{"id":44884,"date":"2021-11-19T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=44884"},"modified":"2021-12-20T00:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T00:16:56","slug":"tfl-crisis-the-issues-of-london-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/tfl-crisis-the-issues-of-london-public-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"TfL funding reduction to cause major travel difficulties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It appears that the TFL network is currently undergoing an unprecedented crisis largely caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/london-underground-tube-bus-services-cycle-sadiq-khan-b966801.html\">government underfunding<\/a> of the London transport network.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is expected that most plans for new improvements and additions to this transport network will be halted, with only the funds acquired being used to carry out the necessary repairs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Transport for London warns it&#39;s on the brink of &#39;managed decline&#39; if it fails to secure \u00a31.7bn government funding for the next 18 months. More than 100 bus routes could be axed, almost 1 in 10 tube services cut and the Rotherhithe tunnel closed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvlondon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itvlondon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon Harris (@simonharrisitv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonharrisitv\/status\/1461082742574170125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/press-releases\/mayoral\/mayor-of-london-statement-on-tfl-funding\">Sadiq Khan said on a statement<\/a>: &#8220;This would mean fewer, less frequent and more run-down bus and tube services for Londoners, making it more difficult to travel around the city. It would also mean\u00a0more road and tunnel closures due to a lack of funding to maintain key transport infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If the required funds are not provided to finance the London transport service, The Mayor of London has announced that the London Underground is likely to reduce its operations by around 9% along with the further reduction of public bus routes by a larger percentage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no UK economic recovery without a London recovery.<\/p>\n<p>There is no London recovery without a properly funded public transport network in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>If the Govt fails to work with us to protect TfL, London &amp; the whole country will pay the price. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KMgpeFLwv2\">https:\/\/t.co\/KMgpeFLwv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadiqKhan\/status\/1461253119472553984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is how some Twitter users reacted to the news:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;There can be no national economic recovery without a London recovery, and there can be no London recovery without a properly-funded public transport network.&quot; Perfectly said by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadiqKhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SadiqKhan<\/a>. The London transport system is not a political football. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECCVVDgcwz\">https:\/\/t.co\/ECCVVDgcwz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Hakata (@mikehakata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikehakata\/status\/1461433316058570754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So we will have less funding for public transport meaning prices go up from less demand and people go to driving cars; but the new ULEZ zone means driving a car in London becomes more expensive. How are Londoners supposed to do anything without being ripped off<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marz \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 (@MYMxrz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MYMxrz\/status\/1461306593920925699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a story somewhere about what the Mayor of London released his cataclysmic warning on the future of London transport yesterday. Its got very little coverage &#8211; no mention on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bbcr4today?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bbcr4today<\/a>. But a threat to all major capital projects, and a cut of 20-25% in services is shocking<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Patterson (@ianpatterson99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianpatterson99\/status\/1461619840180006912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We will have to wait until December 11, once the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-59328131\">emergency funding deal ends<\/a> for further updates on the London transport service cuts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words by Saray Ramiro Fernandez\u00a0| Subbing by Tia Janowski<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It appears that the TFL network is currently undergoing an unprecedented crisis largely caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the following government underfunding of the London transport network. 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