Posts Tagged ‘transport’
Covid-19 adds to risks of Crossrail delay warns new London Assembly report
Project is not expected to be completed until 2022
Read MoreCabbage protest rolls up to Town Hall as transport chief calls out online abuse
Vegetable-themed demo was in response to a tweet from Cllr Jon Burke, who has hit out at ‘relentless bigoted attacks’ against him
Read MoreTown Hall working with Transport for London to address ‘extensive congestion’ at Dalston Junction
Council says traffic light modernisation has caused ‘significant disruption’ and warns residents about upcoming gas works
Read MoreBanned turns in London Fields removed following feedback on low-traffic scheme
Transport for London agrees to council request to lift series of restrictions on Richmond Road, Queensbridge Road and the A10
Read MoreResidents and councillors discuss impact of Hackney Downs low traffic scheme
Safety fears, a ‘gated in’ estate and rushed implementation among issues raised by locals, as transport chief vows to react should problems persist
Read MoreConservative councillors call for ‘immediate end’ to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Transport chief Cllr Burke responds to criticism by saying voters who ‘want to make roads less safe and air more polluted’ now have a choice
Read More‘Radical’ road closure plans drawn up for Hackney Central and Stoke Newington
Campaigners already aggrieved by recent measures react as council presses on with drive to discourage private car use
Read MoreTown Hall tweaks low traffic neighbourhood in Hoxton West
Transport chief says disruption caused by new schemes and roadworks across the borough likely to die down ‘in a number of weeks’
Read MoreTown Hall calls for action on ‘cruel inequality’ exposed by pandemic
New report contains a raft of commitments from the council to help ‘rebuild a better Hackney’
Read MoreTraffic to be banned outside 40 more primary schools in Hackney
Town Hall announces broad expansion of its School Streets scheme, adding to the nine schools already involved
Read MorePlan to scrap free travel for under-18s is an ‘attack on our children’, says Jennette Arnold
Hackney’s City Hall representative condemns government’s proposal in the conditions for Transport for London’s £1.6bn bailout
Read MoreHackney’s environment chief and leading Tory councillor clash over transport and waste policies
Burke and Steinberger in war of words after latter accuses Labour of ‘using Covid to drive through their own crazy schemes’
Read MoreCouncil aiming for an electric vehicle charge point on every residential street
Transport boss says current pledge for 80 per cent of locals to be within 500 metres of a charge point by 2022 ‘not good enough’
Read More48 bus to be withdrawn this weekend – as number 30 goes two-way on Wick Road
All change as TfL pushes ahead with controversial scrapping of the 48 route despite local opposition
Read MoreCelebrations as Hackney’s Overground ticket offices saved from closure
London Mayor pledges funds as unions declare ‘significant victory’
Read MorePassengers hit out at TfL over ‘unacceptable’ loss of 48 bus route
Hackney Mayor promises to continue to lobby central government for TfL funding
Read MoreStrikes by bus drivers for disabled children suspended ahead of further talks
Drivers say they are ‘struggling’ as unions say council have pledged talks will include pay
Read MoreBus Fare: Writings on London’s Most Loved Means of Transport, book review: ‘Enjoyable hop-on hop-off reading’
Journey through a rich collection of facts, fiction and memoires that chronicle the beguiling history of buses
Read MoreOutcry increases over plans to close all Hackney’s Overground ticket offices
Council considers proposals ‘unacceptable’ as Hackney Disability BackUp and RMT voice opposition
Read More‘Local shops will suffer’: Traders speak out over Stamford Hill cycle lane plans
Council defends proposed route as part of commitment to safer roads and cleaner air
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