Tube strike to take place on 15 March after Aslef members voted in favour of industrial action February 22, 2023 London will grind to a halt on 15 March after tube workers voted in favour of strike action, as Sadiq Khan warned there are “no proposed changes to pensions”, at the heart of the dispute. Train drivers who are member of the uion Aslef voted to down tools for 24 hours next month with 99 [...]
Old Street roundabout revamp to be finished in ‘early 2024’ as delays hold back project February 21, 2023 The transformation of Old Street Station is set to be further delayed as Transport for London (TfL) today pushed back the completion date for the project to “early 2024”. TfL said the project has been delayed by the pandemic, with the construction site shut for three months and operations subject to long periods of social [...]
ULEZ: Government plays down suggestion it could veto Khan’s expansion plans February 20, 2023 Suggestions ministers could be veto or deploy exemptions to Sadiq Khan’s controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme were played down by the government today. Under the expansion plans, drivers across the capital will face a daily charge of £12.50 for using vehicles which do not meet emissions standards from August – [...]
Elizabeth Line: Almost half of Londoners have used the new route since May 2022 February 20, 2023 Nearly half of Londoners have used the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, a new survey suggests. The results of a YouGov poll shared with the PA news agency indicate 45 per cent of the capital’s residents have made at least one journey on the £19 billion railway. That is up from 24% [...]
High fares are putting Londoners off public transport, new data reveals February 20, 2023 High TfL ticket prices are deterring more than one third of Londoners from using the Tube, buses and trains, data has revealed. Some 37 per cent of Londoners said ticket prices put them off using the capital’s transit networks, according to a survey by Hitachi Rail. It also found that more Londoners are put off [...]
Ulez expansion: Five Tory councils launch legal challenge against Sadiq Khan’s plan February 17, 2023 Five Conservative-led councils said they have started a legal challenge over Sadiq Khan’s decision to expand London’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez). The outer London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon, together with Surrey County Council, issued a joint statement announcing they have launched a judicial review into the Labour mayor’s plan. A spokesman [...]
Boris Johnson brands ULEZ expansion a ‘mad lefty tax’ February 15, 2023 Boris Johnson has branded Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand the ULEZ across the capital a “mad lefty tax” and accused him of “bankrupting TfL”. The ex-prime minister and London mayor weighed in on the row over the controversial scheme, which would see drivers of non-compliant vehicles charged £12.50 a day. In a video posted on [...]
‘Unmitigated disaster’: Unions and Sadiq Khan slam transport sec Mark Harper’s rail reform plan February 8, 2023 Unions and Sadiq Khan have slammed the government’s plans to enhance the private sector’s role in railways, calling it “an unmitigated disaster.” It comes after transport secretary Mark Harper announced last night the creation of Great British Railways (GBR), saying the new public body will take “politics out of the railways.” According to Harper yesterday, [...]
Government, not ULEZ expansion, causes crippling anxiety Khan tells ‘rebel’ council Harrow February 8, 2023 Sadiq Khan has told Harrow council leader Paul Osborn he should be blaming the government and not City Hall’s ULEZ expansion for leaving residents filled with anxiety. “The reason why people are stressed out is because of this government’s policy over the last 13 years,” the Mayor of London told City A.M. “What this Conservative [...]
Improving London’s carbon footprint with VOLT February 7, 2023 Despite the efforts of both the national government and the Mayor, London’s air pollution challenge remains. Research has identified London as one of the most polluted cities in the world by nitrogen oxide levels, close to Beijing and Delhi. It is clear that to overcome London’s air quality challenge, businesses and individuals across London will [...]