Well, the extra £60 million a year in operating costs incurred by ditching the bendies, and the £50 million a year lost in revenue from the planned cuts the Western Congestion Charge zone have to come from somewhere...
I know times are tough, but when funds can be found for projects that are almost bordering on classification as vanity / ideological projects, but no funds can be found for critical projects, it's beggars belief.
Boris talks about helping cut crime - how about helping communities help themselves? The Cross River Tram was due to cost £455m (nowhere near the £1.3bn that Boris is now coming up with), and would have helped improve transport links to some of London's most deprived communities, improving accessibility to jobs.
Well, the extra £60 million a year in operating costs incurred by ditching the bendies, and the £50 million a year lost in revenue from the planned cuts the Western Congestion Charge zone have to come from somewhere...
ReplyDeleteI know times are tough, but when funds can be found for projects that are almost bordering on classification as vanity / ideological projects, but no funds can be found for critical projects, it's beggars belief.
Boris talks about helping cut crime - how about helping communities help themselves? The Cross River Tram was due to cost £455m (nowhere near the £1.3bn that Boris is now coming up with), and would have helped improve transport links to some of London's most deprived communities, improving accessibility to jobs.