Bexley Council has backed a call to bring forward new Thames road crossings at Gallions Reach and Belvedere, four years after the plans were dropped by London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan. A road crossing at Gallions Reach, between Thamesmead and Beckton, has been talked about in one form or another for decades; and Khan’s Conservative […]
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Silvertown Tunnel: Londoners ‘would prefer public transport, walking and cycling boost’, poll finds
A majority of Londoners would prefer to see rather improvements to public transport and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists rather than a new tunnel under the Thames for cars, a survey released this morning suggests. The Survation poll of 1,017 residents of Greater London found 60 per cent of respondents would rather see investment go […]
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MPs demand Sadiq Khan reviews Silvertown Tunnel as Assembly declines to investigate
The two MPs for each side of the planned Silvertown Tunnel have again called on mayor Sadiq Khan to pause the project – saying Transport for London’s financial crisis means the £1.2 billion scheme should now be reviewed. Matt Pennycook, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, and Lyn Brown, MP for West Ham, say that the […]
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Extinction Rebellion to bring samba band Silvertown Tunnel protest to Woolwich
Extinction Rebellion will begin a travelling protest featuring a samba band, speeches and banshees in Woolwich on Bank Holiday Monday to protest against London mayor Sadiq Khan’s £1.2 billion Silvertown Tunnel project. The environmental protest group says it wants to make it “politically difficult” for Khan to carry on with the project, which will see […]
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Coronavirus highlights need for Silvertown Tunnel, Sadiq Khan claims
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan has doubled-down on his support for the Silvertown Tunnel – claiming the coronavirus pandemic simply highlights the need for the controversial crossing. Preliminary work has begun on the £1.2 billion new road between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which Khan’s administration says will “eliminate” congestion at the Blackwall […]
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Silvertown Tunnel architects ‘want to make new road more sustainable’
The architecture practice that has signed up to work on the Silvertown Tunnel says it is working on the controversial new road “ to try to make the project more sustainable”. dRMM, which signed up to an industry pledge to to evaluate all its projects on their effect on the environment, told Architects’ Journal that […]
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‘Eco-friendly’ Hastings Pier architects join Silvertown Tunnel scheme
The award-winning architects who revamped Hastings Pier are part of the consortium working on the controversial Silvertown Tunnel scheme, despite signing a pledge to evaluate all their projects on their effect on the environment, it was revealed last night. Architects’ Journal reported that dRMM is part of the Riverlinx consortium that has signed up to […]
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Greenwich deputy leaders to speak at Extinction Rebellion online meeting
The outgoing and incoming deputy leaders of Greenwich Council will speak at an online meeting of Extinction Rebellion next week to discuss the town hall’s plans to cut carbon emissions to net zero in 10 years. David Gardner, the current deputy leader, and Denise Scott-McDonald, who will replace him next Wednesday, will talk at Extinction […]
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