Was Sadiq Khan’s new policy copied and pasted from The Thick of It? January 2, 2020 Sadiq Khan’s first policy announcement of his mayoral campaign appears that it could have been lifted from the cult TV show The Thick of It. The mayor of London today announced that if re-elected in May that all carers of disabled people will get free travel on all Transport for London (TfL) services. Read more: [...]
Sadiq Khan promises free travel for disabled people’s carers January 2, 2020 London’s public transport system will be free for anyone accompanying a disabled passenger if Sadiq Khan is re-elected. The Labour mayor of London has pledged to create a “companion pass” if he wins the May election, which would provide free travel on all Transport for London (TfL) services for carers of disabled people. Read more: [...]
Four London infrastructure projects that unravelled in 2019 December 23, 2019 Boris Johnson “loves infrastructure”. At least, that’s what the Prime Minister said when he was asked about the High Speed Two rail project on the campaign trail earlier this month. And it is just as well. Because some of London’s biggest infrastructure problems are creaking at the seams. If the PM were not so keen on [...]
Christmas travel disruption: everything you need to know December 21, 2019 It’s Christmas! Which means, among happier things, torturous travel planning as city-dwellers escape to the country for a few well-earned days off. But fear not – we at CityAM have put together this handy guide to make your holiday travel as pain-free as possible. Here’s a list of planned disruptions, reduced services and engineering works [...]
Muggings and robberies have shot up in London since 2015 December 19, 2019 The amount of muggings and pickpocketing in London has risen by 56 per cent in the past three years. Figures from the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime dashboard show there were 53,966 reported incidents of “theft from person” between August 2018 and September 2019. Read more: TfL: Crime rates on [...]
Uber banned in Germany as bumpy ride continues into 2020 December 19, 2019 A German court banned Uber from operating its ride-hailing services in Germany today for lacking the licence necessary to offer transport services using rental cars. Uber is active in seven German cities and works exclusively with car rental companies and their drivers. It can appeal to a higher court and will continue to drive in [...]
Revealed: Testing delays mean Crossrail may not open until October 2021 December 18, 2019 The central section of Crossrail may not be open before October 2021, despite claims it could be launched in the first quarter of that year. The project has been cursed with endless delays and budget blowouts, with its cost now expected to be £18.25bn – £3.4bn over its original costings. Crossrail bosses announced in November [...]
Experts unsure about the effect of air pollution on the Tube December 18, 2019 The effects of the high levels of dust and air pollution throughout London’s Tube system is unknown, according to a new report. A London Assembly report into Tube dust confirmed that “concentrations of particulate matter on underground platforms” are much higher than outside. Read more: London Underground has the city’s highest level of air pollution [...]
Exclusive: Crossrail safety issues spiral in 2019 with record rate of near-misses December 17, 2019 High risk incidents in the construction of Crossrail doubled this year, in a trend that an engineering company contracted by Transport for London (TfL) has described as “worrying”. Crossrail records the number of incidents that could, in different circumstances, have caused death or serious injury. This year, Crossrail workers have been involved in 50 of [...]
Tube delays: Central, District and Circle Lines suffer rush hour misery December 17, 2019 Commuters were left to endure a torrid rush hour journey to work this morning after Tube delays hit three Underground lines. A signal failure at Aldgate and an earlier one at Hammersmith have brought the Circle Line to a halt in the anti-clockwise direction, as well as running with minor delays the other way. Read [...]