Category archive for ‘Transport’ 
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Boris’s £4000 taxi bill
Boris Johnson's image as an environment loving cyclist suffered a serious dent today with the publication of expenses showing he's spent more than £4000 on taxis since taking offi[...]
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Guide Dog owners picket City Hall over Exhibition Road scheme
Dozens of protesters picketed London's City hall this morning in an attempt to persuade Boris Johnson to rethink his commitment to a scheme which would see Kensington’s Exhibitio[...]
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Bus crime ‘falls by 18 per cent’
Crime on London's bus network has fallen by 18 per cent according to figures announced by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson today (Monday 15th June). Publication of the figures came[...]
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Guide Dog owners to protest at City Hall
A campaign by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association against the development of 'shared streets' will hold a high profile photocall at City Hall this Wednesday (17th June).
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Tube strike: Oyster ‘not being accepted on all routes’
Oyster pay as you go users faced confusion this morning after one of London's mainline rail services contradicted Transport for London and City Hall statements that the card would [...]
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Tube Strike starts
RMT members have begun a 48-hour strike after talks between the union and London Underground over wage and job cuts broke down. The strike began at 1859 tonight and will continue u[...]
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Mayor announces plans ‘to keep London moving’
Boris Johnson has announced plans to keep the capital moving in the event that this week's threatened Tube strike goes ahead. A strike by RMT members is set to start at 1859 on Tu[...]
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First two London ‘Cycle Superhighways’ announced
Boris Johnson has announced the routs of two proposed ‘Cycle Superhighways’ which will prioritise bicycle users and provide “safe, direct and continuous routes” into centra[...]
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NAO: poor governance and leadership led to Metronet failure
A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) into the failure of collapsed Tube PPP contractor Metronet has blamed “poor corporate governance and leadership” for the firm[...]
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LU increases foreign language support on ticket machines
Transport for London has extended the range of languages available at London Underground touch screen ticket machines to include Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, [...]
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Commons Snow Report: Boris failed to show leadership
A new report from the House of Commons Transport Committee into February’s snowfalls which resulted in he capital’s bus services being suspended accuses Mayor of London Boris J[...]
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London Lib Dems: US could win London’s respect by paying C-charge
The United States should use the appointment of its new Ambassador to the UK as an opportunity “to show to Londoners that things really have changed under Barack Obama's new US a[...]
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Travelwatch calls on TfL to better serve faith communities
Passenger watchdog London Travel Watchdog has called on Transport for London to ensure bus routes are planned to take account “of the faith and cultural make-up of Londoners”. [...]
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Johnson publishes Crossrail charging proposals
Businesses outside London could be asked to contribute to the costs of Crossrail after Boris Johnson asked Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon to consult with planning authorities in th[...]