Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and Chair of the London Assembly’s Transport Committee, joined campaigners in Croydon on Saturday 16th March, calling for a 20mph speed limit to be introduced on the borough’s residential roads.
After years of rejecting the idea, bicycles may finally be allowed on the DLR in a trial scheme.
The off-peak trial was mentioned in papers outlining the Mayor’s vision for cycling. Such a trial is a significant development as for a number of years Boris Johnson has rejected the idea put forward by Caroline Pidgeon and other London Assembly Members.
Caroline Pidgeon recently visited Lewisham's successful credit union in Sydenham to find out more about the valuable work they do in helping people with their personal finances.
The London Assembly has called on Mayor Boris Johnson to research the impact that overseas investment - which doubled between 2009 and 2011 - is having on London's housing market.
The Mayor must build knowledge about overseas investment to ensure that it doesn't reduce the availability of homes for local people to buy or rent, stated the Assembly's motion. The Assembly also called on the Mayor to examine the extent to which properties owned by foreign investors are kept empty or unused.
As the London Assembly Transport Committee reviewed the recommendations in its "Gearing Up" report last year, and the Mayor's progress against them, Caroline Pidgeon AM, the Chair of the Committee, said:
