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Oh OK. I do use Peckham Rye station regularly, and couldn't picture any lifts, so that explains it. Are you sure that there is nothing in the new plans to reinstate lift access? The plans to open up the front of the station feels like a good news story. There does seem to be a general objection to any public realm improvements locally, which I just find weird.

Farage has done nothing but divide and diminish this country, all in the name of his ego and his bank balance. Brexit has made us poorer and has damaged our influence in the world. He supported Trump who is directly threatening our interests and he supported Liz Truss' disastrous budget. He has done his best to ensure our country's decline and now people too proud to admit their mistakes and the deleterious impact of UKIP / The Brexit party / Reform Ltd are again voting for him to finish the job / nail down the coffin lid. Yes, he is a plastic patriot.

I think it's a false dichotomy. Lift maintenance is a priority and I doubt the delays in fixing them is to do with lack of funding. Whether they go ahead with this scheme of not, will make zero difference to how lift maintenance is being managed. There seems to be general opposition to any form of change across this forum.

Fully appreciate your concerns rollflick, but (as you say) it's good news that contracts have finally been awarded. Feels like people want to bemoan its failure before work has even started, which seems a tad negative.

Who needs a continued safe and reliable gas supply anyway?

Massively inconvenient, but what exactly do you want the council to do about it? They're not council works and if they're essential, then they're essential. I for one don't want to put minimising short term inconvenience over a long term safe and reliable gas supply in the area.

In todays Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/06/debate-pedestrianising-oxford-street-banning-cars-sadiq-khan

Thanks for this. Useful to know. Glad they're doing this overnight, otherwise it would be a nightmare.

Yup, Malumbu's comment was in response to this: ...so related to people mounting the pavement and parking illegally. The 'war on motorists' comment was obviously a tongue in cheek response to CPR Dave

Looks like it will be a massive improvement.

Which is relevant to the pavement widening outside M&S / the station how exactly?

The thinking was: I assume that it's been designed to take the weight of a goods vehicle. It's only meant to be used intermittently, for loading, so previously was unutilised / wasted space for most of the time. Makes sense therefore to raise it, and make it useful pedestrian area. I hope that when it's finished, there will be a big crack down on antisocial people mounting the pavement in order to park their cars there.

@Han92-ED Great picture. Love the reflections

Sheriff fatman surely!

Not sure if you're arguing that the pedestrianisation of the north side of Trafalgar square was a bad thing, but I can't imagine many people would want to reverse it. So much better now. Most provincial high streets went down the pedestrianisation route 40 years ago or more. Crazy that the UKs 'premier shopping street' is effectively a car park. Of course large parts of it should be pedestrianised and landscaped to turn it back in to a destination, rather than the messy street in decline that it is now. Soho should also be pedestrianised.

It's for loading yest, but not for people to park and shop in the store, just to be clear.

I just came across this. Looks like there are several phases with the last one completing in July! https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/improving-streets-and-spaces/making-our-streets-greener/east-dulwich

I imagine you have emailed the council and asked for it. What reason have they given for not supplying it?

No idea why you want the original consultation document, but if you email the council they will provide it. All the info on the work, and the reasons for it, are contained in the traffic management order (which was easy to find with a simple google search). I believe you should make an small effort to check easily accessible information before confidently asserting things that are untrue. Pedestrian refuges have not been removed to accommodate a bike lane, or any other 'cycle infrastructure'.

Here is the traffic order: https://services.southwark.gov.uk/assets/attach/306037/Red-Post-Hill-Junction-notice-dated-10-Oct-2024-.pdf

Traffic was bad this morning, especially when half a dozen coaches joined the queue. But they are temporary road works. It's not surprising there is traffic build up especially during rush hour; annoying, but somewhat par for the course. Does anyone know when the works are due to complete?

Needs clear signage, a camera, and some consistent enforcement.

The AA offer some general advice on what to look for and you can also pay for a vehicle checking service, to help you identify any issues before buying https://www.theaa.com/vehicle-inspection/

Finally went to the newly refurbished EDT. I like what they've done to the upstairs. Food looked good, although I didn't eat there. Quite an expensive menu though.

As mlteenie says, it can be open earlier than 'advertised', and often is, but you can't rely on it.