leanderman
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Brixton Hill buses seem a lot busier too.
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shakespearegirl
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In the 4 years since I've lived on Brixton Hill the buses seem to have got much much busier.
Its a real struggle to get on the bus between 8.15 and 9, not helped by the lazy fuckers who won't move upstairs, leaving upstairs half empty with the bottom floor packed. Watching the half empty buses sail past is very annoying. Especially as most people get off at Brixton and I get the bus all the way to work so need to get a specific one.
Its a real struggle to get on the bus between 8.15 and 9, not helped by the lazy fuckers who won't move upstairs, leaving upstairs half empty with the bottom floor packed. Watching the half empty buses sail past is very annoying. Especially as most people get off at Brixton and I get the bus all the way to work so need to get a specific one.
No, just following the conversation - tube closed regularly before 9
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hiraethified
You've lost me here, I'm afraid.
T & P
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When I saw your post, I nearly replied 'I blame the hipsters'.
It seems I needn't have bothered anyway
quimcunx
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More pertinently there wasn't much village before 2011. The figures leanderman quoted were were for 2001-2011.
Crispy
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You just have to leave a little earlier. The difference between 07:55 and 08:05 is amazing
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hiraethified
See my earlier posts: the village was already 'in motion' by 2010 and beginning to attract new crowds. Not huge ones mind, but it was already noticeably far busier than before, and some events attracted fairly sizeable crowds.
Blimey. It seems like a lifetime ago reading reviews like this:
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/how-brixtons-arcade-got-a-new-lease-of-life-6502388.html
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/creating-a-new-community-in-brixton-south-london.html
shakespearegirl
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I don't want to leave earlier, I want to leave when I need to and be able to get on a bus...
And those twats that park in the bus lane outside the banks in Brixton to collect the takings, don't start me on them...
And the millions of school children on buses... When I was a child I had to walk miles to school in the rain*
Grumble grumble grumble, old grumbly person
*Not really, I just spent my tram money on take away food and underage cigarettes
Rushy
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Yes - you are right. The recent levels of early morning congestion suggests that a great deal of the increase in volume is from regular commuters. It didn't used to be like that in the morning. I would not rule out one or two turning up extra early to get a prime place in the burger and pizza queues though - the burgers are very good.
Rushy
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When did they stop making underage cigarettes?
shakespearegirl
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DOH, cigarettes when I was underage.. When they used to sell single cigarettes to clearly underage teenagers
Rushy
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shakespearegirl
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Nope, far to innocent for my teenage self..
Nanker Phelge
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No.
I expect the crowd was a lot more local back then.
shakespearegirl
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During the super rush hour, even the 59 is full by the time it gets down to Somers Road, it only starts on the other side of the South Circular so in 3 - 4 bus stops there are enough people to fill the bus, without even considering the other 7 bus routes that service the hill
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hiraethified
A bit more local, I'd say.
A lot came in with the Spacemakers lot.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
I really don't think Brixton Village has that much to do with this commuter surge!
ericjarvis
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While we are on the subject of cigarettes. It's a myth that smoking kills. There must be at least 500 people alive today because I walked away and had a cig rather than kill them.
shakespearegirl
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I don't think the commuter surge is directly related to the Village, although the way it has influenced how people feel about Brixton may have attracted more people who have moved into the area who can afford to commute via tube.
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hiraethified
I don't think it's contributed to the commuter surge either, but it's certainly added to the passenger figures coming into Brixton later in the day/eve, given the queues that can be seen there most of the weekend and through the week.
It would be interesting to see the growth in numbers against the time of day because there's no question in my mind that the tube is much busier n the evenings now.
T & P
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I would have thought that's a good thing for Brixton, tbh...
shakespearegirl
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The morning commute is much more concentrated though. Everyone is rushing to work at the same time. Its more spread out over the evening as people finish at different times and socialise after work.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Wrong kind of people!
Rushy
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Indeed. But it has always been so. The tube can't manage the 50% increase concentrated in the morning - luckily the 50% is more spread out on the way home.
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