A new levy on the most polluting vehicles, described as the toughest emission standard of any city worldwide, is to be introduced in central London from 23 October.

London’s cycle hire scheme enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2017, with more than 600,000 journeys made in January.

London’s first full-time walking and cycling commissioner has launched ‘Healthy Streets for London’, an initiative designed to make the Capital’s streets healthier, safer and more welcoming.

A tyre company has been fined nearly £2,000 as part of an ongoing crackdown by Brent Trading Standards on the sale of illegal tyres.

Transport for London (TfL) has stressed to the Capital’s taxi drivers that they must abide by the new law on wheelchair users, or face prosecution.

Camden Council is piloting a scheme under which roads near schools are closed as children arrive and depart, in a bid to encourage more pupils to walk and cycle to school.

A London-based campaign group has staged its latest ‘die in’ protest, demanding that the Government increases spending to protect cyclists and pedestrians.

The first in a series of e-learning modules for elected members across London with an interest in and responsibility for road safety, is now live on the London Road Safety Council website.

A number of road safety teams across the Capital are deploying humour in an effort to raise awareness of road safety issues among children and parents, reports TransportXtra (6 Feb).