Now that the airport will meet, and in many cases exceed, the conditions set out by the Airports Commission, there is no reason for the Government to delay further.
Just at the time when London’s streets need the relief of alternative transport, bikes have boomed.
What emerges through the mists is a more-or-less standard left-wing politician, but with a sensitive nose for where the political wind will blow next.
The first article in a series examining the mayor’s legacy considers the transport projects he has secured – and the one which he blocked.
To cope with a surging population, the capital must not delay new transport projects.
Conservatives on the London Assembly have produced a series of policies to make London a better city.
Khan’s reckless and unfunded spending pledges threaten the future of the Tube, and our ability to solve the housing crisis by connecting with space for new homes.
Freight arrives in the ports of East Anglia – but the economy is held back because of an inferior road and rail network.
The academies plan could mark the start of a more effective, cheaper, de-centralised, responsive and accountable way of running the nation’s services.
The rest of the network can learn lessons from the open access experience of the East Coast Main Line.
Twice the Government’s attempts to circumvent scrutiny by means of the European Scrutiny Committee have fallen – primarily because it feared defeat.
When the traffic lights failed in Portishead there was a dramatic improvement.
The two men vying for the London mayoralty set to on the cost of housing and the budget black hole in Labour’s travel policies.
The Government is right to dismiss 38 Degrees’ attempt to spam it with BBC feedback, but better rules could sideline such efforts permanently.
The peer is meant to be heading up the Chancellor’s flagship National Infrastructure Commission, but may be joining the new Mayor’s transport team.