London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan’s has posted plans to shut down part of the capital for a car-free day, which is set to cost Londoners £1million.
Khan’s plans for car free day on Sunday September 22nd are set to cost Londoners £1million.
12.3 miles of road – the length of 200 football pitches – will be closed around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London for “celebrations” forcing commuters to walk, get the tube or get on their bikes instead.
Khan actually wants people travelling on an underground network that is 50 times more polluted than the streets above, and it’s been revealed that the move will cost £1million – paid for out of the Greater London Authority’s group budget.
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£400,000 will go on shutting down roads, managing traffic, site management and security.
(Or as we call it, overtime jobs for the boys).
Another £600,000 will be splashed out on health and safety, marketing, and managing the event. More money waisted with his consultant friends.
City Hall Tories said the day was nothing more than an overpriced PR stunt. Khan is alleged to have already spent £9.4 million on stupid PR stunts.
Khan has been accused by GLA councillors of wasting £82 million pounds which could have been used to put 1,378 extra police officers on the street.
Keith Prince AM, the Conservatives’ transport spokesperson, said: “Londoners will rightly be angry to learn that they are having to pay £1 million just to be banned from driving in their own city.
This is nothing less than a slap in the face and heinous waste of money.
“Londoners worried about the quality of our city’s air will question why the Mayor has chosen to splurge a million quid on a silly PR stunt rather than invest in robust measures to improve air quality.
“This money could have been used to buy a handful of electric buses, helping to clean up the air in some of our city’s most polluted areas.
“Once again the Mayor has demonstrated that he is more interested in indulging in shameless virtue signalling instead of properly getting to grips with the big issues facing London.”
A huge picnic will take place outside Bank station, and Londoners can take part in a cycle across Tower Bridge.
There will be a hedge maze in Cheapside and kids will be able to go-kart around central London.
Streets will be filled with arts and crafts areas, food stalls and art projects, and there will be places to “sit and enjoy relaxing music”.
The Mayor has said he hopes it will encourage more people to walk and cycle as part of their commutes.
TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT :
Sadiq Khan has no money to fight knife crime or extra crime prevention policing, but amazingly finds £1MILLION to fund a car free day.
He wants to force the public on to a Underground system which has air quality which is alleged to be 50 TIMES more toxic than the roads outside.... this is TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.
