London Bridge overcrowding & Hackney’s car ban

<p>A major review has been ordered of passenger safety and the number of train services at London Bridge station, after dangerous levels of overcrowding left commuters in fear of being crushed.</p><br><p>Passengers reported people being "kettled," having panic attacks and needing assistance to get out by station staff.</p><br><p>In part one, Ross Lydall, the Evening Standard’s City Hall Editor &amp; Transport Editor, discusses why this happened and how big of an issue overcrowding is in general for London stations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>In part two, we look at Hackney’s controversial plans to ban most vehicles from 75 percent of its roads in a major expansion of&nbsp;‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’ with our political reporter, Rachael Burford.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>