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See the documents page for details of bus routes being put out to tender in 2010/11.

Kingston and Surbiton’s MP has been rebuffed by Boris Johnson in his bid to bring in one-hour bus passes for travellers.

The Liberal Democrats launched a petition for unlimited bus travel within an hour for the price of a single journey. But a spokesman for the Mayor of London said the idea is not practical or worthwhile.

London Assembly Transport Committee Chair Val Shawcross welcomed Transport for London’s announcement that iBus has now been fitted on all 8,000 London buses, saying, “A Transport Committee report on crime and disorder on London’s buses encouraged the use of iBus to improve both the perception and the reality of passenger safety, so this announcement is very welcome."

A gang of 20 youths hurled bricks at trains and on to railway lines around Wimbledon station in the worst of a concerning number of crimes committed on Merton’s railways last year.

Network Rail revealed details of the incident in December as an example of the problems blighting the UK’s rail network and costing £264m a year. There were eight incidents of people recklessly trespassing on railway lines near Wimbledon station and 10 on the tracks around Raynes Park Station in 2008.

Unemployed Londoners in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) or the new Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can now benefit from half-price bus and tram travel, thanks to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Transport for London (TfL).

Southern is to issue cards to people who need to use priority seats on its trains. The train company hopes that commuters sitting in seats with a sign indicating they are for disabled and elderly people, people with small children or other medical needs will relinquish their seats if shown the special card.

Transport for London (TfL) and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames have joined forces to launch Smarter Travel Richmond, a three year, £4.2million initiative to help people change the way they travel in the borough. 
 
The scheme aims to encourage greater use of sustainable travel options, such as walking, cycling or using public transport, as well as reducing traffic congestion and improving the local environment.