On 15 Nov, 20:33, Tom Page wrote:
John Rowland wrote:
wrote:

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, plans to replicate Paris
Plage, the beach created on a highway alongside the Seine each
August, on the four-lane Victoria Embankment beside the Thames.

It's been quite a decent place to go for a while. There's always stuff
going on between Tower Bridge and County Hall, particularly in summer.
And the Royal Festival Hall redevelopment has done wonders for one of
the area's most unsightly buildings.

Okay, but is it full up? Are there so many people sunbathing there that the
North Bank needs to be pedestrianised too?

What does that mean John? Transport schemes aren't only based upon
when something's "full up". Improving the quality of the local
environment is also a laudable aim. I grant you that the needs of
other road users must also be considered, but having filled other
pedestrian locations isn't the prerequisite for opening a new one.

Its pretty full as well. The northbank is important but road capacity
could be reduced as its a really fast road (relatively) and
comparitively underused. St Martins Lane would get my vote to be
pedestrianised as well as thats mainly a black cab rat run these days.