Silvertown Tunnel to cost £2bn over next 30 years September 16, 2020 A controversial tunnel which will connect Greenwich with London’s Docklands will cost Transport for London (TfL) almost £2bn over the next three decades. Although the actual construction of the Silvertown Tunnel remains at £1bn, figures from the capital’s transport operator show that the overall cost for building, maintaining and operating the tunnel will be £65m [...]
London First taps former Today programme editor to join board September 16, 2020 London First today said it has tapped former Today programme editor Sarah Sands to join its board as an adviser. The business campaign group said Sands will take up her role with immediate effect and will help guide the organisation through a challenging period for the capital in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In [...]
Tory mayoral candidate Bailey hits out at Khan over TfL delays September 15, 2020 Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has accused London mayor Sadiq Khan of “failing to deliver reliable transport” in the capital, as public transport delays across the latter’s tenure continued to rise. Khan, who is also responsible for monitoring Transport for London’s (TfL) performance in his role as mayor, launched an independent review of body’s future [...]
Uber touts safety updates in second day of London court battle September 15, 2020 Uber has told a London court that it has addressed Transport for London’s concerns over the safety of its passengers through a number of changes to its platform and policies. TfL refused to grant Uber an extension on its licence to operate in London at the end of last year, following what it called a [...]
Uber’s second London legal challenge gets underway September 14, 2020 Today Uber will appear in a Westminster court for a second time, appealing a previous ruling which banned it from operating in London over safety concerns. Transport for London (TfL) stripped Uber of its licence again last year, alleging a failure to protect its customers when using the service. Uber has been allowed to continue [...]
London transport freedom passes for all – but at what cost? September 11, 2020 Earlier this week it was reported that senior London business figures were pressing the mayor and Transport for London (TfL) to offer free travel on public transport to encourage the public, in their guise as potential consumers, to venture into the city and make free with their hard-earned pounds. Ewan Venters, CEO of Fortnum and [...]
One in five Londoners will not go back to pre-Covid levels of Tube usage September 10, 2020 A little more than one in five Londoners do not believe they will use the Tube at the same frequency as they did prior to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey. A newly released YouGov survey, seen exclusively by City A.M., showed that 22 per cent of Londoners expect their decreased use of [...]
Hammersmith Bridge: Government thinks TfL inflated £140m repair estimate September 9, 2020 The government is refusing to fund repairs for the closed Hammersmith Bridge because it believes the £140m price tag has been inflated by the local council and Transport for London (TfL), City A.M. can reveal. A source close to transport secretary Grant Shapps said the government wants to fund the restoration of the 133-year-old West [...]
Hammersmith Bridge: Sadiq Khan in fierce row with government over closure September 9, 2020 City Hall and the government have today locked horns over who is responsible for the closed Hammersmith Bridge in what is becoming a heated row. The government announced today it was creating a Hammersmith Bridge taskforce that will be responsible for getting the West London river crossing open again. The group, which will be led [...]
TfL commissioner Andy Byford: Getting the capital moving again September 8, 2020 Andy Byford, London’s transport commissioner, outlines what he has been doing to make TfL services ready for people to use them again. I started my career at London Underground in 1989, and through the last few decades I’ve worked for transport organisations all over the world – America, Australia, Canada. All different, but in each [...]