Transport

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Reclaiming our roads: making space for Londoners

September 30, 2019December 30, 2019 CarolineRussell 842 Views London, parklets, Transport, walking and cycling

In September 2019 I hosted an event with London Cycling Campaign and Living Streets to discuss next steps for making

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Bus driver fatigue – how much more evidence do we need?

August 29, 2019 CarolineRussell 815 Views bus driver, buses, Green Party, London, TfL, Transport, Working conditions

I was glad to join bus drivers and the Unite Union this morning outside City Hall to draw attention to the

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20mph victory on safer streets – but only for some

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 CarolineRussell 1500 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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Healthy Streets Transport 

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

June 12, 2019 CarolineRussell 834 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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Healthy Streets 

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

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 CarolineRussell 1070 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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Healthy Streets 

The Mayor is failing on his key cycling pledges for London

November 23, 2018December 27, 2018 CarolineRussell 954 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 1355 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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Are the wheels coming off the Mayor’s cycle lane programme?

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 CarolineRussell 1652 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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The Mayor’s traffic reduction promise

October 2, 2017January 19, 2018 CarolineRussell 1597 Views air pollution, London, Mayor of London, TfL, traffic, Transport

I wrote to the Mayor to recommend a lost of traffic reduction experts he, or the Deputy Mayor for Transport

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