Applications open for TfL active travel grants25/07/2025 Transport for London has opened applications for £550,000 via Walking and Cycling Grants London (WCGL), which is designed to support community and not-for-profit organisations in encouraging active travel. |
TfL's post 7/7 blue light status revoked07/07/2025 Transport for London (TfL)’s emergency response unit (ERU) has had its blue light status revoked, despite the fact it was implemented in the aftermath of the 7/7 attacks in the capital. |
TfL launches 'green' academy26/06/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new green technology training academy to address ‘the growing demand for workers with green skills’. |
TfL scores with 18 football pitches of wildflower verges24/06/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has added a further 130,000m2 of wildflower verges to its estate since last year and said it is ‘on track’ to reach a total of 520,000m2 by 2026. |
Over £2bn allocated in local transport grants23/06/2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed £2.1bn in a funding settlement for Transport for London (TfL) in a letter to Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan. |
Gallows Corner flyover to close for three months12/06/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the 'ageing Gallows Corner flyover' in Romford will close from 23 June until September for the second phase of vital repair works. |
TfL launches special maps for National Walking Month02/06/2025 To mark National Walking Month, Transport for London (TfL) has launched a series of maps showing walking times between stations. |
TfL data shows increase in annual road deaths30/05/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has published its annual casualty statistics which show an increase in the annual number of road deaths, despite a reduction in total casualties. |
TfL proposes annual increases to congestion charge29/05/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has outlined plans to increase the general cost of the congestion charge from next year with potential annual increases after that - although it has also proposed a clean vehicle discount. |
TfL announce £700m infrastructure improvement framework20/05/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new framework for an upcoming infrastructure improvement programme worth £700m that will run from October 2025 for a possible total of four years. |
New data from TfL’s e-scooter rental trial shows boost to active travel13/05/2025 Transport for London (TfL), 10 London Councils and two e-scooter operators – Voi and Lime – have recently released new data that shows that London’s e-scooter rental trial has helped to boost sustainable and active travel in the city. |
Mass trespass protest in Silvertown tunnel30/04/2025 Roughly 1,000 cyclists from the pro-cycling activist group Critical Mass London took part in a ‘mass trespass’ in the Silvertown Tunnel last Friday night (25 April) in protest against the new tunnel and its active travel restrictions. |
City of London hits cycling targets ahead of schedule29/04/2025 The City of London Corporation has published the City Streets 2025 Summary Report, which indicates that the city is ahead of schedule by six years on three of its cycling goals. |
TfL announces £87m tranche of ‘safer, healthier and greener’ borough funding25/04/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has announced today that it is investing more than £87m across London boroughs and the City of London over the next year to make the streets ‘safer, healthier and greener’. |
Nine Elms on the road to more active travel10/04/2025 Transport for London (TfL) will shortly begin the next stage of works to upgrade Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road with the addition of new cycle tracks, wider footways, improved pedestrian crossings and safer bus stops. |
TfL adds more green by default pedestrian crossings19/03/2025 Transport for London (TfL) is continuing to roll out Green Person Authority signals at pedestrian crossings in the capital following a successful trial. |
Gallows Corner hangs on for MRN reprieve05/03/2025 Transport for London has set out plans to ‘completely renew and strengthen’ the Gallows Corner flyover, allowing it to continue serving Londoners. |
TfL confirms ban on colourful crossings21/11/2024 Transport for London will remove existing colourful pedestrian crossings on its network and will not install any new ones after research found clear evidence of disbenefits to road users with protected characteristics. |
TfL confirms ban on colourful crossings08/11/2024 Transport for London will remove existing colourful pedestrian crossings on its network and will not install any new ones after research found clear evidence of disbenefits to road users with protected characteristics. |
TfL looking to procure new-style tunnel system03/07/2024 Transport for London has begun the procurement process for a new Tunnels Control and Monitoring System (TCMS) ahead of the expiry of its current contract and the planned opening of the Silvertown Tunnel next year. |
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