The £1.2bn Northern Line extension just reached a major milestone: It has finished tunnelling work from Battersea to Kennington | City A.M. November 8, 2017 The £1.2bn Northern Line extension to Battersea notched up a fresh milestone today, with the completion of tunnelling work. A huge tunnel boring machine broke through this morning at Kennington, meaning two 3.2km tunnels from Battersea Power Station, via Nine Elms, have now been built. Since starting in April, two boring machines – dubbed Helen [...]
London mayor confident Crossrail 2’s revised funding plans will get government backing November 6, 2017 London’s mayor said today he was “quietly confident” that revised funding plans for Crossrail 2 will be green lit, despite the “onerous” challenge set by government for the capital to meet half the cost during construction. The Crossrail 2 team has submitted its revised funding proposals to meet the government’s request that London meet half [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan says wider pedestrianisation could be on the cards for the capital after Oxford Street goes traffic-free November 6, 2017 London mayor Sadiq Khan today indicated that turning the capital’s famous shopping hub Oxford Street traffic-free could lead to wider pedestrianisation across the capital. It was announced today that the first part of Oxford Street’s revamp will be delivered by the end of next year, subject to public consultation. Read more: It’s happening: Oxford Street [...]
Revealed: Mayor’s plans to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street next year November 6, 2017 Radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street are set to get underway next year to provide a traffic-free space in central London in time for the full launch of Elizabeth Line services. London mayor Sadiq Khan and the deputy leader of Westminster City Council Robert Davis, announced the plans this morning to banish buses and black [...]
London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by the end of 2018 under plans by Mayor Sadiq Khan November 6, 2017 Radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street are set to get underway next year to provide a traffic-free space in central London in time for the full launch of Elizabeth Line services. London mayor Sadiq Khan and the deputy leader of Westminster City Council Robert Davis, announced the plans this morning to banish buses and black [...]
London living wage to rise faster than inflation to break through £10 per hour for first time November 6, 2017 Thousands of Londoners will enjoy a pay rise today with the London living wage to rise above £10 per hour for the first time. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will today announce the rise from £9.75 to £10.20 per hour. The independently-calculated living wage aims to set a value based on what people need to [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan taps ex-NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s consultancy to help draft smart city strategy November 2, 2017 The Mayor of London is tapping the former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg to boost the capital’s plans to become a tech driven connected “smart city”. Sadiq Khan will today announce that Bloomberg’s consultancy which he launched after leaving office in 2013, Bloomberg Associates, will help draft a Smart London Plan that is [...]
A new film studio in Dagenham East could add £35m to the economy, London mayor Sadiq Khan says October 30, 2017 The mayor of London has said a new film studio in Dagenham East could generate £35m for the UK’s economy and create hundreds of new jobs. Sadiq Khan and the leader of Barking and Dagenham council, Darren Rodwell, today announced plans to make Dagenham East a world-leading destination for blockbuster movie production. Khan revealed a [...]
Michael Bloomberg says London will keep rising as a global capital at opening of new European HQ in the City October 24, 2017 Bloomberg founder and chief executive Michael Bloomberg said today that London would continue its rise as a global capital, regardless of how the UK’s relationship with the EU changes. The billionaire businessman and former New York mayor was speaking as he opened Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in the Square Mile. Read more: Twitter and Bloomberg [...]
DEBATE: Is London’s new ‘T-charge’ on high-polluting vehicles a good idea? October 24, 2017 Is London’s new ‘T-charge’ on high-polluting vehicles a good idea? Jin Ng, head of data and trends at easyCar.com, says YES. While the congestion charge has been effective in reducing the number of private vehicles in central London, the T-charge is one of the first of hopefully many measures necessary to help bring emissions down [...]