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| Councillor Peter Craske and former Bexley Council leader Ian Clement promote the Jump on Board campaign |
THERE are high hopes the election of a supporter of Bexley Council's Jump on Board campaign to London's top job will boost the chances of its
success.
The campaign was launched in February to try to improve public transport in the borough.
Its main aims are to extend the Greenwich Waterfront Transit (GWT) across Bexley to link up with north Kent's Fastrack system, extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) into Thamesmead and extend Crossrail to Ebbsfleet.
Bexley also wants to see the introduction of 12-carriage trains on the rail network and the expansion of the Oyster card to make it acceptable for travel on all trains in the
capital.
The council claims Bexley has been excluded from many of the public transport improvements which are being introduced in other surrounding boroughs, such as the GWT and Fastrack, which end at the borough boundaries.
But Bexley councillor Peter Craske, cabinet member for transport, says he is optimistic the situation will change now Tory Mayor of London Boris Johnson is in place.
He was the only one of the three major mayoral candidates to pledge support for the campaign.
Councillor Craske said: "We want to have a meeting with the Mayor and Transport for London as soon as possible, to see how we can work together to deliver what Bexley wants to see.
"We are expecting lots of changes to the way things are done."
Cllr Craske added: "I think we have got a strong case."
The most obvious first target is the extension of the GWT into Bexley, where part of the potential Bexley route has already been safeguarded.
Cllr Craske said: "The building blocks for extending the GWT are already there.
"It is definitely something we can now work on and try to deliver."
He added: "And there is no reason why the DLR should stop at Woolwich or why it cannot be extended to Thamesmead and north Bexley."
The Crossrail scheme is more problematic and longer term, but Bexley made its case to the House of Lords two weeks ago.
Cllr Craske said: "Together with the new mayor and the former one, we want to get people out of their cars and onto public transport, but we have to have the alternatives in place to do that.
"We do not want to just moan about it.
"There are things we can do and I think the doors are opening."
1:16pm Thursday 15th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Gemma, Belvedere on 1:38pm Thu 15 May 08
What about a Night bus for Belvedere?
What about a Night bus for Belvedere?
Posted by: Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The Great, The Study on 5:21pm Thu 15 May 08
Indeed Gemma, [bold]Belvedere[/bold] is best seen in the dark, though I suggest that the bus be armour-plated.
[bold]Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott[/bold]
Indeed Gemma,
Belvedere is best seen in the dark, though I suggest that the bus be armour-plated.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott Posted by: SPLASH, London on 12:13am Fri 16 May 08
Mr Piggott strikes again.
Mr Piggott strikes again.
Posted by: phil, barnehurst on 1:02am Fri 16 May 08
Councillour craske is the new lefty green conservative,we have to ride sodding bikes or get on crap public transport.What planet do these people live on.Open up blackwall tunnel and get the ferrys working.No toll on Dartford crossing,is that a start boris ,you light-jumper.
Councillour craske is the new lefty green conservative,we have to ride sodding bikes or get on crap public transport.What planet do these people live on.Open up blackwall tunnel and get the ferrys working.No toll on Dartford crossing,is that a start boris ,you light-jumper.
Posted by: MB, Bexleyheath on 9:16am Fri 16 May 08
As long as they can put pressure on South Eastern to run longer trains (every service in the peaks) and more trains, particularly in the evening and at night, I'm all for it.
A 2 trains-per-hour service after an evening out in London is appalling.
As long as they can put pressure on South Eastern to run longer trains (every service in the peaks) and more trains, particularly in the evening and at night, I'm all for it.
A 2 trains-per-hour service after an evening out in London is appalling.
Posted by: GEMMA, Belvedere on 4:25pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The Great[/bold] wrote:
Indeed Gemma, [bold]Belvedere[/bold] is best seen in the dark, though I suggest that the bus be armour-plated. [bold]Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott[/bold] [/quote] What a great idea M'Lord! I would certainly feel alot safer!
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The Great wrote:
Indeed Gemma, Belvedere is best seen in the dark, though I suggest that the bus be armour-plated. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
What a great idea M'Lord! I would certainly feel alot safer!
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