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London Bridge in light of last week's attack
I would ask that the Mayor's office take a look at the security situation on London Bridge.
If terrorists are now using vehicles to target civilians then, unfortunately, London Bridge is a prime target. The pavement walking North-to-South is extremely wide to cater for the volume of pedestrians that use the bridge at peak times. In addition the traffic flow (North-to-South) is usually relatively clear even during rush hour (ie cars/buses/motorbikes/etc are not normally queuing but can accelerate unimpeded in this direction).
At present there are no barriers at all between the road and the pavement (just a low kerb). At least it would make sense to put regular black metal posts up (as we see along other walkways across the capital)....
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Hello again MrAnthony,
Transport for London have told us this:
Transport for London works closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), British Transport Police and City of London Police to review the security measures in place across its network. Together, they act on recommendations for security measures in crowded places in London that are generated by specialist officers in the MPS, who work closely with the National Counter-Terrorism Security Office and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.
We hope this is helpful information.
Talk London Team
Hi MrAnthony,
Thanks for starting up this discussion. We're just posting to let you know that we've fed this in to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and will update you once there's some feedback from them.
Best wishes,
Talk London Team