Rory Stewart signals potential fare rise as he slams TfL losses under Sadiq Khan November 5, 2019 Rory Stewart has hinted he would likely increase public transport fares if elected mayor and has claimed London is “stuck in 2008”. The independent mayoral candidate, and former Conservative cabinet minister, told City A.M. it “cannot make sense to be running a system that’s losing this much money every year”. Read more: Rory Stewart: The [...]
Tory by-election candidate says levelling up agenda includes outer London November 28, 2021 The Conservative candidate in an upcoming by-election has claimed the government’s levelling up agenda includes poorer parts of outer London. Old Bexley and Sidcup candidate Louie French told City A.M. that Boris Johnson’s flagship agenda, generally thought to only encompass the Midlands and the North, “completely” includes economically deprived areas of the capital and that [...]
Crossrail 2 ‘still needed in the future’ despite cash drought November 18, 2020 London’s Crossrail 2 is “ready to be restarted” in the future despite London mayor Sadiq Khan earlier this month agreeing to shelve the £33bn project in return for a bailout for Transport for London (TfL). Khan agreed to put the north-south rail project on ice as part of a last-ditch financial package from Westminster to [...]
TfL suspends online Oyster system following breach August 8, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has temporarily suspended access to customers’ Oyster and contactless online accounts after over 1,000 customers had their details accessed maliciously. Approximately 1,200 accounts have been accessed maliciously, forcing TfL to shut online accounts to protect customers’ data. Read more: TfL revises junk food ad ban after rules spark confusion No customer [...]
Covid caseload rising but further unlocking still looks likely May 29, 2021 The UK recorded 4,000 new Covid-19 cases yesterday for the first time since March, but Government figures are still hopeful further unlocking will take place as planned on June 21. The latest hospitalisation data also suggests an increase in admittances. But senior ministers, including those in the Treasury, are keen to push ahead with the [...]
Santander Cycles to cost commuters just £1 a week November 20, 2020 Londoners will be able to cycle to work for as little as £1 a week under a new scheme being launched by Santander Cycles. Cycling to work provider Cyclescheme has partnered with Transport for London (TfL) on a new programme called City Bike Hire. Under it, those employers who nominate Cyclescheme as their cycle to [...]
Ride hailing app Ola banned in London October 4, 2020 Uber rival Ola has been banned from operating in the capital by Transport for London
London taxi numbers shrink to lowest in 40 years July 10, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has sent the number of London cabbies down to its lowest level in 40 years, new stats from the Department for Transport (DfT) have shown. Over the last year, there has been a 29 per cent fall in the number of black cabs operating on London’s roads. As of the start of [...]
Lime: The e-scooter firm looking to make the car obsolete September 21, 2021 London has seen many changes over the last 18 months. Some of these may not last long, now that life is heading back to normality, but others feel like they could be set to stay. Perhaps the most obvious of these have been the changes made to the very fabric of the capital, which has [...]
City of London demands answers on reopening of Waterloo and City Line October 27, 2020 The City of London’s policy chair has written to Transport for London’s commissioner seeking clarity on when the Waterloo and City Tube line will be reopened. The line – which travels directly between Bank and Waterloo stations – was closed when the country was put into the initial coronavirus lockdown in March and is the [...]