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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Caroline Pidgeon's Transport Report
September 16, 2011 6:24 PM
• [Sep 16] Caroline Pidgeon* writes: THIS week Boris Johnson announced the fourth year in a row of big price increases on London's public transport. From January, prices are set to go up sharply, well above inflation. In fact, on current inflation forecasts our ticket prices will be going up by over a third more than inflation. That is a very unwelcome New Year present waiting for us!
Yet at the same time, Mayor Johnson has failed to tackle fraud and waste - the sort of waste that led Transport for London to spend £39 million on two lift shafts at Shepherd's Bush station which have now been abandoned. Two expensive holes in the ground which will now be left unused permanently.
What the Mayor should be doing is take real action to stop Londoners being ripped off by Oyster overcharging and give bus users a fair deal by introducing a one-hour bus ticket. That way people can swap buses between short journeys without being hit by an extra charge. It's the sensible way to encourage people to use buses without having to pay the earth.
You can back our campaign for a fair one-hour bus ticket by signing the petition at http://ourcampaign.org.uk/1hourbusticket
*Leader, London Assembly Liberal Democrats
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