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Old September 18th 09, 08:49 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Furious Boris orders TfL to restore the Thames on the new map

On Sep 17, 8:00*pm, MIG wrote:
On 17 Sep, 19:37, Paul Terry wrote:

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Mizter T writes


Anyway, it all seems a rather inevitable course of events! But
inspired by "Basil Jet's" comments in his reply, what other features
do utl-ers think should be on the map (a crowded, busy, non-clean
version if you will)? Heathrow flightpaths? Thames Water Ring Main?
Air quality? Decent minicab firms? High-frequency night bus routes
that mirror Tube lines? The aural footprint of the Bow Bells?


You might think riverbus services, if the Thames is to be reinstated ....
but somehow I think not.
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Paul Terry


I think pretty well all people do need all of the following to plan
and pay for their journey on the London Underground.

1) the lines
2) the stations
3) the interchanges
4) the fare zones


I don't understand how 4 helps. Most people use Oyster and have some
PAYG balance on their cards, and very few people are going to cancel a
journey because it'll take them out-of-zone and cost an extra 80p.

So, except for holders of paper Travelcards, the information is
irrelevant for both planning and paying.


Nobody needs

6) Advertising for Ikea


....except in the sense that it provides money for TfL, which keeps
down fares and keeps up service quality.

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John Band
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