Cause and Effect

14th October - Secretary of State for Transport, Douglas Alexander says "NO" to Crossrail in Woolwich on cost grounds.

2nd November - Secretary of State for Transport, Douglas Alexander says he'll "rethink" Woolwich Crossrail.

7th November - Leader of Greenwich Council, Chris Roberts announces that Greenwich wants to be guinea pig in Douglas Alexander's congestion charging project.

To be confirmed - Woolwich Crossrail back on the route with funding provided by congestion charging revenue in Greenwich?

North Greenwich station car park to become car park

The propaganda at North Greenwich station has begun in ernest it seems. Yesterday, we were emailed about leaflets put on every car in the car park stating the following:

Fron 1st January 2007 the number of car park spaces in the North greenwich station car park will be signifciantly reduced"

The great thing is the small print whch essentially says the car park spaces will be lost to make space for errr.... car park spaces. What we don't understand is why the numerous car parks created for the Dome can't be used, there are literally hundreds of parking spaces that have been standing inaccessible and empty for the past six years. Whatveer happened to joined-up thinking?