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Transport
London Assembly Annual Report for 2011-12
8 May, 2012
Our annual report sets out the work of the Assembly over the year to April 2012.
The report details how we've looked at the actions of the Mayor and his advisers, and the finances and performance of City Hall and London's transport, police, fire and regeneration agencies.
We have summarised our work under the following headings:
Letter to the Mayor about 2012 transport plans
16 March, 2012 - 09:21
Our Transport Committee has written to the Mayor to welcome the good progress made overall on preparing the transport network to cope with the 2012 Games, and highlight a few areas that are still a concern.
The Committee wants the Mayor to set out details of what is being done to improve the performance of the Jubilee line – a key Games route - before the Olympics. The Jubilee is the only Underground line to see an increase in delays caused by infrastructure failures during the latest published performance period.
Tackling air and noise pollution around Heathrow
14 March, 2012 - 09:27
Air quality around Heathrow could be significantly improved by better public transport links to help reduce the number of people who travel to and from the airport by car.
Plane Speaking, by the Environment Committee, highlights the fact that passenger numbers at Heathrow could grow by a third to 95 million, and calls for steps to be taken to ensure the growth in passengers does not make air quality around the airport worse.
Disabled Londoners' participation in sport and physical activity
12 March, 2012 - 12:53
The report, from our Economy, Culture and Sport Committee, finds that schools and leisure services need to improve the way they help disabled Londoners stay active and highlights the low level of physical activity among disabled Londoners.
Since 2006 - despite the efforts of successive mayors and improvements to facilities - the number of disabled Londoners achieving the recommended level of physical activity has only risen to around one in ten.
Improving river services in London
24 February, 2012 - 09:12
Our update report sets out the four key actions that are needed if the Mayor’s ambition to see passenger journeys on the Thames hit 12 million a year are to become a reality.
Since the Committee’s previous review of river services in 2006, there have been some developments in the expansion of river services and passenger numbers have grown, but the service is still not reaching its full potential.
Crossrail update
21 February, 2012 - 10:34
With the construction of Crossrail well underway, our Transport Committee questioned senior representatives from Crossrail Ltd on 21 February about issues including: timescales and risks; procurement and supplier capacity; the impact of construction work on local residents and businesses; apprenticeships and the skills legacy; and the challenges of linking Crossrail to existing services. Watch a webcast of the meeting.
Committee Members questioned:
Whose brand is it anyway?
20 February, 2012 - 09:00
The report recognises sponsorship deals – like those for the cable car and Barclays cycle hire scheme – create an opportunity to bring in extra investment for new transport infrastructure, but highlights the potential ethical and reputational risks to Transport for London (TfL).
How well the transport network coped in the snow
7 February, 2012 - 10:05
Our Transport Committee has written to Transport for London and train operating companies about how well their plans to keep services running during the snow on the weekend of 4 and 5 February worked - and what lessons can be learned.
Electric vehicles in London
1 February, 2012 - 09:06
The Committee's report - Charging Ahead - finds progress has been made since 2009, when the Mayor committed to making London the electric car capital of Europe.
However, he faces a formidable challenge ahead to achieve his targets. For example:
Transport for London's customer service
27 January, 2012 - 09:31
Transport for London's customer service, by Val Shawcross AM on behalf of our Transport Committee, welcomes improvements Transport for London (TfL) has already made, but calls on it to do more to improve the experience of passengers who get in touch.
TfL has billions of passengers a year and receives around 10,000 calls and almost half a million visits to its website a day. Some passengers are unclear about who to contact or why decisions have been made, or thwarted by confusing online information.
