Greater London Authority

Transport

Old Kent Road development 'stalling' without Bakerloo extension - deputy mayor

One of Sadiq Khan's deputy mayors has warned that development of the Old Kent Road area is 'stalling' because funding has not been found for the Bakerloo line extension.

London Fire Brigade

Fire Brigade plans move from Union Street HQ

The London Fire Brigade is making plans to leave its Union Street offices when the lease ends in 2027.

Planning & Development

Former City Hall: plans revealed for makeover

The Kuwaiti owners of the former City Hall at More London have revealed plans to extend and refurbish the riverside landmark building.

South Bank

South Bank art installation highlights city's air quality problem

The tenth anniversary of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been marked with the installation of a vast projected artwork on the South Bank.

Planning & Development

'Polar bear sanctuary' next to Tower Bridge proposed by GLA?

A proposal for a 'polar bear sanctuary with snow slide' to be constructed in The Scoop amphitheatre next to the former City Hall has been accidentally published online by the Greater London Authority.

South Bank

London Eye will be centrepiece of city’s New Year 2023 fireworks

The focus of London's New Year celebrations will return to the South Bank after two-year Covid hiatus, with a fireworks display once again being launched from the river in front of the London Eye.

London Fire Brigade

Fire brigade makes third attempt at Albert Embankment development

After having two schemes knocked back at public inquiry, the London Fire Brigade's 15-year struggle to redevelop its former headquarters at Albert Embankment is entering a new phase.

Transport

TfL tests new real-time bus information screens on 63 route

New e-ink information screens showing real-time bus departure information are being trialled on the 63 route between King's Cross and Honor Oak via Blackfriars Bridge and Elephant & Castle.

Transport

Tooley Street temporary cycle lanes to be made permanent

Transport for London has announced that the temporary cycle lanes on Duke Street Hill and Tooley Street - introduced as part of the response to COVID-19 - will become a permanent feature.

River Thames

London Assembly to debate anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges

This week the London Assembly will debate a motion calling for an urgent resolution to the current impasse on the installation of permanent anti-terrorism measures on Thames bridges, five years on from the London Bridge attack.

River Thames

TfL says it can’t afford anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges

Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the aftermath of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, Transport for London has abandoned plans for permanent measures.

Transport

TfL to press ahead with shake-up of bus routes 1, 168 and 188

Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a single service linking Hampstead Heath with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.