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GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY London Assembly 31 March 2004 Report No: 5 Subject: Questions to the Mayor Report of: Director Of Secretariat 342 / 2004 - Pedicabs Jenny Jones Can you provide us with a timetable for TfL reporting on the registration of Pedicabs, and moving towards their proper regulation? . 343 / 2004 - London-wide basis of Olympic Games bid Andrew Pelling While there is very good merit in our Olympic bid owing to the prospective concentration of facilities for athletes at our East London base, I am sure that you would agree with me that a successful Olympic bid will also be secured by emphasising the London-wide nature of the Olympic Games bid. What comments would you like to make about the London-wide basis of our bid? . 344 / 2004 - Traffic Signals in Croydon Andrew Pelling As part of the TfL work at the junction of Addington Road and Farleigh Road in Croydon, the decision has been made to remove the traffic lights which used to advise motorists whether or not traffic had been signalled to continue into their path and which were located ahead of motorists turning right at that junction. Please can we have these traffic lights reinstated? 345 / 2004 - Brighton Road, Coulsdon Andrew Pelling Why is it necessary to continue to designate the Brighton Road in the centre of Coulsdon as a Red Route after the construction of the Coulsdon Inner Relief Road? . 1 346 / 2004 - Traffic movements in Upper Norwood Andrew Pelling The unpopular one-way system introduced in Upper Norwood looks like being made permanent by the London Borough of Croydon. The funding for this work came primarily from within the GLA family via the LDA. This decision in favour of permanence is to be made despite the fact that the London Borough of Croydon failed on two occasions in its bid to TfL for money to monitor the effect of the changes in the one-way system in terms of altered traffic movements. My judgement is that the one-way system does not promote good business within the one-way triangle, has introduced at least one unsafe and pedestrian-unfriendly crossing facility and has also redirected much traffic into local residential roads. What was it in Croydon’s bid that was so ineffective when seeking money to measure the effect of the one-way system on traffic movement? 347 / 2004 - Bus route 455 Andrew Pelling What steps are being taken to improve the timing and performance of the 455 bus route, particularly on the route between Purley town centre and Old Lodge Lane in Purley. 348 / 2004 - A232 Croydon Road cycling facilities Andrew Pelling A very significant sum of money was invested in a heavily bollarded and somewhat confusing semi-segregated cycle lane on the heavily trafficked A232. It is most encouraging to see such a significant investment in promoting cycling but could I ask what decision has been made about the extension of this facility and whether a more effective route could be taken by providing a cycling route away from the A232 Croydon Road via Guy Road down to the aesthetically attractive route by the Wandle? . 349 / 2004 - Number of cyclists using cycle route on A232 Croydon Road Andrew Pelling How many cyclists is it estimated use the cycle route on the A232 Croydon Road in between The Plough public house and the Paynes Poppets factory? . 350 / 2004 - Bus Drivers and Cyclists Jenny Jones Given that more buses are sharing more bus lanes with more cyclists, what is being done specifically to train bus drivers about the need to co-exist with cyclists? . 351 / 2004 - Greenwich Reach East Darren Johnson Following the collapse of the proposals to develop the riverside site at the mouth of Deptford Creek what will you do to ensure that the site does not remain a derelict 2 wasteland and that the local community are properly involved in any shaping new proposals? 352 / 2004 - Accidents involving Tramlink from April 2003 to date - follow up query Andrew Pelling Your answer to my question 156/2004 at the Assembly on 25 February 2004 failed to provide the data I requested on the number of accidents that Tramlink had been involved from April 2003 to date, broken down by type of accident and type of collision defined by body with which collision has taken place. Could you please supply this detail in the Mayoral answer? 353 / 2004 - Library Books Darren Johnson Given that significant quantities of old library books are being landfilled each year, rather than being reused or recycled, can the GLA work with Local Authorities to address this? . 354 / 2004 - Taxis Jenny Jones What is the estimated average cost of establishing a taxi rank in London at a major transport interchange and/or main road? And the mean average cost of relocating a taxi rank in London? . 355 / 2004 - KSIs for taxis and private hire vehichles Jenny Jones Can you provide statistics regarding the number of deaths and injuries to a) drivers; b) passengers and c) pedestrians as a result of road collisions involving London taxis for the last 5 years up to the latest date for which figures are available? . 356 / 2004 - KSIs for taxis and private hire vehichles Jenny Jones Can you provide any statistics regarding the number of deaths and injuries to a) drivers; b) passengers and c) pedestrians as a result of road collisions involving converted van/MPV private hire vehicles for the last 5 years up to the latest date for which figures are available? 357 / 2004 - Taxi numbers decline Jenny Jones Is it correct that the net amount of ‘all London’ (‘green badge) taxi drivers has gone down for the last three quarters for which figures are available? Why is this happening when taxis are needed to meet demand as London’s population continues to grow? . 3 358 / 2004 - Upper Norwood Triangle Jenny Jones Will you ask Croydon council to fullfil their promise of a full public review of the traffic scheme they imposed upon the triangle in Upper Norwood? . 359 / 2004 - Upper Norwood Triangle Jenny Jones Will you ask for this review to form the basis of a public consultation with local people and to include the option of reverting it back to two way? . 360 / 2004 - Upper Norwood Triangle Jenny Jones Will you get Croydon council to explain why the London Cycle Network (LCN) route that was removed from the Triangle has not been replaced? Also, can TfL make an independent assessment of whether the problems the scheme was designed to eradicate have in fact disappeared? . 361 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge tolling system Jenny Jones According to the TfL traffic model for the TGB, how many of the daily vehicle trips across the bridge in 2016 will be made by residents in the four boroughs: Bexley, Greenwich, Newham and Barking and Dagenham? . 362 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge tolling system Jenny Jones What proportion of the traffic will be from vehicles with discounts, and what proportion will be traffic which has a complete exemption? . 363 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge tolling system Jenny Jones What are the baseline levels of tolls used in the model and can you provide figures on the projected annual split between different types of vehicle (e.g. heavy goods vehicles, cars paying full price, cars with discount) which gives you a projected toll revenue of £27m a year? 364 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge tolling system Jenny Jones You have spent the last two years promoting toll discounts for local people as a crucial part of the Thames Gateway Bridge package. The revenue from the tolls is also a major element of the financing for the bridge. Can you outline the total income expected from the TGB tolls and show how they relate to the traffic forecasts made for 2016, including the 50% discount for local people? 4 . 365 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge tolling system Jenny Jones Has the additional administrative burden of these discounts and exemptions been fully taken into account when calculating the cost of running the tolling system? . 366 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge Jenny Jones Based upon TfL's experience of congestion charging, can you outline the administrative costs of registering all the potential drivers within the four boroughs, policing the system to prevent fraud and keeping the database up to date? . 367 / 2004 - Thames Gateway Bridge tolling system Jenny Jones Do you agree that it wouldn't be right for TfL to approve the financing of the bridge when the tolling system has not been finalised and the figures are imprecise? . 368 / 2004 - Extension to the Congestion Charge Andrew Pelling Why does your consultation on the proposal to extend the Congestion Charge include so many leading questions? Why are there no questions asking whether residents will be less likely to visit the extended zone if the Charge is introduced? . 369 / 2004 - The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives Darren Johnson Will you sign up to become a Founding Authority of Procura, the new ICLEI Sustainable Procurement Campaign? . 370 / 2004 - Dagenham Ferry Darren Johnson What representations have you made regarding the withdrawal of the ferry service for Ford workers between Erith and Dagenham? . 371 / 2004 - Arsenal Stadium Darren Johnson Do you still believe that Arsenal's stadium plans offer "enormous benefits to the local community and to London as a whole" in the light of the government inspector's report on the London Borough of Islington (Ashburton Grove and Lough Road) compulsory purchase orders? . 5 372 / 2004 - Rail Network Policing Jennette Arnold How much are the suburban train operating companies receiving in public subsidy / and how much of that are they sending on improving safety and security of passengers and staff through policing? .