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TfL pushes through bus route changes despite opposition
Transport for London, after running a public consultation which found that a majority of respondents opposed changes to bus routes serving the Purley Way shops and Colonnades, has announced that it will go ahead with its proposals anyway. It means … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Colonnades, Conservative, Labour, Purley Way, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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£85m Purley Way scheme is ‘more dangerous’ for cyclists
Transport for London’s revised plans for turning the notorious Fiveways junction on the A23 in Waddon into Fourways have been harshly criticised for ignoring TfL’s own standards for safer roads, the new plans are said to be based on a … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fiveways, Purley, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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Safety handles on speeding trams have failed, BBC reports
An investigation by the BBC suggests that the driver’s safety control on the south London tram network often fails to operate, providing a possible explanation for last November’s crash at Sandilands in which seven passengers died. The safety control, which … Continue reading
Not much to show for £5.4m spent on East Croydon’s bus stops
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports from East Croydon bus station after its re-opening yesterday, more than a month later than scheduled So is that it? Is that what the council and Transport for London took almost six months and, they … Continue reading
Croydon and ‘delivery’, Part 94: East Croydon bus station
“Thank you,” states the signage seen by tens of thousands of Croydon commuters every day, “for your patience during these essential construction works.” Note that: the works are essential. Though perhaps not essential enough to get them finished in a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe, Alison Butler, Commuting, Connected Croydon, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Environment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Alison Butler, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, London, London Borough of Croydon, TfL, Transport for London
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Road closures at Easter will offer taste of chaos to come
Croydon is about to get a taste of the sort of traffic chaos and disruption which may await once the Hammersfield development gets underway – if it ever does – when the town centre is closed down for 10 days … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, London, TfL, Trams, Transport for London, Wellesley Road
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More Wellesley Road works coming down the tram tracks
Anyone enduring the traffic jams along Wellesley Road since the weekend, you’ll be delighted to know there could be more on the way. Croydon Council quietly dropped its “Connected Croydon” tag for its street improvement works, because eventually even the … Continue reading
