TfL London Night Tube start date: Transport for London delays Night Tube’s 12 September launch August 27, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed London's new 24-hour Tube service will not launch on 12 September as planned. In a statement today, the organisation said that while practical arrangements to run the Night Tube were in place, ongoing talks with trade unions meant it won't be possible to agree rosters and communicate them to [...]
Night Tube delayed: How the anticipated launch of the first 24-hr Tube service was derailed August 27, 2015 It's a dream come true for London's partygoers (or anyone who works late into the night for that matter) – but the Night Tube has become a nightmare. The 24-hour Tube will no longer be hitting the tracks in two weeks' time when it was expected to, after Transport for London postponed its launch today. [...]
London mayoral election 2016: After Boris Johnson, the next Mayor of London must be a dealmaker – Zac Goldsmith August 26, 2015 Next year you will decide who replaces Boris Johnson as Mayor of London. But in less than a month, you also have an opportunity to decide who will be the Conservative party’s candidate for mayor. London’s performance under Boris’s mayoralty has been remarkable. Our city has not only emerged from recession but has also driven [...]
London property prices: The Shard skyscraper smashes record for office rents as Leonteq Securities takes entire 26th floor August 25, 2015 A letting at The Shard skyscraper in London Bridge has smashed price records for the South Bank and the City, as the hunt for office space in the capital heats up. German-listed IT company Leonteq Securities is understood to have struck a deal to take the entire 26th floor of the tower for over £90 [...]
Transport for London introduces junction specially designed to keep cyclists safe at Cambridge Heath August 25, 2015 London cyclists, rejoice. Cambridge Heath just got a junction designed specifically to keep cyclists from being hit by left-turning traffic, the first of several similar junctions planned for the busiest roads across the capital. At the junction, the first of its kind in the UK, cyclists and cars will turn separately. Cars planning to make [...]
Bank Station reopened after Jubilee line signal failure causes major overcrowding; as TfL offices evacuated August 25, 2015 Bank is only being used for exit and interchange due to overcrowding after parts of the Jubilee line was out of action for over an hour this morning. The Jubilee line went down at 7:45am because of signal failures in the Stratford area, and only returned at 9am. Initially the line was suspended [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: Tube strikes cost London nearly £60m in lost man hours August 24, 2015 Talks are going to the wire, but unless something miraculous happens, London is staring down the barrel of a double-whammy of strike action this week. As it stands Tube staff members of RMT, TSSA and Unite are planning to walk out from 6:30pm on Tuesday and for the whole of the following day (25 [...]
Transport for London offers £10,000 grant for cycling safety programmes August 24, 2015 Cycling enthusiasts can apply for up to £10,000 in funding from Transport for London (TfL), under a new scheme announced today. TfL said it will give community groups and not-for-profit organisations money for cycle safety training, bike maintenance and guided rides throughout the capital. Applications for grants will close on 21 September. Ben Plowden, TfL’s director [...]
Taxi drivers launch legal challenge against Embankment cycle superhighway August 24, 2015 London’s taxi drivers have launched a legal challenge against the Embankment cycling superhighway, protesting the traffic congestion caused by its construction. The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) lodged an application for judicial review today, arguing that Transport for London should have sought planning permission before construction of the new cycle road through central London began. [...]
Jeremy Corbyn backed by anti-austerity lobby August 23, 2015 More than 40 academics and activists, including a former member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC), have signed a public letter supporting hard-left Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn. In an attempt to counter mounting criticism that the Islington North MP is too extreme in his views, the signatories, including former MPC [...]