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The Garden Bridge Trust are absolutely NOT 'working with local communities'....they did not consult with this community at all (only China Walk 2 miles away!) because they knew there would be major opposition to the destruction of the Southbanks Queens Walk PUBLIC peaceful open space (including chopping down 30 mature trees)...so precious to visitors, Londoners and locals alike. There is massive local opposition and growing London wide opposition. The huge commercial /offices GBT landing block-building that would accommodate the bridge will eat up the last area of PUBLIC open space. This was originally earmarked and agreed to be a childrens play area by the leaseholders. This land is effectively being privatized by by GBT, local corporate developers and Lambeth council. All planned for years by best friends T Heatherwick studios, J Lumley, B Johnson (who gave £30m from tfl monies) and G Osbourne ( who gave £30m from the public purse).
It is wanton vandalism to build this gaudy tourist attraction 'bridge' (200 meters from Waterloo Bridge) in such a beautiful urban stretch of the river.

Btw....The North Bank could develop with sophistication without this embarrassing 'Dubai style' bridge

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