Hi, just got this message through my site : -

"I am just about to go into my final year of the Diploma in
Architecture at
Nottingham University, and am currently researching my upcoming thesis
project. I am proposing to do a centre of sustainable urban transport
in
wimbledon.
I am yet to decide on a site for the project, am starting to look at
concentric circles of distances that people are prepared to walk,
cycle,
drive their electric car etc
My proposal currently is to encorporate bike sales, bike park, an
informative
element/museum, bike repairs, cafe, tram stop (tram already goes
through
wimbledon), pedestrianised area...and possibly several outposts in
opportune
places throughout london such as bike parks.
I was wondering if it might be possible to get some more information on
the
developments at Wimbledon Station forecourt."

I am not from this area, but would really like to help, can  anyone
give any more information, you will, of course be credited.

TIA, 
Joe

Sorry, should have Crossposted to uk.t.l

Joe Patrick wrote:

> Hi, just got this message through my site : -
>
> "I am just about to go into my final year of the Diploma in
> Architecture at
> Nottingham University, and am currently researching my upcoming thesis
> project. I am proposing to do a centre of sustainable urban transport
> in
> wimbledon.
> I am yet to decide on a site for the project, am starting to look at
> concentric circles of distances that people are prepared to walk,
> cycle,
> drive their electric car etc
> My proposal currently is to encorporate bike sales, bike park, an
> informative
> element/museum, bike repairs, cafe, tram stop (tram already goes
> through
> wimbledon), pedestrianised area...and possibly several outposts in
> opportune
> places throughout london such as bike parks.
> I was wondering if it might be possible to get some more information on
> the
> developments at Wimbledon Station forecourt."
>
> I am not from this area, but would really like to help, can  anyone
> give any more information, you will, of course be credited.
> 
> TIA, 
> Joe

In article , 
google@railwaysonline.co.uk says...

> "I am just about to go into my final year of the Diploma in
> Architecture at Nottingham University, and am currently researching
> my upcoming thesis project. I am proposing to do a centre of sustainable
> urban transport in wimbledon.


Bournemouth Travel Interchange would be a great place for such a study.  
It has appalling pedestrian and cycle access and can only be described as 
a planning disaster area.  There are significant crime and 
pedestrian/cycle safety issues in the vicinity which can only reduce the 
use of the railway.  Moving the nearby supermarket to an adjacent car 
park would give an opportunity to redesign the whole area - now that 
would be a good thesis project :)

On 8 Sep 2005 10:07:14 -0700 someone who may be "Joe Patrick"
 wrote this:-


>> tram stop (tram already goes
>> through wimbledon),


On a historical note, the place where the road widens to the east of
Wimbledon station is where trams used to terminate in the days
before the mistake that was Operation Tramaway. From photographs the
double track just ended in the island, with a crossover for them to
get to the appropriate track. Whether it was ever intended to extend
them I don't know.


-- 
 David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E
 I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government
 prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

Sorry, should have Crossposted to uk.t.l

Joe Patrick wrote:

> Hi, just got this message through my site : -
>
> "I am just about to go into my final year of the Diploma in
> Architecture at
> Nottingham University, and am currently researching my upcoming thesis
> project. I am proposing to do a centre of sustainable urban transport
> in
> wimbledon.
> I am yet to decide on a site for the project, am starting to look at
> concentric circles of distances that people are prepared to walk,
> cycle,
> drive their electric car etc
> My proposal currently is to encorporate bike sales, bike park, an
> informative
> element/museum, bike repairs, cafe, tram stop (tram already goes
> through
> wimbledon), pedestrianised area...and possibly several outposts in
> opportune
> places throughout london such as bike parks.
> I was wondering if it might be possible to get some more information on
> the
> developments at Wimbledon Station forecourt."
>
> I am not from this area, but would really like to help, can  anyone
> give any more information, you will, of course be credited.
> 
> TIA, 
> Joe

On 8 Sep 2005 10:07:14 -0700 someone who may be "Joe Patrick"
 wrote this:-


>> tram stop (tram already goes
>> through wimbledon),


On a historical note, the place where the road widens to the east of
Wimbledon station is where trams used to terminate in the days
before the mistake that was Operation Tramaway. From photographs the
double track just ended in the island, with a crossover for them to
get to the appropriate track. Whether it was ever intended to extend
them I don't know.


-- 
 David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E
 I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government
 prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

In article , 
SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk (David Hansen) wrote:


> On 8 Sep 2005 10:07:14 -0700 someone who may be "Joe Patrick"
>  wrote this:-
> 
> >> tram stop (tram already goes through wimbledon),
> 
> On a historical note, the place where the road widens to the east of
> Wimbledon station is where trams used to terminate in the days
> before the mistake that was Operation Tramaway. From photographs the
> double track just ended in the island, with a crossover for them to
> get to the appropriate track. Whether it was ever intended to extend
> them I don't know.


Didn't LUT trams continue past the station until they were converted to 
trolleybuses in the mid-1930s?

-- 
Colin Rosenstiel