Brixton chitter-chatter and news - May 2012

[Chilavert]

Yep just came down the hill, big traffic jams. From what I could see the accident took place outside TKMaxx.

 

[shygirl]

Saw the man being put into ambulance, hope he survives. Apparently, the bus driver was alterted to the fact he'd hit someone by passengers on the bus, hence bus not stopping til outside mothercare.

 

[shygirl]

Has anyone noticed how dangerously close to the kerb some of the buses passing through are? Its pretty scary...

 

[quimcunx]

And 3 hours later outside M&S Atlantic road crossing a bus had to sit stationary and beep two times at some woman stood on the road looking at her phone.

 

[Sirena]

I've been in Brixton for 25 years and I just think the place would be so much nicer if the main parts of the main street were not also bus stops. But where else could you put the stops?

 

[quimcunx]

You could knock down the market and have a terminus.

 

[Greebo]

You could knock down the market and have a terminus.

And then where do you put the market?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Has anyone noticed how dangerously close to the kerb some of the buses passing through are? Its pretty scary...

I saw a guy almost get knocked into the road by a bus outside the Beehive when a bus hit his arm. They are very very close, but then Brixton's streets down there are very very narrow

 

[quimcunx]

Where it is. I choose market over terminus.

e2a: but most stations that have that many buses have terminiiiiii.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

And then where do you put the market?

Granville Arcade

 

[fortyplus]

I've been in Brixton for 25 years and I just think the place would be so much nicer if the main parts of the main street were not also bus stops. But where else could you put the stops?

Just push them out into the middle of the road. It's the through traffic that's the problem, not the bus-stops.

 

[Greebo]

Granville Arcade

All of it? Have you got a shoehorn?

 

[quimcunx]

Put them where tesco is.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

All of it? Have you got a shoehorn?

Well, just the stallholders who aren't mad on cold weather

 

[Greebo]

Put them where tesco is.

Now that could work.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Now that could work.

You could shove a few stalls into MacDonalds

 

[quimcunx]

No! put the terminus there.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No! put the terminus there.

That's a long walk to the tube for some people though and would just result in the whole pavement from McShitey's to the tube being packed when everyone gets off the buses

 

[Greebo]

You could shove a few stalls into MacDonalds

No! put the terminus there.

Both excellent suggestions, ladies. Please don't force me to choose one over the other.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Both excellent suggestions, ladies. Please don't force me to choose one over the other.

They could knock down the front of H&M and let the buses go in there. That way people at the last bus stop get to have a bus shelter when it's pissing down

 

[quimcunx]

I fear you are underestimating the turning circle of buses there.
You could knock down macdonalds to M&S and make that the terminus.

As you can see there are few feasible and palatable alternatives.

 

[Sirena]

Just push them out into the middle of the road. It's the through traffic that's the problem, not the bus-stops.

I was going to do a post suggesting they pave over the whole of the Town Centre and make it a pedestrian-priority 5 mph area all the way through and then there would be no space problems......And then, I sort of remembered it was Brixton I was talking about...

 

[Greebo]

<snip>And then, I sort of remembered it was Brixton I was talking about...

Yep. Normal rules for what could work just don't seem to apply in Lambeth.

 

[Badgers]

Has anyone noticed how dangerously close to the kerb some of the buses passing through are? Its pretty scary...

I have too. Also notice how close to the road (and in the road) a lot of people walk. Sad to hear about the accident and hope the guy is okay. Not sure how many bus/pedestrian accidents have happened in the centre though? Equally I doubt any of us know if the bus driver or pedestrian was at fault yesterday

 

[Badgers]

We have been fly-tipped by some bastard using the side of our place as a rubbish tip. Should I report this or just ignore it and hope it goes away?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

We have been fly-tipped by some bastard using the side of our place as a rubbish tip. Should I report this or just ignore it and hope it goes away?

Report it to the council, otherwise they may think it's your junk.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Report it to the council, otherwise they may think it's your junk.

Yes, and they're quite good on fly-tipping and use cctv and the police too. People have been caught.

 

[Badgers]

Report it to the council, otherwise they may think it's your junk.

I have done. To be honest we get a LOT of this which I think is due to the wide pavement and it being off the main road. I doubt the council would have a go but this is a lot more than usual. Perhaps Lambeth should charge a little less to their residents....

 

[Badgers]

Yes, and they're quite good on fly-tipping and use cctv and the police too. People have been caught.

Good news but I fear there is no CCTV on our side street

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I have done. To be honest we get a LOT of this which I think is due to the wide pavement and it being off the main road. I doubt the council would have a go but this is a lot more than usual. Perhaps Lambeth should charge a little less to their residents....

Oh well at least they are aware of the problem so aren't going to blame you for the mess