. Constructed in the 1960s, the elevated...
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New York Times: "How Do We Protect New York City’s Pedestrians?"
Link to web site"For much of the 20th century, when the engineers running urban transit authorities thought about traffic, they thought less about the pedestrian experience and more about saving money,...
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The Guardian: "End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile"
"Cities around the world are coming to the same conclusion: they’d be better off with far fewer cars. So what’s behind this seismic shift in our urban lifestyles? Stephen Moss goes on an epic...
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"How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world"
"In the 1960s, Dutch cities were increasingly in thrall to motorists, with the car seen as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths – and fierce activism – to...
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"Local residents insist Ealing Council keeps skyscrapers OUT of Acton...
Link to Friary Park Residents AssociationTo: Mr Martin Smith,Chief Executive, Ealing Council: "The residents of Acton protest at the proposal by Catalyst Housing to build a 20-storey block of flats on...
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