How Would Boris’ Railway Cycle Paths Work?
Can the dream of cycle paths next to railway lines become a reality?
safety
BBC Poll Sort-Of-Suggests That Riot Areas Still Feel Unsafe
Poll perhaps misleading after boy named in manslaughter case.
Fixed Fares For Late Night Black Cabs This Weekend
Westminster Council trials fixed rate fares to get you home in a Black Cab this weekend.
Leaked LU Memo Reveals Unstaffed Stations
A leaked London Underground document discusses the possibility that more stations could be left unstaffed as a result of cuts to staff and ticket office hours, the very issue under dispute in the recent strikes. The RMT has published the document – we know how …
Tube Trains Put On Collision Course
Photo / cakehole Various reports are coming in that there was a near-miss during rush hour on the Hammersmith & City line yesterday. A westbound train was mistakenly switched onto the eastbound track shortly after departing Plaistow at around 8am. The driver stopped the train …
Pelican Crossing Countdown Trial Launches Today
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 …
Remember Kids, Always Say ‘No’ To Illegal Minicabs
Don’t use unbooked minicabs. It’s a simple message, but it bears repeating. Which is why, around this time each year, the Safer Travel at Night initiative repeats it with a series of adverts. This year’s campaign, backed by the Mayor, the Met, the City of …
Cyclists And Lorry Drivers Can Coexist Peacefully
Taking heart, perhaps, from George W. Bush’s oft-quoted declaration, the Metropolitan Police are launching a campaign to encourage lorries and cyclists to share the road safely. Traffic officers will be out during rush hour this week, helping to “educate both groups about the dangers they …
Ghost Bike In Stoke Newington
Memorial to Lucinda Ferrier We’ve seen them around New York, but this is the first time we’ve spotted a ghost bike in London. This white cycle, across the road from Stoke Newington station in northeast London, commemorates the life of Lucinda Ferrier, who died while …
Go Team London Bridge
In the quest for local kudos, organisational dynamism and staff motivation making humdrum local business improvement initiatives sound sexy is all important. The London Bridge Business Improvement District Company decided they had a crap name so, inspired by the spirit and energy of amusing films …
Two Wheels Better For One Way Streets
A sign of this country’s creeping Torification, with Britain’s top two Blues boasting their two-wheels-better philosophy at any opportunity (never mind the traffic signals)? Or merely a sensible policy that could help get more people on their bikes? Kensington and Chelsea are to trial a …
