One of the first questions raised when Ikea announced plans for its controversial store in east Greenwich was “how do they expect you to get a Billy bookcase home on a bus?” Well, Transport for London has provided an answer – so long as it’s no more than two metres long. Information boards have appeared […]
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Plans to straighten out bus access to North Greenwich station dropped
Plans to make it easier for buses to enter and leave North Greenwich bus station look like they have been dropped after Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe unveiled a legal agreement to replace the peninsula’s busway with a dual carriageway. The 17-year-old busway, a legacy of failed plans for a guided bus service to the […]
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Shooters Hill Shot gets green light as Ford starts Chariot bus to North Greenwich
Car giant Ford has started running its rush-hour commuter service linking Shooters Hill and Kidbrooke with North Greenwich station after being given the green light by transport bosses. The Shooters Hill Shot will see 14-seater shuttle buses run to and from the Jubilee Line station each rush hour from areas that are currently poorly-served by […]
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Shooters Hill Shot: Ford plans commuter Chariot service to North Greenwich
Car giant Ford is planning to launch an on-demand rush-hour commuter service linking Shooters Hill and Kidbrooke with North Greenwich station in January. The firm’s Chariot offshoot, which runs bus-like minivans in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle and Austin, Texas, is proposing to launch in London, its first non-US city, next year, with six […]
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Should North Greenwich bus station be listed? These people say it should be
You probably read a couple of weeks ago about the new development planned for North Greenwich station – 30-storey glass towers, a “winter garden”, 800 flats and a world-famous architect in Santiago Calatrava. It’ll certainly be an impressive sight and will probably replace the Dome as the peninsula’s signature building – in fact, if you […]
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Bye bye busway: Dual carriageway for Greenwich Millennium Village
The busway that links Greenwich Millennium Village and North Greenwich station is set to be ripped out and replaced with a dual carriageway, under plans unveiled by Transport for London and Greenwich Council today. A consultation has been launched into the scheme, which will also see new bus stops installed by the Pilot pub. It […]
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Stuck at North Greenwich: Can the peninsula cope with its new masterplan?
Update, Friday 17 April: The consultation period has now been extended to Tuesday 28 April. The general election’s well under way. But an arguably bigger decision for this part of south east London is also open for your thoughts – although you’ve only got until Friday to make your views known. Last month, Greenwich Council […]
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Goodbye, North Greenwich station ticket office: 1999-2015
If you’re planning to rock up to North Greenwich station’s ticket office this morning to buy a ticket, you’re too late. The blind came down for the final time yesterday as part of City Hall’s drive to eradicate ticket counters from the Tube network (or to use TfL’s euphemism, “transforming our stations“.) With new technology […]
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