Save Our Buses

After the Mayor of London and Transport for London launched their plan to cut 22 bus routes across central London, and change many more, Nickie spoke out and launched her petition to Save Our Buses.

plans. Nickie also spoke to the Policy Chairman and the Mayor of London directly on the proposals and is pushing for consideration to be given to changing the development from commercial property to accommodation and community provision. Nickie’s proposal would also include affordable housing, ensuring local people can continue to live in the place they grew up in.

Nickie caught up with Adam Hogg, Barbican Association Chairman, and heard why the proposed development is causing huge concern for so many local people

Thanks to your support, Nickie and neighbouring MPs Greg Hands and Felicity Buchan, as well as London Assembly Member, Tony Devenish, secured over 10,000 signatures backing the campaign, forcing the Mayor to abandon almost all his planned cuts.

But, the Mayor is ploughing ahead with plans to cut route 211, Westminster’s hospital bus route, with the route no longer serving Westminster; and with changes to route 11, which currently connects Westminster to the City of London.

Sign Nickie’s new petition to Save Our Buses at nickie.news/SaveOurBuses

Nickie commented, “Thank you to everyone who signed my petition to Save Our Buses. The Mayor’s plan would cut so many of our pivotal bus routes. He has already received over £6 billion of Government support throughout the pandemic, but he needs to get a grip on Transport for London’s spiralling costs. So many of us rely on the buses, but the Mayor’s taking his poor planning out on our buses.

The Mayor’s plan will rip through our neighbourhoods and break up the seamless journeys we enjoy now to our local hospitals and the City of London. We cannot allow this to happen.”