Google parent Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs building its own smart city in Toronto. But why not London next? October 18, 2017 Google’s parent company Alphabet is building its own city, where it will tackle some of the most pressing issues facing London: urban growth, energy use, housing costs, and transportation. But it’s the Canadian city of Toronto where 800 acres of waterfront space will be built “from the internet up” by the tech giant, not the [...]
Transport for London (TfL) Tube repair work delayed due to exodus of agency workers after IR35 tax changes October 16, 2017 Work on a critical London Underground programme repairing Bakerloo Line trains has been delayed due to an exodus of agency workers in the wake of tax changes earlier this year. Transport for London (TfL) has admitted that “a significant number” of vital employees left TfL as a result of IR35 changes, revised tax legislation affecting [...]
Transport for London (TfL) mulls cashing in on open data expertise through new consulting arm October 13, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) has shed more light on the role of its consultancy arm in the works, saying today that it is exploring new commercial avenues through releasing open data. The transport body makes its information, spanning timetables, service status and disruption, publicly accessible. And according to a report out today by Deloitte for [...]
Wider Night Tube rollout draws a step closer with upgrade progress of Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines October 13, 2017 The wider rollout of Night Tube services across the London Underground has drawn a step closer, as Transport for London (TfL) said today that upgrade work on the sub-surface Tube lines has progressed. A crackdown on signalling problems across sections of the Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines is expected from next year, after TfL [...]
Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines to be axed as Transport for London focuses on boosted capacity from Elizabeth Line October 10, 2017 Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers’ union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely. TfL confirmed today that it is “temporarily pausing” plans to buy more trains for the two lines, but Aslef said that senior managers admitted in private that the [...]
Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines have been brought to a halt by Transport for London October 10, 2017 Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers' union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely. TfL confirmed today that it is "temporarily pausing" plans to buy more trains for the two lines, but Aslef said that senior managers admitted in private that the [...]
Uber talks with Transport for London over licence called “constructive “ October 3, 2017 London’s transport regulator has hailed talks with Uber over its licence to operate in the capital as “constructive”. Transport for London’s top boss Mike Brown today met with the top boss of the ride-hailing startup Dara Khosrowshahi who flew in from San Francisco for crunch talks. Further meetings are expected to take place, though are [...]
As Uber’s new boss Dara Khosrowshahi jets to London for licence talks with TfL, he faces a board battle with Travis Kalanick too October 1, 2017 Uber’s newly installed boss Dara Khosrowshahi is facing fresh trouble on home turf as he prepares to jet to London for crunch talks over its licence to operate in the capital. Having taken the driving seat at the top tech firm just weeks ago, Khosrowshahi is already facing multiple battles in a hangover from his [...]
Addison Lee is on the hunt for hundreds more drivers in London after Uber’s licence loss September 29, 2017 With Uber battling to secure a change of mind from Transport for London over the loss of its London licence, other taxi rivals have been quick to report rising app downloads and increased interest. And today, Addison Lee announced it is on the hunt for 1,000 extra drivers due to a rise in demand. The [...]
£1bn Northern Line extension under threat as TfL fails to reach a deal with Battersea developers September 28, 2017 A critical part of Transport for London’s (TfL) £1bn extension to the Northern Line may remain mothballed until it can resolve a dispute over financing with Battersea Power Station’s developers, one of its chiefs said today. Stuart Harvey, TfL’s major projects director, told the London Assembly’s budget and performance committee that keeping Battersea Station closed [...]