Transport
Bakerloo line extension: new Government urged to bring tube to Old Kent Road
Leading Southwark politicians have used the weeks since the general election to urge the new Government to support the Bakerloo line extension.
Greater London Authority
Transport
Student accommodation could be built above Southwark Tube Station
TfL has revealed that it is considering dumping its approved office block scheme for the Southwark Tube Station site in favour of a student accommodation scheme.
Transport
Bus route 211 to no longer serve Waterloo
Transport for London has confirmed that bus route 211 will be rerouted from Saturday 29 June and will no longer serve the current route between Waterloo Station and Sloane Square via Westminster Bridge.
Old Kent Road
Bakerloop: Sadiq Khan pledges express bus for Old Kent Road
Plans for an express bus service along the Old Kent Road as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been announced by Sadiq Khan as part of his plans for his third term as Mayor of London if re-elected on 2 May.
London Fire Brigade
8 Albert Embankment: new planning application 'by end of year'
A fresh planning application for the redevelopment of the former London Fire Brigade headquarters on Albert Embankment is due to be submitted to Lambeth Council this year, a deputy mayor of London has said.
Old Kent Road
Bakerloo line extension 'could open in 2040'
Transport for London has published a new indicative timescale for the construction of a Bakerloo line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road.
Transport
381 bus route: TfL cuts frequency
Transport for London has this month reduced the frequency of the 381 bus service from Waterloo to Peckham via London Bridge and Rotherhithe from six buses an hour to five.
Transport
20 mph speed limit introduced on Old Kent Road
Transport for London has introduced a 20 mph speed limit on Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Tower Bridge Road.
Elephant & Castle
Elephant & Castle: boost for tube station upgrade
Transport for London says it now expects to find cash to complete the new entrance and escalator shaft at Elephant & Castle tube station.
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.
