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LEGIBLE LONDON

Legible London is a wayfinding project designed to provide better information throughout the Capital for people who want to walk. A study conducted two years ago on behalf of Transport for London found that the present multitude of pedestrian sign systems in central London are ineffective and often confusing, and that there was a consequent over- reliance on the Tube map to help people navigate above ground.

By coordinating information across the boroughs, the different transport modes, and the media (signage, maps, fingerposts, etc.) people use to find their way around, Legible London will give Londoners and visitors alike more confidence to travel around the Capital on foot.

[ From Transport for London website ]
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THE BLUE PLAQUES In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event. Under the scheme run by English Heritage, nominations are taken from the public for people who have passed either the 20th anniversary of their death or the centenary of their birth, whichever is the earlier. [ Official website: English Heritage ] .		THE GREEN PLAQUES Westminster is rich in its heritage of buildings and the people who have lived and worked here. Launched in 1991, The Green Plaque Scheme draws attention to particular buildings in Westminster associated with people of renown who have made lasting contributions to society. [ Official website: City of Westminster ]

UN PANNEAUX DE SIGNALISATION ANTI-CANNABIS À AMSTERDAM
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Peu après leur installation, les premiers panneaux ont été volés, ce qui a poussé les autorités à envisager de commercialiser ce qui est devenu le premier panneau de signalisation anti-cannabis.

Plus de 400 personnes ont contacté les autorités locales pour acheter l’un de ces panneaux, vendus 90 euros, hors frais de port, a expliqué un porte-parole. "Près de 75% des demandes proviennent des Etats-Unis", a-t-on déclaré. D’autres viennent de Singapour, d’Australie, de Scandinavie et d’Allemagne.

La signalétique a été installée sur une place d’Amsterdam et dans les rues environnantes parce que les usagers de cannabis y étaient considérés comme une nuisance. Les bénéfices des ventes seront reversés à une oeuvre de bienfaisance qui reste à définir.

[ From Les poumons du tabac website ]

La ville d’Amsterdam tente d’imposer d’interdire, depuis 2006, de fumer du cannabis dans certaines zones mais les panneaux de signalisation prévus à cet effet suscitent un tel engouement qu’ils ont une large tendance à disparaître…

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