Category Archives: Transport

As fare rises hit Barnet and Camden commuters returning to work today, Londoners have a clear choice in 2012

Barnet and Camden  residents were today suffering a fourth year of inflation-busting fare increases from Boris Johnson, as new research shows that fares in London are now costing over a quarter of minimum wage take home pay. Today is the first working day back under the new high fares package. It hits Barnet and Camden residents hard at a time […]

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Dismore campaigns on Transport fares

Andrew Dismore, Labour’s London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden joined leafleters at Euston station today, to warn commuters of Conservative London Mayor Johnson’s  impending fare rises and to tell them of Labour’s mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone’s alternative, with the launch today of Ken’s Fare Deal policy which will reduce fares for hard pressed Londonrers. ( photo attached) Mr Dismore […]

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Dismore welcomes Livingstone fares cut pledge

Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has welcomed en Livingstone’s announcement that he would cut London’s public transport fares, if elected Mayor. Andrew Dismore said: “Ken’s promise to cut fares by 5% from next October if he wins next May’s mayoral election is a very welcome contrast to the ever increasing transport costs we have seen […]

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New evidence on parking charges increase again

New evidence on parking charges increases again points to Coleman Using the Freedom of information Act, Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has established Brian Coleman’s further complicity in jacking up car parking charges. (FoI documents attached) Mr Dismore said: “The new emails I have obtained under freedom of Information have revealed how Mr Coleman argued […]

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Traffic Signals at Stirling Corner: just what is going on?

Earlier this year, Transport for London (TfL) undertook a trial removal of signals at Stirling Corner which operated part time between 3.30-6.30pm on weekdays. TfL concluded the signals should not be removed and ought to be returned to part time operation. But TfL has now decided to “extend” the trial. Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly candidate for Barnet and Camden […]

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