[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Mayor’s Transport Strategy The public and stakeholder consultation of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) closed on 12 January. In total, 5,579 responses were received …
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TfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Safety and Information
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Touting Since 1 August 2008, licensed private hire drivers convicted of taxi touting lose their licence for a minimum of one year. Their fitness …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Walking and Cycling
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Making Walking Count On 29 January, TfL unveiled a new West End walking route which has benefited from £2.4m of public realm improvements, funded …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Electric Cars and the Urban Environment
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Electric Vehicles On 25 February, £9.3m from the DfT’s ‘Plugged-in Places’ fund was announced for London. This funding, coupled with £5.6m from TfL and …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Crossrail
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Sponsors Crossrail (CRL) has submitted to Sponsors a comprehensive update of the scope, schedule and costs of the project (the Initial Control Baseline or …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Road & Buses
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Traffic Signal Timing Reviews Traffic signal timings are reviewed in order to reduce the time vehicles spend idling in queues, the number of stops …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The DLR & National Rail
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] DLR: Three-Car Capacity Enhancement Project DLR operated its first three-car train in public service on 22 February, with the official launch by Kulveer Ranger …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: The Overground
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] [There are some interesting Surrey Canal Road points in here. Lewisham’s final report/approval paper is due at their next council meeting on the 14th …
Continue readingTfL Board Commissioner’s Report: Improving the Underground
[Below are the noteworthy extractions from the Commissioner’s Report – MWM] Visit by H.M. the Queen On 24 February, Richard Parry, Managing Director of London Underground (LU) hosted a visit by Her Majesty the Queen …
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