ES Views Letter of the Day: North Greenwich is already too crowded

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Built up: how the North Greenwich Peninsula will look after redevelopment
6 February 2017
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The rebuilding of North Greenwich station is undoubtedly an exciting and ambitious project [“O2 station gets the rock-star treatment”, February 2]. It is, however, already at capacity during busy hours.

The redevelopment of the North Greenwich peninsula and the transport hub itself will attract a huge additional number of journeys from a point that has limited road access, and it is close to an area where traffic congestion and air pollution are already a massive issue.

On a weekday morning at North Greenwich station it is almost impossible to board a westbound Jubilee line train, resulting in long waits and overcrowded trains. With additional pressure from passengers, what extra capacity will Transport for London offer?

Let’s hope this is one project that involves some proper joined-up thinking and not just a vanity project with no thought given to the knock-on effects.
Peter Horwood

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