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Transport

Old Kent Road: 'no room' for continuous cycle lanes

Southwark Council is to ask Transport for London to reconsider plans for segregated cycle lanes on the Old Kent Road amid concerns that they would not run continuously along the full length of the road.

Transport

Old Kent Road's 'Bakerloop' bus could have tube-style interior

More details of the proposed 'Bakerloop' express bus along the Old Kent Road that will act as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been revealed at a Southwark Council cabinet meeting.

River Thames

"It was a pity ... but never mind" - Boris on £43m Garden Bridge:

Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson has described the cancellation of the highly controversial Garden Bridge project - which left taxpayers with a £43 million bill - as "a pity".

Transport

Bakerloo line extension: new Government urged to bring tube to Old Kent Road

Leading Southwark politicians have used the weeks since the general election to urge the new Government to support the Bakerloo line extension.

Transport

Student accommodation could be built above Southwark Tube Station

TfL has revealed that it is considering dumping its approved office block scheme for the Southwark Tube Station site in favour of a student accommodation scheme.

Transport

Bus route 211 to no longer serve Waterloo

Transport for London has confirmed that bus route 211 will be rerouted from Saturday 29 June and will no longer serve the current route between Waterloo Station and Sloane Square via Westminster Bridge.

Old Kent Road

Bakerloop: Sadiq Khan pledges express bus for Old Kent Road

Plans for an express bus service along the Old Kent Road as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been announced by Sadiq Khan as part of his plans for his third term as Mayor of London if re-elected on 2 May.

London Fire Brigade

8 Albert Embankment: new planning application 'by end of year'

A fresh planning application for the redevelopment of the former London Fire Brigade headquarters on Albert Embankment is due to be submitted to Lambeth Council this year, a deputy mayor of London has said.

Old Kent Road

Bakerloo line extension 'could open in 2040'

Transport for London has published a new indicative timescale for the construction of a Bakerloo line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road.

Transport

381 bus route: TfL cuts frequency

Transport for London has this month reduced the frequency of the 381 bus service from Waterloo to Peckham via London Bridge and Rotherhithe from six buses an hour to five.

Transport

20 mph speed limit introduced on Old Kent Road

Transport for London has introduced a 20 mph speed limit on Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Tower Bridge Road.

Elephant & Castle

Elephant & Castle: boost for tube station upgrade

Transport for London says it now expects to find cash to complete the new entrance and escalator shaft at Elephant & Castle tube station.