Londont
Blog URL http://londont.blogspot.com/
Located London, Ontario Canada
Tags london ontario, economic development, regional transportation
An advocacy blog on energy, economic development and transportation matters in London and region.
Latest Blog Posts
- 519Area Economy Run on Sep 13, 2009
As enthusiasm for London's ShunPiker Tour dwindles due to fuel prices, a replacement event is advanced. Rather than pack the kids into the SUV for a lemming tour of bucolic boonies and ghost hamlets, economy enthusiasts register for a high-tech...
- The Highway 4 Diversion on Jul 25, 2009
A November 2007 blog post titled, "Provincial Highway vs. West London Expressway" made the case for a low-cost alternative to the City's long-term plan for a west-side expressway stub. And, faithful readers will have seen a later item labelled, "SWEA...
- 2010 Grass Roots Stimulus -Cont'd on Apr 24, 2009
The aims of advocacy blogging are to increase awareness and thinking, and to stimulate engagement and action. If you want to mobilize people, according to Professor Rao of Stanford University, you need the One-Two punch of a "Hot Cause" and a "Cool S...
- 519 Area Home Coming on Apr 16, 2009
A FastCompany cell , "London Think & Do Tank", was to help identify community problems to be tackled by retirees using Web tools. A good target emerges from old posts on regional roads and the South West Economic Alliance.Suggested is a proj...
- Has Cadillac Seen the Future? on Mar 4, 2009
The brochure for the top-of the line Cadillac features a map of Germany's tortuous Nurburgring where the latest CTS-V model was tested. See this video of GM's engineer, John Heinricy, talking about setting the 7:59.32 lap record for a production seda...
- Networking -Why and How To on Feb 1, 2009
Politicians. executives and sales people know networking is essential to their success -and they select the best (expensive) electronic tools for the job. Students, parents, employees and retirees should also practice network skills and organize acco...
- The Last Ark on Jan 23, 2009
The planet that temporarily sustains us will end long before its sun self-destructs. Who then will write the planet's obituary? Whereas most have distaste for drafting their own obituaries, very few individuals have the breadth of knowledge and writi...
