Transport Committee response to the Mayor’s draft Transport Strategy

The Mayor’s Transport Strategy needs to set out how the difficult decisions needed to provide an efficient, low-carbon transport network over the next decade and beyond will be made. The Transport Committee’s response highlights concerns that overcrowding, congestion and carbon emissions will not be tackled effectively without further intervention from the Mayor. It follows the Committee's response to the Mayor's Transport Strategy: Statement of Intent, published in July 2009.

In the reality of restricted resources – particularly funding and road space – and a growing population, the Strategy should set out the Mayor’s thinking in relation to the difficult decisions he and his successors will face. These decisions include setting future fares levels; the relative priority of the stalled step-free access programme compared to schemes to provide additional capacity; balancing the flow of vehicles against the movement and safety of buses and pedestrians; and the potential for financial incentivisation schemes to encourage people to change the way they travel.

• Transport Committee response to the Mayor’s draft Transport Strategy PDF
• Transport Committee response to the Mayor’s draft Transport Strategy
• Mayor's response to the Transport Committee's comments PDF