On 2014-05-07 18:33:03 +0000, Paul Corfield said:

Difficult to give ideas with no clue as to the difficulties such
businesses face during a tube strike.

According to the Federation of Small Businesses, the February strikes
cost smaller firms £600 million and about £1,300 each on average:

"In London, 58 per cent of members were negatively affected by the shut
down with most saying cancelled meetings (59%), staff absences (43%)
and difficulty transporting goods and services (18%) were the main
problems. However, many businesses also say loss of demand for goods
and fewer customers also caused problems."

In a smart city - we are supposed to be Europe's technology capital -
there are some suggestions.

E.