TfL spend remains half of pre-pandemic levels in first week back to work January 17, 2022 Cash spent on Transport for London’s (TfL) network is still half of what pre-pandemic levels were in the new year’s first week back to work, according to new data shared exclusively with City A.M. However, many commuters are choosing to ignore the government’s work from home guidance, compared to last January when the country was [...]
Khan tells PM his levelling up agenda will fail without long-term TfL funding January 17, 2022 The government’s plan to “level up” economically deprived parts of the UK will fail if Transport for London (TfL) is not given a long-term funding deal, London mayor Sadiq Khan has said. Khan today warned “tens of thousands of highly skilled jobs” across the UK were being put at risk by the government’s unwillingness to provide [...]
Cyclists overtake motorists on A-roads January 16, 2022 The number of cyclists has surpassed that of motorists on several UK A-roads, according to Department for Transport (DfT) data for 2020. In London, 87 per cent of traffic on sections of Lambeth Road consists of cyclists while in the City, Royal Mints Street has registered 81 per cent of cycling traffic, the Sunday Times [...]
Exclusive: Bolt puts brakes on letting drivers set prices following High Court blocker January 14, 2022 When Bolt announced that it would allow drivers to set their own prices in November last year, Sam Raciti, manager of Western Europe said the move was a testament to how it had “built our business around giving drivers total flexibility.”
Northern line’s Bank branch 17-week closure to start on Saturday January 13, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has urged commuters to check their travel plans, as the Northern line’s Bank branch will be closed from Saturday. The closure, which will enable the completion of a tunnel and a passenger concourse, is part of the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade, which aims to increase capacity at Bank and Monument stations [...]
Santander Cycles hit record figures in 2021, TfL says January 12, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has announced that 2021 was the year with the highest ever use of Santander Cycles, as almost 11 million hires were registered. More than a million people used the scheme last year, with 178,000 members joining the scheme – a 7 per cent increase on 2020. The past year hit a [...]
TfL targets one million fines a year, top Met officer says January 12, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is set to target one million speeding fines a year, as more than 623,000 prosecutions have taken place between 2020 and 2021. According to Simon Ovens, chief superintendent at the Met’s roads and transport policing command, TfL has “a clear position to get to a target of one million prosecutions a [...]
London needs to slash car use to steer away from ‘filthy air and gridlocked roads’, says Khan January 11, 2022 London needs to slash its car use, otherwise the city faces a crisis of “filthy air and gridlocked roads”, mayor Sadiq Khan has warned. The mayor has urged for “greener means of travel”, after London was crowned the world’s most congested city late year, according to traffic information supplier Inrix. Public transport use in the [...]
TfL finance chief quits post amid financial turmoil for the London transport body January 10, 2022 Transport for London’s (TfL) chief financial officer has resigned amid the transport body’s ongoing financial turmoil. It was announced today that Simon Kilonback will leave his post and join internet provider G.Network, after working at TfL since 2009, in what is another blow to the body as it seeks to secure its financial future. It [...]
Union vote: TfL drivers endorse weekend Tube strikes as Londoners face months of disruption January 10, 2022 Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working on the London Underground network today voted in favour of strike action. The ballot, which was conducted after RMT members felt they weren’t given enough reassurances on working conditions and jobs, registered a 94 per cent endorsement to the walkout. “A financial [...]