Caroline Russell AM

Healthy Streets News Transport 

20mph victory on safer streets – but only for some

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 CarolineRussell 326 Views 20mph, Caroline Russell, Green Party, health, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London, TfL, traffic, Transport

Greens and road safety campaigners, who have been fighting for lower speed limits for many years, have won a major

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Climate Change 

London’s warming – and we’re not ready

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 CarolineRussell 155 Views Caroline Russell, climate breakdown, climate change, climate emergency, Green Party, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London

We are living in a warming word – and we aren’t ready. This year we saw the hottest February on

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Healthy Streets Transport 

Make sure your voice is heard, respond to the Wood Lane and Notting Hill Gate consultation now

June 12, 2019 CarolineRussell 169 Views Active travel, Caroline Russell, consultation, cycling, London, TfL, traffic, Transport, walking

I have written to the Mayor today to express my support for proposed road improvements between Wood Lane and Notting

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Work 

Good Green ideas in City Hall

February 28, 2019 CarolineRussell 386 Views air pollution, climate change, climate emergency, climate strike, four day week, Green Party, London, Mayor of London, ULEZ

What does London need and how can it be paid for? This is the question the Mayor tries to answer

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Healthy Streets 

Respecting our right of way, why EV charging points need more thought

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 CarolineRussell 343 Views Electric cars, EV charging, Green Party, Islington, London, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport

There’s a new tension in London between the future of vehicle travel and people on the pavements – as infrastructure

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News Work 

Londoners need a four-day week

February 4, 2019February 6, 2019 CarolineRussell 340 Views Economy, four day week, Green Party, jobs, London, Work, Working week

At the London Assembly two weeks ago, I proposed an amendment to the Mayor’s 2019-20 Budget asking amongst other things,

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Climate Change News 

You can’t flush this!

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 CarolineRussell 371 Views Caroline Russell, Green Party, London Assembly, period poverty, unflushables

Public awareness about the environmental damage caused by single-use plastics, such as disposable water bottles, coffee cups and stirrers may

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Healthy Streets 

The Mayor is failing on his key cycling pledges for London

November 23, 2018December 27, 2018 CarolineRussell 513 Views cycling, Green Party, London, Mayor of London, TfL Mini-Holland, Transport

The Mayor is failing on key pledges he made to improve conditions for people cycling on London’s streets. Back in

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Healthy Streets Transport 

What is left of our Olympic legacy?

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 CarolineRussell 731 Views cycling, Green Party, LCC, London, London Olympics, London2012, Olympic Park, Transport

The Olympic Park in East London should be a remarkable place the organisation in charge of the site – the London

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Healthy Streets Transport 

Are the wheels coming off the Mayor’s cycle lane programme?

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 CarolineRussell 991 Views Active travel, cycling, Green Party, LCC, London, London Cycling Campaign, Transport

London still isn’t a ‘byword for cycling’ despite the Mayor’s campaign slogan – we have a long, long road ahead

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