A bus running through Greenwich and Blackheath’s controversial low-traffic neighbourhood has been reduced in frequency – reducing access to the borough’s only general hospital. The 386 service between Blackheath Village and Woolwich, which serves Queen Elizabeth Hospital, has only run with three buses an hour rather than four since November 29 – the worst level […]
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Greenwich and Blackheath’s part-time LTN will start in late November
A rush-hour low-traffic neighbourhood in parts of Greenwich and Blackheath will begin at the end of November, Greenwich Council has confirmed in a letter to local residents. Though north-south through traffic will be barred from streets east and west of Greenwich Park between 7-10am and 3-7pm on weekdays. Those streets include Point Hill, Crooms Hill, […]
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Rush-hour LTN to curb traffic in Greenwich and Blackheath, council confirms
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans for a low-traffic neighbourhood on both sides of Greenwich Park – but it will only operate for seven hours each day. Documents confirming the move were quietly published on an obscure section of the council website on Friday, and are now open for “call in” – a procedure where councillors […]
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Return of the LTN: Council revives plans for traffic curbs in Greenwich and Blackheath
Just 18 months after scrapping the west Greenwich low-traffic neighbourhood, Greenwich Council is proposing bringing it back – but this time as part of measures to cut through traffic on both sides of Greenwich Park. A consultation opened on Monday evening, but went largely unnoticed on social media with the council preferring to use the […]
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Woodland Heights: ‘Greedy’ plan for more flats at ex-nurses’ home thrown out
Plans to build eight extra flats on top of a former nurses’ home in Blackheath were thrown out by Greenwich councillors on Tuesday after scores of objections from neighbours. Developers wanted to add an extra storey to Woodland Heights on Vanbrugh Hill, a local landmark which overlooks east Greenwich. Local MP Matt Pennycook submitted a […]
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Maze Hill and Westcombe Park low-traffic zone set to be abandoned
Greenwich Council’s plans for a low-traffic neighbourhood in parts of Blackheath and east Greenwich are set to be dropped – despite continued reports of speeding and antisocial behaviour by drivers in the area. Plans for the Maze Hill and Westcombe Park low-traffic neighbourhood, covering streets between Greenwich Park and the Blackwall Tunnel, were put forward […]
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Council objected to plans to stop rat-running traffic in Greenwich Park
Greenwich Council has objected to plans to stop through traffic from running through Greenwich Park – despite wanting the same measures in streets either side of the historic open space. Car drivers had been allowed to use the park as a short-cut during the rush hour until last March, when the park was closed to […]
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Maze Hill and Westcombe Park low-traffic neighbourhood ‘just the start’, council says
Plans to introduce a low-traffic neighbourhood in Blackheath and east Greenwich are “just the start” of a programme of schemes, Greenwich Council has said. The council is consulting on plans to stop through traffic running down Maze Hill, Vanbrugh Hill, Halstow Road and Westcombe Hill in response to persistent jams in residential roads. Buses, emergency […]
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