The agency has recently unveiled several schemes which include either wholly pedestrianised sections or significantly widened pavements as part of efforts to encourage more Londoners and visitors to walk around the capital and to reduce car use.
TfL bosses reject bonuses after Croydon tram crash
Mike Brown, commissioner for transport, and surface transport managing director Leon Daniels have informed the Transport for London remuneration committee it would inappropriate to be considered for any performance-related pay this year.
TfL pushes back English language test deadline after Uber given permission for new appeal
In March the app-based cab service lost a High Court challenge against the new rules which would see ever one of the capital’s mini cab drivers have to sit a £200 English test.
Sadiq Khan and Assembly Members call on Government help tackle knife crime by reversing youth services cuts
Over the past six years central government funding for youth services has been cut by almost £400m and at least 12,700 places have been lost. Mr Khan’s office has suggested this is linked to a rise in knife crime which in London grew by five per cent between 2014-15 and by 11 per cent in 2016.
TfL boss and London’s passenger watchdog warn capital can’t cope without Crossrail 2
Transport for London is currently waiting for ministerial approval to proceed with the scheme and a decision to omit it from last week’s Queen’s Speech has sparked concerns that the Government’s commitment to it may be waning.
