Results tagged “John Biggs”

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.

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.

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.

Unemployment figures in parts of east London have risen by almost 16 per cent over the last year.

Figures released today showed the jobless totals in Newham have risen from 10,265 to 11,877 in the year to October, an increase of 15.7 per cent. In Tower Hamlets the figure rose to 11,486 from 10,147, a 13.2 per cent increase.

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.

Thames Water has announced revisions to its proposed super sewer and it's still not too late save the foreshore at Wapping's King Edward VII Memorial Park.

A second consultation is underway on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will help tackle the 39million of raw sewage that washes into the river every year.

Transport chiefs turned down requests for safety measures to be introduced on a road where a cyclist died on Monday because of fears they would increase traffic, it was claimed.

London Assembly Member John Biggs said he twice met with Transport for London officials over concerns with the Bow Flyover.

Drastic cuts to police numbers in East London will mean safer neighbourhood teams in some boroughs will have to share a sergeant.

London Assembly member for City and East John Biggs said this was a cut too far by London Mayor Boris Johnson.

London Assembly member John Biggs has asked Mayor of London Boris Johnson for further details about Emirates Airlines sponsorship of the Thames cable car.

Mr Johnson unveiled Emirates as the scheme's sponsor last Friday, with the airline paying £36million over 10 years for branding rights.

I attended the opening of the new Stratford City shopping centre.

It is impressive, with 300 shops and restaurants, hotels, a cinema, bowling, and a casino and offices to come. Another DLR extension has opened to help get people in and out. On the opening day it was so crowded it was almost impossible to move.

Police cutbacks have seen officer numbers Tower Hamlets and Newham fall by nearly 100 in the last year.

London Assembly member for City and East John Biggs said the reduction showed hypocrisy from Mayor Boris Johnson.

Transport officials have said there would be no new bus route to Gallions Reach despite ongoing pressure from East London residents.

A letter by Transport for London said the group could not push forward with a link between the shopping centre and North Woolwich as "no cost effective scheme" could be found.

Police in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham will have to make a combined cut of nearly £5million in next year's spending, according to recent proposals.

London Assembly member of City and East John Biggs said the cut in budgets was a great concern, particularly in the wake of recent looting and rioting in London.

A Government commissioned report has recommended an east London station which is used by more than two million people a year be unmanned.

Limehouse, which serves both British Rail and DLR customers, is one of the stations the McNulty Report suggests should lose its ticket office.

By John Biggs

The dust has settled a little following the recent disturbances, and maybe we can begin to be more thoughtful. I have two big worries.

First, that the reputational damage will affect jobs, employment and the positive image of London. This is vitally important for such an open city.

Politicians have been left baffled by a government consultation into easing traffic congestion to the east of London.

The Department for Transport has revealed plans to increase toll charges at the Dartford Crossing, using the extra cash to build another bridge.

Campaigners calling for an English Defence League march through Tower Hamlets to be banned have handed over a petition of more than 25,000 signatures to the Met Police.

MP for Bethnal Green and Bow Rushanara Ali and London Assembly member John Biggs attended New Scotland Yard for the event on Wednesday.

By John Biggs

This summer I am not going away, other than the odd weekend.

When I do go it's either to another big city or somewhere quiet, with good food, a bit of scenery and maybe some sea. I prefer cities, as there's always something happening, although I know I should just unwind.