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Almost 2,000 complaints about underground – in a month
Labour transport spokesperson on the London Assembly Valerie Shawcross has today renewed calls on Mayor Boris Johnson to deal with recent repeated disruption on the tube network, after TfL revealed that almost 2,000 Londoners...[more]
Bermondsey beleaguered by complaint-hit transport services
Val Shawcross AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark has discovered that some of London’s most complained about transport services are those serving the Bermondsey area. TfL figures revealed to Val in written...[more]
One in ten Londoners cannot access capital's public transport
More than one in 10 Londoners are excluded from large sections of the public transport network because buses, trains and stations are not accessible to people with reduced mobility and the situation is set to get worse, a new...[more]
Bus call for Dog Kennel shoppers
Val Shawcross AM has renewed calls for Transport for London to allow the 484 bus route to serve the forecourt of Sainsbury’s in Dog Kennel Hill. Currently shoppers using the bus have a five minute walk from existing bus stops,...[more]
Bigger bus promise for route C10 – but can TfL deliver?
Transport for London (TfL) have finally promised bigger buses on beleaguered route C10 – but local London Assembly Member Valerie Shawcross has warned long suffering passengers of a potential spanner in the works. The C10...[more]
Concerns raised over impact of 2012 transport plans
Controversial plans for restrictions and special traffic lanes as part of the Olympic Route Network may have a serious knock on effect on congestion, the London Assembly Transport committee has heard. Borough and business...[more]
Val calls for improvements to Crystal Palace station
Labour London Assembly Member Valerie Shawcross AM has called for funding to be agreed for ‘essential’ planned improvement works to historic Crystal Palace Station. The station, which now serves as a terminus for the extended East...[more]
