Is It Time For London To Grow Up?

London's mayor urges the city to build up in the city center.

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March 9, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

London is undergoing a scale of regional growth that is unprecedented in the West. To house the burgeoning populace - greater London counts 7.4 million people - London's mayor Ken Livingstone has urged that London build up, not out, as part of a philosophy of high-density urban planning that puts people's apartments and offices in the center of the city, not on its fringes. The new tall buildings have enraged Britain's heritage lobby. They want to protect London's traditionally low-slung skyline.

Thanks to Zvi Leve

FULL STORY: Livingstone's push to make London stand tall

Tuesday, March 8, 2005 in International Herald Tribune

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