London Bridge evacuation: Station reopened after ‘suspicious item’ found on board a train April 21, 2021 London Bridge evacuation: Station reopened after 'suspicious item' found on
Buzzbike CEO: Urban bike ownership will be dead in a decade April 21, 2021 It’s been a long-held belief that to make cities greener, more people need to own a bike. That’s not true; I’m of the firm belief that in fact, we’re witnessing the end of bike ownership in urban areas. At the peak of COVID last spring, Boris Johnson stood in his daily briefing and declared we [...]
Shaun Bailey London mayor election manifesto: Everything you need to know April 19, 2021 Conservative mayor of London candidate Shaun Bailey today launched his election manifesto, with polling day on 6 May now just weeks away. The 56-page document outlined policies on areas such as the economy, the environment, transport, crime, housing and transport. City A.M. went through the manifesto with a fine tooth comb to bring you a snapshot of the [...]
Mayor of London election: Shaun Bailey pledges City Hall infrastructure bank as part of Covid recovery April 19, 2021 Tory mayor of London candidate Shaun Bailey has pledged to create a new taxpayer-funded and City Hall-owned infrastructure bank for transport projects if elected next month. Bailey’s plan would aim to “attract private sector finance into large scale, costly infrastructure projects” in order to get projects like Crossrail 2 and the Bakerloo extension funded. The [...]
UK tech optimism hits seven-year high on recovery hopes April 19, 2021 UK tech companies are now more optimistic about their short-term growth prospects than at any time over the last seven years, according to new figures published today. Firms in the burgeoning British tech sector reported strong confidence that business activity will bounce back strongly after the latest national lockdown and as Brexit-related uncertainty among clients [...]
Rail firms to launch flexible season tickets to lure commuters back to city centres April 16, 2021 Ministers and rail chiefs are finalising a new system of flexible season tickets designed to entice commuters back to city centres as the shift to hybrid working takes off. Cost concerns mean the discounts will be much less generous than for traditional season tickets, to spare the taxpayer from further expenses, the Telegraph has revealed. [...]
City of London Corporation appoints new top team to lead transformational change April 16, 2021 Following its decision in December 2020 to endorse a new Operating Model, the City of London Corporation’s governing Court of Common Council today welcomed the appointment of eight new senior officers and formally confirmed the appointment of the first woman as Chamberlain, the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer, since the post was created in 1237. Chair [...]
London businesses demand return of the Night Tube amid delay until 2022 April 15, 2021 London businesses have demanded the resumption of the Night Tube after Transport for London (TfL) said earlier this week the service will not return until at least 2022. Andy Byford, the transport commissioner for London, said the capital’s struggling transport body lacked the resources to reinstate all-night Friday and Saturday services on the Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Northern, [...]
Sadiq Khan pushes for return of international travel despite new Covid variant cases in London April 15, 2021 Sadiq Khan has called for international travel to return as soon as possible, despite a new cluster of cases of the South African Covid-19 variant in South London. The London mayor told City A.M. today that that he backs the government’s traffic light system for restarting international travel and that he is “hoping it will [...]
Exclusive: Covid-19 drives Londoners behind the wheel sooner than planned April 14, 2021 London dwellers are now more likely to buy a car sooner than planned than in any other region of the UK as a result of Covid-19. New figures from Close Brothers Motor Finance, shared exclusively with City A.M., show that over a fifth of Londoners – 21 per cent – are now more likely to [...]