New report shows Countdown could be solution to pedestrian confusion at traffic lights
Route P13 has been revised to improve reliability for passengers
September
Introduction of pink Oyster validators may mean cheaper fares for people avoiding Zone 1 if they touch in Midway through their journey, at some key interchanges.
TfL will launch Countdown, a new sevice which shows when and where the next bus is for mobile and internet users.
TfL's Lost Property Office celebrates 75 years
London's taxi drivers take a large group of seriously ill children on a trip of a lifetime to Disneyland Paris
Strike threat lifted as RMT leadership accepts Victoria line working patterns
New edition of 'Poems on the Underground' hits bookstores
New Travel Information Centre opens at Euston
'No reason' for Victoria line strike, says London Underground
Transport for London tightens guidelines for licensing taxi and private hire drivers in London
TfL calls on PPP Arbiter to set a fair price for Tube Lines contract
Ian Brown, the Managing Director of Transport for London's (TfL) London Rail directorate and Chairman of Docklands Light Railway received an award for making 'an outstanding personal contribution to the rail industry'
Free Guided Walks across the Capital on 26-27 September 2009
Urgent utility works in Victoria for next eight weeks
Central London roads close as weekend of cycling comes to London
Work progressing on Hanger Lane bridges
Ten rail stations to be managed by Transport for London
TfL campaign urges drivers to 'give motorcyclists a second thought' and cut road deaths
Saddle up for Cycle Fridays this week and you may end up on the winners' podium at the Tour of Britain
Mike Brown named as new Managing Director of London Underground
London Underground staff turn the Tube green, purple and pink
Giant eye warns drug drivers to stay away from the wheel
TfL agrees £1bn loan for Crossrail from European Investment Bank
Introduction of pink Oyster route validators at selected stations
Better bus information on the way
Writer Sarah Butler discovers Underground literary talent
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General
September has seen an increase in the number of articles as well as October. There was only the promotion Timeline of the London Underground to featured list status so congratulations to those involved. October so far has been eventful in other areas except for the assessment side.
On an assessment at the start of October the overall assessment showed that (and still is at the time of writing) there are 41% of articles have no assessment or importance rating at all.This seems to be getting worse compatred to to the start of the year when this figure was only at 25%.
On the Portal, the only active areas seem to be the voting and changing of the selected pictures and articles. The transport news seems to be infrequently updated with the most up-to-date news being in this newsletter!
As usual all suggestions to improving the Metropolitan are welcome so if you have one we would be happy to hear from you.
Tyw7 has contributed well to this edition with the addition of a gallery section which may be present in future editions as well as updating the transport news. Thank you for this.
DavidCane has also done some reorganising of the whole project after little response on the status on various pages from 2 months ago. This has helped in some ways and thanks to him.
...that Belsize Park station is one of the only eight stations in London to have a deep level bomb shelter beneath it?
…that Mile End tube station is the only station on the London Underground network from which it is possible to reach any other station with only a single change of train?
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