Sadiq Khan’s deputy admits that key green transport mission milestone is likely to be missed
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is forecast to miss a key milestone in his mission to encourage Londoners away from using their cars towards greener modes of transport, his deputy Seb Dance has admitted. The mayor set out a target in his 2018 transport strategy for 80 per cent of all trips in London to be […]
A million Londoners face 20mph fines in “war on motorists”
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is set to issue one million speeding tickets for breaching 20mph limits this year amid what has been described as a “war on motorists”. According to the Birmngham Mail Mr Khan hopes to have 136 miles of roads in inner and outer London with a 20mph speed limit by the […]
UK Transport Secretary: Khan victory won’t stop fight against LTNs
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told The Daily Telegraph that Sadiq Khan’s re-election as Mayor of London will not deter him from “continuing to stand up” for drivers. “Our opposition to Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion remains the same, his own impact assessment said it would have a ‘minor to negligible’ effect on air quality so […]
‘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 […]
London Mayor asked to explain 700,000 bus journey cuts
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of “slashing public transport with one hand and pushing people out of their cars with the other”, as data reveals that almost 700,000 bus journeys were cut by Transport for London (TfL) between 2022 and 2023, says Harrow Online. Statistics uncovered through a Freedom of Information request […]
Pay-by-mile not planned for London, says Mayor Khan
In a letter to London’s transport commissioner Andy Lord, Sadiq Khan has pledged not to expand London’s ULEZ scheme if he if he is re-elected as Mayor in May. and he also “categorically” ruled out the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme as well as any additional emissions measures, reports the London Evening Standard. “There is […]
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 […]
Anger over fake A20 sign fines grows
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to help thousands of motorists who were given speeding tickets due to a fake sign on a busy road in south-east London. Drivers received automatic fines and penalty points for violating the speed limit on the A20 near Sidcup after an “unauthorised third party” installed a 50mph sign […]
London’s Mayor accused of secretly planning road user charging
It’s being reported London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is spending £150 million on technology to charge people per mile for driving in London. The Sunday Telegraph reported that “Project Detroit” is tasked with delivering a “more sophisticated… new core technology platform for road-user charging”. It quotes a series of Freedom of Information requests showing 157 staff […]
TfL fares frozen until 2025
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is freezing Transport for London (TfL) fares until March 2025 as part of a £123m investment in the capital’s transport services. Sadiq Khan’s office says people could save up to £90 a year under the plans. It comes weeks after the government stepped in with £250m to plug […]
