London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by the end of 2018 under plans by Mayor Sadiq Khan November 6, 2017 Radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street are set to get underway next year to provide a traffic-free space in central London in time for the full launch of Elizabeth Line services. London mayor Sadiq Khan and the deputy leader of Westminster City Council Robert Davis, announced the plans this morning to banish buses and black [...]
Waterloo station hit by rush-hour commute chaos as train partially derails November 6, 2017 Commuters into one of London’s biggest transport hubs were bracing themselves for cancellations and delays this morning, after a train derailed in South West London. South West Trains said there had been a “low speed partial derailment” between Wimbledon and Clapham Junction, which will cause cancellations, delays or revisions to the timetable until the end [...]
Ford plans to bring its Chariot commuter shuttle bus to London November 5, 2017 Ford’s commuter shuttle bus network could soon be coming to the capital. The firm’s Chariot service uses a fleet of Ford 15-seater transit vans to ferry passengers along popular routes in the likes of San Francisco and Austin, Texas, as well as New York. It looks to supplement public transit bus routes and local trains [...]
Area guide to property in the Royal Docks November 3, 2017 For many Londoners, the only time they’ve ever been to the Royal Docks in east London is when they’re travelling on business from London City Airport. This post-industrial part of town was once a hive of activity, with boats docking from all over the world, but now you’re more likely to find hotel chains and [...]
Uber secures six month extension for Brighton licence as council monitors outcome of London row November 2, 2017 Brighton has renewed Uber’s licence to operate for another six months as it awaits the outcome of the firm’s battle to keep hold of its licence in the capital. In a statement, Brighton and Hove City Council announced the decision today after a meeting earlier in the day. Read more: Uber has hired a City [...]
Rail lines and car parks: How 325,000 homes could be built on public land to help tackle housing crisis in London and the UK November 2, 2017 Building above rail lines could result in the creation of around 250,000 new homes in London, according to a report out today. Meanwhile, another new piece of research said car parks too are ripe for development, with the potential to build around 400,000 homes on car parks across the UK, 75,000 of which would be [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan taps ex-NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s consultancy to help draft smart city strategy November 2, 2017 The Mayor of London is tapping the former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg to boost the capital’s plans to become a tech driven connected “smart city”. Sadiq Khan will today announce that Bloomberg’s consultancy which he launched after leaving office in 2013, Bloomberg Associates, will help draft a Smart London Plan that is [...]
Brexit aviation progress facing turbulence as France and Germany eye business opportunities October 31, 2017 The outgoing boss of London City Airport warned today of the need to be aware of “vested interests” from European countries that have the potential to disrupt progress on post-Brexit aviation agremeents. London City’s chief executive Declan Collier said that despite the overall focus on the benefits of retaining a positive relationship between the UK [...]
Open Banking and PSD2 are a boon to banks, not a burden October 30, 2017 The EU’S second payment services directive (PSD2), set to come into force next year, will require banks to share current account information with third parties through APIs — providing the customer gives consent. This will allow new companies to innovate with an important data source, giving the market a much-needed competition boost. While these innovations [...]
New York taps Transport for London’s contactless expertise for public transport revamp spanning the subway, rail and buses | City A.M. October 26, 2017 New York is set to roll out a contactless fares system across its public transport network, derived from the one developed by Transport for London (TfL). TfL is setting up a new consulting arm to provide its expertise to operators around the world, and in the newest instance of the transport body looking to share [...]