Greenwich, Blackheath and Lewisham could soon have a direct bus link to the Olympic Park under plans revealed by Transport for London today. The 108 service through the Blackwall Tunnel would have its route altered north of the river so it runs via Stratford City bus station, beside the Westfield shopping centre, to Stratford International […]
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What next for the cable car? It still has no Oyster card commuters…
Last year, this website told you there were no Oyster card commuters. Guess what? There still aren’t any. There’s more in this story I’ve written for Londonist: Cable car still has no regular users. It’s the fourth year I’ve surveyed cable car usage in a typical October week. In 2012 and 2013 I did it […]
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Fix the 53: Petition demands bus runs to Whitehall once again
Back in January, this website noted the sudden cut to bus route 53 caused by roadworks by Westminster Bridge. The service stopped running the full length of its route to Whitehall, depriving many local workers, from cleaners to civil servants, of their usual route to central London. The diggers have moved away from Bridge Street, […]
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Ikea Greenwich: Campaigners switch to damage limitation
Campaigners against a planned Ikea in east Greenwich have stepped back from taking legal action over the proposed development after being advised they would be unlikely to win. Five Greenwich councillors, including current leader Denise Hyland, defied local opposition to approve outline plans for the store just under a year ago, a choice which was […]
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Whitehall cut – TfL takes temporary axe to route 53
The 53. Everybody loves the 53. It finds the parts of south-east London other links with the centre of town can’t reach – even if it isn’t allowed too near any fun spots any more (Routemasters ran to Camden until 1988, it last reached Oxford Circus in 2003). The Plumstead to Whitehall service is also […]
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Beyond the Silvertown Tunnel: TfL eyes Ringway road revival
With smog levels high in London this week, you might think that anyone proposing major new road schemes for the capital would be laughed out of town. But Transport for London is considering reviving long-dead proposals for new orbital roads around the capital – raising the spectre of decades-old plans which threatened Blackheath Village and […]
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Greenwich Tories tell Labour to tell the Tories to fix the buses
It’s always good to see an issue raised on this website taken up by politicians – so here’s a warm 853 welcome for a petition calling for a boost to the 108 bus service between North Greenwich and Lewisham, which suffers from chronic overcrowding during rush hours. The petition comes from Greenwich Conservatives – in […]
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North Greenwich travel meltdown – but there’s a cunning plan…
As you may have noticed, it was rather hard to get home to south-east London last night. A fire in signalling equipment at London Bridge saw all trains through the station cancelled at the beginning of the evening rush hour. The delays lasted beyond the rush hour and right to the end of the day. […]
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