#Wimbledon
#planningUK

Money (esp #BusinessRates) trumps #PublicAmenity (incl #CapabilityBrown) & diminishes the adjoining public #WimbledonPark

#AELTC already creams all the annual #TouristReceipts apart from a few #DrivewayEntrepreneurs selling snacks to entry queues

As for employment, tournament stewards are just #TempJobs for 2 weeks

#Merton site is at the border with #Wandsworth so their councillors didn't get a vote

No #housing, not even tied housing...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/27/controversial-plans-to-expand-home-of-wimbledon-tennis-agreed-by-council

Controversial plans to expand home of Wimbledon tennis agreed by council

All England Club wins backing of councillors to expand site in London SW19

The Guardian
@affekt Agree that #transit is a #publicamenity but it should operate like a business so that it better serves its customers. Ideally that means using data on ridership to provide trains and buses when and where riders need them.