London Bridge - TFL closure to traffic consult - ends Fri 27

London Bridge - TFL closure to traffic consult - ends Fri 27

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five50

Original Poster:

543 posts

193 months

Wednesday 25th January 2023
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Haltamer

2,554 posts

87 months

Wednesday 25th January 2023
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It's a good thing really.

The pavements around Borough are always at capacity even with the extra space, and I'm indifferent to the bridge closure - It's much more pleasant to walk and cycle.

Wins all round really.

dibblecorse

6,951 posts

199 months

Wednesday 25th January 2023
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Haltamer said:
It's a good thing really.

The pavements around Borough are always at capacity even with the extra space, and I'm indifferent to the bridge closure - It's much more pleasant to walk and cycle.

Wins all round really.
You lost your way to mumsnet? Ridiculous post.

Cold

15,573 posts

97 months

Wednesday 25th January 2023
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Is it really ever worth filling in these sorts of questionnaires? Surely the decision has already been made?

SimonTheSailor

12,703 posts

235 months

Wednesday 25th January 2023
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five50 said:
How many people on here use that area/know about it ?

What's your thoughts/experience on it ?

dibblecorse

6,951 posts

199 months

Wednesday 25th January 2023
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SimonTheSailor said:
five50 said:
How many people on here use that area/know about it ?

What's your thoughts/experience on it ?
I do regularly, car and motorbike, as it is London needs every river crossing it can get, not less.

Silvanus

6,046 posts

30 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Brave opening that survey up to non Londoners hehe

Haltamer

2,554 posts

87 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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dibblecorse said:
Haltamer said:
It's a good thing really.

The pavements around Borough are always at capacity even with the extra space, and I'm indifferent to the bridge closure - It's much more pleasant to walk and cycle.

Wins all round really.
You lost your way to mumsnet? Ridiculous post.
I was slightly baiting, I must admit wink

I work very closeby so I'm around there often - We did have a nice view from one office right when they made the initial change.

It doesn't seem to have made much of a difference in reality - There's still plenty of people who make the run across the bridge regardless of the restrictions, expensive I'm sure.

In reality I'm relatively indifferent to the bridge itself; I can think of a fair few places where traffic will be much worse locally as a result of reopening with commensurate negatives to "existing" in the same area.

The part that really is appreciated is the extra space on the borough side.

Fundamentally though, I'm up for anything that discourages driving into central London, or at least confines traffic to primary routes, but that's an argument for another day wink

ShredderXLE

628 posts

166 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Having a vote made such a big difference to result of the Ulez expansion so im sure it will be just the same here

anonymous-user

61 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Haltamer said:
Fundamentally though, I'm up for anything that discourages driving into central London, or at least confines traffic to primary routes, but that's an argument for another day wink
A river crossing is almost by definition a primary route.

Chubbyross

4,631 posts

92 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Cold said:
Is it really ever worth filling in these sorts of questionnaires? Surely the decision has already been made?
This.

grumbledoak

31,845 posts

240 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Your vote won't make any difference.

Living in London is going to get worse and worse. These ideologues do not care. Even if you support the whole "15 minute cities" idea, for anyone living centrally that 15 mins will often cross the river. Simple example - there is a large Waitrose in St Katherine Docks. Lots of people south of the river will use it because there isn't one south of the Thames unless you go to Greenwich.


five50

Original Poster:

543 posts

193 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Respectfully, I disagree with the statement that it won’t make a difference.
Yes, I agree that the Mayor and TFL have shown themselves to not really be interested in democracy when it goes against their ideas - however, the realisation that so many / the majority objected to the ULEZ expansion is the basis for the pushback / including from various South London councils now saying that they won’t consent to the install of TFL’s monitoring equipment for the project.
So always good to make your voice heard.