London pulls out of hosting Tour de France Grand Départ in 2017 September 28, 2015 London will no longer host the start of the Tour de France in 2017 after Transport for London (TfL) pulled out. Read more: Global interest in the Tour de France rises The capital was awarded the right to stage the cycling showpiece for the third time in a decade by race organisers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), [...]
London taxi cab drivers protest in the City over Uber regulation September 25, 2015 Black cab drivers brought traffic to a standstill outside Bank Tube station yesterday evening, in a protest against the way ride-hailing app Uber is regulated by Transport for London. Cabbies want to draw attention to what they perceive as a lack of regulation of the private hire vehicle (PHV) licences used by Uber drivers. Writing [...]
This is why Black Cabs are protesting at Bank junction today: TfL is failing to act on Uber’s “e-hailing” policy – and threatening London taxis’ existence September 24, 2015 The public are familiar with London's Taxis and yet almost nobody outside our industry knows much about us. Everybody knows we undertake the Knowledge, but who really knows what this means? It is a test of topographical competence and character assessment which takes between three to five years to learn. Within the process, a [...]
Waterloo and City Tube strike will have “no impact”, says TfL September 24, 2015 City commuters can breathe a sigh of relief about a strike on the Waterloo and City Line next week. Transport for London has said there will be "no visible impact" on the line, which connects Bank and Waterloo, as a result of a strike by staff working in its control room. "Due to detailed planning [...]
Mike Brown confirmed as TfL boss September 24, 2015 Mike Brown has been appointed the new boss of Transport for London, picking up the reins from Peter Hendy who has left to head up Network Rail. Brown has been acting in the role on an interim basis since July. He has been managing director of London Underground and Rail since 2010, and takes on [...]
The future’s bright, the future’s lighting: How new technology is brightening up our cities September 24, 2015 New lighting technologies are transforming the way our cities look at night. Alex Dymoke considers what’s in store. II was astonished,” wrote the German diarist Karl Philipp Moritz in 1782, “at the admirable manner in which the streets are lighted up, compared to which our streets in Berlin make a most miserable show.” His [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Tube travel busier than usual at Bank, Liverpool Street, Stratford and on Central, Jubilee and DLR lines as fans head to Queen Elizabeth stadium for France Romania game September 23, 2015 Commuters heading home this evening may be in for a surprise. Bank, Liverpool Street and Canary Wharf stations, along with the Central, Jubilee, DLR and Overground lines will be busier than usual because of the Rugby World Cup. Transport for London (TfL) is warning passengers to expect more crowded trains and stations as fans head [...]
RMT union finally reveals Night Tube dispute was down to pay rises, telling TfL “where’s our pay increase?” September 23, 2015 The same union that insisted its Night Tube strikes were over staff's work-life balance is now making veiled threats over the one thing it insisted it was never about: a pay rise. In fact, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) workers' union is calling for staff to receive a “decent offer” for pay even [...]
Sadiq Khan: Can a Labour mayor make City Hall pro-business? Labour mayoral candidate on what separates him from Jeremy Corbyn September 23, 2015 Sitting in a cafe around the corner from the Labour party’s headquarters in Westminster, Sadiq Khan says that he and the new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, are not always in agreement. “Ken Livingstone as the Labour mayor often disagreed with the Labour leadership, Boris Johnson as the Conservative mayor often disagreed with the Conservative [...]
TfL rubbishes claims that Night Tube will help only rich Londoners September 22, 2015 Transport for London has rubbished claims that the Night Tube would benefit only the richest of Londoners, insisting it will support thousands of jobs across the capital. A study published today claims that the service, which was due to launch on 12 September, was tilted in favour of people with higher-than-average house prices. [...]