Spartacus

Barrys on Barry Road also selling them

What would be great would be returning the 12 to a 5-6 minute frequency, as it was before reduction in service was imposed during covid

Or is it just grilled bread

Maybe they will be fitted with real loos so that the elderly can use buses more without the fear of getting caught short 🤔

Where would you add the bus lanes? remembering its for the whole borough and not just ED

Saw this today, which is brilliant news for Southwark https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/community/southwark-to-be-given-up-to-10-million-to-improve-buses/ I am amused that Lewisham are clear on what they are focusing on, but Southwark in the article aren't. Wonder where the money will be spent and what suggestions, if you had £10 million to improve buses, you would spend it on.

Honestly

Are the emergency water works where the lovely fresh tarmac is ? If so I hope Thames will redo the tarmac and not just patch the hole after

Blimey Victor, sorry I meant Mal, that's taking your curtain twitching to new levels

One thing that could help pedestrians and buses would be restricting M&S to rear loading and not blocking the bus lane or restricting sight lines for the crossing (zig zag lines.) This was one of two lorries unloading for M&S today

Maybe Angelina did see them, however how many people and drivers didn't? Just takes one to cause life changing for both. Wouldn't it be more sensible if cyclists realised lights and reflective gear is not just to help them see but to potentially save their lives by making them visible to all.

Are you referring to the use of barriers to widen the path during covid making it harder to get on and off public transport?

Today we are seeing the impact of increased taxes (employers NI) with tje UK unemployment rate rising https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxrp7znkdlo Unfortunately, to increase tax burdens will see the economy stall or a recession, as Angelina says, cutting spending, whilst painful short term, is a good way to bring down government borrowing. True, we don't want to see cuts to services but there are other areas of government spending that can be reduced and with AI impacting all jobs across all businesses, maybe it will also reduce overall staffing costs.

Laughing @march46 as you mention parking for shoppers in the same post as car storage. Which is it ? Make up your mind... Evidence, nothing on Lordship Lane but other areas where parking has been restricted or removed have reported anecdotal drops in visitors. Dare you risk it and ruin a thriving town centre?

I agree @first mate, pbg212's post does feel like a clumsy council intervention (and apologies if it isn't) In my experience, Lordship Lane works fairly well as it is, people tend to give way to others when walking past each other and generally footfall is good for a town centre this size. Reducing or removing parking would have a detrimental impact on businesses as it currently allows those who live outsude the town centre to use it, and if businesses suffer, so does the town centre offering. Personally, Southwark should leave East Dulwich alone to continue its organic growth as tinkering will only cause problems or drive out independents leaving only chains and charity shops🫣