HS2 "pause" could have major impact on TfL
At Mayor's Question Time, Caroline asked the Mayor about the impact on TfL of the ‘pause’ of the Euston leg of HS2.
Caroline said:
At Mayor's Question Time, Caroline asked the Mayor about the impact on TfL of the ‘pause’ of the Euston leg of HS2.
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Caroline Pidgeon has highlighted the issues faced by Londoners who have applied for grants to replace polluting vehicles under the ULEZ scrappage scheme, but have been rejected with no meaningful reason given.
Caroline said:
Caroline Pidgeon has strongly criticised the Mayor's decision not to the ULEZ scrappage scheme to retrospective applications.
The Mayor confirmed his stance following questions that Caroline submitted in October.
As disruption on the Elizabeth Line worsens, Caroline Pidgeon has called on the Mayor to accelerate work to fix the recurring issues.
Caroline told the Evening Standard:
“Services on the Elizabeth Line have clearly deteriorated over the course of the summer.
“As London’s flagship piece of transport infrastructure, customers rightly demand more reliable levels of service.
On ITV London's Late Debate show, Caroline sharply criticised the Conservative government's decision to scrap most of the HS2 project.
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City Hall Liberal Democrats have called for the full pedestrianisation of Oxford Street.
During Mayor's Question Time, Caroline Pidgeon highlighted that Sadiq Khan had previously committed to the pedestrianisation of London’s flagship shopping street in his 2016 manifesto. London Liberal Democrats have supported pedestrianising London’s flagship high street since 2004.
The Mayor stated Oxford Street is “not what it used to be” and indicated that he agreed with Caroline that the street should move towards full pedestrianisation.
New data revealed by the Liberal Democrats has shown large numbers of ULEZ fines to vehicles registered outside of the UK have been left unpaid.
According to the data, 167,663 ULEZ fines were issued to vehicles registered outside of the UK in 2022. 30,520 of these fines (amounting to £4.98 million) were cancelled, but a further 115,048 fines are still open cases – meaning that only 13% of fines issued to non-UK registered vehicles in 2022 have been paid.
In the London Assembly, Caroline Pidgeon pressed the Mayor to review issues with accessibility on the Elizabeth Line – following reports from travellers with disabilities that they have been unable to board due to a lack of level access or boarding ramp.
The Met will not be reviewing the decision to allow a high-ranking Scotland Yard officer to keep his job despite being found to be paying prostitutes, according to an answer provided to Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon.
In May this year, an investigation by the Evening Standard revealed that a high-flying Scotland Yard officer who has a key role in helping recruit women to the force was allowed to keep his job despite paying hundreds of pounds to use prostitutes.
Commenting on the publication of Transport for London’s new road safety charter, Caroline Pidgeon said:
“I welcome the publication of this charter by TfL following my lobbying efforts on this issue during the last year to both the Mayor of London and TfL.
“High streets across London are blighted by motorcyclists and scooter riders cluttering pavements.