It’s now a year since I became Deputy Mayor for Transport & I’m starting 2023 by looking back at what we achieved in 2022, starting with the introduction of all-electric buses on route 63, built in Scarborough.

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In March, we celebrated Harrow-on-the-Hill station becoming step free following tireless campaigning from @TransportForAll and @harrow_council

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Spring saw the welcome return of Night Tube services as London continued to open up after the pandemic

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We re-opened the Bank branch of the northern line with modern, spacious new platforms and tunnels.

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And then of course, the one we’d all been waiting for, the Elizabeth line finally opened

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Over the summer we also published data showing that the number of people killed on London’s roads has fallen to lowest level on record thanks to our world-leading policies.

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In (a very hot 🥵) July, we opened the London Overground extension to Barking Riverside

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In August, we finally agreed a long-term funding deal with the Government, removing the threat of the managed decline of transport in London, and enabling us to re-start projects, like electrifying Santander Cycles.

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And in the autumn, Bond Street station opened, and the Elizbeth line started running not just through central London, but out into Essex and Berkshire too.

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In September I reiterated London’s support for Ukraine to the Mayor of Kyiv at a summit in Prague. In addition to free travel on arrival for those fleeing the conflict, London provided logistical and material support such as emergency service vehicles.

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I also want to pay tribute to the amazing transport workers who kept London moving through heat waves, snow and floods. A sobering reminder of why we need more and better public transport in London and around the world as we face up to the realities of the climate emergency.

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I’ve enjoyed every moment, including the challenges. And it’s been an honour to follow Heidi’s amazing work. Thank you, London, for an amazing year!!

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