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The Spectacle Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sadiq Khan, Minister of State for Transport, confirmed that there are no plans to build the Battersea tube extension and no public money from either the Mayor or the government for such a scheme- dashing the hopes for the Battersea Power Station development. Owners of Battersea Power Station, REO (Real Estate Opportunities), claim their plans for [...]
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Stuart King (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
On Saturday I brought a Southfields constituent, Christine Walker, to meet with Sadiq Khan MP, Minister for Transport and MP for next-door Tooting. Mrs Walker's mum suffers from some serious disabilities, including Mennear's Disease which affects balance meaning that sufferers often cannot walk without falling over. More than a year ago, after being assessed for Attendance Allowance, the Department...
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Next Left (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
David Cameron again called for the banning of the extremist but non-violent Islamist group Hizb-ut-Tahrir at Prime Minister's Questions today. Like the Conservative leader, and politicians across all of the major parties, I have no time for Hizb-ut-Tahrir. They polarise and poison community relations, propagating the reactionary view that being a British citizen who participates fully in our democracy...
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Railway Eye (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Lord Adonis is blogging as he inspects shabby stations. Updates are being posted here . Whilst not quite up to the standard of Tom Harris MP or the twitterings of Sadiq Khan it's a noble effort (geddit!).
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Brockley Central (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
London mayor Boris Johnson has met with transport minister Sadiq Khan to discuss the planned cuts to south London's train services. As a result, the minister has promised to consider Transport for London's forthcoming report which will set out alternatives to the cuts. The study, by TfL and London Travelwatch, will look at 30 options. A shortlist will be produced over the next few weeks and discussed...
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A Welsh Born Icon (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Sadiq Khan Minister of State for Transport, Twitter 16:50 yesterday : Just co-chaired high level crossrail meeting at DfT with Boris, various Councillors from around London, reps from GLA, TFL, business Spun by the said Boris, Mayor of London, three minutes later as : Just met @SadiqKhan re: closure of the South London Line & he's agreed to explore other options - http://bit.ly/4jhqeD I wonder...
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MayorWatch (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Transport Minister Sadiq Khan has dismissed concerns that London may suffer from proposed cuts in Government funding for concessionary travel.
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Tim Long (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I am of course referring to the Severn crossings, one of the most expensive toll crossings in the UK. On the South Wales Businesses group that I run on LinkedIn, one member was outraged to learn that the government has decided to subsidise the Humber bridge, but not the Severn bridges: You may have read in the press of the government's intention to give a £6m grant to the Humber Bridge Company...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The British Government’s Cycling Demonstration Towns, the Peak District National Park and sustainable transport charity Sustrans are set to benefit from a £10m package of cycling improvements, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan has announced. The funding – which is the remaining allocation of the Government’s £60m cycling budget for this year – will deliver new parking...
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Greater London Authority news (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is set to meet with the Transport Minister, Sadiq Khan, on behalf of Londoners living in the south of the capital in a bid to resolve their concerns over the withdrawal of the South London Line service between Victoria and London Bridge.
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London Reconnections (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
From Sunday, travellers will be able to use Oyster PAYG on Southern services from Balham, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Junction and Battersea Park to London Victoria. Confirmation of this can be found on the Southern website here . Sadiq Khan also makes mention of it in his latest email to Tooting constituents, which makes interesting reading. To steal a phrase from Railway Eye , "Sadiq says":...
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Autocar (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Joy of joy - as of this week participating used car dealers can now put a sticker on their stock. Apparently the label provides consumers with clear ‘at a glance' information on the running costs, fuel consumption and environmental performance of used cars. The initiative builds on the success of the new car fuel economy label, which is now widely recognised by consumers (but only when they buy...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Image by *version-3-point-1 from the Londonist Flickr pool Councils are going to be hit hard by a government plan to halve Freedom Pass funding . An agreement made in 2008 was supposed to guarantee £58m for London's pensioner travel in 2010/11, but Transport Minister Sadiq Khan is "re-opening consultation" on withdrawing £29m of it . The reasoning? Money is now allocated not...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
An overhaul of the £1bn free bus pass scheme for people over 60 will leave some councils out of pocket, local authorities have warned, after the government ruled out increasing the fares subsidy. The Department for Transport today unveiled plans to use money from subsidy-rich local authorities to bail out 200 councils facing a serious cash shortage. The transport minister, Sadiq Khan, said authorities...
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Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Green councillors have welcomed the news that the Department for Transport has substantially increased funding for the concessionary bus fares scheme in the Lancaster and Morecambe area. The DfT announced an increased cash grant earlier today to Lancaster City Council to fund its costs in running the concessionary bus fare scheme, rising from a proposed £510,000 for 2010/11 to £1.2 million....
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