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by OnCrestOfHill
8 Oct 2017 18:14
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham features in The Metro
Replies: 3
Views: 4017

Re: Sydenham features in The Metro

But did that article really show that higher density=better? Mightn't it be inner city (with facilities, life, culture, history, an architectural mix, etc etc) beats urban fringe (empty of anything but housing) despite pleasanter, lower densities? Of course with modern planning policies you could en...
by OnCrestOfHill
13 Aug 2017 07:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Roadworks Crystal Palace/Fountain Drive/Westwood Hill
Replies: 26
Views: 21638

Re: Roadworks Crystal Palace/Fountain Drive/Westwood Hill

Having been cut up on one of those roundabouts by a driver turning left who wasn't patient enough for me to go straight on at the slow speed the climb up the hill had brought me to, I'm glad they're doing something. After that experience, I suspect I would use the new paths if I was still cycling ev...
by OnCrestOfHill
6 Aug 2017 08:51
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Lottery funding for Sydenham Hill Wood
Replies: 2
Views: 2927

Re: Lottery funding for Sydenham Hill Wood

And it's not just Sydenham Hill Wood - Hillcrest Woods are also included. There is a newish Friends of Hillcrest Wood group (https://www.facebook.com/friendsofhillcrestwoodspage/) - apparently they took 30 tons of litter out of these small patches of woodland earlier this year. London Wildlife Trust...