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Lovely idea. Also, if anyone has an idea for revitalising the place and would like to take over running the site then do let me know. I feel I've been neglecting it, but I no longer live in the area and have so little time... The site's running cos…
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They've done a great job with the Robin. Excellent beer and cider range.
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Is it just the fitness centre that's due to close, or the YMCA itself?
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Feel free to send me a private message. I have a few others I need to respond to - apologies for the delay, busy few weeks...
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Your occasional reminder that I no longer live in Stroud Green, and if someone else wanted to take over the running of this place then feel free to send me a message and we can have a chat about it. It largely runs itself, minimum moderation require…
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The loading area will remain but be covered over, as at John Jones or Hornsey Sainsburys.
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Ali, they're not under any obligation to do anything at this stage, though it's common for developers to make adjustments based on comments received before they submit a formal application. A consultation isn't a referendum though (any more than the…
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It's the pre-consultation before the formal one is submitted to the council. Standard practice for significant developments.
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Four Tet is an amazing electronic musician of some standing. No idea about the rest.
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London's density is about 5k per square kilometer. Paris is 20k. But people don't tend to think of Paris, or Vienna, or NYC as too dense. It contributes to thriving neighbourhoods and strong local economies. We should be focusing on densification of…
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It's far from a perfect example, but this image illustrates what I mean. Standard in neoclassical architecture, reduces impact on the street, and there are contemporary examples of it working well. https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/paris-may…
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I would like to see some renders of what it will look like from Regina. To be clear though, setbacks wouldn't mean more height on the back of the development. Just a more even number of stories at the front, but with the top stories being mansard-l…
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@fwiw I made a similar argument to them about the massing. It would look much better, more coherent, and lower from the street if they did it that way. From most angles you wouldn't see the upper stories if they were set back, and they wouldn't lose…
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I went too. Fractious atmosphere. The developer hasn't helped themselves by not explaining the context - i.e. that the London Plan says there needs to be much more housing and directs each borough to build x number of new houses. The boroughs then …
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Thanks all. I've now seen the pics courtesy of @krappyrubsnif. The northern part of the proposal looks good - much more respectful of the Victorian terrace than the existing monstrosity. I don't much like the massing on the southern bit - there's d…
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I've not seen this. Is it a formal planing application? Anyone got a link/number?
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They're finally adding the missing lifts to give step-free access to all platforms. The closure is for access for the workers.
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The posh portacabin stack on the Network Rail site?
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Is this where the crappy pizza place was?
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Your capricious overlord is closing this thread.
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@HolbornFox Were you looking for this thread? http://www.stroudgreen.org/discussion/8018/tonight-haringey-council-draft-plan-on-transport-ltns-etc-community-meeting/p1
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I may have overstated the time period. But the figures you shared show a levelling off and then decline in the overall number of licensed vehicles. DVLA figures show car ownership is falling in London and many other cities: https://cardealermagazi…
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You still haven't explained why the report isn't credible, you've just repeated the assertion and the insult. I write reports for a living too, I'm not going to accept your assertion from authority. Uber only take a 20-25% fee from the driver. The …
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Car ownership in cities has been declining for decades for all sorts of reasons, mostly good ones. A significant percentage of people who still own cars don't use them for work. Someone posted some stats on that here once, but it's obvious just by …
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@Ali - yeah those petrostates had better be looking at alternative sources of income, all things considered.
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Pardon?
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Scruffy, strongly recommend you read the RethinkX think tank's report into the impact of driverless cars on transport and transport networks. Fascinating and mostly quite hopeful. The report suggests that the low cost of using driverless services wi…
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Here's a photo I took when it was one big hole: https://photos.app.goo.gl/WRbpdBTHLrWg78Zm8
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@Ali this, from the original City North planning application, gives some indication. It's from before TfL and Network Rail decided to close the old Wells Terrace passage, after which the plans were reconfigured to create the new entrance, allowing C…
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Night Owl - is that the newest incarnation of the venue on Station Place? Coqfighter have at least one other branch too, in Soho. I'm very interested in how the new bar in City North works out: https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/local-council…