Newslinks | Bike Hire, Spending Cuts, Bond Street, Transport Secretary

Click the headline to read more on: criticisms of the new bike hire scheme; potential ticket office cuts; news on the Bond Street upgrade, and advise from Christian Wolmar to the new Transport Secretary.

Newslinks | DLR Strikes, Tube Cuts, Tube Costs, Olympic Engineering

Click the headline to read the latest news on: strikes by DLR workers; MPs urging no cuts on the Tube; the cost of living near a Tube, and a suspension of works in the summer of 2012.

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…

Newslinks | Cycle docking, Driverless trains, Motorbike trial, Fare rises, River travel, Abandoned stations

Click the headline to pick up the latest newslinks on: the new cycle docking stations; automated tube trains; motorbikes in bus lanes; further fare rises; river travel, and the opening up of abandoned Tube stations to the public.

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.

Newslinks | Battersea extension, CrossRail hotel tax, ‘Borismaster’ reactions

Click the headline to read more on: the proposed Northern Line extension to Battersea; concern over the proposed CrossRail-funding hotel tax; and a mixed response to the unveiling of the ‘Borismaster’ bus.

Newslinks | Transport Secretary on motorists, CrossRail, Heathrow, BA. Volcanic ash update, Routemaster designs, Transport Strategy.

Click the headline to read the latest news on: our new Transport Secretary’s early (and often) interventions into London transport; more trouble with volcanic ash; new designs for the son-of-Routemaster; and the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.

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.
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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.