As pressure mounts on Mayor Ken Livingstone to intervene in the campaign for the Muswell Hill to Swiss Cottage bus route, local Lib Dem Councillors say there has been a huge response from Muswell Hill and Highgate residents, who have written in large numbers to Mayor Ken Livingstone to express their support for the route.

Haringey’s Lib Dems have been urging local residents to join in the effort to overturn Transport for London’s controversial rejection of the proposed new service. Over 150 local residents responded within just the first 48 hours of the Lib Dem call to say that they had written to Mayor Ken to urge him to overturn TfL’s controversial decision – and Lib Dems say the true figure must be even higher.

Lib Dem GLA member and Muswell Hill Councillor Lynne Featherstone says residents should continue to write to Mayor Livingstone to show their support for the route. As well as emailing mayor@london.gov.uk, they can write to Ken at City Hall, the Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“We have had a huge response so far, and we now need as many people as possible to tell Ken Livingstone how vital this new route would be for Muswell Hill, Highgate and Hampstead. It will cut journey times and displace large numbers of vehicles on this route, with great environmental benefits. The more people who write, the more pressure Ken will be under to overturn TfL’s ludicrous decision.”