Mayor of London announces £6 million fund to help boroughs improve air quality
The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has announced an additional £6 million in funding for local projects aimed at reducing air pollution across the capital. The funding, unveiled on Clean Air Day, will be made available through the fifth round of the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund. reports Air Quality News. Since its launch, the […]
TfL launches Walking and Wheeling Action Plan
The Mayor of London and Transport for London have launched a Walking and Wheeling Action Plan that sets out how Sir Sadiq Khan, TfL and London’s boroughs will work closely to invest in significant improvements to London’s streets over the next decade. Boroughs are responsible for the vast majority of London’s streets, meaning the plan […]
New Westminster council leader says Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans ‘do not deliver what is needed’
The new leader of Westminster Council has asked for London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan to “sit down with him” to figure out “a plan that actually works” for Oxford Street. The central London shopping street is set to be pedestrianised from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street after proposals were approved earlier this year, reports the […]
London weekend bus and tram fares capped for summer
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has announced that bus and tram passengers in London will be able to travel all day at weekends for the price of a single fare during the summer holidays. Between 25 July and 31 August on weekends, the hour limit price of £1.75 will extend to all day. The […]
Mayor of London to consider new SUV charges
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan is considering charging SUV drivers in the capital, after research conducted by TfL claimed they created “intensifying risks”. Figures from City Hall indicate SUVs are much more likely to kill a pedestrian than smaller cars if involved in a collision, says the BBC. The proposal was published as part […]
Mayor of London unveils new Vision Zero road safety plan
The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) have launched new plan to significantly reduce road danger and prevent deaths and serious injuries on the capital’s roads over the next five years. In partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and London boroughs, the plan builds on foundations laid by London’s first Vision Zero Action Plan […]
Robotaxis: Assembly Member urges Mayor of London to widen AI taskforce remit
Assembly Member Elly Baker has called on the Mayor of London to broaden the scope of his newly announced Artificial Intelligence Taskforce to examine the full employment impact of automation, including the potential disruption posed by autonomous vehicles to the capital’s taxi and private hire workforce, says Taxi Point. In a letter to Mayor Sir […]
First Bus MD says Sadiq Khan’s 2030 electrification plan is “impossible”
Sir Sadiq Khan’s ambition of electrifying the entire London bus fleet by 2030 will be “next to impossible to achieve”, according to a bus company executive. Bill Cahill, managing director of First Bus London, said his firm was committed to hitting the mayor’s challenging target but said it involved far more than simply buying new buses, according to […]
Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan gets the go-ahead
The mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has confirmed that he is continuing with “bold proposals” to pedestrianise Oxford Street, after claiming a one-day traffic ban significantly boosted the local economy. Footfall in the West End area was 45 per cent higher on the day when traffic was prohibited from accessing a half-mile stretch of […]
TfL accused of suppressing anti-LTN report
Transport for London have been accused of suppressing the findings of research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use, it has been claimed. The allegations suggest that TfL reportedly chose not to publish the study after academics found that LTNs do not encourage people to drive less or walk more, says The DailyTelegraph. […]