It ended where it began after months of indecision over filling a vacant seat on the London Police Services Board (LPSB). On Tuesday, city council was tasked with appointing one person from a list of five finalists as part of a lengthy selection process that included a highly publicized do-over.
Blackfriars Bridge will continue to permit the current mix of bikes, pedestrians, and eastbound cars to cross the Thames River, with council voting 8-7 to maintain the status quo.
London city councillors voted 8-7 in favour of a keeping the current configuration of allowing westbound vehicular traffic and bicycles and pedestrians in both directions.
Members of the Civic Works Committee voted in favour of a motion that would keep vehicles travelling eastbound and pedestrians and cyclists crossing in both directions.