Here’s how much it actually cost TfL to rebrand Crossrail as The Elizabeth Line June 9, 2016 When Transport for London (TfL) announced back in February that it was rebranding Crossrail as The Elizabeth Line, eyes across the capital were rolled. Another lame corporate rebrand, probably costing hundreds of thousands of pounds, right? Wrong, apparently. City Metric, an arm of the New Statesman, submitted a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to find [...]
London mayor Khan faces cross-party fury over fare freeze pledge June 8, 2016 London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing cross-party fury after it emerged that a much-vaunted freeze on TfL fares would exclude large numbers of tickets. A four-year freeze on fares was the flagship policy in Khan's plans for London, with the former Tooting MP stating in his manifesto that “Londoners won't pay a penny for more [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says first savings found to fund his fares freeze, but some tickets will be excluded June 8, 2016 A major efficiency savings programme to enable fares on Transport for London services to be frozen until 2020 has been announced by the Mayor of London, but not all travel costs are set to be included. Sadiq Khan and London’s transport commissioner, Mike Brown, announced the plans which will allow the freeze to come into force without hitting [...]
Are Sadiq Khan’s planning reforms viable? June 6, 2016 After just two weeks in office as the new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan revealed his plans to deal with the capital’s housing crisis and said the previous mayor had “left the cupboard bare” when it comes to delivering affordable housing. Khan says he will be working with the government to actively identify surplus public [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan vows to tackle air pollution as worrying new figures reveal capital’s health inequalities June 6, 2016 New figures that lay bare the extent of London's air pollution has sparked a promised crackdown by the Mayor of London. Data published today revealed that Londoners living in the capital’s most deprived boroughs are significantly more likely to die of lung cancer, asthma and other lung diseases than those who live in more affluent parts [...]
Focus On Southfields: This south west London suburb is bucking the London property trend ahead of Wimbledon June 2, 2016 If you went down to Southfields today, you’d be in for a big surprise. Buying London property is hardly a teddy bear’s picnic at the best of times, but as buyers rush to the leafier outskirts in search of more affordable property, outer boroughs that were once overlooked are finding they’re in high demand. London [...]
Buses in “walking speed” congestion exacerbate London’s pollution problem June 2, 2016 London's pollution is exacerbated by London buses travelling at snail paces due to growing congestion, a new report has suggested. A report by Professor David Begg, a former chairman of the government's Commission for Integrated Transport, pointed to some routes "close to walking speed" that mean buses chug out more fumes. "Fuel efficiency measured in [...]
The reason your taxi driver won’t go south of the river for three months (not across Tower Bridge anyway) June 2, 2016 If your travels around London regularly take you across the Thames, you'll have one less travel option come October, as Tower Bridge closes for three months. Tower Bridge Road will be shut to vehicles from 1 October while repair and maintenance work is carried out, the City of London Corporation announced today. "This decision to close Tower [...]
Revealed: The sums behind Khan’s backing of the Garden Bridge May 25, 2016 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed that cancelling a controversial Garden Bridge across the Thames would cost more than completing the project. Speaking at Mayor's Question Time for the first time since his election, Khan said that almost £40m of public funds have already been spent by the Garden Bridge Trust. Of a total of [...]
RMT’s vote for a strike over Night Tube will be Sadiq Khan’s first test as mayor of London May 25, 2016 Well, that parade has been been well and truly rained upon. At the start of this week, TfL announced – to widespread cheers – that the long-promised Night Tube would (finally) launch in August. That promise remains on track, but yesterday the sense of triumph was darkened by the prospect of more strikes. The RMT, [...]