Greenwich Council has been given £250,000 to push forward proposals to make Greenwich town centre safer for pedestrians and cyclists – which could include part of the area being closed to traffic. The council has long wanted to pedestrianise part of the town centre, and in 2019 it revealed proposals to close College Approach and […]
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‘Our campaign to improve Greenwich’s neglected town centre is picking up support’
Earlier this year, former Greenwich councillor MAUREEN O’MARA wrote for us about a campaign to widen pavements in Greenwich’s car-dominated town centre – and to improve the look of the historic area. Now she is back with an update on the campaign… In March we reported on the coming together of the Greenwich Society – […]
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Greenwich Market’s landlord calls for wider pavements in town centre
Greenwich Market’s landlord has put pressure on Greenwich Council to make the area safer for pedestrians by widening pavements around the market, rather than pedestrianising streets in the town centre. At the beginning of the pandemic last year barriers were used to create more room for people and to allow for social distancing on the […]
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Pavements widened to help social distancing in Greenwich town centre
Two weeks after the council said it would act to help people on two feet and two wheels get around the borough, roads have been narrowed and pavements widened in Greenwich town centre to help people get around on foot while staying two metres apart. Bright yellow barriers have been put in place on Nelson […]
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Greenwich one-way system could be removed early – if TfL funds it
Plans to take out the one-way system in Greenwich town centre could be brought forward as part of proposals to make it easier to people to walk and cycle during the coronavirus pandemic, Greenwich Council has said. A council statement issued on Tuesday said that it ask Transport for London to fund a trial scheme, […]
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Greenwich could lose its one-way system under radical plans
Greenwich town centre could lose its one-way system under radical new plans being outlined by Greenwich Council. College Approach and the northern half of King William Walk, on the north and east side of Greenwich Market, would be reserved for pedestrians along with a dedicated cycle track. Nelson Road and Greenwich Church Street, the streets […]
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Greenwich Council urged 286 bus cut to fund gyratory
Greenwich Council suggested cutting the frequency of one of the borough’s few north-south bus links to help pay for its plans to pedestrianise Greenwich town centre, according to documents released by Transport for London. The scheme was shelved after objections from Transport for London, and the documents outline TfL’s worries – including its estimate that […]
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Woolwich gains from Greenwich gyratory loss
Some of the cash which was due to fund doomed plans to create a gyratory system in west Greenwich has been reallocated to Woolwich town centre, according to mayor Boris Johnson. London Assembly member Darren Johnson asked the mayor about the scheme’s funding, as it appeared delays to the project would mean Greenwich Council losing […]
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