TfL calls on London schools to support walking and cycling to school to reap health and air quality benefits
TfL is calling on London schools to sign up to its TfL Travel for Life programme to reap the health benefits of walking and cycling and improve air quality, and the safe use of public transport The programme has seen a 10 per cent increase in schools receiving Gold accreditation, which is achieved by reducing […]
TfL sets out new approach to tackle problematic parking of dockless e-bikes
TfL is working with the boroughs to create additional parking spaces for dockless rental bikes and e-scooters to enable more people to use the schemes safely TfL has written to dockless e-bike and e-scooter operators to ask them to work with it to tackle issues caused by problematic parking Enforcement action will be taken against […]
TfL and Met Police begin trial of CCTV at bus shelters to improve safety, especially for women and girls
This White Ribbon Day (25 November), Transport for London (TfL) continues to take a stand against violence against women and girls by launching a 12-month trial of CCTV at 20 bus shelters across London, together with the Met. The trial is designed to improve passenger safety, especially for women and girls, and ensure they can […]
Places for London selects Fastned as preferred partner for new electric vehicle charging hub joint venture
Places for London – Transport for London’s (TfL) property company – has selected Fastned, the award-winning European ultra-rapid charging company, as its preferred partner for its new joint venture (JV) to help develop several new electric vehicle (EV) ultra-rapid charging hubs across its estate. The joint venture, which will help support the Mayor of London’s […]
London celebrates World Car Free Day with local events and around 200 Play Streets
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Transport for London (TfL) and London Play are encouraging Londoners to mark World Car Free Day on Sunday 22 September, as around 200 streets across the capital will be transformed into temporary spaces for play and social gatherings this weekend. Local streets across London will become play streets between Friday 20 September […]
Kent County Council raises concerns about the impact of proposed user charges at Silvertown Tunnel on Kent residents
Kent County Council (KCC) has responded to Transport for London’s (TfL) consultation for the proposed user charges for Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels, raising concerns regarding the impact on Kent residents and congestion at the Dartford crossing. While KCC supports TfL’s ambition to improve journey reliability and reduce air pollution, the potential impacts on traffic flows […]
Give Kent residents Silvertown Tunnel concessions, says Dartford MP
Dartford MP Jim Dickson is calling on Sadiq Khan n to extend his plans to offer concessions for the Silvertown Tunnel to include residents further south of the River Thames. The Labour Member of Parliament says that it’s unfair for TfL to propose a discount for people in the London boroughs near the tunnel while […]
For whom the toll tolls: Are motorists set to be charged for using the Rotherhithe tunnel?
Despite TfL commissioner Andy Lord insisting there were “no plans” to start charging drivers to use the Rotherhithe tunnel, concerns are mounting that road tolls could be imposed on a third river crossing in east London, According to the Evening Standard ‘critics’ suspect that many motorists will divert to the 116-year-old tunnel, which lies east of Tower Bridge […]
TfL selects Global and JCDecaux to manage its advertising contracts
After an extensive procurement process TfL has selected Global and JCDecaux to manage its advertising estate, building on the work achieved in recent years. The new contracts will see Global continue to manage advertising on TfL’s rail estate, which includes digital and traditional paper advertising sites on the Tube, London Overground, and Elizabeth line. JCDecaux […]
A10 speed cameras: “We’ll see if we can find the funding,” says TfL
Renewed calls for action to tackle speeding along the A10 in North London have been made, following the death of a young woman in Edmonton in January. TfL Commissioner Andy Lord has now pledged to “see if we can find the funding” for more speed cameras on the busy highway. The issue was raised last year […]