London Councils Executive Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, Mayor Philip Glanville, responds to TfL's bus consultation and subsequent announcement of amendments to bus services across London.
Savings on this scale will inevitably mean reductions to London's services, unless the government delivers a funding boost.
London Councils and Transport for London (TfL) are extending the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters in response to recently updated Department for Transport (DfT) guidance that allows local authority trials to continue until 31 May 2024.
London Councils warns that fast-rising inflation means boroughs need to make £400m of savings this year.
Thousands of Afghans have started new lives as Londoners.
The number of Londoners is likely to have been seriously undercounted.
London Councils is concerned that local services and economic recovery will be jeopardised without immediate new support.
London Councils and Transport for London (TfL) have extended the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters from 6 June until 20 November this year, which will allow the trial to build on its successes and further explore how e-scooters could play a role in a sustainable transport network.
Even with the support measures unveiled by the chancellor, boroughs are braced for many of their residents facing cost-of-living pressures.
The government’s boost to local authority funding provides short-term relief but cannot disguise the extreme pressures town halls will continue to face.