Plans for new Thames cycling and walking bridges

I thought this would warrant its own thread. It looks as if we might be getting two new Thames Bridges for cycling and walking only. One is definitely going to happen:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/winning-design-for-nine-elms-to-pimlico-thames-cycle-bridge-unveiled-a3124181.html

The other one is about the fourth revival of the old plan that Sustrans first put forward ahead of London winning the Olympic bid, for a bridge between Rotherhithe and the Isle of Dogs. Sustrans combined it with all sorts of other stuff at the time, which may have been a reason why it wasn't taken up by the Olympics. I always thought it was a great idea, but that it should have been proposed as a standalone item. It would have been a rather better legacy than some of the stuff that did happen. Anyway, the proposal is back with an interesting design featuring quite a spectacular bridge opening mechanism:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-ambitious-plans-for-new-88m-bridge-across-the-river-thames-a3122241.html

Older stories on the bridge proposal at that location:

http://brockleycentral.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/rotherhithe-canary-wharf-bridge.html
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/new-bridge-across-the-thames-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians-could-be-built-in-east-london-10363687.html

I think this is also going to happen. As it was always a good idea, at the right location, what was missing was just the right design, and I think they've found that now.