A new report commissioned by City Hall has called for the Mayor and local councils to be given greater powers to ensure land is used to build new homes, including more scope to compulsorily purchase land where developments are at risk of delay.
Heidi Alexander MP to replace Val Shawcross as London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport
Shawcross leaves after 18 years at City Hall, 16 as a London Assembly member and 2 as one of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s key aides with day to day overnight of transport policy.
Half of all London’s pay as you go Tube journeys are now contactless
First launched in 2012 on buses and extended to Tube and rail services in Summer 2014, contactless allows commuters to travel using debit and credit cards as well as virtual wallet services such as Apple Pay which now account for around one in eight contactless journeys.
TfL appoints permanent finance chief while Tube boss passes day to day responsibility for the service to his deputies
Transport for London has confirmed that Simon Kilonback has been appointed as the Chief Finance Officer, a role he’s been been filling on an interim basis following the unexpected death of firmer finance chief Ian Nunn.
Sadiq Khan’s claims about LPG’s “limited” air quality benefits challenged by industry body
At last month’s Mayor’s Question Time session, Mr Khan was asked to consider supporting the conversion of diesel powered taxis to LPG as a step towards delivering his pledge to clean up the capital’s air.
