gdubz
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I saw that in the south London press. Amazing
Clapham, Stockwell and Kennington news, rumour and general chat
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cuppa tee
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Conspiracy theorists have been active following the erection of two acoustic sheds on green space
in Kennington by TFL as part of the Northern Line extension to USAville ( formerly Nine Elms lane).
the green spaces in question are Kennington Green and a swathe of the eastern end of Kennington Park........ the sheds are huge structures designed to stifle construction noise. and will be in situ for five years, constructed from steel girders and as tall as a four storey building..... the conspiracy theory is that the presence of these structures will make any need for planning permission to build flats on these green spaces unnecessary and will clear the way for TFL to make a ton of cash by allowing developers to exploit Kennington and its new zone 1 status
in Kennington by TFL as part of the Northern Line extension to USAville ( formerly Nine Elms lane).
the green spaces in question are Kennington Green and a swathe of the eastern end of Kennington Park........ the sheds are huge structures designed to stifle construction noise. and will be in situ for five years, constructed from steel girders and as tall as a four storey building..... the conspiracy theory is that the presence of these structures will make any need for planning permission to build flats on these green spaces unnecessary and will clear the way for TFL to make a ton of cash by allowing developers to exploit Kennington and its new zone 1 status
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cuppa tee
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......also coming to Kennington Park is this........
POP Football EURO 2016 | Hievents.co.uk
a two week extravaganza of sport, food, booze and DJs Ffs which it looks will make
half of this PUBLIC space out of bounds to the public at the height of fucking summer
POP Football EURO 2016 | Hievents.co.uk
a two week extravaganza of sport, food, booze and DJs Ffs which it looks will make
half of this PUBLIC space out of bounds to the public at the height of fucking summer
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RoyReed
Must fly!
Re-opened (eventually) 20th May.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
A community group I belong to kept being shunted around by those people and now has ended up at the Railway by Clapham High Street station.
The Railway is quite pleasant pub with a good upstairs meeting room, but much more expensive that Bread & Roses used to be.
Maybe that has changed though with all this refurbishment and theatre club stuff going on at B & R prices may have hiked.
editor
hiraethified
Yes, but they're moving their awesome bar outdoors!
Lambeth says it's all about a "community connect."
SpamMisery
Pretty comfortable here right under your skin
They're hiring bar staff for that. £8.10 an hour (includes paid training)
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
maybe so but this event has been kept very hush hush, even the park keepers didn't know it was happening
there has been zero consultation with the local community and someone I know was at the Friends of Kennington Park AGM and it wasn't mentioned there
snowy_again
Slush
So, the new roundabout layout for Stockwell has some teething problems.
Firstly the north bound cycle filter lane - it's pointless - takes you with the traffic to the right of the war memorial, and then leaves you (as a cyclist) on a segregated lane with a red traffic light, whilst the other 'traffic' lane is prioritised with a green filter to turn left or go straight on. It's quicker and easier as a cyclist to go into the non segregated traffic lane and carry on amongst the cars and lorries.
The traffic lane is also too narrow for larger vehicles; the traffic lights have already been hit by wider vehicles trying to swing out to make the corner.
Coming from the East (along Clapham Road) you get the same thing - if you're a cyclist turning left onto Stockwell Road, the segregated cycle lane has lower priority than the non segregated mainstream one.
The traffic lights for motor vehicles is also terribly signposted and unclear for drivers - I saw a lorry plough through the red light this morning at 20mph ish (I can only assume they were looking at the cyclists filtering left and saw their green light) and only just stop before they hit three cars coming out of Stockwell Road.
If you're in the Advanced Stop Line space on most of the junctions, you have a terrible view of the traffic lights changing.
Quite nice tarmac though.
Firstly the north bound cycle filter lane - it's pointless - takes you with the traffic to the right of the war memorial, and then leaves you (as a cyclist) on a segregated lane with a red traffic light, whilst the other 'traffic' lane is prioritised with a green filter to turn left or go straight on. It's quicker and easier as a cyclist to go into the non segregated traffic lane and carry on amongst the cars and lorries.
The traffic lane is also too narrow for larger vehicles; the traffic lights have already been hit by wider vehicles trying to swing out to make the corner.
Coming from the East (along Clapham Road) you get the same thing - if you're a cyclist turning left onto Stockwell Road, the segregated cycle lane has lower priority than the non segregated mainstream one.
The traffic lights for motor vehicles is also terribly signposted and unclear for drivers - I saw a lorry plough through the red light this morning at 20mph ish (I can only assume they were looking at the cyclists filtering left and saw their green light) and only just stop before they hit three cars coming out of Stockwell Road.
If you're in the Advanced Stop Line space on most of the junctions, you have a terrible view of the traffic lights changing.
Quite nice tarmac though.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Really? I haven't found that - coasted through this morning northbound with lights in cyclists' favour. There are of necessity two light cycles though so I guess it depends on timing.
Agree with you here. Even worse, the other day I (eventually) got a green on the bike lane to go southbound and nearly got wiped out by a lorry turning left, so something had gone wrong.
snowy_again
Slush
Yup, I'll be checking my shoulder more if I ever go straight on (rather than left down Stockwell Road). The amount of tipper / freight lorries and RLJing car drivers has increased.
Tricky Skills
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I thought that the bike lane lights turning left into Stockwell Road might have been altered in the past week. When the scheme first opened, it was painfully slow in that small stretch of a lane. Cyclists were penalised for taking the safe option.
This appeared to change this weekend. Each time I had a very short waiting time. I may just have been lucky with my timings.
I'm still unsure about what happens when the space opens on the other side. Has it been confirmed that this will be shared between pedestrians and cyclists? There was a lone cyclist in the design images, but the wording was unclear.
This appeared to change this weekend. Each time I had a very short waiting time. I may just have been lucky with my timings.
I'm still unsure about what happens when the space opens on the other side. Has it been confirmed that this will be shared between pedestrians and cyclists? There was a lone cyclist in the design images, but the wording was unclear.
billythefish
toad licker
There was a similar problem with the phasing of lights at Vauxhall Bridge southbound when the lane was first opened, but once it was all completed the phasing was altered for the better. I rarely get caught at the red now.
I agree about Stockwell at the moment - all a bit frustrating, but I hope it will improve on completion.
I agree about Stockwell at the moment - all a bit frustrating, but I hope it will improve on completion.
Ol Nick
beer in Brixton
I've noticed a lot of these crazy junction "improvements" take a while and probably a bit of tweaking to bed in. Did anyone else see the chaos of the E&C changeover.
I have to disagree with Winot on the lights though. I always wait at the war memorial while the traffic swings left. Maybe you're coming up from Clapham Road (SW2/SW4) rather than SW9 (i.e. True Brixton)?
I have to disagree with Winot on the lights though. I always wait at the war memorial while the traffic swings left. Maybe you're coming up from Clapham Road (SW2/SW4) rather than SW9 (i.e. True Brixton)?
5t3IIa
Registered User
Anyone know about anything happening on Clapham Common this weekend? I can just about see something but I'm not going out to investigate. It might be a little bit of it by Clapham South being used as sort of 'storage' as prep (?) for a demolition of the old cop shop though 
I'll try and take a pic.
I'll try and take a pic.
snowy_again
Slush
This is true! Yesterday I noticed that the True Brixton road had been swept, but cycle lane was full of rubbish (glass, leaves, bottles) etc. already. Sigh.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Yeah I'm on the True Brixton Bypass. I guess they must be prioritising us SW2ers for a reason.
5t3IIa
Registered User
London to Brighton bike ride start line!!! The PA woke me upHi viz
The building to the left is ex-station house and being sloooowly demolished.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
TFL say they are going ahead with their pans to have a restaurant and exhibition space at the rotunda at Clapham South. I wonder if there will be a publicly available toilet to replace the closed council one?
The future of the Rotunda at Clapham - Transport for London - Citizen Space
The future of the Rotunda at Clapham - Transport for London - Citizen Space
Black Halo
Well-Known Member
Noticed the other day that the old Thai Ming premises (near Kennington Cross, between Amici and Pizza Express) is being cleaned up and will be a second location for Firecracker, a restaurant in Westminster.
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
intelligence led policing after someone in the Met saw this ......Weeds growing out of the pavment everywhere ?
sealion
Conformity is the last refuge of the unimaginitive
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I guess there will be opportunities in other areas for a former "Political Consultant of the Year"
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
might be a bit disruptive for kids about to do gcse's which have been made more difficult this year with the new style exams ushered in Sir Gregs mate Gove.....I still cannot believe this chancer was given free reign to fuck about the way he did.
sealion
Conformity is the last refuge of the unimaginitive
The answer is in "Sir Gregs mate Gove"
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
uh-huh
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