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What's actually in the UK government’s bailout package for Transport for London?
On 14 May, hours before London’s transport authority ran out of money, the British government agreed to a financial rescue…
What’s actually in the UK government’s bailout package for Transport for London?
A new disclosure reveals three big takeaways for the future.
UK moves to ease lockdown, London mayor moves to investigate Covid-19 inequalities
Schools and shops are beginning to open their doors here in the UK, amidst concerns that the government is easing…
Sadiq Khan and Grant Shapps clash over free bus travel for under 18s
The latest front in the row between Transport for London (TfL) and national government over how to fund the capital’s…
Liverpool looks to move hospitality industry outdoors
One of the industries that’s taken the most immediate hit from the Covid crisis is hospitality. Bars and restaurants have…
So what was actually in Grant Shapps’ latest transport masterplan?
Poor Grant Shapps. This weekend, the UK’s transport secretary unveiled a fairly extensive package of measures intended to make sure…
Podcast: So long, and thanks for all the fish
Casablanca is 102 minutes long. Citizen Kane runs for 119. This, the 150th and final episode of Skylines, the CityMetric…
How are other UK cities responding to the crisis?
This blog has reported extensively on “Streetspace”, London’s plan to reallocate road space from cars to pedestrians and cyclists. But,…
Lockdown has massively reduced London’s air pollution
This is not unexpected, but is cheery nonetheless: lockdown has meant a radical improvement in London’s air quality. According to…
UK house prices were booming – until the pandemic kicked in
Here’s one for fans of getting angry about meaningless statistics: until just before this whole pandemic thing kicked in, UK…