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400 places to pick up your hired bicycle, but not one at rail stations

27.04.09
The locations of 400 pick-up points for a new cycle hire scheme were revealed by Boris Johnson... more

Let’s spring forward into permanent happiness

30.03.09
OVERNIGHT, for almost everyone, life has suddenly got better. No, no need to check the name on the column - it's still me. I haven't had a compulsory brain transplant from Hazel Blears or even a free delivery of state-subsidised porn. ... more

Raid on illegal minicabs ends in 25 arrests

23.02.09
The shocking scale of illegal mini-cab activity in the West End was revealed in a police operation at the weekend... more

Mayor unveils winning designs for Routemaster

19.12.08
London's new Routemaster came a step closer as Boris Johnson unveiled the winning designs for the next generation of the bus... more

Whatever you do - don't renege on the Routemaster

03.07.08
Abolishing the bendy bus is about more than just transport. It is about abandoning a public-service ethos that valued technocrats over the people they served... more

Passengers suffer but TfL pays 123 staff over £100,000

25.06.08
London's top five transport chiefs earned more than £300,000 each last year despite continued delays and overcrowding on the Tube and bus network... more

TfL chief's threat to police over bendy bus 'criticism'

26.03.08
Ken Livingstone's transport commissioner threatened to cut the police's budget unless they stopped talking about the dangers of bendy buses... more

10,000 lorries are given mirrors to save cyclists' lives

11.03.08
Lorry drivers in London are being handed 10,000 safety mirrors free of charge to help them spot cyclists... more

Routemaster conductors will cost £8m says Boris

27.02.08
Employing conductors to work on a new fleet of Routemasters to replace bendy buses would cost just £8 million a year, Boris Johnson claimed today... more

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