- London Transport News
May 2009
- TFL launches search for new, free London morning newspaper to replace The Metro which ends its contract on March 2010.
- Victoria Coach Station has become the first organisation in the London transport sector to achieve the Government's Customer Service Excellence (CSE) standard award.
- The construction of Crossrail has begun at Canary Wharf station.
- The Mayor of London has started a cycle revolution; all are welcome to join the events hosted to reduce impact on the environment.
- New pedestrian crossings at Marble Arch, have allowed a "more mobile service" around the station.
- Crime is down by 8% on the tube since last year.
- Work to build the new Crossrail station at Tottenham Court Road begins on 15 May; rebuilding work will cost over £1 billion and the new ticket hall will be six times the size of the existing one
- The replacement of all trains on the Piccadilly line by 2014 is announced
- A flyover bridge at Canning Town is due to be put in place in late May as part of the DLR extension along the former North London Line from Canning Town to Stratford
April 2009
- The Thames boat services are to be made easier with for example, more integration, a new ferry service from London Bridge to Canary Wharf, extending Tower Pier and acceptance of Oyster Pay as you go.
- The London Overground's Stratford platforms will open later this month
- Taxi fares in London increase by 3.4%
- A bird photo competition, with partnership between tfl and RSPB, is launched
March 2009
- £9.2 billion is to be used to deliver many transport improvements in the tube, Crossrail, DLR, East London Line and Cycle Hire
- A £4.2 million programme is launched to help promote sustainable travel in the London Borough of Richmond
- Southern Gas Networks has been prosecuted for breaking rules on street works
- Various service changes will occur from late April until December to facilitate upgrade work on London Overground
- Two weeks were left for Community Cycling Fund for London to apply for grants help promote cycling
- Major work on A406 to facilitate gas works for three months
- New artwork for tube map cover
- Consultation begins on London Permit Scheme
- A map is launched showing Coach Parking in central London
- A bridge on Dalston Lane will be replaced in late May to help with the running of the East London Line Extension
- A spring campaign is launched to warn drivers to watch out for motorcyclists
- From December, Circle Line services will extend to Hammersmith
- £1 million used to help set up car club package for residents as essentially a car-for-hire service within five minutes walk over next two years. Cars will have designated spots where they can be used on a pay-as-you-go service.
- New bus lane in the centre of Mitcham speeds up journeys
- The revamped Tower Gateway station reopens early
- Blackfriars LU station closes for 2 years for Thameslink Programme upgrades. The National Rail stations remains open.
- Member News
- User:L07ChLeo3 has changed his name to Crest of London. So as to date no members have left or joined the project.
There are currently 69 members!
This WikiProject would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!
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- General
So to begin with good luck and well done to the people who keep attaining Featured article or list status to articles such as Richmond Bridge, London we would all like to thank you for doing one of the hardest jobs on the project and another thank you to all that helped out with this month's metro, it has been hard since Unisouth's departure but we have all kept it together by working hard. I would also like to give a special thanks to iridescent and DavidCane for writing the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway and Battersea Bridge articles in the amazing way that they did. Together those two have contributed to >70 per cent of the GA/FA articles in this Project so a large well done to those two!
The List of London Underground stations article is on featured review so please if you have anything that could improve the article, please add it.
It has been mentioned in previous editions but we really need people to get involved in other areas of the portal, the interest rate in it has dropped rapidly so if you know anyone interested in London Transport that isn't already a member please ask them to get involved in the portal. For the future of this Project.
The new system of Article Alerts has become a big hit, providing easy and quick access to information and developments on articles such as deletion and nominations to FA/FL status as well as many others so if you ever need information you can simply add the relevant page to your watchlist and wait for the updates to come in.
And finally talk pages may seem like a daunting prospect but still it is a good idea to voice your opinion once in a while. Who knows? Your single (relevant) comment could save an article from deletion or even boost it's chances of being promoted to FA/FL status.
As usual all suggestions to improving the metropolitan are welcome so if you have one we would be happy to hear from you.
- This month's selected image
Thames Clippers service catamaran on the River Thames.
- From the editor
This is my first time on the job, I have decided to fill the empty job space since Unisouth's departure, so as with standard procedure feel free to correct any mistakes and update any old links if necessary. We are still looking for improvements to the formats so please provide any suggestions for any improvements to this newsletter and any comments or anything else to include in the next issue. Please can ideas be given for a better layout on this newsletter. Feedback is highly appreciated.
This edition would not be here if not for the feedback, support from many people and the paper's subscribers and I would like to thank you all.
- Contributors to this Issue
- Simply south (talk) (Editor, Main Contributor and Distibutor)
- Crest of London (talk) (Guest editor)
- Credits to other people who fix minor formatting and spelling in this and the last issue.
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- Assessment
GA
- A1 road (London)
- A215 road
- Docklands Light Railway
- Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
- Hammerton's Ferry
- High Speed 1
- London Paddington station
- Wandsworth Bridge
- Wimbledon and Sutton Railway
GAC
None
FA\FL
- Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
- City and South London Railway
- Edgar Speyer
- List of London Underground stations
- London congestion charge
- Richmond Bridge, London
- Vauxhall Bridge
FAC\FLC
- Battersea Bridge
- Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
A
None
- Other assessment notes
None
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- Other announcements
- The Richmond Bridge, London article has been promoted to a featured article status.
- The Vauxhall Bridge article has been nominated as a featured article.
- The list of London Underground stations is currently under a featured review (at the time of writing).
- The Church Road (Harlesden) article has been nominated for deletion.
- Did you know...
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