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We don't like no bridges round 'ere. Photo courtesy of Flamenco Sun, taken from the Londonist Flickr pool.

HS2 And East London Crossing: The Best Laid Plans…

Why is it so hard to get anything built around here?

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A Bridge Too Far? Response To TfL Consultation Published

Wrangling over crossings continues.

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London Puzzles: The Lord Mayor’s Journey

Can you get from Mansion House to the Palace without going down any streets?

Goswell Road: half in the City...

Why There’s Not A Single Road In The City Of London

But there is a half road…

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Hammersmith Flyover To Close For Two Days

Critical cable work coming up.

Just carry on up Kingsland Road and you'll eventually get to this.

London’s Longest Roads And Where They Lead To

Take a stroll down Oxford Street to the Brecon Beacons…

Effort Street in Tooting. Is it worth the trouble to track it down?

The A-Z Of Odd London Street Names (Part 1)

Part 1 – from Accommodation Road to Kitcat Terrace.

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King’s Cross Gets New Street: King’s Boulevard

Welcome to the A-Z, King’s Boulevard.

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Ken Writes To Boris About Olympic Route Network

Concerns voiced about pedestrian safety, the effect on local residents and businesses, taxi drivers and the dangers of Games Lane envy

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Pelican Crossing Countdown Trial Launches Today

As previously reported, an 18-month trial of countdown clocks on pelican crossings began this morning at a junction beside Southwark station. Pedestrian Countdown, as the scheme is called, will, it is hoped, “make London safer for all concerned and smooth the flow of traffic to …

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Crossing Countdown To Be Trialled

Photo / Payton Chung BBC London is reporting that countdown traffic lights, popular in many US cities, will be tried out later in this month at selected zones around London. Pedestrians in Holborn, Balham, and Blackfriars will be the first to see a countdown clock …