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Speaking as the London Assembly voted for a motion asking TfL to publish details of London's most dangerous road junctions for cyclists, and to review how to make each one safe, Caroline Pidgeon said:

“Every death on our roads is a tragedy for the families concerned, but one which could be avoided by designing a better junction is a stain on our transport system. We owe it to all Londoners to ensure every sinew is strained to make cycling in London as safe and pleasant a way to travel as it can and should be.”

London Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick and London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon visited a number of dangerous junctions around King’s Cross, and met with the Camden Cycling Campaign group to discuss cycle and pedestrian safety in the area. The meeting came just days after a cyclist was killed at Tower Bridge Road, bringing the number killed on London’s roads this year to 16.

The huge number of pedestrian crossings in London which have no facilities for blind and partially sighted people is “a total disgrace “ says Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group.

The opening to passengers today of the southern entrance to Blackfriars mainline station has been celebrated by Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, the local MP Simon Hughes and ward councillor Geoffrey Thornton.

On 5th December they visited the new southern entrance to see at first hand the latest stage of the station’s redevelopment. This is the first mainline railway station built with access from the south bank of the River Thames for 120 years.

As well as admiring the new entrance facilities they also checked to make sure that Network Rail had delivered on its pledge to provide new signs on the platforms stating “London Blackfriars – for Bankside and South Bank.” The new signs have come about following a long campaign led by Caroline Pidgeon and Simon Hughes MP.

Caroline joined Brian Paddick, Tom Brake MP, Cllr Ruth Dombey and Lord Graham Tope out and about in Sutton on Friday 25th November.

The Lib Dem team met up with local residents and Councillors to campaign against the proposed changes to through trains on the Thameslink lines. This will affect many parts of Sutton and mean local residents will have to change at Blackfriars station to continue their journey northwards to St Pancras, the City and Luton.

The team then visited the fantastic BedZed development and heard about plans for a sustainable Hackbridge as well as looking at the area.