Tag Archives: STUART KING

How Lime puts the squeeze on bike riders, at 15p per minute

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

KEN TOWL took a ride on one of the new dockless e-bikes that can be found in the borough, so that you don’t have to… The future has arrived in Croydon, and the future is green. Lime green. The future … Continue reading →

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Council fails to write to permit-holders over parking charge hike

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Croydon is being accused of deliberately suppressing details of its on-going parking consultation from the people most affected: the 9,000-plus residents who already have permits for on-street parking issued by the council each year. “We’re earning a deserved reputation for … Continue reading →

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Parking charge consultation begins as air quality worsens

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on the latest sham consultation from the council intended to justify a £300 per year charge for resident parking permits Croydon Council’s propaganda department – the press office, which operates off a budget of around … Continue reading →

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31 schools apply to have car-free zones on nearby roads

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

Proposals to introduce up to eight more School Streets across Croydon have been widely supported, with 31 of the borough’s schools having applied to have car-free zones on the roads near them during the rush hour. Ten schools at eight … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Fairchildes Primary, Norbury Manor, Parking, Regina Coeli, Schools, Stuart King | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Council looking to hike parking permit fees for older vehicles

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on how Croydon’s air-polluting council is now coming after the elderly and poorer car owners More car-free zones around schools and discounts on resident parking permits for those using low-emission vehicles are among proposals which … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, Parking, Schools, Stuart King, Transport, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Old Town underpasses to be filled thanks to £10m TfL grant

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on moves to remove a barrier to pedestrians and cyclists which has seen the town centre split in half more than half a century The dingy, often intimidating and piss-tainted pedestrian subways under the Croydon Flyover … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Stuart King, TfL, Transport, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Electric cars in slow lane as council offers three power points

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent, on a disappointingly feeble effort to offer wide-ranging infrastructure for battery-powered vehicles The inconsistent commitment from Croydon Council – the backers of Gatwick airport expansion, the funders of an industrial-scale waste incinerator on the borough … Continue reading →

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