3 January 2014 by sianberry
Jenny Jones criticises Boris Johnson for consistent under-delivery to cyclists and of being “dangerously complacent about safety on our roads” as the road safety budget is cut £35m. Image courtesy of Epson291. The trend in the rate of cycling casualties got worse in 2012, according to new figures from Transport for London. The figures also […]
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2 January 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls for an update to the rules of the road as vulnerable road users now make up three quarters of the people killed or seriously injured in London. Cyclists at the Hyde Park Corner roundabout in London, photograph courtesy of Gerry Lynch. An Evening Standard investigation has found that 4 […]
18 December 2013 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert welcomes the new rules and hopes it will help to cut deaths due to poor air quality in London, which is estimated to be as many as 4000 a year. “London is one of Europe’s most polluted cities”, photograph courtesy of Chris L L. Tough new EU rules on cleaning up […]
Jenny Jones warns that following the Davies Commission report could result in the Government “fighting a European court case on the impacts of increased air pollution on human health.” A Boeing 747 taking off from London Heathrow, picture courtesy of Josh Hallett. The European Commission has launched new proposals today which require complete enforcement of […]
17 December 2013 by sianberry
Mayor Boris Johnson and Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson have written to London MP’s stating they are “unanimously opposed to Heathrow expansion in any form”. London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, photograph courtesy of Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz. Sir Howard Davies’s Aviation Commission’s interim report selected Gatwick and Heathrow airport as their potential options for aviation expansion. […]
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones publishes a new report on road safety stating the “desperate need to update the rules of the road”. Jenny Jones AM, picture courtesy of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. Jenny Jones is publishing a new report on lawless roads, six years after the previous one. The proposals arise from a seminar held in the […]
13 December 2013 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert calls for a “more balanced set of rules, based on protecting human rights” as current EU rules are deemed a “serious breach of our privacy”. European Parliament, image courtesy of Ash Crow. EU rules designed to keep us safe from cyber-crime while protecting our human rights online should be scrapped after […]
11 December 2013 by sianberry
Darren Johnson comments on the Mayor’s “mismanagement” of the bike hire scheme as costs of running the scheme to the TfL almost double. Image courtesy of Stephen Craven. Darren Johnson AM has reacted to the announcement yesterday evening by Barclays that the bank will not be renewing its sponsorship deal for London’s cycle hire scheme. […]
10 December 2013 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert welcomes the new measures, but describes it as “stop-gap” and urges for further action to be taken to reduce carbon emissions. Jean Lambert MEP The European Parliament has today agreed measures aimed at tackling the oversupply of permits in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Green MEPs welcomed the decision, […]
9 December 2013 by sianberry
“The Mayor must be judged on delivery” states Darren Johnson as cyclists in London suffer another setback. Farringdon Street (A201) in the City of London, picture courtesy of Tbmurray. TfL’s new draft business plan reveals that the scope of its junction review programme has narrowed and the scheme will now address just 33 ‘high priority’ locations […]