A proposal by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to improve air quality on some of the worst polluted roads in London has been welcomed by local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM. Mr Khan announced plans for 10 more Low Emission Bus Zones deploying the greenest buses on the capital’s most polluted routes to cut harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) […]
Read moreThe start of January has seen the Mayor meet his pledge to freeze TfL fares, though increase have gone ahead for suburban rail lines, over which the Mayor has no decision making powers, this being for the Government to decide. I think these increases are wrong, especially given the poor service commuters suffer. What makes things worse was the Government’s […]
Read moreImpact of HS2 on Euston Question No: 2016/4854 Andrew Dismore Further to Question No: 2016/4380 In August you wrote a very welcome letter to the Secretary of State for Transport about the impact of HS2 on Euston setting out your concerns on behalf of residents after you met with local representatives. Details of this appeared in the Evening Standard last […]
Read morePlease see here the HS2 Lords Committee Report.
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden today condemned the 1.9% Thameslink fare increase as an ‘unjustifiable kick in the teeth for hard pressed commuters’, which he contrasted with the ‘Mayor’s TfL fares freeze, a New year bonus for bus and tube users’. Mr Dismore said: ‘Thameslink under Govia has gone from bad to worse. When they […]
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