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Press office inconsistencies (8)

  • Reference: 2022/5508
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
On 6 October, your Twitter account @MayorofLondon tweeted "London has been ranked the 18th most polluted city in the world based on air quality, light pollution & traffic congestion. That's nothing to be proud of, and we need to act 1/2." When your office was informed that the "18th in the world" statistic was not accurate, the tweet was deleted. Was the tweet approved by yourself, one of your deputy mayors, your chief of staff, your deputy chief of staff, or one of your mayoral directors prior to publication? If so, who approved it? Was the decision to delete the...

Battersea Bridge Junction

  • Reference: 2022/5507
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
TfL is currently working on changes to the Battersea Bridge junction. Will you ensure that TfL listens to Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea's concerns about traffic diversion into Oakley Lane and that the final proposal takes full account of the borough's input?

Safety of Chiswick High Road

  • Reference: 2022/5506
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
Given a comparison of the accident rate on Chiswick High Road before and after Cycleway 9 shows an increase since Cycleway 9 was built, do you accept that road is now less safe than it used to be?

Reducing Bus Frequencies without Consultation

  • Reference: 2022/5505
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
Although TfL has the right to reduce bus frequencies without consultation, your previous Deputy Mayor for Transport told the Assembly that this practice would cease. Will you commit to consulting on any changes in bus frequencies? Do you recognise that reducing bus frequencies almost inevitably means a worsening of the bus service?

Sands End LTN (2)

  • Reference: 2022/5504
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
Given that TfL has just started a consultation on plans to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety at the junction of Cheyne Walk and Battersea Bridge, do you share the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s concerns that the Sands End LTN might, by pushing traffic into Kensington and Chelsea, impede TfL’s ability to make those safety improvements?

Sands End LTN (1)

  • Reference: 2022/5503
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
Do you recognise that the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’s proposed Sands End LTN does not comply with Section 121(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, given the Council’s failure to give the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea one month’s notice of their proposal and an opportunity to object?

Excessive Tube Noise

  • Reference: 2022/5502
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
Now that a long-term funding deal is in place will you ensure that effectively dealing with the issue of excessive Tube noise is a top priority? How will Londoners witness such a top priority in practice?

Swift Removal of Fly Posted Adverts

  • Reference: 2022/5501
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
There have been a number of fly-posted fake adverts placed on TfL advertising space recently, many of which are very offensive. What are TfL and JCDecaux doing to ensure the swift removal of these fake adverts? Do TfL and JCDecaux have a target for the swift removal of fly posted fake adverts on TfL advertising space?

Unpaid Penalty Fares

  • Reference: 2022/5500
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
News that Tube fare dodgers will face £100 fines is welcome, but why are almost half of penalty fares never paid?

Excessive Fines

  • Reference: 2022/5499
  • Question by: Tony Devenish
  • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
Do you support Wandsworth Council charging £130 fines for motorists “speeding” at 21 Miles Per Hour?
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