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Victory for road safety campaign in Dulwich

11 July 2012 - 11:23pm — Administrator

Transport for London have backed down with their plans to remove vital pedestrian safety railings along the south circular following the petition of local residents by Cllr Lewis Robinson presented to City Hall last week.

TfL had posted notices to remove pedestrian safety railings outside the entrance to Belair Park, West Dulwich train station, and the traffic junctions outside Dulwich College last month.

Caroline Pidgeon, Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee added her support to the campaign and asked Boris Johnson, London Mayor to confirm that the railings outside Belair Park will be kept to protect local school children. In his written answer, the Mayor has confirmed that the railings by the entrance to Belair Park will now not be removed. Any other proposals in the local area will be subject to full consultation with local stakeholders.

Mayor overestimates revenue from Barclays sponsorship

4 July 2012 - 10:41pm — Administrator

Dave Hill at the Guardian writes about the Mayor's exaggeration of the benefits of the cycle hire sponsorship contract with Barclays, pointing out Caroline Pidgeon's questioning that highlighted the true figures:

"Barclays," proclaimed the Mayor, has "saved Londoners about £50 million" through its sponsorship of cycle hire and superhighways. The key word in that assertion is "about."

As in the past the Mayor appeared at best unclear about how much money Barclays has and eventually will transfer to London's savings account in return for his inviting it to carpet brand its streets.

Road safety threat at Dulwich College

4 July 2012 - 10:26pm — Administrator

Caroline Pidgeon is supporting a campaign to protect pedestrian safety along the south circular as it passes through Dulwich.

Last month Transport for London (TfL), posted notices that they planned to remove pedestrian safety railings outside the entrance to Belair Park, West Dulwich train station, and the traffic junctions outside Dulwich College.

Many local residents believe that the removal of these railings at the entrance to a public park well used by local families and a key route for children to walk to Dulwich College and nursery schools would have put at risk pedestrian safety.

This week Cllr Lewis Robinson presented to Caroline a petition signed by 100 local residents who support keeping the railings. Caroilne will now be presenting the petition to the Mayor and the Chair of Transport for London.

The Dulwich Safer Routes to School campaign have also written in support of the campaign to keep the railings.

Cable car will benefit spectators during Games disruption

27 June 2012 - 8:11pm — Administrator

After questioning from Caroline Pidgeon - on a topic she has raised before - the Mayor has agreed that passengers will be able to use the Greenwich to Docklands cable car at no extra charge if other means of transport are disrupted.

Caroline said:
"It is only right that the long established principle of tickets being used on alternative forms of transport should be upheld this summer if there is major disruption.

Assembly launches investigation into cyclist safety in London

27 June 2012 - 8:03pm — Administrator

With 16 deaths on the capital’s roads last year and injuries also on the rise, where is London going wrong on cyclist safety? What more needs to be done to make Londoners safer on their bikes? And what could the capital learn from cities with good cycling records?

The London Assembly Transport Committee has recently launched an investigation aimed at drawing together issues around cycling in the capital, assessing how effectively improvements are being delivered, and identifying further solutions.

The Mayor is evasive and misleading on Murdoch links

20 June 2012 - 10:53pm — Administrator

Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on reports that Boris Johnson failed to declare to the London Assembly a dinner he attended at Rupert Murdoch's home just days before the Metropolitan Police launched a new inquiry into phone hacking, said:

“Boris Johnson failed to declare the hospitality he received from Rupert Murdoch in both his monthly report to the London Assembly, and in the GLA's Register of gifts and hospitality. In addition to this evasiveness he then provided a misleading written answer to a London Assembly Member.

Questions over Thames Cable Car still remain

20 June 2012 - 10:52pm — Administrator

Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the announcement that the Thames Cable Car will open from midday on Thursday 28th June said:

“It is welcome news that the Thames Cable Car will be open before the Olympic Games, as additional forms of transport will be helpful in dealing with the exceptional pressures the capital will face later this Summer, and help spectators travel between the Excel and O2 venues.

New research exposes the Mayor’s neglect of pedestrian crossings

16 June 2012 - 12:01am — Administrator

Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on new research this week from the University College London revealing that four in five pensioners cannot cross the road quickly enough to safely use pedestrian crossings due to the assumption that people of all ages are capable of walking at a speed of just under four feet (1.2m) a second said:

“This is vital research which reveals just how ungenerous the national standard actually is for the time given to pedestrians to cross the road.

Waterloo & City Sunday service is welcome

13 June 2012 - 11:12pm — Administrator

As TfL announced that the Waterloo & City line will run on Sundays during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in an attempt to relive congestion, Caroline Pidgeon told the Evening Standard:

“This is a welcome development. Transport for London should use this opportunity to examine potential weekend demand and see whether there is a case for regularly running trains every weekend.”

Thames cable car - we need answers on costs and fares

13 June 2012 - 11:10pm — Administrator

Speaking to the Evening Standard about the Thames cable car that is shortly to open, Caroline Pidgeon said:

“After misleading Londoners and claiming two years ago that the Thames cable car would not cost a penny of taxpayers’ money it is time the Mayor provided some honest answers.

“Not only do we need to know when it will finally open but the Mayor must also tell us how much a ride will cost and whether Oyster will be accepted from the start.”

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