#cross rail

// interesting article about Crossrail 2

London

Good things always come to an end and the London that The Libertines built was knocked down (literally, to a point), but that doesn’t mean a new London for lost creative kids doesn’t just exist (it’s just not in Soho after 11pm).

The future wasn’t bright for London’s nightlife when Crossrail and gentrification came along and swept it away. The Soho of the 2000’s went hand-in-hand with the music scene. It was gritty and a little dangerous but it was wild, hence why there were so many club nights selling cheap booze. 

Jay (Beans On Toast) “The gentrification of Central London created East London.” 

Soho is also in the heart of London, a capital city that attracts people with money and tourists so as the first decade of the 21st century ended it started to become gentrified. The late-night bars were replaced by chain restaurants and the venues and clubs such as the Astoria, the Mean Fiddler and Metro were demolished. Not only was central London being cleaned up but Crossrail was being built too, destroying a community that bred creativity to build a new underground line and stations in a compact and condensed area of the city.  

Crossrail 

When it comes to getting around, London’s transport is particularly good but it's also dated. Not only is it old but it wasn’t built for the population that London now has, Crossrail was built to help it but, it has come at a cost. Plans for the new line (which goes east to west) were approved in 2007 and work began 2 years later. It was expected to be finished in 2018 but that came and went, the project was way over budget and it’s hard to know its true value is, even now that the Elizabeth Line is open. 

Despite destroying some of London’s most iconic venues in Soho to build a central station, it has improved connections in the East, where the creatives had already migrated too…

Why the delay to HS2 could strike a double blow to rail in the North – Yorkshire Post

As the campaign for the General Election on December 12 starts in earnest, Yorkshire is set to be a key battle ground.

Source: Why the delay to HS2 could strike a double blow to rail in the North – Yorkshire Post