What’s the party up to? Peter Riddell thinks he knows
Peter Riddell writes today, If you want to understand what the Liberal Democrats are up to, look outside London. Over the past fortnight several local papers have published almost identical stories in...
View ArticleBoris Johnson loses another Deputy Mayor
As the Evening Standard puts it: Tim Parker stood down as chief of staff when Mr Johnson stripped him of his role of running Transport for London from next month. Mr Parker is the second of Mr...
View ArticleWards Corner: another u-turn from Boris Johnson
Wards Corner in Tottenham is the site of one of those markets, deeply rooted in the local community and highly distinctive, that add so much to its surrounding area. This gem of a market, with a strong...
View ArticleBrian Coleman’s record on road safety
Brian Coleman, a Conservative member of the London Assembly and Barnet councillor, is known for three things: his huge taxi bills claimed on expenses, his frequent controversial outbursts (such as...
View ArticleBoris Johnson and Transport for London’s financial secrecy over Oyster
An interesting little question and answer from the London Assembly: Q. What has been the cost to the taxpayer of TfL [Transport for London] buying ownership of the Oyster brand? (Caroline Pidgeon) A....
View ArticleOpinion: Boris Johnson’s transport strategy – a flailing mass of contradictions
A quick journey into the fantasyland that London’s City Hall has become leaves one quite simply lost for words. When in the past under Livingstone there was a degree of discipline, vision and planning...
View ArticleBus prices go up – Transport for London runs posters saying they’ve gone down
A quiz question for you: back in September last year, Transport for London increased the price of a single bus ticket using an Oyster from 90p to £1. So what would you expect to see on posters on...
View ArticleWhy giving out your web address may not be such a good idea
Over the last few months, Transport for London has been running a series of adverts, principally on tubes, buses, stations and shelters encouraging people to behave responsibly when using their...
View ArticleRoad safety advice for Londoners: avoid Boris’s bike
You might expect the Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority and the Chair of Transport for London to be a law-abiding, safety-conscious example to the rest of us. Not when it’s London Mayor, Boris...
View ArticleGlenda Jackson: Labour’s worst ever transport minister?
Current Secretary of Sate for Transport, Lord Adonis rightly gets praise from across the political spectrum. Although there’s by no means cross-party agreement on some transport issues (think Heathrow...
View ArticleLondon congestion charge: 2 August deadline for consultation
Transport for London is running a consultation on Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s plans to axe the western extension to the congestion charge zone, increase the daily charge, change the exemptions and...
View ArticleWelcome news as London transport data opened up
As Wired reports: Transport for London has announced that it’s lifting all restrictions on the commercial use of its data. The move could fuel an explosion in mobile apps that need access to the...
View ArticleTransport for London offers up more data for free
Over the summer we reported the welcome news that Transport for London was making more of its data available for others to reuse: It’s a smart move because it means the emphasis on working out how to...
View ArticleA tale of two holes – and a £39m price tag
In principle, I have no objection to people digging holes in the ground. Even very expensive holes. Potholes? Bad. But lift shafts, underground tunnels and other such excavations? Good. A big hole that...
View ArticleOyster Card survey shows heavy interest in cutting coverage or raising prices
During the week I got an email in my inbox asking me to take part in a survey on behalf of the Passenger Demand Forecasting Council (“a body consisting of Transport for London and other industry...
View ArticleQuestions left hanging over Boris’s cable car
Conservative politicians spend much of their time criticising their Labour counterparts for the often-inefficient way in which they spend public money. This is often quite justifiable: the many...
View ArticleLondon Liberal Democrats – helping those with the smallest pockets get to work
Last week Brian Paddick and I launched a fairer fares package ahead of this year’s London Mayoral and Assembly elections. Boris Johnson has been Mayor of London since 2008. In just four years he has...
View ArticleBaroness Sal Brinton writes…Why we should be concerned about the Uber app
There’s been much in the media today about the Hackney Cab blockade/strike in London this afternoon, protesting to TfL and Boris Johnson about the licence that TfL have given Uber to set up an app for...
View ArticleCaroline Pidgeon expresses concern about Stagecoach involvement with LGBT...
It’s a lovely bright sight on the streets of London. A bus with rainbow livery to celebrate the 10th anniversary of OUTbound, the Transport for London’s LGBT staff network. It’s a nice idea to have...
View ArticleCaroline Pidgeon: “Halve Tube fares before 7.30am”
Embed from Getty Images Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly member and our candidate for London Mayor, has come up with a bright idea that has a range of benefits. She proposes that fares on all...
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