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Responsibility for Olympic Park regeneration will be handed to a newly created body from April 1.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced his decision to introduce the London Legacy Development Corporation as part of his Mayoral Development Corporation to continue the work of the Olympic Park Legacy Company.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to transform Greenwich's rail services promising to make them, "more punctual, more reliable and cheaper."

His proposal would see suburban services integrated with the underground and increase train numbers by operating a turn up and go service.

Transport for London has launched an initial public consultation on the proposed new river crossings in east London.

The two proposals, a new vehicle ferry crossing at Gallions Reach and a new road tunnel at Silvertown, could be open by 2017 and 2021 respectively if funding is found and planning permission is granted.

The opening ceremony of London's Olympic Games will be called Isles of Wonder, inspired from Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

The announcement was made this morning by artistic director Danny Boyle at an event to mark the start of the six-month countdown to the event.

Passengers could be crossing the River Thames using the Emirates Air Line from May 1.

The Wharf has learned that's the date Transport for London has pencilled in for the opening of the £50million cable car between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks.

The long-awaited redevelopment of the Greenwich Peninsula is set to start after the Olympic Games after the next phase of building was announced today.

Boris Johnson was on the Peninsula this morning to see plans for 1,300 new homes and 600 student dwellings which could be built later this year.

The organisers of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant have today revealed details of the 1,000-boat tribute to he Queen's 60-year reign.

One of the largest public events ever held in London, the Pageant will take place on Sunday June 3 on the river from Putney to Tower Bridge, with Greenwich and the Royal Docks used as operational areas.

Safety proposals for a junction on which two cyclists have been killed in recent months have been revealed by Mayor Boris Johnson.

Transport for London has launched a consultation for the Bow Roundabout with potential improvements including a new traffic light system and a reduction of lanes for motor vehicles.

Boris Johnson is set for a grilling from the London Assembly over the impact the Olympic Park land debt will have on London-wide regeneration.

The Mayor's regeneration plans will need to be re-examined with the £349million debt incurred by the London Development Agency due to be transferred to the Greater London Authority on April 1.

Boris Johnson should cut fares by seven per cent to take the pressure of Londoners and "put money back in their pockets".

That's the message from London Assmbley member John Biggs after Transport for London passengers saw fares rise by an average of 5.6 per cent this week.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

The biggest political contest will take place in London between Boris and Ken for the Mayoralty of this great City this year.

Both David Cameron and more so Ed Miliband are nailing their colours to the masts of their respective candidates but Ed must have more to lose if Ken Livingstone doesn't pull it off.

The first tower of the Emirates Air Line was completed this week as the transport link made its debut on the Tube map.

The North Intermediate Tower in the Royal Docks is the first of three being built to carry a cable car across the Thames. It is over 200ft tall and weighs 270 tonnes, but will be smallest of the three.

Greenwich is to receive more than £3.4 million for improvements to transport in the borough.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the allocation of funding by Transport for London for projects supporting his transport strategy under the Local Implementation Plan.

Boris Johnson's revised fare increases on public transport have been described as "scandalous".

The Mayor of London unveiled the revised cost of using public transport in the capital today, following the Government's injection of £136million towards reducing the above inflation increases.

Long-awaited new river crossings in east London moved closer after the Government pledged to work with Boris Johnson on exploring options including a tunnel linking North Greenwich and Silvertown.

The Mayor hailed Chancellor George Osborne's pledge yesterday to invest billions in London's infrastructure as "great news".

Boris Johnson has bowed to pressure to look at increasing safety measures on a road which has seen two cyclists die in the last month.

It comes after London Assembly member for City and East John Biggs met with the Mayor and Transport for London officials over the recent incidents.

The death of a second cyclist in just three weeks on Bow Roundabout has led a pressure group to add its voice to a campaign for a road design.

On Friday afternoon a 34-year-old woman died at the scene, along east London's cycle superhighway, following a collision with a lorry.

The tallest piece of art in Britain reached its full height this afternoon with the topping out of the ArcelorMittal Orbit on the Olympic Park.

The 114.5m tall sculpture, designed by artists Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, towers over the neighbouring Olympic Stadium and is destined to become a popular tourist attraction in its own right.

Colleges in Tower Hamlets have seen a significant drop in student numbers since the Government scrapped the Education Maintenance Allowance earlier this year.

A study by the Association of Colleges found half of colleges in England have seen a reduction since the allowance - which paid out up to £30 to the poorest teenagers - was replaced with a new initiative.

The Siemens Centre was heralded as a "catalyst for job creation" for the East End's new blue chip zone during its topping out ceremony on Wednesday.

The mayors of London and Newham joined Siemens director Roland Busch for the event at the Royal Docks which saw the visitor attraction rebranded as The Crystal.