Richmond Transits

A blog about Richmond upon Thames local issues by a local resident.

Friday, April 27, 2012

North Sheen Footbridge update

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Local politicians are busy visiting us before next week's elections, including the chap who's designed a new version . They seem t...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Kennington People on Bikes: Why didn't we use the cycle path?

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Here's a good blog post by Kennington People on Bikes: Why didn't we use the cycle path? Their picture  is worth a thousand words a...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012

At long last, Dutch-style cycle parking and repair shed in Richmond?

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The Richmond and Twickenham Times reports today that Richmond station  gets (is to someday) new cycle hub .  Transport Minister Norman B...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The lost orchards of North Sheen and Richmond Council's cunning plan to impose a new tax?

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It seems the Richmond Planning department nowadays is quite liberally (and not very democratically) letting through semi-high-rise in No...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Has cycling reached a critical mass in London?

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London Cycling Campaign has blogged about how safe bike lanes and junctions will persuade us to cycle more. It commissioned a survey, wh...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Good to see cyclists campaigning against road planning

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I've long said that TfL has got absolutely no clue on incorporating cycling into the urban fabric, or in other words they're abs...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

My questions to Barclays Cycle Hire managers

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Thanks for your email, It comes right in time. Together with other users, we were stuck at Waterloo yesterday around 1900 as all neigh...
Saturday, October 01, 2011

Wondering what rabbits would write on signs before their homes...

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Restaurant review: Skylon

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After some research for a business dinner close to Waterloo, I booked Skylon in the Royal Festival Hall. The room was vast, gymnasium sized...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Tube to cost £5 to fund Olympic, West London commuters bear the pain for no benefits

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While salaries are on hold (except if you're a tube driver and can hold the government to ransom to get a grand's bonus), public tra...
Friday, September 09, 2011

An airport encounter

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So there I was yesterday night having three hours to kill at FRA (Frankfurt airport), working in a half-empty noodle bar - MoshMosh ; if you...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011

When will TfL realise they need more BorisBikes at Waterloo?

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Now the Summer's gone -and everyone's back-, it's cruelly obvious Transport for London need to add more capacity to its Barcla...
Friday, April 08, 2011

Why pay for the gym when you've got the Boris Bikes?

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A new application for the Boris Bikes. See also my previous posts on this cycle hire scheme: Waterloo: more Boris Bikes but still no sign of...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Postman Pat's elastic bands lambasted for littering

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According to BBC News in a piece titled "Royal Mail's red rubber band use revealed " (what a catchy title guys...), Postman Pa...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

At last, TfL goes mobile

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Transport for London has finally realised that people need travel information the most, well, when they're travelling. Armed with this g...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Cyclists living in fear

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Seen on the BBC Helmet cameras capture bad d...
Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Curing the symptoms: plod in a van at the level crossing

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After realising red  light jumping at levels crossing is rife and having established that people running in front of trains isn't exactl...
Thursday, December 02, 2010

BBC - Mind The Gap: Why do south London trains suffer most in the snow?

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BBC - Mind The Gap: Why do south London trains suffer most in the snow? Another proof that our transport system is antiquated and no longuer...
Friday, November 05, 2010

Giving up infrastructure is rarely a good deal for users and tax payers

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Read this am: BBC News - High-speed rail link London to Folkestone is sold Since it cost GBP 5bn and was sold for 2.1b, I'm failing to s...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Waterloo: more Boris Bikes but still no sign of life for the Eurostar old platforms

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Two good posts this week on Londonist . The first one is on the continuing mystery of the old Eurostar platforms and why they cost £4.1 to ...
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