Three temporary roads schemes in London to be made permanent
Transport for London has announced that it will be making three cycling schemes introduced during the pandemic permanent. During the pandemic, TfL worked with councils with the aim of making it easier for people to walk and cycle safely across the capital. The schemes saw the creation of new sections of cycle lanes and bus […]
Buses could be banned from Tower Bridge
The City of London Corporation has warned that buses may have to be banned from using Tower Bridge in response to concerns that traffic restrictions on London Bridge. The website London-SE1.co.uk reports that the changes to traffic have led more heavy vehicles to cross the Victorian bridge which is next east along the river Thames. […]
TfL Board to discuss funding next week
Transport for London’s board is set to meet next Tuesday to discuss the government’s long-term funding deal. London’s financial paper City AM says TfL has confirmed the meeting will take place, but it remains unclear whether the board will accept the proposal made by transport secretary Grant Shapps on 22 July. TfL has been negotiating […]
More bus strikes for London on Sunday and Monday
Bus drivers at London United garages plan to strike over the bank holiday weekend on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August. Transport for London says this is expected to affect 63 routes, mostly through west and southwest London including some that serve the Notting Hill Carnival. The strike will also impact parts of Surrey. TfL […]
TfL asks passengers to only travel if essential as strike action disrupts tube and bus networks
Transport for London is strongly encouraging customers to avoid travelling on the Tube and only travel if essential on the rest of the network until 8am tomorrow (Saturday 20 August). This is due to industrial action by the RMT on London Underground and London Overground station staff on 19 August, as well as by Unite […]
London Assembly urges TfL to reconsider bus cuts
Transport for London has been urged to reconsider proposals to cut bus services in London with a warning they would be “counterproductive”. London’s Evening Standard newspaper reports a public consultation on TfL’s proposals – which includes plans to axe bus 16 routes entirely – came to an end last week having received an “exceptionally high” […]
Croydon Council opposes ULEZ expansion
Croydon Council in south London has announced it has “clear concerns” around Transport for London’s proposed expansion of ULEZ to outer London, saying it would have a “disproportionate impact” on communities and residents. The council’s response to TfL’s consultation on proposals to expand ULEZ to Croydon by Autumn 2023, outlines what it says are the […]
TfL funding still in doubt
Transport for London says it remains in active discussion with the Government to ensure that the draft funding proposal that they have made is fair and deliverable and can prevent the “managed decline” of the capital’s transport network. The transport body was told to respond to a £3.6 billion Government offer of funding this week, […]
London council wants to introduce road user charging
A borough council in East London has written to the capital’s mayor asking to be included in any pilot road user charging project. Hackney Council’s mayor Philip Glanville’s letter to Sadiq Khan welcoming proposal to extend London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover the whole of Greater London, but says the council believes the […]
TfL ask for more time to consider funding deal
Transport for London’s leaders have asked for more time to look at the detail of a long-term funding deal from central government. London’s financial paper City AM reports that late last Friday evening the Department for Transport sent the body a proposal which would bring to an end a series of “temporary bailouts and fraught […]
