Andrew Dismore

I attended the House of Lords HS2 hearing on ‘locus’ , HS2 having challenged my right and that of many others to petition against the scheme. I regret to say that the Lords rejected my right to be heard, along with the local ward councillors and all the MPs, too.

I am organising a visit for Sadiq Khan to Euston to see and hear at first hand about HS2.

Also of HS2 interest, I also visited the Old Oak Common development site (see section on planning below)

I and Labour Assembly Member colleagues have raised with the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross, some of the issues that are likely to affect residents when the night tube starts, including noise from trains, track and stations, toilet facilities, and anti social behaviour by passengers who get off the tube at night.

I am pleased to say that I have secured a result, at least for the time being, concerning the ‘cross boundary’ bus services between Barnet and Hertfordshire, which were under threat due to the decision of Conservative Hertfordshire Council to cut their share of the funding for these bus routes . Val has confirmed to me that TfL will continue to provide the services.

I am also in active correspondence with Val about step-free access at Mill Hill East and West Hampstead Jubilee line tube stations.

 

TfL are consulting on changes to bus routes 13, 82, 113, 139 and 189 that operate in the ‘Baker Street corridor’ area serving Golders Green, Finchley Road, Abbey Road, Baker Street and Oxford Street. This is a revised proposal following feedback received during a previous consultation held in spring 2015, which resulted in extensive opposition to the plans for route 13. Further information and a response form are available on TfL’s website: www.tfl.gov.uk/consultations including full details, maps and frequency information. The consultation closes on Friday 30 September 2016. If you have any views you’d like to pass on to me too, please email me accordingly.

 

Finally, it looks like I might also be making some progress with road safety near Torriano School in Camden Town, after a useful site visit with TfL.