CarolineRussell

15-minute neighbourhoods should be part of London’s recovery plan

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 CarolineRussell 1799 Views 15 minute neighbourhoods, coronavirus, covid-19, green space, low traffic neighbourhoods, parklets

As the Mayor, London Assembly, Councils and businesses started to chart London’s recovery from the coronavirus lockdown at the first

BUILDING A HEALTHY CITY CREATE THE GREENEST CITY

Making the case to pause and review the Edmonton Incinerator

July 1, 2020June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1912 Views arisings, incineration, incinerator, NLWA, recycling, waste management

On Thursday 25th June, I joined a deputation of national and local politicians, doctors and community members to the North

A PLAN FOR TRANSPORT

Grant Shapps refuses to bring in lower national speed limits

June 10, 2020June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1200 Views 20mph, Andy Cox, coronavirus, extreme speeding, Grant Shapps, Lower the Baseline, national speed limit, petition, Playing Out, safer streets

Across London we have seen a huge reduction in the number of vehicles on our roads as we stayed at

A PLAN FOR TRANSPORT

What does social distancing mean for public transport?

June 10, 2020 CarolineRussell 1339 Views buses, coronavirus, cycling, Green Party, Heidi Alexander, London Assembly, social distancing, TfL, tube, walking

I clearly remember my last unsettling Tube journey from City Hall in mid-March as we stopped working in the office

TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY

Coronavirus takes its toll on small businesses

June 10, 2020 CarolineRussell 1697 Views coronavirus, east end trades guild, Green Party, guardians of the arches, lockdown, London Assembly, London Rateable Values, new economics foundation, Rishi Sunak, small business

When most of us think about the Square Mile, we see glass towers and banking behemoths. Yet, the reality is that 98 per cent of businesses in London’s financial

TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY

Protecting bus workers from coronavirus

May 27, 2020June 30, 2020 CarolineRussell 1026 Views bus driver, coronavirus, covid-19, funding, hand washing, lockdown, TfL

Bus drivers in London have been at the forefront of keeping our transport running to make sure key workers can

A PLAN FOR TRANSPORT

Fares freeze leaves Londoners in the cold

December 30, 2019June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1501 Views Cost of living, fares freeze, Green Party, London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, travel, tube

The price Londoners pay for public transport is too high. Shockingly, despite the Mayor’s well publicised ‘fares freeze’ those costs

CLEAN AIR FOR EVERYONE

Tube dust – do we know what we’re breathing in?

December 30, 2019June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1760 Views Green Party, health, London, London Underground, pollution, TfL, tube dust

I am increasingly concerned about potentially harmful dust on the London Underground and its possible impact on the health of

CREATE THE GREENEST CITY

NO to City Airport plan to double flights and blight more overflown Londoners

November 1, 2019June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1868 Views Aviation, City Airport, flights, Green Party, London, noise pollution, pollution

I wholeheartedly stand with the many overflown Londoners and have pushed back against City Airport’s plans to expand its operations.