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Concerns voiced about pedestrian safety, the effect on local residents and businesses, taxi drivers and the dangers of Games Lane envy

As previously reported, an 18-month trial of countdown clocks on pelican crossings began this morning at a junction beside Southwark station. Pedestrian Countdown, as the scheme is called, will, it is hoped, “make London safer for all concerned and smooth the flow of traffic to …

Photo / Payton Chung BBC London is reporting that countdown traffic lights, popular in many US cities, will be tried out later in this month at selected zones around London. Pedestrians in Holborn, Balham, and Blackfriars will be the first to see a countdown clock …

Fed up with the disruption caused by utility companies digging up London’s streets? TfL are considering fining companies who don’t complete work on time. Boris Johnson kicked off a war on holes as part of his Way To Go! initiative earlier this year by insisting …

Image by coneee Got a spare £87,000 burning a hole in your back pocket and a yearn to save the planet? Help is at hand: the Tesla Roadster, the electric car that’s become a hot piece of roadgoing kit among America’s glitterati, will soon be …

It seems not all bus lanes are created equal as Camden Council bans bikers from using them, despite approval from Westminster and TfL. The pilot scheme, intended to reduce collisions and improve road safety has left bikers paying more attention to road signage than the …

To avoid athletes missing events because they’re stuck in the Blackwall Tunnel, the ODA have unveiled plans for a designated road network. Certain lanes will be dedicated to Olympic traffic so 55,000 competitors and officials can move around quickly. We think it’s a good idea …

Boris Johnson pleased the film industry today by highlighting new powers for councils to close roads for up to 24 hours to better enable filmmaking around the capital. Recognising the power of the silver screen in promoting London as a tourist destination (or fancying himself …

Forget rivers of blood, famine and locusts; Tooting and Putney motorists, cyclists and motorcyclists are suffering the daily torment of perpetual potholes, some up to 6 inches deep. The local paper delved into council funding and found that their budget for footway and carriageway repairs …