The London Traveler

Boris Johnson has just dramatically cut London’s future transport plans.  And he’s also announced that the fares Londoners pay will be going up.
Boris is cutting a whole raft of projects:

the Thames Gateway Bridge
the Cross River Tram (Euston to Waterloo – two very badly served termini)
extension  of the Docklands Light Railway to Dagenham
tram extension to from Crystal Palace to Croydon
the Oxford Street tram
plans for bus routes on two new estates in East London.

At the same time he’s said fares will rise by 1% more than inflation. That basically means 6% or more for next year, I’d reckon.
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After all the excitement, the mudslinging, the namecalling and the voting, London has a new mayor. Ken Livingstone, for so long the public face of the city, has gone; Boris Johnson is now running the city.
With a major shift, from a secure Labour hold to a Conservative win, you might think it’s going to be all change. But I’m not so sure. It looks like normal service will be resumed.

‘Red Ken’ was renowned for being a maverick and an independent spirit. He was often on the outs with his own party and he was never a diplomatic type; if he …read more

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