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Posts Tagged ‘Transport for London’

Hackney traders ‘deeply frustrated’ by City Hall delay on community land trust sites

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 9 May 2025 at 10:28

East End Trades Guild say action over affordable workspaces ‘long overdue’ following Town Hall roundtable

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Locals restart campaign to ban ‘intimidating’ HGVs from Victoria Park Road

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 11:30
Penny Wrout, Christine Jackson and Claudia Turbet-Delof

Residents warn of lorries gridlocking congestion zones and point to recent fatalities

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Hackney yoga studio fears eviction after Transport for London ‘quadruples’ rent

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 March 2025 at 19:50

Owners scramble to raise £25k as trades guild warns small businesses are being ‘killed off’

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Hand-woven roundel unveiled at Hackney Downs station to mark new Weaver line

By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 20 January 2025 at 22:06
The Weaver line roundel at Hackney Downs station

The Weaver line name ‘celebrates the historical significance of textile industries and communities’ in areas such as Hackney

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‘The work starts now’: Evicted Haggerston mechanic vows to keep fighting for fairer rents

By Hazel Sheffield | Thursday 14 November 2024 at 15:38

JC Motors boss Len Maloney calls on people to back plans for community-owned premises

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Passengers waiting five years for lift at Hackney Downs Overground station

By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 August 2024 at 16:32
Sem Moema AM

‘They just need to get on with it’ says London Assembly Member and Hackney Downs councillor Sem Moema

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Over 200 fossil fuel ad campaigns shown on TfL network since Sadiq Khan set out ‘zero carbon’ goal

By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 3 July 2024 at 14:44
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

The figures come after UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged every country to ban such advertising

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‘From dangerous to extremely safe’: Hackney cyclist praises Clapton roundabout makeover

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 12 February 2024 at 17:55

New layout gets a thumbs-up from Kate Corden, owner of a bike-fitting firm, and her family

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Hackney car mechanic sings ‘Stand by Me’ for crowdfunder to save his garage

By Hazel Sheffield | Tuesday 28 November 2023 at 12:48

Len Maloney has run JC Motors from a railway arch in Haggerston for 22 years – but rent rises have left him facing an uncertain future

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‘So much to live for’: Tributes paid to two cyclists killed in Hackney as campaigners stage protest ride to demand change

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 20 October 2023 at 11:45

Harry Webb, 27, and Gao Gao, 36, lost their lives in September on roads where residents have been calling for safety improvements

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‘Change in attitude’ needed to improve accessibility on London’s transport network, campaigners warn

By Olivia Barber | Friday 9 June 2023 at 11:56

People with disabilities spoke out about their concerns at a recent forum in Hackney

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‘People here are suffering’: Popular mechanic faces eviction from Haggerston railway arch as rent arrears hit £70k

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 8 June 2023 at 12:19
Len Maloney and his JC Motors team

Len Maloney is appealing to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for help after seeing his rent more than triple

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London transport boss confirms fault on Elizabeth Line trains – but says risk to customers is ‘practically zero’

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 10 June 2022 at 13:50

Reports from a whistleblower emerged earlier this week about a small door under a train that was blown off its hinges

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Tube workers were abused almost 250 times a month during the pandemic, new figures show

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 May 2022 at 12:49

Transport for London says actual number could be even higher because workplace violence is ‘underreported’

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Banned turns in London Fields removed following feedback on low-traffic scheme

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 16 November 2020 at 14:57

Transport for London agrees to council request to lift series of restrictions on Richmond Road, Queensbridge Road and the A10

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Plan to scrap free travel for under-18s is an ‘attack on our children’, says Jennette Arnold

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 17:01

Hackney’s City Hall representative condemns government’s proposal in the conditions for Transport for London’s £1.6bn bailout

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Plans for second entrance at Hackney Central station move ahead

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 11:05

Agreement with Network Rail and TfL aims to ‘focus minds’ on larger-scale ‘landmark’ redevelopment

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Work on new Cycleway between Lea Bridge and Dalston to begin this spring

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 February 2020 at 14:35

First phase of project will also bring in traffic-calming measures, new pedestrian crossings and improved public spaces

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‘Possibly iconic’ new look for Old Street station approved – but Hackney concerns remain

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 18:12

Transport boss ‘strongly urges’ Islington Council and TfL to alter plans amidst warnings of increased traffic flow

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Transport for London lays out plans for new Cycleway between Dalston and Lea Bridge

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 22 July 2019 at 14:28

Public can have a say on the first phase of the route, which is designed to make it easier to get around east London on foot or by bike

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