Londoners could be facing a debt ‘timebomb’ as a result of Transport for London’s borrowings, Green assembly member Jenny Jones has... continue

Andrew Forster
THE DfT is to part-fund a major study of bus services in Greater Manchester that looks set to shape national bus policy. Details of the study... continue

John Dales
AS I say in this column every spring, it’s that time of year again when I urge my readers to nominate schemes that they consider potentially... continue

Seven More London boroughs are planning to apply to the DfT to set up a permit scheme for roadworks. Greenwich, Harrow, Lambeth, Newham, Richmond,... continue

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has been granted permission to apply for a judicial review of the Royal Borough of Kensington and... continue

London mayor Boris Johnson has awarded Westminster City Council £7m for a scheme to reintroduce two-way traffic on Piccadilly, St James and... continue

The London Borough of Westminster is hoping to replicate the success of the Oxford Street diagonal pedestrian crossing with an announcement this week... continue

Chris Barker, Secretary, London Group, Campaign for Better Transport
Although there are many measures which can be taken to improve the street environment of London’s Oxford Street (rephasing traffic lights,... continue

Clare Kavanagh, Director of performance TfL – London Buses
I’d appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letters about Oxford Street in the last issue from Keith Ballinger and Nigel King. Around... continue

Andrew Forster
Sadiq Khan made some candid comments about the DfT’s urban transport policies to an invited audience in London this week. The seminar had been... continue

Work started this week on preliminary work to convert the Elephant and Castle southern roundabout to a signal-controlled junction. The roundabout... continue

Nigel King, Rustington, West Sussex
Yet again there is a call to reduce the number of buses in Oxford Street (ibid). Having spent most of my working life on traffic engineering in... continue

Keith Ballinger, London
I fear the London Assembly’s report calling for a reduction in buses on Oxford Street will gather dust on the shelf. It must be acknowledged... continue

Ken Wheat has been seconded to the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority’s central local transport plan team to the post of safer... continue

London Mayor Boris Johnson has released a mass of transport data as part of a programme to open up data access. One of the most popular datasets in... continue

Transport for London has unveiled a new West End walking route together with other public space improvements. The walking route runs from Covent... continue

Rik Thomas
After leaving Buckinghamshire County Council in mid-2007, one-time LTT columnist Garrett Emmerson had a brief stint at consultant Steer Davies Gleave... continue

Scotland could be about to lead the way on a new funding mechanism for urban transport improvements. The Scottish Government is encouraging Glasgow... continue

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has questioned the value of bus lanes in central London and voiced opposition to using CCTV equipment to... continue

Mancunians are being asked how the city centre’s transport networks should develop over the next decade. A second Metrolink route across the... continue