Editing Vauxhall (section)

==Transport==
Vauxhall is well connected even by central London standards. [[London Underground]], [[National Rail]] trains, and [[London buses]] are all available at [[Vauxhall station]]. The tube stop is on the boundary of zones 1 and 2 of the London [[Travelcard]] area on the [[Victoria line]], and [[Northern line]] stations are within walking distance of many parts of Vauxhall, though the nearest is [[Nine Elms tube station|Nine Elms]]. The railway station is served by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] to and from London Waterloo, which is one stop away. [[Vauxhall bus station]] has 14 routes serving various parts of London. There is also a river bus service operated by [[Thames Clippers]] at Vauxhall (St George Wharf) Pier, enabling passengers to travel east to Greenwich and Barking, or west to Putney.

Vauxhall is one of London's most well-connected transport hubs, as the availability of underground, trains, and buses has given Vauxhall the highest possible [[Public transport accessibility level|PTAL]] rating of 6b at its centre.<ref name="Local Development Framework">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dvGpz9qaV2MJ:www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5E2E4469-CDC6-4D71-A9EF-CCAEBF478103/0/TopicPaper5DeliveryOfPublicTransportInfrastructureInVauxhallMarch2010.pdf+ptal+rating+vauxhall&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShZRWcnER_oJHyQN62y6rODotBnJQOHXISGXY5nuZ5h-ZstttUZkAbxzKjf39nasEWMbr3R-CvIkI61JcyOOyw8K43iRtgybEd35Ah5h0RGx-r2MUJqu8wRx_wCMXS8DSj-O7o0&sig=AHIEtbRuuKkQKmwLbtygORPWK_Rcy4wtBg |title=London Borough of Lambeth, 'Delivery of public transport infrastructure in Vauxhall', LDF Core Strategy topic paper 5, Lambeth: London, p. 2. (Date accessed: 28 December 2010.) |access-date=21 May 2012}}</ref>

In addition to public transport, Vauxhall is accessible by major roads and the [[Thames Path]] pedestrian and bicycle trail. Vauxhall also has two 17-space [[Santander Cycles]] docking stations and [[Cycle Superhighway]] 7 runs through the area.

===Vauxhall Cross===
[[Image:Vauxhall cross.jpg|thumb|The Vauxhall Cross transport interchange, 2005: The solar panels supply energy for 60% of the bus station's lighting.]]
Vauxhall Cross is immediately to the southeast of Vauxhall Bridge, where six major roads converge, including the [[Albert Embankment]], which exits the Cross to the north and is the southernmost point of entry into the [[London congestion charge]] area. Vauxhall Cross was once described as "one of the most unpleasant road junctions in South London" in [[Nikolaus Pevsner]]'s 1983 architectural guide to South London. Vauxhall Cross has since improved after a gradual redesign between 2002 and 2004, to accommodate a bus interchange linked to the [[Vauxhall station|Vauxhall mainline railway and tube stations]], both of which are located to the southeastern end of the Cross.

Work has involved design changes to traffic lanes, improved pedestrian and cycle crossings, refurbishment of walkways beneath the mainline railway viaduct, and the construction of a bus station, completed in December 2004 featuring an undulating steel-frame canopy and ribbed steel walls. An interesting feature of the canopy is a series of photoelectric cells generating electricity to offset the energy used by the bus station.

Vauxhall Cross bus station<!-- , built only in 2005, --> will be redeveloped to create a new mixed-use development consisting of offices, hotels, and shopping areas. The project will be managed by Great Marlborough Estates and has an apparent budget of £600 million, and is estimated to make the developers over £45 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/huge-towers-to-replace-vauxhall-bus-station/ |title=Huge towers to replace Vauxhall bus station |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=2018-02-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207013428/https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/huge-towers-to-replace-vauxhall-bus-station/ |archive-date=7 February 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Public consultation took place in 2016 but the project has been delayed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.building.co.uk/zaha-hadid-starts-work-on-600m-twin-towers-scheme-without-tfl-land-swap-deal/5122566.article |title=Zaha Hadid starts work on £600m twin towers scheme without TfL land swap deal |date=3 April 2023 |access-date=18 June 2024 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Nearest tube stations===
* [[Vauxhall tube station|Vauxhall]]
* [[Nine Elms tube station|Nine Elms]]
* [[Kennington tube station|Kennington]]
* [[Oval tube station|Oval]]
* [[Pimlico tube station|Pimlico]]
* [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]]