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April 21, 2023 · 4:12 pm

Central London bus route changes

From Saturday 29th April the #3 bus will no longer go to Whitehall.  After Lambeth Bridge it will go between Horseferry Road and Victoria Street.

Two other Lambeth bus routes are changing on 29th April. The #133 bus will go between Holborn & Monument instead of ending at Liverpool Street station. The #59 bus will be routed between St Batholemews Hospital ( Barts) and High Holborn instead of terminating at Euston station.

Thanks to the public campaign to save the #45 bus the proposed changes not going ahead and the 45 route will remain the same.

Check your Transport for London (TfL) app for bus times: https://tfl.gov.uk/maps_/tfl-go

A summary of central London bus changes on 29th April are here: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/central-london-bus-changes#on-this-page-8

See our earlier post: 3/7/22

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August 30, 2020 · 7:15 pm

Safer Streets for Schools

Schools start to go back next Wednesday. And the council is developing a temporary scheme to help with social distancing on the journeys to and from school.

The road outside selected schools will be closed for 1 hour 30 minutes – twice each school day. These timed road closures will be at the start and the end of the school day: 7.45am to 9.15am and 2.15pm to 3.45pm during school term time.

Julians School

In Norwood the schools taking part in the scheme in September are:

  • Elm Wood SE27 9RR : Carnac St closed from Hamilton Rd to Clive Rd
  • Hitherfield SW16 2JQ: Hitherfield Rd closed from Mount Nod Rd to Leigham Vale.
  • Julian’s SE27 0JF : Wolfington Rd closed from Casewick Rd to Knights Hill St
  • Luke’s SE27 0DZ , Linton Grove closed between Basil Gardens and Elder Rd

More schools are expected to join the scheme in coming weeks.

To provide feedback and for more information see:
https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/streets-and-roads/school-streets

Transport for London (TfL) is increasing bus services to help with safer journeys to school.
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2020/august/tfl-urges-children-to-walk-cycle-and-scoot-to-school-to-help-children-safely-return-to-the-classroom

We are still waiting to see when the government requires TfL to replace the free children and youth fares. The new fares are expected to be 50% of adult fare so 75p fare for most trips.

To support the campaign for free fares for children sign this petition here.

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January 5, 2017 · 8:45 am

Rail fares up 27%

Labour councillors at West Norwood station

Labour councillors at West Norwood station

To start off the new year 2017 train fares have gone up another 2.3% since last year. The total increase in rail ticket prices since 2010 is 27%  – far in excess of the inflation rate  & wage increases.

In West Norwood the train situation is made worse by very poor services  from Southern rail causing ever more misery & stress  to commuters reliant on trains to get to & from work.  For example during an hour this last Tuesday morning’s rush hour commuters said one train was cancelled and another doubly overcrowded as it had only 5 carriages instead of the normal 10 carriages.

The Southern rail situation is exacerbated by the government’s Transport Secretary cancelling plans, at the last minute,  to transfer responsibility for running London suburban train services to Transport for London (TfL)  and the Labour London Mayor.

Our MP, Helen Hayes, is a founding member of the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group on Southern rail and campaigning for the government to remove the failing Southern rail service from Govia’s contract. You can help the campaign by recording your recent experiences of using Southern Rail in this short survey .

 

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January 5, 2017 · 12:44 am

No 3 bus route in central London

snipimage2Transport for London (TfL) is making Oxford Street more friendly for pedestrians and changes to bus routes.

Part of the plan means the No 3 bus will run between Trafalgar Square and Russell Square instead of going via Regent Street. The route between Crystal  Palace and Trafalgar Square stays the same.

Similarly the N3 bus will no longer go to & from Oxford Circus but run between Russell Square & Trafalgar Square and then the usual N3 route to  & from Bromley North.

For more details see: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/bus-routes-3-137-and-n3/

The deadline for comments on the plan is Sunday 29th January 2017.

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March 14, 2016 · 6:37 pm

No change to 315 bus

Peabody Hill

Peabody Hill

Transport for London (TfL) have decided to drop the plans for a new route for 315 bus through West Norwood  as there was little local support  for the plans.

Last summer TfL consulted local people about extending the 315 bus to Peabody Hill & Trust Walk, a community of 250 homes, at the top of Birkbeck Hill SE21 . Of the 513  people who took part in the consultation  only 22% supported the new route.  174 of those who replied used the 315 bus which links West Norwood with Balham.

TfL said “We will consider other ways of improving access to Peabody Hill. Any proposals will take account of the issues raised in this consultation and will be subject to further consultation.”

For more information on the consultation see: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/route-315

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February 9, 2016 · 5:06 pm

Tulse Hill one-way system

Gyratory workshop

Gyratory workshop

Transport for London (TfL) has set aside £7m to spend on modernising Norwood Road in West Norwood and the one-way system ( or gyratory) at Tulse Hill over a period of 5 years. See our earlier posts 19/1/16 and 3/6/15

There has been extensive consultation with the local community over the last few months.

The  next set of community workshops are:

  • Tues 9th Feb 6.30pm-8.30pm workshop on ideas for changing the Tulse Hill southnorwood rd feb16 circular one-way system at  Tulse Hill HUB, 357 Norwood Road SE27 9BQ
  • Thurs 11th Feb 6.30pm-8.30pm workshop on improving Norwood Road at  All Nations Christian Centre 15 York Hill, SE27 0BU
  • Tues 23rd Feb 6.30pm-8.30pm workshop on improving Norwood Road at St Martin’s Community Centre, Abbots Park SW2 3PW
  • Tues 8th March 6.30pm to 8.30pm reviewing ideas on changing Tulse Hill one-way system to two way at Tulse Hill HUB, 357 Norwood Road SE27 9BQ

All welcome & refreshments available. Call Streetworks for details: 07496 601 970   http://www.streetworks.london  @StreetworksN2T

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January 1, 2016 · 2:06 pm

Fares go up Saturday

IMG_20151229_144124397Londoner’s new year public transport fare increases come in on Saturday 2nd January

Travel cards will go up and the one-day caps too.

London Transport pricing is complicated with a range of cards , caps and concessions . To check out how fare increases will affect you see:

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares?intcmp=1648#on-this-page-1.  A zone 1 -3 weekly travel card costs £38.

In the last seven years, tube and bus fares have increased by more than 40 per cent, while wages have failed to keep pace.That’s why Sadiq Khan, Labour’s candidate for Mayor of London, has pledged to freeze all tube, train and bus fares for the next four years.

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September 4, 2015 · 5:40 pm

Improving Norwood Road

Streetworks champion Anna Birley

Streetworks champion Anna Birley

The first  StreetWorks  workshop is in the evening  on Tuesday 15th September. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to help re-design your neighbourhood around Norwood Road.  No experience necessary. Just come along at 6.30pm to the Salvation Army Hall at 246 Norwood Road SE27 9AW . More  workshops on upgrading Norwood Road  are planned for Tuesday evenings on 13th October, 10th November and 8th December – same place & time. The workshops are interactive & informal with refreshments.

StreetWorks is a community led £7 million project funded by Transport for London (TfL)  to firstly  improve the street around Norwood Road and then to change the one way system at Tulse Hill.

For more information email: hello@streetworks.london. Also see https://www.facebook.com/pages/StreetWorks-Norwood2TulseHill/1667496666829795 or follow the project on twitter @streetworksN2T . Information will be posted regularly on the project web site:     http://www.streetworks.london

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August 4, 2015 · 7:26 pm

20mph on Lambeth’s roads

20mph jmA 20mph speed limit will be rolled out to all the roads in Lambeth, except for the red routes maintained by Transport for London (TfL) . TFL will fund the street signage and road markings. In neighbourhoods where, despite the signage, speed continues to be a problem the council will consider other calming measures such as humps in 2017/18.

Lower traffic speeds reduce accidents  and encourage more people to walk or cycle  helping to improve air quality.

For details of the Lambeth Scheme see: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/streets-and-roads/lambeth-goes-20mph-guide . Also check out  the “20 is plenty for us”  campaign at http://www.20splentyforus.org.uk/

#Lambeth20mph

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June 28, 2015 · 10:55 pm

Changes to the 315 bus route

Cllr Jane Pickard at the York Hill stop

Cllr Jane Pickard at the York Hill stop

A proposal to extend the 315 bus route to Peabody estate ( near Tulse Hill station) means the 315 bus would no longer travel to Norwood High Street, Ernest Avenue and Knight’s Hill, including the stops for West Norwood Station and the present terminus at Cheviot Road.
The Mayor of London’s Transport for London (TfL) is now consulting on these proposed changes and there is a chance to see the plans and speak to TFL on Thursday 2nd July between 3pm and 8.30pm at Aspire Centre, 1 Park Hall Road SE21 8EH ( at end of Robson Road) and Thursday 16th July 3pm to 8.30pm at The Portico Gallery, 23c Knights Hill SE27 0HS.

More details and an online survey are at: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/route-315

Monday 10th August is closing date for this formal consultation

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