Political diary 2: Fightback against Overground lines renaming begins (but some people like them)

The following article by Spiked (Internet magazine) editor Brendan O'Neill appears in a certain national newspaper this morning. His comments include the following: "I'm starting to think - not least with Labour so ahead in the polls - that the woke dictatorship is increasingly inescapable. "Every aspect of life, even a simple train journey, is …

Blocked-off roads diary: Four more years of Shere Khanage says new poll… TfL claims 20 per cent of children cycling in London were in Dulwich Village – but where did they get THAT figure from?… Streatham: Cyclist overtakes buses – rows of them… “Initially Mickey Mouse schemes sound brilliant until reality sets in” (says Ella’s mum)…

A new poll has found that Sadiq Khan  would be re-elected Mayor of London next May. ~ Khan would score 50 per cent with Tory candidate Susan Hall on 23 per cent. ~ And if Jeremy Corbyn stood as a candidate, Khan would still win: Khan 41 pc; Hall 22pc; Corbyn 14 pc. ~ The …

Blocked-off roads / ULEZ: Detroit Spinners? Almost 100 people worked – or are working – on Khanage’s ‘Detroit project’ FOI request to TfL reveals…

... but "I don't know what Project Detroit is" says Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, November 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://twitter.com/i/status/1725565734934270151 Almost 100 people are - or were - already working on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's mystery 'Detroit project' back in 2022, a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London reveals. "Project Detroit's remit is …

Blocked-off roads: Project Detroit / Project 2030 – the FOI question and TfL’s response in full:

Project 2030 Request ID: FOI-1983-2223 Date published: 06 December 2022 You asked Dear Sir/Madam, I have a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. A recruitment website has been built for TfL by an agency: https://project2030tfl.co.uk It states: "London was first with Contactless and the Congestion Charge and …

Have your say on Croydon council’s 2024/25 budget – and on Croydon town centre’s future

https://youtu.be/iI1aME0puaY?t=6 Croydon residents, businesses and partners are being invited to give their views on the council’s budget proposals for 2024/25. A short online survey is available for six weeks until 19 December – read more and take part here. Residents who cannot access the survey online or would like help filling out the survey can call …

Transport: Council set to terminate bus shelters contract with Valo Smart City… Petition to scrap planned 450 bus route cuts

Croydon council say they are "taking steps" to terminate their contract with Valo Smart City to deliver bus shelters in the borough. Executive Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry says: “This is an incredibly frustrating and unacceptable situation which has arisen through the procurement of the contract for the supply of new bus shelters with digital …

More Khanage!: 20mph speed limit planned for South Circular

Speed limits of 20 mph are set to be introduced on the South Circular which goes through Tulse Hill. * Details of the move are announced in a Transport for London document which states: "We are seeking your views on the changes before they are introduced. * "We would also like your comments on your experience of the new …

TfL threatened with fines if they park vehicles on pavements or grass verges in Bromley borough (and that applies to everyone)

"If our civil enforcement officers do see a van parked on the verge, we will issue a penalty charge notice, be this for TfL or anyone else, including if they are working on ULEZ cameras or anything else” - councillor ************************************************* Transport for London are being threatened with fines of up to £130 a time …

ULEZ: TfL threatened Bromley with legal action after they refused to put up “wretched paraphernalia” signs

"A number of permits have been refused since where insufficient detail or thought has been given as to their placement, but they are relatively few in number" - Bromley council leader Cllr Colin Smith ********************************************. Bromley council were threatened with legal action by Transport for London (sic) after refusing permits to put up signs for …

Transport for London lose appeal over CCTV being used to issue parking tickets on Red Routes

Transport for London have lost their appeal at a tribunal involving CCTV being used to issue parking tickets on Red Routes. The cases before the panel principally concern PCNs (Penalty Charge Notices) served by post in circumstances in which, based on evidence from an approved device, a vehicle was in contravention whilst stationary on a …