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the above comment comes from brian coleman, the tory greater london assembly member for my old manor, camden, in regards to the proposed tram links between brixton and camden.
quote:Councillor slams new tram plans
Plans to construct a £300m tramline between Brixton and Camden have come under fire from objectors who claim the high-speed link could become a 'drug run' for south London dealers.
coz of course north londoners don't deal drugs.
brian coleman toldtime out (whose website sucks because i can't fiind a relevent news link and have to type all this myself):
quote:"There is an issue, in Bloomsbury in particular, of people who I can only describe as human excrement, selling drugs on the streets....these people do not come from north London. we need to face up to the fact that drug dealing is going to be an issue on these trams"
porquoi? i rarely see people drug dealing on other parts of public transport.
quote:The Cross River Partnership, which is leadiing the project, has dismissed Coleman's claims. "The tram offers substantive regeneration benefits and job opportunities to people in deprived areas both north and south of the river. It does seem somewhat strange to argue that public transport improvements for millions should be stopped because of an illegal activity of a minority," said a spokesman. Ken Livingstone is due to make a decision on the scheme in the new year.
as far as the tram issue, i personally don't see a link between brixton and camden as essential as from say, hackney and other parts of london. it's fairly easy to get to brixton from camden on the tube, but places without tube stations and crappy rail and bus service are in need. course, that'd put the house prices up in places like hackney even more, which is a whole n'other issue...
anyone else think there's more to this story than what we have here? or am i reading too much christopher brookmyre? does anyone else even care? |
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