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@Velocio
This morning I got a Boris propaganda thing through the door showing the Olympic Road Network.
The thing that struck me... before I saw the map inside, I had no idea whatsoever where the Olympic Park actually was.
Somewhere generally East. If I'd been pushed to put a pin in a map I would've put it near Romford. No wonder you guys are pissed, this thing appears to dominate where most of you live. It's going to be hell isn't it.
I wonder... do the Olympic Lane vehicle bans apply to cyclists? I hear by rumour that they do but this leaflet doesn't say. If so, what are they expecting cyclists to do? We won't be able to undertake for lack of space, cannot overtake as we'd touch an Olympic Lane... so... we'd have to become traffic? And the already bad situation would then get multiplied by the thousands of cyclists taking the space of cars.
Weren't they encouraging people to cycle? Seems like a cluster fuck of unintended consequences and poor planning.
Anyhow, didn't realise just how close it was to where you all live. I guess you should enjoy Westfield whilst it's being invested in and before it sinks to the standard of Brent Cross. The rest of the area is going to be an under-invested building site around white elephants for the next decade. You guys must be incandescent.
I was just pissed at not getting tickets and the corporate fascism... but you all have many more reasons to be pissed than I do.