London Assembly publish report into Oxford Street congestion

Transport for London and Westminster Council should assess the possibility of re-routing buses serving London’s West End to reduce the number that travel through the area according to a new report published today by the London Assembly.

TfL Board agree taxi fare increase

Taxi fares in London are set to rise by 2.3 per cent after Transport for London’s (TfL) Board today agreed the need to ensure drivers were able to meet rising costs. TfL say the increase “aims to find a balance between maintaining income levels for drivers, who face disproportionately higher costs in order to work than average Londoners, while ensuring passengers still get a fair price” and is the lowest increase since 2004.

Boris slams Tube Lines shareholders and demands Ministers ‘make good’ PPP funding gap

London Mayor Boris Johnson has called on the Government to make good any funding shortfall on upgrade work carried out by Tube Lines, the PPP maintenance firm responsible for the Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee Lines.

London Councils calls for greater devolution to London

Londoners should have greater say over the services they use including local health care, policing and schemes helping the jobless get back into work according to a new ‘Manifesto for Londoners’ published this week by London Councils.

Passenger watchdog publishes TfL performance report

London TravelWatch, the London Assembly funded passenger watchdog, has published a new report into the performance of TfL controlled transport services in the capital. The report covers second quarter of 2009/2010 (July to September 2009) and rates all transport modes using a ‘traffic-light’ system. The organisation says the aim was to provide “easy to understand information about the performance of TfL from its users’ perspective.”

City of London consults on St Paul’s improvements

Consultation opens next week on plans to dramatically improve the area around London’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral in time for the 2012 Olympics. Proposals for the site include relocating the existing St Paul’s coach park and landscape the space to provide a high quality green space, adding green space around the south transept and increasing the accessibility of the area.

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