Liberal Democrat London Assembly Members Caroline Pidgeon, Dee Doocey and Mike Tuffrey hosted a meeting for London's Polish community on Monday evening. As well as Assembly members, guest speakers included Nick Clegg MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats and the Mayor of Islington Council Cllr Stefan Kasprzyk.
Caroline travelled with the London Assembly’s Transport Committee to Portsmouth on Tuesday 18 November, to assess how effectively the 20mph limit introduced on all residential streets is improving road safety in the seaside city.
Over many months, Lib Dem Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon received serious complaints about the dial-a-ride services provided by Transport for London. On 3rd September Caroline met Paul Blackwell, General Manager of dial-a-ride, to discuss the many issues that had been raised by dial-a-ride users and to hear about what TfL are doing and have put in place to improve the service.
“It is quite clear that the centralisation of the service has caused huge problems, particularly in certain parts of London, and that their computer system has had real problems. I am trying to get to the bottom of how much the computer system has cost Londoners” commented Caroline.
“I have requested further statistics, going back as far as possible, so that I can really get a clear picture of the maximum length of time users are having to hold on the telephone before speaking to someone. We also need to know how often dial-a-ride are unable to provide a service.
Caroline Pidgeon AM, the Liberal Democrat deputy chair of the London Assembly’s transport committee, has given a cautious welcome to news of planned improvements to a notorious Islington road junction.
“The junction of Penton Rise and Pentonville Road in Islington has been known as a local death-trap for cyclists and pedestrians for years and I’m pleased something seems to be in hand to deal with the problem.
Caroline joined Lib Dem Parliamentary campaigner Bridget Fox in Islington early in January to deliver newsletters, highlighting the hard work of local Lib Dem councillors and some of the negative impact the Labour Government is having on the lives of many residents in Islington.