Summary
CATTLE-truck conditions remain a daily reality for far too many commuters, the London Assembly points out today. Overcrowding is routine. The people who generate London's wealth and pay a vast share of its taxes struggle to work on an overground network which has failed to catch up with the expansion of employment in the capital over the past decade.
As this newspaper's "Seat for Every Commuter" campaign has shown, some trains regularly operate at almost double their capacity. Far from falling, certain measures show use of the transport system is still rising despite the recession. Population, housing and jobs in London and the South-East remain likely to increase sharply in years to come, thanks to migration from inside and outside the UK.See the full content of this document
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