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August
- A £300 million contract is let for the upgrade of Bond Street station
- The first of 191 air-conditioned S Stock trains enters passenger service
July
- Transport for London launches Barclays Cycle Hire bicycle sharing scheme
- New safety measures announced for safety with cyclists around lorries
- New cable car system announced in the Thames Gateway area
- Southfields stations becomes step-free
- Fewer delays in cars being held up by traffic lights
June
- Bus crime lowest in six years
- Early closure of Northern Line cancelled
- Exhibition at Aldwych until July 9th
- More air-conditioned Underground and Overground trains on their way
- New electric vehicles with special livery to distinguish them join the taxis
- Hammersmith & City and Circle to close between 24th July and 15th August for upgrade work as well as works to do with Paddington station and Crossrail
- Rotherhithe tunnel to be southbound during weekend closures
- New Digital Countdowns to be trialled telling people how long they have to cross the road
- Deaths and serious injuries on roads half that of a decade ago in London
- Improvements such as maps, signs and timetables as well as flags showing "River Buses" for commuter boats and "River Tours" for tourists to be introduced
For more information see: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/3119.aspx (most times)
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