LIB DEMS TOLD CROSS RIVER TRAM PLANS “UNDER REVIEW”.
June 25th, 2008 by highburyeastA question to the new Mayor by Caroline Pidgeon AM has revealed that the future of the Cross River Tram project is under threat.
Boris Johnson stated that he would be reviewing the transport, economic and environmental implications of the Cross River Tram because there is no Government funding in place for the scheme.
Cllr Laura Willoughby said, “It is of huge concern that the new Mayor is reviewing the Cross River Tram scheme. The proposal is extremely popular in communities throughout
South London. As a new, inexperienced Mayor, he should be listening to what Londoners want.
‘ By crossing the river, the tram would also encourage new links between North and South London. The Mayor needs to work urgently with TfL to find a way to fund this much-needed scheme. Boris Johnson’s refusal to make a firm commitment on the Cross River Tram is very disappointing. Liberal Democrats on the Assembly will continue to press the Mayor to make the tram a priority.”
Lib Dem Council takes action to improve bus safety
April 29th, 2008 by highburyeastAfter many comments from residents about bus safety and bus driver behaviour the council has taken action to improve things for Islington residents on public transport.
The aim is to ensure drivers respect the local residents and businesses along their routes, and passengers respect both drivers and fellow travellers.
And we need you to report incidents - this allows the council, the police and transport for London to take action - including extra training for drivers so that you can be more confident when travelling by bus.
There are a number of ways to ensure London Buses can identify the driver and vehicle on a particular route: Read the rest of this entry »
Third and final Arsenal Liaison Committee complete
April 21st, 2008 by highburyeastOn Wednesday 13 March 2008 the council held the final AFC Liaison Committee held at Emirates Stadium.
The Liaison Committee was chaired by Ken Friar OBE (Director of Arsenal FC). In attendance were senior managers and representatives from all the partners that are involved in the operations for the stadium on a match day (Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police, and the British Transport Police). A number of resident and business groups from the local community attended as well as the Arsenal FC supporters association.
The meeting consisted of a presentation of the results from the monitoring programme for the 2006/07 football season. The headline result of the monitoring are that Arsenal FC have achieved a transport modal split target of 12.5% for the 60,000 spectators travelling to the stadium by modes of transport other than private cars. This compares favourably with the council’s requirement of 20% or below.
A question and answer session followed the presentation allowing for an open forum to discuss a number of hot topics that are currently issues for the local community. This allowed the stakeholders to directly address a variety of questions raised by the local community and the council will now look at dealing with further problems.
Further information on this and previous AFC Liaison Committee meetings can be found at www.islington.gov.uk/arsenal.
For further information please contact Neil Huddart on ext 1826 or e-mail neil.huddart@islington.gov.uk.
