Seven thousand Londoners download scooter app as trial launches June 8, 2021 Some 7,000 Londoners signed up for e-scooter operator Lime’s app over the weekend as the capital’s e-scooter trial kicked off in earnest. The largest micro mobility operator in the UK said they saw an average of at least three rides per each of their 200-strong fleet as Londoners to find and hire Lime e-scooters using [...]
Sadiq Khan requests more than £29bn from Treasury’s spending review October 1, 2020 Sadiq Khan is requesting more than £29bn from central government during its spending review, including £5.65bn for Transport for London (TfL) over the next 18 months. Khan submitted his requests to Rishi Sunak’s spending review yesterday, which included requests for an extra £20.5bn to build affordable homes, £1bn for new electric buses, a £1.5bn national [...]
Red Light: Why Streetscape decision is a speed bump to Mayor’s ambition January 28, 2021 As any local politician will tell you, how citizens get around is a fiercely important issue which can rumble for years without bursting into a crisis. For the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, however, that crisis has come, and low-level rumblings must now be addressed as a strategic problem. Last year, as lockdown and other [...]
Rival Silvertown Tunnel bidder launches legal action against TfL August 13, 2019 A rival bidder for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel has launched legal action against Transport for London (TfL), preventing it from signing the £1bn contract. TfL awarded the contract to build and design the tunnel in East London to Riverlinx, a consortium that includes Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), Cintra and Macquarie Capital. Read more: TfL awards [...]
Levelling up: Sony takes over Oxford Circus station for Playstation launch November 18, 2020 London Underground is famed for its iconic roundels, but eagle-eyed commuters will notice something different about Oxford Circus station this week. Transport for London (TfL) has teamed up with Sony to give the Tube station a redesign, transforming the traditional signs into squares, triangles and crosses — the classic symbols of the Playstation controller. The [...]
One-in-four UK financial services workers want to work from home full-time, says new survey July 5, 2021 Almost one-in-four of the UK’s financial services workforce wants to work at home permanently post-pandemic, according to a new survey from Accenture. The survey found 24 per cent of the country’s 1m financial services workers “would prefer to work entirely from home once a full return to office is possible”, while 69 per cent said [...]
Landsec collects two-thirds of rents in last quarter April 13, 2021 Property giant Landsec collected just two-thirds of the rent it was due as of the end of March due to continued disruption as a result of the pandemic. The FTSE 100 developer said that of the £110m it was owed by tenants as of 25 March, £33m was still outstanding five days after rent was [...]
City of London saw most commuters since beginning of pandemic last week May 27, 2021 The most people travelled into the City of London last week than at any point since the pandemic began last March as life in the capital continues to edge back to normality. According to the latest figures from Transport for London, there were 258,461 trips made in-and-out of stations in the Square Mile and Canary [...]
Shaun Bailey campaign in strife as team is whittled down to one press officer January 28, 2021 Shaun Bailey’s mayor of London campaign has been plunged into turmoil, with Conservative party headquarters withdrawing funding for his highly regarded press team. City A.M. understands that the Bailey team is now operating with just one junior press officer and is set to significantly reduce its online campaigning efforts. The mayoral election, which pits [...]
Crossrail employs 140 drivers on £62k more than a year before line is due to open December 4, 2020 Crossrail has employed 140 drivers to operate its trains in central London, even though trial runs will not start until next year. Drivers’ union Aslef confirmed that pay for Crossrail drivers is set at £62,533 per year with a 2 per cent pay rise due to come into place next April. Transport for London (TfL) [...]