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Hang on, so the congestion charge may be increased at a time when the public transport services have been reduced?
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A lot sooner than expected, the new plans have been announced:
Quote: | As a temporary measure and to support the transformation of London’s streets, it is proposed that the Congestion Charge will increase to £15 next month and the hours of operation extended as part of a package of temporary changes. These changes will be monitored and form part of a wider review of the Congestion Charge as agreed with the Government as part of the TfL funding deal. Proposals include increasing the Congestion Charge to £15 and extending its hours of operation to 7am to 10pm, seven days a week, from 22 June. This would encourage Londoners not to make unnecessary car journeys, and is expected to reduce journeys within the Congestion Charge zone by a third. This would significantly reduce air pollution in central London compared to pre-Covid levels and help tackle the climate emergency. |
tl:dr £15/day, no weekend exemption and now on 7am to 10pm
Also significant pedestrianisation on some bridges (inc. London Bridge which is currently bike/taxi/bus and motorcycle only)
No mention of motorcycles at all which is good, sounds like this has been written up in a rush so luckily they forgot about motorbikes (as per usual with London planning.) And... breathe.
What's interesting is they're talking about pedestrianising huge swathes of the city, while also asking people not to take public transport and hiking the charges to drive into the city. Considering the majority of public-facing jobs that can't be done from home (shop staff, construction, cleaners etc) are done by people living in the cheaper outskirts, not sure how they're expecting the majority to travel? Can't see many people willing to cycle the 15 miles from the outskirts into the centre on the daily.
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That's the thing, I can't afford to live any closer to work, if anything I'll be moving further away in the next 18 months and I'm already over 22 miles each way. Cycling/walking is not an option.
It's actually super easy for me to get the tube, but unless they can make it a more pleasant experience (less crowded, more reliable, cheaper), I have no intention of doing so. I find it a really stressful and uncomfortable experience.
For me personally, if/when they make public transport the only viable option, that will be the thing that eventually pushes me away from London altogether. ____________________ I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock. |
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Right hand: "go back to work, avoid public transport"
Left hand: "avoid using your car"
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Posted: 16:45 - 15 May 2020 Post subject: |
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The congestion charge was brought in to reduce congestion. The cue is in the name.
Now, due to the virus, there's not enough congestion. So they're putting the charge up.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 345 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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