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Twitterstorm erupts after Cardiff bus service launches with spectacularly bad sexist advertising
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2015 | No CommentsA freshly launched South Wales bus company managed to disenfranchise and alienate a large chunk of their customer base with some truly dreadful sexist advertising. -
![After the day-long Bus Calvacade in Regent Street, we got to see some of these fine old vehicles fire up their engines and head home, passing Oxford Circus on their […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/london-bus-calvacade-moves-on-021-115x115.jpg "Exhaust fumes hang in the air as the Bus Cavalcade heads off towards Oxford Circus, London")
Exhaust fumes hang in the air as the Bus Cavalcade heads off towards Oxford Circus, London
Posted on Thursday, Jun 26, 2014 | 2 CommentsAfter the day-long Bus Calvacade in Regent Street, we got to see some of these fine old vehicles fire up their engines and head home, passing Oxford Circus on their […] -
![On Sunday, Regent Street in central London was pedestrianised and turned into an open bus museum, with a timeline of around 50 buses stretching from Oxford Circus down to Piccadilly Circus. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/london-bus-calvacade-june-2014-021-115x115.jpg "A wonderful cavalcade of London buses, old and new, line up along Regent Street")
A wonderful cavalcade of London buses, old and new, line up along Regent Street
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014 | No CommentsOn Sunday, Regent Street in central London was pedestrianised and turned into an open bus museum, with a timeline of around 50 buses stretching from Oxford Circus down to Piccadilly Circus. […] -
![It’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lego-bus-stop-regent-street-london-011-115x115.jpg "Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London")
Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 | No CommentsIt’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to […] -
![The Vauxhall Society is up in arms over TfL and Lambeth Council plans to spend £25 million demolishing the shiny edifice that is Vauxhall Bus Station, just ten years after it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vauxhall-bus-station-threat-1-115x115.jpg "Vauxhall Bus Station threatened with demolition to make way for a ‘riverside town’")
Vauxhall Bus Station threatened with demolition to make way for a ‘riverside town’
Posted on Monday, Feb 3, 2014 | 6 CommentsThe Vauxhall Society is up in arms over TfL and Lambeth Council plans to spend £25 million demolishing the shiny edifice that is Vauxhall Bus Station, just ten years after it […] -
![Seen on the back of a Brixton-bound bus in Streatham High Road was this hand-drawn tribute to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ album, smudged on to the the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dark-side-of-the-bus-1-115x115.jpg "The Dark Side of the Bus, south London")
The Dark Side of the Bus, south London
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 | 1 CommentSeen on the back of a Brixton-bound bus in Streatham High Road was this hand-drawn tribute to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ album, smudged on to the the […] -
![I loved the old Routemaster buses, with their hop-on hop-off platforms making them ideal for getting around London, so Mayor Boris Johnson’s pledge to reinstate them was one of the few […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/london-routemaster-bus-115x115.jpg "New London Routemaster unveiled as a full size model")
New London Routemaster unveiled as a full size model
Posted on Thursday, Nov 11, 2010 | 1 CommentI loved the old Routemaster buses, with their hop-on hop-off platforms making them ideal for getting around London, so Mayor Boris Johnson’s pledge to reinstate them was one of the few […] -
![I don’t actually run around the streets of London swinging an umbrella and singing in the rain, but I do rather like inclement weather. Most of my favourite songs go […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/central-london-rain-1-115x115.jpg "London in the rain from a double decker bus")
London in the rain from a double decker bus
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsI don’t actually run around the streets of London swinging an umbrella and singing in the rain, but I do rather like inclement weather. Most of my favourite songs go […] -
![I loved the old Routemaster bus, with its handy rear platform for jumping on and off quickly, and Boris Johnson’s decision to reintroduce an updated version was one of the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/london-bus-115x115.jpg "London’s new double-decker bus announced")
London’s new double-decker bus announced
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 | 1 CommentI loved the old Routemaster bus, with its handy rear platform for jumping on and off quickly, and Boris Johnson’s decision to reintroduce an updated version was one of the […]