The Liberal Democrat Group on the London Assembly is today celebrating the appointment of Dee Doocey AM to the House of Lords.
Commenting on Dee’s appointment, Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on the London Assembly said:
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, says a new study from the London Assembly Transport Committee.
The detailed study reveals that there far more needs to be done to introduce step-free access and other accessibility measures, and points out that by 2031, more than a million Londoners will have reduced mobility
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Speaking on the first day of the judicial review into the decision by Newham Council to allow 50% more flights a year from London City Airport, Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, said:
“I wish the campaigners every success with their legal action. The aviation industry has a long record of exaggerating their economic importance while denying the true impact they have in terms of noise, disturbance and harm to the environment, and this is especially the case in relation to City Airport.
The Mayor has refused a request to meet users of the Clipper service who are protesting against the cuts to evening services on the river. The Mayor failed brushed off the issue and would not agree to meet with interested parties as requested by Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, at today’s Mayor’s Question Time.
Commenting on the Mayor’s decision, Caroline Pidgeon said:
The Mayor of London today accepted that an investigation was needed to tackle the severe overcrowding that happens at Bank tube station and to consider bringing forward works to deal with overcrowding from 2021 following questioning by Caroline Pidgeon.