Ian F. wrote:
As a Balham resident, I'm still reeling that allegedly £1m was spent
on this crossing when we have had one outside Balham station for over
four years! It is said to have cost £100k to create.

The money was presumably spent on demolishing walls and moving kerb lines,
lighting poles and camera poles, rather than on redoing the road surface.

The media has totally ignored the fact, despite e-mails and calls,
with the exception of a tiny piece in Metro and a short letter in
tonight's Standard. Seems they are scared of upsetting the Mayor.

I don't think Boris has been Mayor long enough to be responsible for the
scheme, BICBW.

Some (balanced) views he
http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?...etail&id=83381

There's been one in Burnt Oak since approximately 2001, which might be the
oldest one in London. Here's a 2004 discussion...
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....eef9d821b556c8