Plans to create a cycle route between Eltham and Greenwich Park have been quietly scrapped in the latest setback for campaigners hoping to make the borough safer for walking and cycling. Greenwich Council had planned to create a cycle route from Eltham High Street to Greenwich Park, using a segregated route on Eltham Hill and […]
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South Row: Blackheath rat-run saga could end with Greenwich Council cameras
The saga of making a notorious Blackheath rat-run safer for walkers and cyclists could be about to come to an end, with Greenwich Council preparing to stop through traffic from using Kidbrooke Gardens and South Row to reach Blackheath Village. Last summer Greenwich complained that it had not been consulted after neighbouring Lewisham Council placed […]
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South Row’s planters go, but Lewisham Council still wants to cut Blackheath rat-run
Lewisham Council says it still wants to stop traffic from using a Blackheath rat-run, six months after suspending the scheme because of problems faced by nearby almshouses. Planters and a bollard were placed in South Row in June as part of a programme to make it easier for people to walk and cycle while capacity […]
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South Row: Blackheath’s stop-start Streetspace scheme halted – but not because of fire brigade
A scheme to stop drivers using a notorious Blackheath rat-run and free it up for cycling and walking has been halted again because of problems for service vehicles accessing historic Morden College. Traffic on South Row on Blackheath had been slashed after Lewisham Council closed the road close to The Paragon, as part of a […]
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South Row: Blackheath road closure begins again – but drivers trying to dodge bollard
After over a week of revising plans, the notorious South Row rat-run in Blackheath has finally been closed to cars – but motorists have started trying to drive on the heath to dodge the restriction. A bollard was installed on Thursday together with a temporary warning sign at the start of the rat-run on Westbrook […]
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South Row: Greenwich Council says it wasn’t consulted about Blackheath rat-run scheme
Lewisham Council’s attempt to make a notorious Blackheath rat-run safer for walking and cycling has descended into farce after neighbouring Greenwich Council – whose roads are affected by the scheme – said it was not consulted about the plans. On Tuesday, Lewisham Council contractors blocked off South Row to stop drivers using that road as […]
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It’s here: Blackheath rat-run opened up to walkers and cyclists from today
Planters have been installed this morning on a notorious rat-run in Blackheath, closing the road as a through route for vehicles in a move which Lewisham Council hopes will make it easier to walk and cycle. South Row has been closed off with planters outside the Princess of Wales pub, blocking both it and Paragon […]
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