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Colin Rosenstiel · January 14th 08, 07:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article
,
(MIG) wrote:

I think this is roughly where the bus station is now, above the
arcade below, but further west than the platforms. So it looks
as if the taxis went down the side of the station, as at
Paddington, rather than the station starting further back.

So, instead of direct cycle access to the platforms from the
street, you now have to get up a few steps and down a substantial
staircase (or escalator), or else go on a detour equivalent to
the frontage of Broad St station and back walking through the
Broadgate shopping centre, instead.

This great planning success was for the London terminal at the
time still the principal one for services to Britain's premier
cycling city, Cambridge. Pillocks!

Rubbish, it's good for you! In fact, taking ten minutes every
morning to run up and down the steps carrying your bike would be
excellent training for breakaways and hill attacks.

It's a shame they didn't put in a ramp inside the station, rising
from ground level at the west (Broadgate centre) end to the level
of the elevated walkways (and so the street) at the east end. Would
have been very handy, although i'm not entirely sure quite where
you'd put it.

You're right of course. Cyclists should be fit enough. However, it was a
massive step backwards for users of wheelchairs and children's buggies.

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Colin Rosenstiel