tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post6786856526223092248..comments2024-03-19T12:00:16.160+00:00Comments on The Deptford Dame: Thames Gateway BridgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-38725738836208070532007-07-30T21:09:00.000+00:002007-07-30T21:09:00.000+00:00Levels of congestion on river crossings in west lo...Levels of congestion on river crossings in west london? No way are they as bad. But anyway, the main differences are that if one bridge is blocked in west london, it's a few mins to the next one. And people don't have to do massive detours in their journeys to get across. As a result, both sides of the river relate to eachother properly. North and south east london feel like completely different cities.Brockley Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002178846618300251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-79020541411367668212007-07-30T19:49:00.000+00:002007-07-30T19:49:00.000+00:00Yes Nick, west London has many more river crossing...Yes Nick, west London has many more river crossings than east. And the levels of congestion are at least as bad.DDKKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366986731618558518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-47523799374419909542007-07-30T13:37:00.000+00:002007-07-30T13:37:00.000+00:00By that rationale, why not just knock down every b...By that rationale, why not just knock down every bridge and tunnel in London so no-one can go anywhere, thereby reducing traffic at a stroke? I support the congestion charge, cycle to work and drive a car. I also used to live by the Blackwall Tunnel and know to my cost how inadequate that infrastructure is. <BR/><BR/>It's a bridge, so that people can get across the river, without driving all the way to Dartford or joining the traffic jams at Blackwall Tunnel. Furthermore, it would have provided new options for buses and cycle lanes.<BR/><BR/>This is a terrible result in my opinion. East London is blighted by the lack of routes across the river, compared with the west. This delay just compounds the problem.Brockley Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002178846618300251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-88837960976725760912007-07-26T21:54:00.000+00:002007-07-26T21:54:00.000+00:00This is good news and I hope a nail in the coffin ...This is good news and I hope a nail in the coffin for the Thames Gateway Bridge. One of the budget concessions that Greens on the GLA insisted on as part of their deal with Ken Livingstone was £50,000 to allow those campaigning against the bridge to commission expert research (a tiny amount compared to the money that has been spent promoting the bridge). I like to think that this was significant in enabling strong arguments against the bridge to be made and heard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com