London must unite to ‘maximise funds’

22 October 2009

City Hall has called on London boroughs to work with the mayor to form a stronger relationship to maximise the money available to strengthen the capital’s transport network.

Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor of London’s transport adviser, claimed the new, ‘simplified’ local implementation plans (LIPs) provide an opportunity to improve processes in order to deliver improvements.

‘We want to see a change from form-filling to innovation and collaboration. If we don’t get the mechanism right, then the great ideas coming out of the boroughs won’t become a reality,’ he told London Councils transport and environment committee.

Mr Ranger said cohesion was key and multi-year funding would mean that improvements could be made without having to rush things through on a year-by-year basis.

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