London gas guzzlers face £25 charge
Press Review 15 November 2006
Ken Livingstone plans to increase the congestion charge for the highest polluting vehicles £25 a day and enlarge the zone to the west of the capital.
Mayor urges action on climate change
News Article 31 October 2006
Ken Livingstone has announced details of plans for a cleaner fleet of buses that will cut the capital's carbon dioxide emissions.
Ken swaps expertise for oil
Press Review 13 September 2006
Ken Livingstone has reportedly struck a deal with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in which London buses will receive diesel from Caracas.
Mayor promises overground revolution
Press Review 6 September 2006
Ken Livingstone has pledged to revitalise London's rail system, linking it seamlessly with the tube.
Mayor sets out London rail plans
News Article 5 September 2006
The mayor of London has set out how he intends to use his enhanced authority over the capital's train services.
Mayor targets London polluters
News Article 25 July 2006
Ken Livingstone has stepped up his bid to reduce emissions from the most polluting diesel lorries, coaches and buses.
Mayor targets 'Chelsea tractors'
News Article 12 July 2006
Ken Livingstone is looking into ways of using the central London congestion charge to penalise drivers whose cars produce high levels of carbon dioxide emissions.
Report backs transport police
News Article 16 May 2006
The British Transport Police should not be scrapped following the July 7 terrorist attacks, a report had concluded.
Mayor gives go-ahead to teenagers' travel
News Article 9 May 2006
The mayor of London has confirmed that under-18s in full time education will get free bus and tram travel from the start of the next academic year.
Embassies owe thousands in c-charge fines
News Article 1 May 2006
As new figures reveal hundreds of thousands of pounds in outstanding congestion charge fines, Transport for London has said it will continue to seek payments from foreign embassies.
London looks to Sweden on c-charge
Press Review 6 April 2006
Transport for London is studying a Swedish congestion charging system in which costs are varied according to the time of day and taken directly out of bank accounts.
Livingstone wins wide train powers
Press Review 10 March 2006
Ken Livingstone is to be given new powers over trains in the South East.
London buses 'an example of good practice'
News Article 3 March 2006
A London assembly committee has praised the management of the capital's bus fleet.
Mayor to bring rail back under public control
Press Review 15 February 2006
The government yesterday announced that control of a key North London rail line is to be passed to mayor Ken Livingstone.
Livingstone to take charge of rail service
News Article 14 February 2006
The government is to grant Ken Livingstone control of a key London overground rail service.
