City Slicker |
London Here are some key transportation facts about
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the English capital. Turn to p24 to read how
London is tackling micromobility challenges
and planning for MaaS
At the time of going to press Uber’s
London licence had not been renewed,
with drivers only operating pending an
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billion million
people now
use Uber in
London 1868 passengers have
been carried by
London Buses
each year, 6.5
million a day
DECEMBER
2015
11,500
750 docking stations
are dotted around the city
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Built in 1863,
the London
Underground is
the oldest metro
in the world
The world’s first
traffic lights were
installed in
outside the Houses
of Parliament
London has 700+ bus routes,
19,000 stops and 8,500
scheduled buses (of which
2,000 are electric and 8 are
hydrogen powered)
40,000 licensed drivers
use the Uber app
bikes and
9,000 miles
miles of road in the city
The billionth Uber
trip in the world
was in London on
Christmas Eve 2015
55 percent
of the Underground,
is not underground
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