The money wasted on the Garden Bridge confirms the folly of the project
Watch Caroline on ITV discussing the waste of public money by the Garden Bridge project.
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The concerning levels of air pollution in the Tube need to be better monitored
A report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has found that pollution from dust, dirt and smoke particles in the Underground can be 30 times worse than even the busiest roads above ground.
“With large parts of the London Underground in deep and poorly ventilated tunnels it is vital that there is far more monitoring of dust and air pollution" said Caroline.
TfL needs to be open with Londoners about the Battersea tube extension delay
After Transport for London announced that the Northern Line extension to Battersea will not be open until 2021, but claimed that this would not result in a loss of revenue for TfL, Caroline Pidgeon told City AM:
"I fail to understand how the delayed opening of the Northern Line will not impact on revenue generated by TfL. There are already extensive retail and leisure facilities at Battersea Power Station, along with homes for sale. It is clear that as soon as the line is open there will be an extensive customer base.
Extraordinary that we still don't know the date or cost of Crossrail!
As Crossrail's new chief executive admitted that the line will not open in 2019, Caroline told ITV:
Stop blocking greater scrutiny of TfL
London is being left behind in the adoption of electric buses
A new report by the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon reveals:
- Mayor of London has repeatedly made inaccurate and misleading statements in comparing the adoption of electric buses in London with other cities
- London now lags behind a number of cities in its current adoption of electric buses
- Every five weeks China deploys 9,500 electric buses onto its roads – matching the entire size of London’s current bus fleet
London has a long way to go in making our roads safer for everyone
Questions to the Mayor of London by Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat Londonwide Assembly Member, have revealed:
- Between 1 January 2016 to 30 November 2018 there were 71 recorded bus collisions involving pedestrians at a designated pedestrian crossing.
- Collisions involving buses at pedestrian crossings are taking place in London almost every fortnight on average
- Pedestrian collisions involving buses have taken place in almost every London Borough
"Zero emission buses" are still using diesel for heating!
Another costly TfL slippage on the Northern Line extension
Crossrail: Londoners have a right to trust the people making decisions on their behalf and with their money
Caroline Pidgeon has expressed the continuing frustration of Londoners at the delays to the opening of Crossrail, and the poor and evasive communication around them.
After a meeting with the Mayor and the TfL Commissioner, Caroline said:
“It is very frustrating that despite a long meeting, with summonsed documents, the Mayor and the TfL commissioner speaking at length, we’re still far from understanding who knew what and when.
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