Ross Lydall
@rosslydall.bsky.social
Transport Editor and City Hall Editor, The London Standard
Email: ross.lydall@standard.co.uk
Email: ross.lydall@standard.co.uk
Barnet council by-election: Labour holds seat, Tories second but Reform polls 592 votes
May 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Barnet council by-election: Labour holds seat, Tories second but Reform polls 592 votes
Fewer than 4,000 affordable homes started in London in 2024/25 - with eight boroughs building fewer than 10 new homes www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
May 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fewer than 4,000 affordable homes started in London in 2024/25 - with eight boroughs building fewer than 10 new homes www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Inside City Hall: pictures show the London landmark half-derelict and awaiting a promised transformation into offices, restaurants and shops www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
May 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Inside City Hall: pictures show the London landmark half-derelict and awaiting a promised transformation into offices, restaurants and shops www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Today’s adventure… 🚲 💻
May 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Today’s adventure… 🚲 💻
I'm grateful to Richmond Park Cyclists for drawing my attention to official data on the number of pedestrians killed in collision with cyclists (12 in four years) and the number killed in collision with cars (1,099 over the same period)
May 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm grateful to Richmond Park Cyclists for drawing my attention to official data on the number of pedestrians killed in collision with cyclists (12 in four years) and the number killed in collision with cars (1,099 over the same period)
This graph's based on fewer observation points (12 rather than 30) but is still quite something...
April 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This graph's based on fewer observation points (12 rather than 30) but is still quite something...
New data on cycling in the City of London 👀
April 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
New data on cycling in the City of London 👀
Statement from Virgin trains:
March 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Statement from Virgin trains:
So glad TfL spent £2.2bn on this
March 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So glad TfL spent £2.2bn on this
TfL’s 2025/26 budget: “Vision Zero” looks miles away
March 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
TfL’s 2025/26 budget: “Vision Zero” looks miles away
The 20 cheapest council tax bills in England (from April).
Dominated by London boroughs, many of them Labour-run.
Dominated by London boroughs, many of them Labour-run.
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The 20 cheapest council tax bills in England (from April).
Dominated by London boroughs, many of them Labour-run.
Dominated by London boroughs, many of them Labour-run.
Car driver Tiffany Treanor-Johnson has had the charges she faces in relation to the death of cyclist Harry Webb in Hackney in 2023 upgraded to causing death by dangerous driving. She will reappear at Thames magistrates court next month.
March 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Car driver Tiffany Treanor-Johnson has had the charges she faces in relation to the death of cyclist Harry Webb in Hackney in 2023 upgraded to causing death by dangerous driving. She will reappear at Thames magistrates court next month.
And one more Silvertown bike bus pic
March 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
And one more Silvertown bike bus pic
Your Monday morning update from TfL: what the inside of the Silvertown tunnel bike bus looks like
March 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Your Monday morning update from TfL: what the inside of the Silvertown tunnel bike bus looks like
Latest train punctuality scores: @greateranglia.bsky.social best in the UK again. Elizabeth line in second place.
(Data from @railandroad.bsky.social)
(Data from @railandroad.bsky.social)
March 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Latest train punctuality scores: @greateranglia.bsky.social best in the UK again. Elizabeth line in second place.
(Data from @railandroad.bsky.social)
(Data from @railandroad.bsky.social)
Train cancellations are at a record high - highest figure since records began in April 2014, says @railandroad.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Train cancellations are at a record high - highest figure since records began in April 2014, says @railandroad.bsky.social
Heidi's hitlist: as Transport Secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social launches platform indicator boards showing train performance, here are the 10 worst stations in London for % of cancelled trains
March 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Heidi's hitlist: as Transport Secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social launches platform indicator boards showing train performance, here are the 10 worst stations in London for % of cancelled trains
The HS2 station at Old Oak Common, due to open 2029-33, has been recreated in Lego
March 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The HS2 station at Old Oak Common, due to open 2029-33, has been recreated in Lego
“I’m absolutely convinced that when this project is reset, we will break the cycle of this continuous drip feed of bad news,” says new HS2 chief executive Mark Wild.
“The day we open the railway from Old Oak Common to Curzon St will be a day of national celebration.”
“The day we open the railway from Old Oak Common to Curzon St will be a day of national celebration.”
March 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“I’m absolutely convinced that when this project is reset, we will break the cycle of this continuous drip feed of bad news,” says new HS2 chief executive Mark Wild.
“The day we open the railway from Old Oak Common to Curzon St will be a day of national celebration.”
“The day we open the railway from Old Oak Common to Curzon St will be a day of national celebration.”
Parents are receiving emails telling them whether they have got their first-choice secondary school. In 14 London boroughs, the chance of success has fallen
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Parents are receiving emails telling them whether they have got their first-choice secondary school. In 14 London boroughs, the chance of success has fallen
A memorial service was held this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube disaster
February 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A memorial service was held this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube disaster
London mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social wants to take control of Oxford Street - and all these neighbouring streets too
February 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
London mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social wants to take control of Oxford Street - and all these neighbouring streets too
The branding for the Silvertown "bike bus" has been revealed...
February 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The branding for the Silvertown "bike bus" has been revealed...
A commemoration will be held tomorrow to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube crash, in which 43 people died.
February 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A commemoration will be held tomorrow to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube crash, in which 43 people died.