London Transport News
February
- TfL-funded police officers continue to reduce Blackwall Tunnel delays for drivers
- Mayor of London helps 71 schools get pupils cycling
- Mayor announces innovative bus technology set to deliver cleaner air across London
- Olympic Taxi fare increase rejected by TfL
- TfL reveals design for transformed Euston Circus junction
January
- Tube performance on track for a successful Games
- Major campaign launched to help people 'Get Ahead of the Games' and keep London and the UK moving in 2012
- DLR launches a new three-car route and enhanced timetable to meet Games-time demand
- Changes to travel around Paddington Station due to Crossrail works
- Avoiding congestion made easier with new Transport for London live traffic news
- London Overground passenger satisfaction soars following investment in capacity, trains and stations
- Mayor welcomes green light for scheme to charge companies for disruptive roadworks
- Mayor welcomes 200th greener, cleaner hybrid bus to London's fleet
- New docking station for cycle hire in the heart of Westminster gets planning permission
- Pedestrian Countdown technology to be rolled out across London from summer 2012
- One in five people bought cycle equipment as a result of Barclays Cycle Hire
- New cleaning contract of bus stations and stands to reduce CO2 emissions and cleaner air
- Hammersmith flyover reopens to cars and light traffic as repairs continue
- Free London 2012 support package for freight operators and their customers
- Cycle safety improvements proposed around Bow
- All drivers are urged to switch off their engines when parked, loading or waiting at the roadside
- More reliable Tube carries record-breaking numbers
- Mayor hails new measures in 2012 to deliver cleaner air for London
December
- Hammersmith Flyover closed due to structural defect found
- Edgware Road signal improvements delivered early, paving way for longer, accessible, air-con trains
- Mayor announces trial to cut harmful pollution at industrial and construction sites across London
- Interim operator for Putney to Blackfriars River Bus service
- TfL has today announced details of a strategic review of traffic movements through the Kings Cross area
- Motorcycles to be allowed permanent access to bus lanes
- Around 85 of London's 700 bus routes will be changed in some way during the 2012 Games
- TfL ramps up safety efforts on London Tramlink
- Major crackdown on dangerous pedicabs in central London
- Emirates Air Line lands on iconic Tube map as first tower completed
- Mayor heralds the arrival of the new bus for London
- More local transport improvements for London Boroughs announced by Mayor
- Mayor and DfT announce £10 million to cut pollution from Capital's bus fleet
- Mayor hails successful bid to make more London Overground stations step free
- Vibrant London life captured in Yayoi Kusama's new artwork for the Pocket Tube Map
- Additional peak trains for the 200,000 Wimbledon branch passengers each day will bring fewer delays and extra capacity
- Overall Transport for London (TfL) fares to rise by 5.6 per cent in 2012
- Lewis Hamilton toasts free travel on London transport to welcome in the New Year
- Out-of-hours deliveries during London 2012 Games are viable, trials show
- Real time digital bus information proves a hit with Londoners
- As part of Transport for London's (TfL) commitment to the mental and physical health of its 27,000 employees, the organisation has signed the Time to Change Pledge
For more information see: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/3119.aspx (most times)
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