Greenwich Council’s new cabinet member for transport says that she disagrees with Boris Johnson’s support for “cracking on” with low-traffic neighbourhoods. Sarah Merrill spoke out after the borough’s opposition Conservative councillors announced they were holding a public meeting about the road schemes, which seek to cut rat-running in residential roads and to make it easier […]
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Plans for 18m-high sculpture next to Greenwich Peninsula cable car unveiled
An 18-metre high sculpture could be placed next to the Thames cable car if plans from the Greenwich Peninsula’s lead developer are approved. Knight Dragon, which controls much of the land on the peninsula, has applied for planning permission to build the figure just to the east of the Emirates Air Line terminal. In an […]
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Greenwich’s Tories to hold public meeting on low-traffic neighbourhoods
Greenwich’s Conservative councillors are to hold an online public meeting next weekend about low-traffic neighbourhoods – and are demanding “proper consultation of communities across the borough” about the schemes. Low-traffic neighbourhoods have been introduced with government funding to cut rat-running in residential areas and to encourage walking and cycling in the wake of the pandemic. […]
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Community Spotlight: Help Creating Ground assist migrant women in temporary accommodation
Greenwich-based organisation Creating Ground works with women who have been affected by the UK’s “hostile environment” policies. Its director, LAURA MARZIALE, is looking for help and support with a project aimed at helping migrants stuck in temporary accommodation. Creating Ground is a not-for-profit organisation that works with women from migrant backgrounds to promote cross-cultural awareness, […]
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Covid jabs: Mass vaccination centre comes to Millwall’s Den as case rates jump
Millwall’s stadium will host a mass vaccination clinic for over-18s on Saturday as the push to get all SE Londoners inoculated against coronavirus continues. The pop-up clinic at The Den in Bermondsey follows similar events held at The Valley in recent weeks, which saw hundreds get their jabs at the home of Charlton Athletic. The […]
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Hills and Vales: You need to compromise, angry low-traffic zone residents told
Residents in Greenwich borough’s only low-traffic neighbourhood have been told they have to “compromise” over plans to allow traffic to run through their area during the morning rush house. Sarah Merrill, the cabinet member for transport, told BBC Radio London that residents and drivers needed to “find a way to share our space respectfully”. 853 […]
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Hills and Vales: Residents ‘stunned’ by Greenwich Council plans to water down low-traffic scheme
Measures to stop drivers clogging up back streets in west Greenwich are to be watered down, local residents have been told by the councillor in charge of transport, with a key road to be opened up during the morning rush hour. Streets west of Greenwich Park have been closed to vehicles since last August as […]
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Planters to be replaced by cameras in west Greenwich’s low-traffic neighbourhood
Planters in Greenwich borough’s only low-traffic neighbourhood are to be replaced by cameras after “alarming” feedback from emergency services, the town hall’s new cabinet member for transport has said. Sarah Merrill said that using cameras could allow flexibility for future low-traffic neighbourhoods to only be in operation for certain times of the day, and would […]
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