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.

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.”

Closures announced for Hammersmith and Albert bridges

Motorists whose journeys take them across the Thames are being warned of possible delays caused by a series of bridge closures over the coming weeks and months.

Johnson: ‘Embassies should fulfil c-charge obligations’

Boris Johnson has pledged to “carry on” working to convince embassies to pay the Congestion Charge and “fulfil their obligations to their host city”. The Mayor’s comments were made in a letter London Assembly Chair Darren Johnson after Assembly Members passed a resolution in December calling for action to secure unpaid Congestion Charge fees and fines.

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