Greenwich Foot Tunnel is set to reach capacity during rush hour for cyclists by 2025, according to Transport for London studies for the new Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge. A new consultation has been launched today into the bridge proposal, identifying possible sites for a new pedestrian and cycle link across the Thames. TfL says […]
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Greenwich cruise liner terminal: Planners shrug off pollution fears
10.40pm update: The cruise liner terminal was passed by six votes to three, with one abstention. Read on for the story from before the meeting. Greenwich Council planners have dismissed fears of air pollution from the new cruise liner terminal at Enderby Wharf, recommending councillors pass the scheme at a meeting on Tuesday evening. Groups […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel: Fiddling while the lifts are stuck?
In an easier world, the fire brigade being called to a stuck lift in Greenwich Foot Tunnel would have been Proper News. I would have asked the fireman if anyone was stuck in there. I might have waited around for a bit to see if anything happened. But it happens too often, regular users tell […]
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel ‘could be finished by March 2014’
Long-delayed refurbishment works at Greenwich Foot Tunnel could finally be finished by next March, the inaugural meeting of a pressure group on the issue was told last week. About 50 people filled the first gathering of the Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels, which aims to protect and promote the two cross-river links, both […]
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No cyclists prosecuted for Greenwich Foot Tunnel rides
There are two things that annoy people about the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. Firstly, it’s a mess. But secondly, it’s people riding bikes through it. Just like bad driving annoys drivers, bad cycling winds cyclists up, too. Sometimes, bad road design might force someone on a bike to nip across a pavement rather than compete with […]
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Foot tunnels fiasco: Greenwich Council launches inquiry
Greenwich Council is to launch an independent inquiry after the collapse of a £11m project to refurbish the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, it has been revealed. Both tunnels have been left uncompleted and in a poor condition following the failure of the scheme, which began in April 2010. Now Greenwich Council is taking legal […]
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Christmas surprise – inside the reopened Woolwich Foot Tunnel
A Christmas present from Greenwich Council – and no, not the three copies of Greenwich Time that appeared on my doormat on Wednesday. Woolwich Foot Tunnel reopened at 6am yesterday after being completely closed for at least 15 months. The news came out of nowhere – particularly as Greenwich had claimed the tunnel wouldn’t be […]
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Foot tunnels latest: Those ‘hidden structures’ revealed (sort of)
You might remember my post a month ago about the continuing fiasco of the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, whose refurbishment has turned into a long-running saga. Asked by Greenwich Cyclists’ Anthony Austin, cabinet member for regeneration, enterprise and skills Denise Hyland put the delay down to the discovery of “hidden structures”. [audio http://audioboo.fm/boos/520347-transport-cllr-denise-hyland-on-greenwich-and-woolwich-foot-tunnel-closures.mp3%5D None […]
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