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Thames ordered back on London Tube map by Boris Johnson after outrage over redesign...updated at 10:11 AM on 18th September 2009 A 'furious' Boris Johnson has ordered the River Thames to be reinstated on the London Underground map after Transport for London decided to redesign it. Tfl's decision to remove zone boundaries... In this article: Boris Johnson, River Thames, London Underground, Transport for London, New York, LBC Radio, Evening Standard, London Overground, and Docklands Light Railway |
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BBC | September 16, 2009
New Tube map 'confusing'
...network has made it "confusing", a passenger watchdog said. Transport for London (TfL) distributed the map last weekend without the River Thames and the fare zones marked on it. London TravelWatch said the map had needed refining but the...
In this article: River Thames, London, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and London Underground
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Daily Mail | September 16, 2009
Down the tube? London Underground dumps river Thames from its 'cluttered' maps
...2009 It's been voted a British design icon - alongside Concorde and Spitfire. But now Transport for London has redesigned the tube map - without the Thames. The government body says it has ditched the river and the tube zone boundaries...
In this article: Thames, London, London Underground, London Overground, and Docklands Light Railway
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | October 08, 2009
Transport for London confuses V&A and Natural History museums on latest map
...on latest map Transport for London has confused the Victoria & Albert and Natural History museums just weeks after being forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its decision to erase the River Thames from the Tube map. The map has now...
In this article: River Thames, Boris Johnson, London, Daily Telegraph, Exhibition Road, Cromwell Gardens, Cromwell Road, Natural History Museum, and Royal Albert Hall
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Yahoo! News | September 17, 2009
River gets reprieve on subway map (Reuters)
...from New York on Wednesday. "Transport for London (TfL) today announced that it has listened to Londoners and would be reinstating the River Thames on the world-famous Tube map," a statement read on Thursday. Johnson's dismay at the change...
In this article: River Thames, Boris Johnson, London, Reuters, and New York
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | September 17, 2009
River Thames restored to London Tube map by Boris Johnson
...disclosed earlier this week. But after an outcry from Londoners Mr Johnson today ordered TfL to reinstate the Thames in the next redesign - and "look again" at its decision to erase the zone system. He was reportedly furious that his...
In this article: River Thames, Boris Johnson, London Underground, London, and New York
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Guardian | November 16, 2009
Boris Johnson says transformation of public spaces will make London more attractive and competitive
...led by London boroughs. This includes the overhaul of Leicester Square and Oxford Circus by Westminster council, and the removal of the Aldgate gyratory by the Corporation of London in conjunction with TfL. The mayor's contribution to...
In this article: Boris Johnson, London, Tax, Tracey Emin, Kelly Brook, and Thames
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Seattle Times | September 17, 2009
Londoners miffed after Tube map ditches Thames
...to be reinstated as soon as possible" without incurring extra costs. Transport for London said it would put the river back the next time the map is revised, in December. "The overwhelming public reaction is that the Tube and Thames should...
In this article: River Thames, Boris Johnson, London, and London Underground
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BBC | September 17, 2009
'Furious' Boris demands the Thames is put back
...an "overwhelming public reaction". On Wednesday TfL said it had removed the fare zones and the river from the revised map as the previous map had become "cluttered" and lost its "simplicity". TfL added it was responding to the...
In this article: River Thames, Boris Johnson, London, Adobe Acrobat Reader, London Underground, and New York
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Transport for London (TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London.
- Type:
- Local Government body
- Location:
- Greater London
- Founded:
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- Key People:
- Mayor of London / GLA
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