Cycling

The first of Mayor Johnson’s ‘Cycle Superhighways’ launched yesterday to mixed reviews. Both running to near the City, the blue lanes are the first of a planned 12 which will appear throughout London by the end of 2015. Click the headline to read more.

In Praise of the Cable Car

TfL have announced plans to consider a cable car scheme to run between the Greenwich Peninsular and Royal Docks, linking Olympic venues. Hong Kong, New York, Barcelona, Cologne, Lisbon and Singapore all already sport cable car systems and show that they can work – both for practical day-to-day use, and as tourist attractions. Perhaps it’s time for London to get in on the act? Click the headline to read more…

Farewell Congestion Charge?

TfL has announced proposals to remove the Western Extension of the Congestion Charge by 24 December 2010. The Mayor had previously pledged to drop the CCharge extension during the election – a promise which has since been twice delayed. Click the headline to read on.

London’s Underground

Lost in the election froth was the news that the Mayor has taken ownership of Tube Lines (and its debt) for a reported £310m. The system, which cost over £500m to set up had drawn scorn from across the political spectrum.

The take-over deal was apparently prepared several weeks ago, but could not be made public due to purdah.

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The General Election

Today is polling day.
The campaign is over, and you can vote at your registered polling stations up and down the country from 7am until 10pm tonight.
LondonUnlocked has provided a handy guide to each party’s transport promises here, which we’ve updated throughout the campaign. Please, take a look before voting.
And please do vote – this is [...]

Willie Walsh’s Gamble

An excellent piece of reporting from Jay Newton-Small in Time magazine: “…suddenly, the government announced that it would reopen all U.K. airports at 10 p.m. GMT. What, many in Britain asked, just happened?” Click the headline to read on…

Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over

The headline says it all… click through to read the full story.

Volcanic Ash Update: 20 April

Airlines have been testing the effects of the cloud on their planes. A BA test appears to have returned without issue. Similar results were found by KLM.
It is hoped that air travel will recommence from Scotland and northern England from 7am today.
However, a fresh ash cloud threatens this re-opening, with NATS reassessing the ‘dynamic conditions‘ [...]

Volcanic Ash Update

Volcanic ash continues to ground flights in and out of the UK, and across most of northern Europe…. click the headline to read the latest on the crisis.

Election 2010: Key Transport Policies

Click the headline to find a summary of the main London parties’ transport policies heading into the 2010 General Election.

If we’re missing a policy (or worse, have misrepresented one), please let us know and we’ll update the page.