Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor to invest more in the bus service and safe cycle routes, instead of “pushing road-building projects aimed at encouraging driving”.
Darren Johnson pictured above (third from the right) with campaigners this August calling for greater investment in safer cycle paths in London.
Darren Johnson AM has welcomed comments from Sir Peter Hendy, Transport for London Commissioner, calling for fare increases on the capital’s transport network to be restrained.
Reacting to the TfL boss’s comments in today’s Guardian newspaper, Darren Johnson said
“The Mayor recently increased fares for the seventh year in a row. As Sir Peter rightly points out, millions of Londoners are really struggling with stagnant pay and spiralling housing costs. Being forced to pay high fares to use increasingly overcrowded buses and trains is making life even harder.”
“As more and more low-income Londoners are forced to relocate to outer London boroughs, the Mayor should be reacting by investing in the bus service and delivering safe, appealing cycle routes that people want to use for their commute to work. He should not be pushing road-building projects aimed at encouraging driving, especially when the majority of low-income families in London don’t own a car. Low-paid Londoners deserve affordable public transport links.”