Pleased to have contributed to article for Forbes.
London is suffering from its success. The city is growing at speed and its population is expected to reach 10 million by 2030 and possibly 13 million by 2050. Stuart Thomson, head of public affairs for BDB thinks the city is showing signs of strain: “It gained much from being one of the early adopters in transport across rail and the underground, but mistakes were made. The city has expanded around the transport networks and that makes fundamental change difficult.”
Thomson notes that “the opening of Crossrail will be transformational, but Crossrail 2 needs to be developed quickly and, where possible, accelerated. There are also plans to continue the upgrade of the Tube which should not be allowed to stall. The improvements to the North London rail line since TfL took over have been nothing short of phenomenal. And the expansion of London Overground to include suburban services will doubtless bring similar, much-needed, improvements.”