The governance of transport in London then and now

Abstract

This article evaluates the present arrangements for delivering transport policy in London by comparison with those in place before the 1999 Act. It finds that the present structures are better coordinated, with strategy and delivery concentrated in the hands of the Mayor. Services are less efficient in monetary terms, mainly as a result of earlier government decisions, but the traffic and transport system is effective and responds to citizens' and users' priorities. The Mayor's popular legitimacy, and a democratic accountability reduced by weak scrutiny, has enabled unpopular strategies to be implemented. The combination of concentrated political power in support of a well-managed transport organisation must be judged a success.

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