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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 …

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TfL Looking Into Holes Fine

Fed up with the disruption caused by utility companies digging up London’s streets? TfL are considering fining companies who don’t complete work on time. Boris Johnson kicked off a war on holes as part of his Way To Go! initiative earlier this year by insisting …

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Tesla Electric Cars Arrive In London

Image by coneee Got a spare £87,000 burning a hole in your back pocket and a yearn to save the planet? Help is at hand: the Tesla Roadster, the electric car that’s become a hot piece of roadgoing kit among America’s glitterati, will soon be …

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Camden Bus Lane Confusion Bewilders Bikers

It seems not all bus lanes are created equal as Camden Council bans bikers from using them, despite approval from Westminster and TfL. The pilot scheme, intended to reduce collisions and improve road safety has left bikers paying more attention to road signage than the …

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Olympians Get Special Road Treatment

To avoid athletes missing events because they’re stuck in the Blackwall Tunnel, the ODA have unveiled plans for a designated road network. Certain lanes will be dedicated to Olympic traffic so 55,000 competitors and officials can move around quickly. We think it’s a good idea …