Crossrail will transform London travel – but let's learn the lessons
With the long-awaited central London section of Crossrail now finally open after many delays, Caroline Pidgeon wrote at the OnLondon website:
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Legalised e-scooters need tough regulatory standards and proper law enforcement
As the government announced its plans to legalise private e-scooters on public roads, Caroline Pidgeon warned of the need for tough regulatory standards - including an acceptable speed limit, and safety measures such as lights.
Caroline stressed:
“Most importantly, it is vital that e-scooters remain illegal on pavements and that the police properly enforce the law in this area.
“The needs of pedestrians and especially blind people must not be overlooked.”
Get permanent anti-terror barriers installed on central London's bridges
As Transport for London shelved its plans to install permanent anti-terror barriers (Hostile Vehicle Mitigations) on central London river bridges, Caroline Pidgeon said:
"It is bitterly disappointing that this vital work is no longer going ahead. The proper maintenance of London bridges is being compromised.
Questions must now be answered on Met’s wider use of strip search
Answers to vital questions about the Met’s wider use of strip search must be provided, says the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon.
In a letter to the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Caroline asks for the answers to five key questions.
The mayor needs to address facts, not ridicule Silvertown Tunnel opponents
Speaking to the 853 website, Caroline Pidgeon points out that the Mayor is regularly evasive over the facts that he claims support the case for building the Silvertown Tunnel.
Caroline said:
“Back in June Sadiq Khan made the absolute claim that the 108 bus was the most unreliable bus route in London. Yet when he made that claim there were 85 other bus routes in London with a higher excess waiting time than the 108.
Catalytic converter theft has soared to worryingly high rates
The London Assembly Liberal Democrat Group has obtained figures showing soaring rates of catalytic converter theft across London, with Barnet and Hillingdon the worst afflicted boroughs.
Group leader Caroline Pidgeon said:
“A crime that hardly existed in 2017 soared in 2019 and remains at worryingly high levels across much of London, with gangs most recently targeting cars in Barnet, Enfield, Ealing and Hillingdon.
The new Met commissioner must be bold, brave and brutally honest
Writing at Politics Home, Caroline Pidgeon AM sets out the scale of the challenge for an incoming Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
Caroline says:
TfL needs a long-term financial settlement, not another non-solution
As another emergency funding deal for Transport for London was put in place, London Assembly Transport Committee Chair Caroline Pidgeon stressed the need for a proper permanent settlement. Caroline said:
"This is welcome news, but these continued delays to a long-term solution are not useful, and TfL is not a political football. For the sake of TfL’s capital and revenue, a permanent deal needs to be in place.
Let's have a proper discussion about road pricing
Caroline spoke to Vanessa Feltz on BBC Radio London around the prospects of applying smart road pricing in London.
Caroline said:
"I welcome a discussion on smart road pricing. It is something I have pushed for years.
The coverups about No 10 and Tory HQ parties just make it worse
Caroline spoke to London Live about the continuing revelations of parties in 10 Downing Street and Conservative Party HQ. Caroline said:
"The more that comes out about Party Gate and the more Johnson tries to cover it up the worse he makes it – especially for those who’ve suffered the most over the past 2 years.
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