Speaking to the Evening Standard about plans that Transport for London is considering to phase out cash payment on buses, Caroline Pidgeon said:
"With all buses now having ‘wave and pay’ facilities the decline in passengers paying by cash is set to fall even further.
"My number one concern is that every fare offered by Oyster remains the cheapest on offer. It is vital that people without access to a bank account can access the lowest fares.
Commenting on the emerging news that the Mayor approved an additional £500k of public money to fund the New Year's Eve fireworks after the withdrawal of a sponsor, Lib Dem London Assembly leader Caroline Pidgeon said:
“The Mayor needs to explain why he initially signed a decision which allowed a contractor who secured a public contract to turn around at the eleventh hour and demand £500,000 more.
“The Mayor also needs to explain why these appalling decisions have been kept secret from Londoners for so long.”
Figures obtained by Caroline Pidgeon have revealed that the Thames cable car service was interrupted 43 times by high winds between July 2012 and January 2013 - totalling 134 hours of lost service.
Read more here on the Wharf website.
The London Assembly’s Transport Committee has heard from Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, about the next opportunity for funding the electrification of the Gospel Oak-Barking line.
No details were provided in last month’s Budget, despite an announcement delivering £3 billion a year on infrastructure, but his letter suggests that the proposal may be reconsidered in the next spending round in June.
Action to address the wider traffic problems at the entrance to Rotherhithe Tunnel and its approaching roads have been promised by key officials at Transport for London (TfL) at a meeting held this week at City Hall, with Caroline Pidgeon AM, Simon Hughes MP and local Southwark councillors.