Category Archives: Transport

It’s time for action to make borough’s roads safe for cyclists

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The plan for a green recovery in the borough announced this week meets with approval from MARCUS CHURCHILL, pictured left, but he says that the proposals are long overdue and need to be implemented urgently I fully commend … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Cycling, Environment, Transport | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Train operators offer advice for travelling in the ‘new normal’

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

 During this coronavirus pandemic, not everyone works in No10 and can just drive to Barnard Castle when they fancy a day out. But as lockdown measures are eased, and there’s a gradual return to work for some, railway operators … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘A once in a generation opportunity to shape a new Croydon’

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

We’ve had red Labour. There’s been “Blue Labour”. Now, a handful of councillors from the north of the borough want to see a truly “Green” Labour in Croydon. Learning from many of the environmental benefits of the coronavirus lockdown, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Health, Jamie Audsley, Muhammad Ali, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Pressure on Negrini to take a pay cut like Mayor Khan

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

By PAUL SPALDING London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to cut his own pay by 10 per cent as part of his response to the financial crisis brought on by coronavirus. Khan said he was taking an immediate reduction to his … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Policing, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Let’s build new tram lines with routes where people want to go

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The ‘Fantasy Tram Network’ map, showing the various undeveloped extensions and new destinations which have been spurned over the past 20 years, underlines the desperate need for better public transport in south London, says STEPHEN SPARK Thanks for … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | 5 Comments

What might have been: how Croydon Trams should have grown

Posted on June 13, 2020 by

Have you ever wondered what the Croydon Tram network might look like if the Crystal Palace extension, or the much-talked-about Sutton line, had ever been built? Loyal reader Anthony Norris-Watson certainly, and he put together something which Ken Livingstone or … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

East to go North – Network Rail wants to move a whole station

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

Network Rail want to make the earth move for commuters. Or, at least, they want to move East Croydon Station. The railway infrastructure body this week released the latest version of its plans for what they call the Croydon Area … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, East Croydon, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

East Croydon expansion plans are to go online from Monday

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

The latest stage of Network Rail’s consultation over the expansion of East Croydon Station, improvements at Norwood Junction, the rebuilding of Windmill Bridge and the unblocking of the railway bottleneck at the Selhurst junction, will be launched online on Monday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Selhurst, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Road closures make sense – now and when lockdown is over

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Road closures to motor vehicles during the coronavirus lockdown in an area around South Norwood have found approval with at least one cyclist as they travel to work. ROB CALLENDER, right, explains I work a second job part-time … Continue reading →

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Pavements to be widened in South Norwood and Crystal Palace

Posted on May 24, 2020 by

Seven more Croydon roads, in Crystal Palace, South Norwood and Thornton Heath, are to undergo pavement widening measures next week as part of the council’s Streetspace scheme that aims to make it easier to walk or cycle during the coronavirus … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Fairfield, Parking, South Norwood, Stephen Mann, Thornton Heath, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments