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John Youles · October 9th 03, 10:00 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 9 Oct 2003 02:20:37 -0700 in uk.transport.london, (Gary
Jenkins) tapped out on the keyboard:

There is quite a large area of South-East London that seems to be
missing out on transport improvements - from Bromley in the south
therough Sidcup and Eltham (where I live) up to Bexleyheath in the
north. Some maps add insult to injury by placing the "key to symbols"
box over this area.

Grenwich Council's transport policy involves campaigning for
improvements in the northern, Thamesside part of the Borough while
ignoring the needs of the south. The political map of the Borough
might suggest why this is the case.

Does anyone have any suggestions for improving transport in the
Cinderella parts of SE London? Would it be a realistic long-term
project to lobby for a new tube line starting say at Sidcup and
running through Eltham, Kidbrooke and Charlton to link with the
Jubilee at North Greenwich or Canary Wharf and then continue through
Hackney to finish at Finsbury Park or Tottenham Hale? This would
greatly improve transport links to Docklands and really help shift
Lonson's centre of gravity to the East.

There was an opportunity 15 years or so ago when it was proposed to route the
CTRL through SE London which would have led to improvements to commuter
services. But such was hysterical NIMBYism that the CTRL has benefited
Stratford instead.

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John Youles Norwich England UK
(recently of Beckenham)
j dot y.o.u.l.e.s at n.t.l.w.o.r.l.d dot c.o.m