http://www.alwaystouchout.com Transport projects in London - update list en-gb These project pages were created by Dave Arquati - please ask for permission before using their content. dave@alwaystouchout.com dave@alwaystouchout.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A new airport terminal on the former sewage works at Perry Oaks, along with associated road junction on M25 and rail and Underground links. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/6 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/6 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:53:30 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) True high-speed link from the Channel Tunnel to new international station at St Pancras. Eurostar services now use the link, with high-speed domestic services to Kent due in 2009. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/4 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/4 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:44:38 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) A major (and severely delayed) upgrade to Thameslink, the north-south rail link through London. More destinations will be served and there will be a higher frequency. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/23 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/23 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:44:08 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) London's biggest project, Crossrail, is a new railway tunnel between Paddington & Whitechapel, enabling suburban trains to travel from Heathrow & Maidenhead to Canary Wharf, Shenfield & Abbey Wood. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/1 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/1 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:10:17 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) An extension from Gallions Reach through the Barking Reach development site to Dagenham Dock station. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/29 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/29 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:18:44 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) A new bridge with 2 lanes in each direction for private vehicles, a cycle/footway and two public transport lanes, from Beckton across the Thames to Thamesmead. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/10 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/10 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:08:02 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) A segregated high-quality bus route between Greenwich / North Greenwich, Thamesmead and Abbey Wood. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/27 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/27 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:08:02 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) A segregated high-quality bus scheme is proposed for the eastern centres of Barking and Romford. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/42 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/42 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:08:02 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) A Low Emission Zone means charging vehicles not meeting minimum emissions standards for entering Greater London. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/79 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/79 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:06:39 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) Plans to grade-separate the remaining sections of the North Circular with flat junctions - Henlys Corner, Bounds Green & Golders Green Rd - have been dropped in favour of smaller improvement schemes. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/32 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/32 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:03:35 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) The existing Countdown system, which tracks buses and relays arrival information to bus stops, is being replaced with a GPS-based system called iBus. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/96 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/96 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:03:05 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) To serve the new international station at Stratford, the DLR would take over North London Line services between Canning Town and Stratford. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/45 http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/45 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:02:02 -0600 Dave Arquati (dave@alwaystouchout.com) Run a search through the alwaystouchout.com project database text http://www.alwaystouchout.com/query.php