Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on Boris Johnson’s threat to introduce driverless trains on the London Underground, said:
“Instead of baiting the unions with veiled threats the Mayor needs to find a way to work with the unions to put an end to unnecessary strikes and to keep London moving".
The Telegraph covers the advice by the 2012 Olympics organising committee that commuters should stay at home and avoid public transport during the Games, despite polls showing that 80% of Londoners plan to be in the city as normal.
Caroline Pidgeon comments:
Instead of relying on many commuters staying at home or avoiding London we need assurance that plans are in place and the transport network will be able to cope to prevent gridlock across the capital.
I fear travel will not be as easy as they hope.
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On Friday 7th January Caroline met with local residents, the Chair of the Transport Committee and Transport for London officers to discuss the poor transport services to many people in the Southampton Way area of Camberwell, currently served by the 343 bus route.
The Liberal Democrat Group on the London Assembly - Caroline Pidgeon, Dee Doocey and Mike Tuffrey - went up to Oldham on Saturday 8th January to help out in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election.
The team spent the day knocking doors and talking to local residents in villages in the constituency, as well as enjoying a country pub lunch!
“It was super to be able to go up to Oldham East and Saddleworth as a Group. Elwyn Watkins has clearly worked really hard with the local team and is really well known in the constituency. I hope voters will support Elwyn to be their next MP” commented Caroline.
Caroline Pidgeon AM visited Bank station on Thursday 6th January to meet with Howard Collins and other senior staff from London Underground to look at issues with dealing with rush hour at the station. Caroline was caught up in an emergency evacuation from Bank station at rush hour in the autumn of 2010 and experienced some serious issues with a lack of signage and confusion created by such an evacuation.