London “leading the way” in traffic management technology as it takes on “most congested” tag
One of the UK’s leading transport technology entrepreneurs is highlighting London’s constant embracing of innovation to reduce traffic congestion, as new figures suggest the city’s drivers sit in congestion for more than a hundred hours each every year. The latest INRIX traffic scorecard found London to be Europe’s most congested city, with, on average, each […]
Pothole payouts in London total £2m in three years
New figures uncovered by the BBC show more than £2m has been paid out in pothole compensation claims by Transport for London in the last three years. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show TfL awarded £1.7m in 2022-23, compared to £310,000 the previous year. It adds just £85,000 was allocated last year. […]
April date for Silvertown Tunnel opening
Transport for London and Riverlinx Limited, the consortium designing, building, operating and maintaining the new Silvertown Tunnel, have confirmed that they are planning for the new route to open on 7 April. First announced in 2012, the near-one mile (1.4km) Silvertown Tunnel will link Newham to the Greenwich Peninsula, aimed at making journeys faster and […]
TfL sets out plans to improve road safety at key junctions in Hackney
Transport for London is inviting Londoners to have their say on new plans to make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in and around Shoreditch. In collaboration with Hackney Council, the plans would see the creation of new crossings for both cyclists and pedestrians, alongside more footway space aimed at helping […]
Council leader criticises bus route’s axing
The leader of Havering Council has described Transport for London’s decision to cancel a bus route in the area saying he is “extremely disappointed” and that the decision leaves bus services in the borough as “woefully inadequate. Cllr Ray Morgon was responding to a decision to cut the route from Romford to Ockendon in January. […]
TfL funds 55 new community groups as it aims to unlock barriers to walking and cycling
Transport for London and the London Marathon Foundation have awarded more than £580,000 of funding to 55 new projects run by community groups as part of the Walking and Cycling Grants (WCGL) programme. TfL says each investment will make a difference to communities across the capital, funding local organisations to deliver projects that get more Londoners walking and cycling. […]
TfL publishes Travel in London 2024 Annual overview
Transport for London has published its Travel in London report – its annual publication that summarises trends and developments relating to travel and transport in London. Among the findings highlighted, TfL reports the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London is delivering substantial improvements to the cleanliness of the air that […]
£30m cost of TfL cyber hack revealed
The cyber attack that hit Transport for London at the start of September has cost it about £30m. London’s Standard newspaper reports these costs include £5m it has spent on “external support” to help it respond to, and recover from, the hacking, including software upgrades to its computer systems. It quotes a report to the […]
Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls confirmed
It’s been confirmed car drivers will pay £4 during peak hours to use the new Silvertown tunnel and existing Blackwall tunnel crossings when the new crossing opens in the spring. The Greenwich Wire website reports Transport for London’s board signed off the charges at a meeting at City Hall, with the tolls being broadly the […]
Kingston’s refurbished Cromwell Road bus station reopens
Transport for London has opened the redeveloped Cromwell Road bus station in the London Borough of Kingston. Working in partnership with the project contractor VolkerFitzpatrick and the Royal Borough of Kingston, this redevelopment is a first of its kind for the station since it opened in the 1990s. TfL says the build combines contemporary style […]
