Khan warns of big cuts to TfL
Transport for London is reported to still be planning big cuts despite a multi-billion-pound funding offer from government. ITV News reports mayor Sadiq Khan said officials needed more time to examine the proposals before deciding if the ‘managed decline’ of services could be halted. The Department for Transport announced late on Friday it had drawn […]
London urged to introduce “tourist tax” to help fund TfL
The London Assembly has been urged to introduce a new tax on tourists to help fill Transport for London’s funding gap. Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics has told assembly members a tourist tax would be worth “hundreds of millions of pounds” per year – and suggested it could be used to […]
London’s ULEZ expansion to cost £200m
It’s been revealed that expanding the ultra-low emission zone across Greater London will cost around £200 million. London’s Evening Standard has discovered the scale of the cost is mainly to fund hundreds of enforcement cameras to ensure motorists pay the £12.50-a-day levy. It excludes the cost of a scrappage scheme and comes on top of […]
Number killed on London’s roads in 2021 lowest on record, but collisions increased after lockdowns
Transport for London has published casualty statistics that show the number of people killed on London’s roads in 2021 fell by 22% to the lowest level on record, compared to a seven per cent increase nationally. Despite this decrease, overall casualties have increased since the coronavirus lockdowns ended and traffic has returned, and continued action […]
TfL to begin using new enforcement powers to fine drivers in cycle lanes
Transport for London will begin issuing fines to vehicles that drive within, or cross, the white lines of cycle lanes that are marked by a solid white line and cycle tracks on TfL’s Road Network from today (Monday 27 June). It says cycle lanes play a vital role in keeping people cycling separated from most […]
London faces possible bus strike
Public transport users in London face more disruption as bus personnel may join their tube and train counterparts in strike action. London’s financial paper City AM reports the union Unite has warned of potential strike action across the capital’s bus network after TfL proposed to cut or change 78 of the current 620 routes. Unite […]
London’s mayor warns of bus and tube cuts
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is warning the Government that the level of savings being demanded of Transport for London will mean a fifth of the capital’s bus services will be cut. A letter from Mr Khan to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been published which says that the cuts demanded are “significantly beyond” […]
TfL consulting on bus route cuts
Transport for London has responded to government demands for cost savings by outlining a “reshaping” of bus services in Inner London. TfL says that before the Coronavirus pandemic, it had made “huge strides” to improve its financial resilience, but that due to TfL’s reliance on passenger fares for the majority of its income, the effect […]
London’s trial of rental e-scooters extended to November
Transport for London and London Councils have extended the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters from 6 June until 20 November this year, which they say will allow the trial to build on what they believe are its successes and further explore how e-scooters could play a role in a sustainable transport network. London’s trial launched […]
Fixing London’s bridges and tunnels could cost £35 million
It’s being forecast that fixing London’s tunnels and bridges will cost Transport for London more than £35m by financial year 2024/2025. London’s financial newspaper City AM reports that documents prepared of the next TfL committee meeting showing the transport body has set aside £6.8m for interim and reactive safety measures during the coming financial year, […]
