Bus fares are rising 5p from March and tourists will have to pay £5 to use the Thames Cable Car as mayor Sadiq Khan hikes charges to pay for the coronavirus pandemic. After four years of a partial fare freeze, costs are going up by an average of 2.6% across the Transport for London network […]
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DLR to Thamesmead: Councils and developers stump up £1m to push project on
Councils and developers have paid £1m to fund further work on developing a DLR extension to Thamesmead, which TfL says could support up to 15,000 new homes in the area. Greenwich and Newham councils, together with Aberdeen Standard Investments, Peabody, Lendlease, Berkeley Homes and National Grid have stumped up the cash to help develop plans […]
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TfL to look again at traffic impact of Silvertown Tunnel
Transport for London is to re-examine the impact the controversial Silvertown Tunnel will have on south-east and east London’s traffic because of the extension of the central London congestion charge. Detailed studies into traffic were done ahead of the public hearings into the new road, which were held in 2016 and 2017, ahead of it […]
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It’s finally here: Cycleway 4 is now open through east Greenwich
East Greenwich’s segregated cycle route has finally opened today, two months after it was originally due to see its first riders. The route from Old Woolwich Road to Farmdale Road, including a crossing of the notorious Angerstein roundabout, had been due to open in early October after work began in August, but work took twice […]
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Maze Hill could get relief from rat-run jams with its own road blocks
Relief could be on the way for frustrated residents who live in streets east of Greenwich Park who have endured traffic jams since the introduction of an anti-ratrunning scheme the other side of the park. Greenwich Council has indicated it could spend some of £711,000 in funding from Transport for London on modal filters to […]
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Lewisham councillors fall for spoof as Bakerloo extension to Hayes gets public backing
Lewisham councillors appeared to fall for a spoof Bromley social media account last night after Transport for London’s latest consultation into a Bakerloo line extension found strong support for the route running all the way to Hayes. The fate of the extension, which does not have funding, is uncertain because of the financial crisis at […]
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TfL ‘monitoring’ effects of widened bus lanes through Charlton and Woolwich
Transport for London says it is monitoring the effects of widened bus lanes between Charlton and Woolwich after over 2,000 people signed a petition calling for them to be removed. The lanes have been widened between Anchor and Hope Lane and the Woolwich Ferry to assist buses and improve safety for cyclists, cutting the ordinary […]
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TfL forces £1m for buses from Thamesmead developers – but it’s not enough
Transport for London has forced developers to double the amount of money they are offering for new bus routes to serve a 1,750-home project in Thamesmead – but the £1 million on the table is still well short of what it originally asked for. Councillors will decide next week on whether Berkeley Homes and the […]
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