crossings

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Oxford Circus Crossing A ‘Success’

The sort-of-revolutionary pedestrian crossing at Oxford Circus has been declared a topping bit of town planning by its designers. (To employ an over-used phrase, ‘they would say that, wouldn’t they’.) TfL have done the math, and calculated that the decreased clutter and increased crossing options …

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Oxford Circus Diagonal Crossing Opens

As we type these words, momentous events are unfolding in central London. Mayor Boris Johnson is officially unveiling a new transport initiative right in the very heart of the capital. The most eagerly anticipated improvement to the city’s pedestrian infrastructure since, well, um, um. Still, …

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TFL Vow To Fix Dangerous Crossings

Zakgollop The London Assembly Lib Dems recently revealed that as many as one in five of London’s crossings do not provide pedestrians with enough time to get from one side of the street to t’other. Transport for London (TFL) now plan to update the crossings, …