Transport

Planning & Development

'Hedgehog care homes' to be installed next to Old Kent Road logistics hub

Two miniature 'hedgehog care homes' are among the biodiversity measures proposed for the new logistics hub being built by British Land on the former Southwark Council car pound site off Mandela Way.

Old Kent Road

Bakerloop: Sadiq Khan pledges express bus for Old Kent Road

Plans for an express bus service along the Old Kent Road as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been announced by Sadiq Khan as part of his plans for his third term as Mayor of London if re-elected on 2 May.

Planning & Development

Stoney Street: Lib Dems call for rethink of closure plan

Borough & Bankside councillors have called for a rethink of plans for a permanent traffic ban on Stoney Street in Borough Market.

Transport

Elephant & Castle Rail Station in line for £18m makeover

Plans to install lifts to the platforms at Elephant & Castle's Thameslink rail station are to get a boost with Southwark Council allocating £350,000 of developers' funding for design work.

Old Kent Road

Bakerloo line extension 'could open in 2040'

Transport for London has published a new indicative timescale for the construction of a Bakerloo line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road.

Waterloo

Waterloo billboard 'harmful to public safety'

An illuminated digital advertising billboard next to Waterloo Station is "substantially harmful to public safety," a planning inspector has ruled.

Waterloo

Lower Marsh 'parklets' to be made permanent

An experimental scheme to convert parking bays in Lower Marsh into mini-gardens with seating is to be made permanent.

Transport

Pedestrian hit by C10 bus dies two weeks after collision

A pedestrian hit by a C10 bus near St George's Circus in the early days of January 2024 died two weeks later, Transport for London has revealed.

Planning & Development

Green light for plans to showcase Roman mausoleum and mosaics

Updated plans for the development of the Transport for London-owned land on Southwark Street - including public display of a Roman mausoleum and mosaics discovered on the site - have been approved by Southwark councillors.

Transport

Waterloo rat-run: Lambeth consults on plans for Frazier Street and Pearman Street

Lambeth Council has launched a public consultation on plans to prevent motor vehicles from using two Waterloo back-streets as a rat run.

Transport

381 bus route: TfL cuts frequency

Transport for London has this month reduced the frequency of the 381 bus service from Waterloo to Peckham via London Bridge and Rotherhithe from six buses an hour to five.

Transport

20 mph speed limit introduced on Old Kent Road

Transport for London has introduced a 20 mph speed limit on Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Tower Bridge Road.

Elephant & Castle

Elephant & Castle: boost for tube station upgrade

Transport for London says it now expects to find cash to complete the new entrance and escalator shaft at Elephant & Castle tube station.

Transport

Old Kent Road development 'stalling' without Bakerloo extension - deputy mayor

One of Sadiq Khan's deputy mayors has warned that development of the Old Kent Road area is 'stalling' because funding has not been found for the Bakerloo line extension.

Police & crime

Cyclist killed in Old Kent Road lorry collision: police appeal for witnesses

Detectives investigating the death of a cyclist in the Old Kent Road are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

Transport

Southwark to turn car parking spaces into bays for dockless hire bikes

21 on-street car parking spaces in SE1 are to be converted into designated bays for dockless hire bikes and scooters under plans agreed by Southwark Council this week.