Aldgate triangle

It appears that they have decided to totally screw up the Aldgate gyratory system. Basically, they have taken what was three lanes in each direction and reduced it to two or even one. The land that was previously road is used instead for enormous pedestrian islands complete with numerous new pedestrian crossings and traffic lights. Some new open space is also made available for local tramps and juvenile delinquents to get drunk in while the employed are at work or trying to sleep.

Presumably the rationale is to increase traffic congestion as much as possible (in the supposed interests of pedestrian safety and better amenities for the local pissheads community) in order to make driving an even more miserable experience than it is at the moment, in the hope that people will give up and walk. But I thought that Ken Livingstone had moved on? Must be a legacy project…

Update 22.09.08: OK, I take it all back. Now that the roadworks are over, this is better for traffic flow than it used to be. The open space for getting drunk in isn’t ready yet, so I don’t know about that, but this time I will make sure that I go and get drunk in it and try it out before jumping to any conclusions.

Labels: driving, london

Comments:

Hmmm, this morning was the first rush hour since the new system opened yesterday and I must say that it was remarkably free-flowing. The jury is still out, but maybe I have been guilty of jumping to conclusions...

# posted by  tucola : 8:06 AM

 

Congested going home last night, but a dream again this morning.

# posted by  tucola : 8:16 AM

 

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