In a bid to speed up progress with the long awaited Muswell Hill to Swiss Cottage bus route, London Mayor Ken Livingstone has promised publicly to raise the issue of the slow progress in developing the route with Peter Hendy – Transport for London’s bus supremo.

The promise came at Mayor’s Question Time last Wednesday at the Greater London Authority, when GLA member and Muswell Hill councillor Lynne Featherstone pressured him into following through on his promise of support for the route during his 2000 Mayoral campaign. In answer to Ms Featherstone’s question, the Mayor agreed to take the issue up with London Buses, to see if progress on the route can now be speeded up.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“I am delighted that the Mayor is going to take this up again. He should be using his position to ‘knock heads together’ to ensure that rapid progress is now made.

“Coming up to the next Mayoral elections, many people in North London will remember his support for this vital new bus route when he wanted their votes. Local people will want to know why he has failed to deliver if the route is not implemented as quickly as possible.”