TfL completes work to transform Hammersmith gyratory for walking and cycling
Transport for London (TfL) has completed work to transform the roads around Hammersmith gyratory, reducing danger to vulnerable road users at one of London’s most intimidating junctions. The changes will help to build on the huge increases in cycling seen in the capital since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and will it much easier and safer […]
Bus cuts will save TfL £35m a year when £730m needed under govt plan
Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to axe or amend 78 of the current 620 bus routes will only lead to a £35m cost savings per year – when £730m is required from a government plan. TfL’s operating officer Andy Lord said the savings weren’t “an insubstantial amount in the context of savings we’ve got to […]
New data shows vital improvements in lorry safety in London one year on from the launch of TfL’s world-first Direct Vision Standard
Transport for London (TfL), working with the London boroughs, the freight industry and campaign groups, has delivered a radical improvement to road safety in the UK with the introduction of the pioneering Direct Vision Standard (DVS). One year on, data shows that the world-first lorry safety scheme, which reduces lethal blind spots, has helped to […]
Interim extension of Transport for London funding settlement
An interim extension of the current Transport for London funding settlement has been granted until 13 July 2022 by Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport. He said: “Since the start of the pandemic, we have supported the transport network in London with nearly £5 billion funding through extraordinary funding settlements for Transport for London. We […]
New mobile speed enforcement cameras launched in London as TfL and the Met continue to crack down on speed offences
Transport for London (TfL) has launched five new mobile safety cameras to tackle the risk and harm caused by speeding across London and help meet its Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury on the road network. Police data shows that half of fatal collisions in London have speed as a factor. The […]
New protected cycle route opens in Aldgate, London
A new protected cycling link has opened on Mansell Street in Aldgate, connecting two major existing Cycleways Consultations have now launched into the scheme on Mansell Street and the CS8 route between Lambeth Bridge and Chelsea Bridge Investing in walking, cycling and public transport is critical to the sustainability and success of the capital’s economy and the wider UK […]
TfL introduces new hi-spec buses, but says no more while there’s funding uncertainty
A fleet of new, higher specification all-electric buses are being introduced on a bus route in London in a bid to encourage even more people back on to public transport. The new buses were first developed around two years ago, and Transport for London says they’re a sign of what the future of buses could […]
London’s trial of rental e-scooters exceeds milestone of half a million trips
Transport for London (TfL) and e-scooter operators Dott, Lime and TIER have released new data that shows the progress made in trialling this new form of transport in the capital in a safe and legal way. More than 585,000 trips have now been made, covering a total of 1.6 million kilometres. Around 180,000 people have […]
ECON to supply gritters to Ringway, FM Conway and Kier/Tarmac JV in London
Three contractors that have been awarded framework agreements for winter maintenance have turned to Yorkshire-based Econ Engineering to supply them with their gritters. For the next seven years, 33 Econ vehicles, will be located at different points within the capital city, ready to mobilise as soon as temperatures plummet. Two years ago, Transport for London […]
London could become gridlocked because of shift to driving during pandemic
London could become gridlocked more often because of a shift towards driving as a means of transport during the Covid pandemic, the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan has said, warning that it risks creating a new health crisis from increased pollution. While levels of walking and cycling have risen in the capital, the overall proportion of people making […]