Talking Point: Are you happy to pay £20 extra on council tax for TfL? Michael Gove described the Mayor’s plan to increase council tax to fund TfL as “disappointing” Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022
London Mayor gets go-ahead to put £20 on council tax for TfL Sadiq Khan has been given the green light by ministers to continue to use council tax to bail out Transport for London. Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022
Is there a Tube strike this week? As the RMT launches the first in its next series of winter walk-outs, how is London’s transport network affected? The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Mayor gets go-ahead to put £20 on council tax for TfL Sadiq Khan has been given the green light by ministers to continue to use council tax to bail out Transport for London. Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022
How to get around London as TfL Tube, Overground, and rail are disrupted by snow The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for “lying snow and icy stretches making for difficult travel conditions’’ Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022
High Street Kensington: Council went ‘clearly and radically wrong’ in way it axed cycle lanes, High Court told A council’s decision to axe and not reinstate covid “pop-up” cycle lanes in Kensington High Street went “clearly and radically wrong” and broke the rules on public consultations, the High Court was told on Thursday. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
Tube strikes: RMT members vote for six more months of walkouts set to pile on travel misery 94 per cent of RMT members on London Underground want to continue action on jobs and pensions Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
London Tube passenger numbers back to pre-Covid levels at key shopping spots 78m journeys on the Elizabeth line since it opened in May - including a record 646,000 on December 1 Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022
Panel discussion - What do we need to make London Net Zero a reality by 2030? In the third panel at the ES Plug It In Summit, moderator David Marsland asked a group of experts to discuss the urgent need for decarbonisation Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022
Our new love affair with the office is a step towards a better philosophy of work Tube and bus use is up, more of us are cycling - WFH is fast losing its allure for many The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022
Union threatens first strike on Elizabeth line in dispute over pay The Elizabeth line could be hit by its first strike as a union began balloting its members in a dispute over pay on Friday. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022
The Standard View: London needs to future-proof its transport network If London’s transport network is not moving forward, it is falling behind. Future planning is key, and therefore Transport for London’s updated business plan is a useful insight into what passengers can expect. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022
Big fare increases on way as Tube and bus chiefs eye £6bn pot to break even Tube and bus passengers will be paying a record £6bn a year in fares to Transport for London under its new plans to break even, it can been revealed. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022
Leonardo DiCaprio backs London mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to expand the Ulez Oscar winner says zone, which will cost drivers £200m a year, will help to tackle climate change Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022 Cycling up 40% as Londoners get on bikes and ride Cycling has increased by 40 per cent since the start of the pandemic, including a near-doubling of journeys by bike at the weekend, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022 Which cars are ULEZ compliant? Sadiq Khan 'misled London public' about benefits of ULEZ, report claims TfL will reportedly 'strongly challenge' draft conclusions by the Advertising Standards Authority
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022 Qatar ‘reviews London investments’ over advertising ban on Tubes and buses London mayor told TfL to review how it treats advertising and sponsorship from countries with anti-LGBT+ laws
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2022 Qatar ‘reviewing London investments’ after TfL bans its adverts, reports International criticism sparked after England and other European teams were prevented from wearing armbands in support of the LGBT+ community at the World Cup
Reuters · Nov 26, 2022 Qatar reviewing London investments after transport ads ban - FT Qatar has launched a review of its investments in London after the city’s transport authority this week banned the Gulf state’s tourism advertisements on the capital’s buses, taxis and Underground train system, Saturday’s Financial Times reported.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022 Qatar reviewing London investments after TfL bans its adverts – report Ban linked to World Cup hosts’ human rights record taken as message ‘Qatari business not welcome in London’, source tells FT
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 Tory MPs react with fury at Mayor’s decision to extend ULEZ charge to Greater London London Tory MPs are furious at the expansion of the ULEZ
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 National rail strikes on Saturday: Which Tube and TfL services will be disrupted? Aslef members will form picket lines at Marylebone and St Pancras stations on Saturday
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022 Ulez to be expanded across whole of Greater London from August Mayor says ultra-low emission zone has been ‘transformational’ and expansion will benefit 5m more people
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 Greater London ULEZ expansion: What is Sadiq Khan’s new plan to improve air quality and who will have to pay What does an expanded ultra-low emission zone mean for London
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 Ulez £12.50 clean air charge to be expanded across whole of Greater London Mayor says Londoners are breathing in ‘poison’ and that ‘doing nothing is not an option’