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TfL is finally getting less wasteful but a few easy cuts justify neither the restoration of government grants nor a return to fare hikes

March 12, 2018 - Martin Hoscik

If as a result of government cuts and Sadiq’s fares freeze it now has to catch-up with the rest of the public sector and review how many layers of management it needs, and ask whether some functions really need to be carried out by separate teams with similar remits, then this is a very welcome development.

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TfL’s Garrett Emmerson quits after eight years

March 28, 2017 - Martin Hoscik

Full internal TfL memo from Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport, announcing the departure of Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer for Surface Transport.

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Sadiq unveils plan to slash TfL’s ‘wasteful’ spending by £800m per year

December 8, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

During this year’s election to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor, Mr Khan branded the capital’s transport agency ‘flabby’ and promised to cut back office costs in order to help fund his four year fares freeze.

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Sadiq to double cycling spending to £770 million over next five years

December 5, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to spend £770 million on cycling infrastructure and initiatives over the next five years. Among the schemes set to receive funding are the completion of phase two of the North-South Cycle Superhighway from Farringdon to Kings Cross, the extension of the East-West Cycle Superhighway from Lancaster Gate, two new […]

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Why didn’t Sadiq take up TfL’s offer to freeze the cost of Travelcards? Will he ever publish TfL’s fares advice?

August 26, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

After a bit of chasing I finally received a response from Transport for London and City Hall to my request for the “emails, briefing documents and other paperwork between TfL and City Hall” relating to Sadiq’s fares freeze.

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