Buzzbike: Funding round complete after sevenfold subscription increase
London-based Buzzbike has announced the completion of its latest funding round, bringing total investment to £7.2m. The micromobility subscription business said it had seen 700 per cent growth in demand for its e-bike services over the last year. It is now giving the option to the public to become shareholders via a crowdfunding campaign, according to […]
‘Bakerloop’ bus route planned for proposed Bakerloo line Tube extension
Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a ‘Bakerloop’ bus route along the proposed Bakerloo Tube line extension, says CityAM. The mayor of London, who is campaigning for a record third term running City Hall, pledged a new express bus route mirroring the mooted Tube expansion – if he is reelected. He said the Elephant & Castle to Lewisham service, which would […]
Khan warning: TfL needs Government assistance despite £162million ‘profit’
Transport for London still needs Government help for major transport projects despite making a £162 million annual “profit”, Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned. TfL is expected to declare its first ever “operating surplus” at the end of the month – cash it can reinvest in the capital’s public transport network. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made no mention […]
Riding high: Cycleway 4 opens in Southwark
TfL and Southwark Council have completed work on the Cycleway on Lower Road in southeast London. This new section of Cycleway 4, the latest to be completed, now enables people to cycle safely all the way from London Bridge to Greenwich. It is a vital part of TfL’s commitment to expand the cycle network, making […]
£800m worth of electric buses face urgent recall
Safety watchdogs have ordered the recall of almost 2,000 electric buses over fears they can catch fire if left unattended. Mailonline reports the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has warned operators who use the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 and Enviro400 single and double decker buses of the critical safety issue. The buses are currently operational across […]
London LTN dispute to go to High Court
A challenge against a decision to remove Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in the East London borough of Tower Hamlets will be heard in the High Court. The Evening Standard newspaper reports a judge has ordered a two-day judicial review hearing later this year after accepting that all seven arguments put forward by the Save Our Safer […]
Drivers caught out by fake 50 mph sign
Hundreds of drivers may have been duped into driving too fast on a dual carriageway in South London, after a 50mph sign put up there. LBC reports up to 500 people are complaining about being ticketed on the A20 near Sidcup on a stretch of the road where the speed limit had been temporarily dropped […]
MPs planning law to regulate London’s pedicabs
MPs are planning a new law to license pedicabs in London. The city’s Evening Standard newspaper reports the Pedicabs (London) Bill has cleared the Lords and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt told Parliament that MPs would begin scrutinising it on February 28. The report explains the bill will allow for the regulation of the vehicles for […]
TomTom data finds London remains the world’s slowest city
London is still the world’s slowest city, according to the latest TomTom Traffic Index. The mapping and navigation company says the average travel time for a typical 10 km (six mile) journey in the city in 2023 was 37 minutes and 20 seconds. This is one minute more than in 2022 and nearly two minutes […]
London’s black cabs join Uber
Uber is to launch Black Cabs in London from early in the New Year. The ridehailing app says the move “opens up the Uber app to the iconic hackney carriage – much-loved by tourists and Londoners alike and an historic part of the capital’s transport network”. Uber launched in London more than a decade ago, […]
