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The capital's decisions, explained

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The tunnel is working, the pavement is not: Silvertown at 18 months
Transport

The tunnel is working, the pavement is not: Silvertown at 18 months

Eighteen months after the Silvertown Tunnel opened, TfL's own monitoring shows the crossing has changed traffic patterns on both sides of the river. But the real test is not the tunnel itself. It is whether City Hall and the boroughs will fund the bus, walking and wayfinding improvements that make the new capacity work for people without cars.

Reserves in the vault, cuts on the pavement: London's 2026-27 budget map
Local government

Reserves in the vault, cuts on the pavement: London's 2026-27 budget map

Six London councils are proposing frontline reductions while holding unallocated reserves above the capital's average. The reason is not a simple choice between saving and spending: much of that money is legally ring-fenced, earmarked for risk, or needed to balance next year's books. Here is how the 2026-27 map looks, and what residents can ask at scrutiny meetings.