Offramp wrote:
It looks like the garden bridge is going to wither and die. That
£45,000,000 worth of prime compost will have to be sent to the EU.

Here is part of the Mayor's recent press release.

"The package of new river crossings to be built in the next five to 10
years will vastly improve travel across the capital, while supporting new
affordable homes and business opportunities in East London.

They include:

Plans for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Rotherhithe &
Canary Wharf to be accelerated
A series of enhancements to be made to the proposals for Silvertown
Tunnel to make it greener and more public transport-focused, and
exploring further benefits for local residents who use the tunnel
A DLR crossing at Gallions Reach, helping support the development of
around 17,000 new homes across Newham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Further assessment work for a Barking Riverside-Abbey Wood London Overground crossing
Further assessment of a North Greenwich-Isle of Dogs ferry,
supporting new development on the Greenwich Peninsula and the Isle of Dogs."

Yes, those sound a lot more useful than the pointless, unwanted,
ridiculously expensive shrubs on piers.

The Barking-Abbey Wood crossing might make it easier to visit Bazalgette's
magnificent but remote Crossness Pumping Station that's hard to get to
using public transport (you walk past the grim setting of A Clockwork
Orange):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...57670263516073