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UK traffic falls to early 1970s levels
It isn’t your imagination, cyclists: there really are vastly fewer cars on the roads than normal. Figures from the UK…
NHS moves to wind up London’s Nightingale Hospital
The temporary Nightingale Hospital, opened last month in east London’s ExCeL exhibition centre, is being “stood down”. The BBC reports…
Lunchtime update: European cities planning new cycle lanes
A pair of European countries have unveiled a range of pro-cycling policies, both to enable commuters to avoid public transport…
London’s minicab drivers beg TfL for help
London’s minicab drivers have demanded that the city’s transport authorities (TfL) offer advice and assistance on how to protecting themselves…
Podcast: Graphs of doom
I’m still locked down, and so, I assume, are you, so this week’s show is a game of two-halves. In…
Coronavirus has suddenly given British cities cleaner air. They’ve responded by delaying clean air measures
One step forward, two steps back.
Literally just a bunch of screenshots of TfL jam cams showing how empty London is right now
As I write, it is just gone 6pm in London – the height of the evening rush hour. Except there…
Podcast: Lockdown
Apologies for the fact this week’s podcast is a little bit late. But in my defence, both time and the…
London is cutting back its transport services to fight coronavirus – but it isn’t going on lockdown
So. London is not going to be locked down after all. Rumours had been circulating for a couple of days…
Podcast: Rory Stewart has his porridge
The mayoral walks mini-series began in an act of trolling. Rory Stewart launched his campaign to be mayor of London…