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Interesting article by Quentin Willson here: London’s Anti-Car Legacy
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Interesting article by Quentin Willson here: London’s Anti-Car Legacy
Quentin Wilson: Uber drivers are reported to come from all over the UK - often as far away as Bradford and Manchester -
I must confess, I do feel a bit like an explorer when I visit Bradford or Manchester...They must have been explorers.
You're correct Graeme, but only to a limited extent.London's problem is not one of congestion, its one of centralisation where very large numbers of people are forced to congregate in a relatively small area from a surrounding connurbation.
markjay said:I don't know if there's a practical solution to London's congestion problems, but just to say that I live near the elevated section of the A40 between White City and Paddington, and it was fascinating reading the history behind it. I often wondered about this mysterious short stretch of Motorway-quality road connecting the super-congested A40 in the Acton area to the super-congested Marylebone Road in Central London... it seemed to make no sense having a seemingly-random part of a congested route developed into a fast 3-lane road. but having read the article, I now realise that it was part of an abandoned project. It also explains the many new developments along the western part of the A40.
My God. As far away as that? They must have been explorers.
I don't know if there's a practical solution to London's congestion problems, but just to say that I live near the elevated section of the A40 between White City and Paddington, and it was fascinating reading the history behind it.
I often wondered about this mysterious short stretch of Motorway-quality road connecting the super-congested A40 in the Acton area to the super-congested Marylebone Road in Central London... it seemed to make no sense having a seemingly-random part of a congested route developed into a fast 3-lane road.
but having read the article, I now realise that it was part of an abandoned project.
It also explains the many new developments along the western part of the A40.
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