With two days notice of the London Underground stike, there has been time for the micro-blogging community and official transport bodies to react.

(Trouble started early, with the DLR breaking down before 6pm - see photo at Canary Wharf from @hey_dahl)

And while there have been plenty of rants, what is noticeable is how the community has sought to give help and advice on how to beat the strike, with an extraordinary number of useful links.

Step forward the Walkit website, recommended by Tweeters @SophyNorris and @placepot with a timely reminder to get somewhere by Shanks's Pony.

The other self-powered solution (apart from transport alternatives) is to cycle - and a good time for spokesman @carltonreid.

The indefatigable cyclist, blogger and Tweeter has been very active, with a link to Transport for London's 'Keep London Moving' map on Flickr - which has its own links to the LCC's Bike the Strike website - and his own Bike Strike publication and site.

Aside from walking or cycling, there are individual offers of lift abounding. One blogger, Honestly Real, is offering stranded commuters a lift on his #tweetbike from Croydon.

In the mainstream, the @UKtraveleditor provided a link on Twitter to the Evening Standard's comprehensive coverage of the strike and how best to get around.

Several other onliners have provided links to the London Underground site and the excellent BBC Travel Alert page on Twitter or BBC London travel site.

While working out travel options for London, you can let off steam and join the angry forum going on at #hashtags with talks of flashmobs at King's Cross and phone number of RMT officials included.

Or you can settle down and research the latest bus, rail and river transport options.

A number of Tweeters including @mastermaq have recommended the Transport for London site - which has an exhaustive list of alternative options and advice.

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