• Reference: 2021/0417
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

While welcoming TfL meeting the target of reaching 300 rapid charging points by the end of 2020, what is your target for increased provision of rapid charging points by the end of (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.

• Reference: 2021/0416
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

The Financial Sustainability Plan published by TfL on the 11 January 2021 put forward the recommendation of extending zone 1 to Canary Wharf, suggesting this would generate around £25m per annum beyond 2021/22. Please state whether this proposal would include bringing other stations into zone 1 such as Bermondsey and Canada Water stations and if this is being investigated further by TfL.

• Reference: 2021/0415
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Following your response to my Question 2021/0083 about future platform leasing arrangements, please could you confirm that there are no plans for TfL to withdraw London Overground platform staff from West Brompton, Highbury & Islington or Blackhorse Road stations?

• Reference: 2021/0414
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Prior to Transport for London completing the contract for the Riverlinx consortium to design, build, finance and maintain the Silvertown Tunnel please set out in detail what briefings and information you received about the estimated costs of cancelling the project.

• Reference: 2021/0413
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Will you make a commitment to ensure that the Ernst and Young investigation into the value for money of TfL's Silvertown Tunnel Project is published in full as soon as it is completed?

• Reference: 2021/0412
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Please set out a monthly timetable for 2021 showing the remaining authorisation submissions Crossrail will be required to make for verification of their infrastructure and rolling stock to comply with all relevant standard requirements, showing: Crossrail’s planned submissions to their approval body Ricardo Rail Crossrail’s planned submission of the 18 chapters of their Technical File to ORR.

• Reference: 2021/0411
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

According to a Daily Telegraph article ‘Road closures lower teacher morale and affect the quality of education’ on 23 January 2021, teachers who drive to work due to having heavy bags of schoolwork, or moving between sites, have their journeys dramatically increased as a result of pop-up cycle lanes, road closures causing bottlenecks and gridlock on main roads 1. One head of an Academy Trust has written to Croydon Council to scrap its Low Traffic Neighbourhoods because of “enormous impact” with some staff “now seeking work elsewhere as they cannot manage the extended journey to and from work.” What is...

• Reference: 2021/0410
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

As you will be aware, the London Risk Register provides a summary of the main risks affecting Greater London. The last online version published in February 2020 was prior to TfL’s Streetspace for London programme and the extensive roll out of so-called Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) 1. As these are contributing, causing traffic gridlock and thus hindering and possibly delaying emergency service responses, has an evaluation of the risks been undertaken. If so, will you make this available? 1 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/london_risk_register_v9.p…

• Reference: 2021/0409
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

TfL’s Streetspace for London programme has reduced arterial road space for motorised vehicles. The extensive rollout of so-called Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) has displaced traffic into surrounding and arterial roads. As a result of these two measures implemented in 2020, traffic gridlock has become a regular feature on many roads. Countless videos show stranded police cars, ambulances and fire engines, or having to take time-consuming diversions to reach people in urgent need of attention. What specific concerns or warnings has a) London Fire Brigade b) London Ambulance Service, and c) Metropolitan Police Service made to the Mayor of London and...

• Reference: 2021/0408
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

According to Daily Telegraph article ‘Low traffic neighbourhoods could become crime 'hot spots', police warn’ on 19 December 2020: “The Metropolitan Police Service has written to councils expressing “concerns” that street closures introduced to create low traffic neighbourhoods could slow 999 response times and even encourage criminals to favour those areas because they can more easily escape pursuing officers 1. A letter from a senior transport officer sent to Harrow Council in North London says: “The Metropolitan Police Service have concerns over these types of closures where bollards or planters are used. They can cause congestion on the main roads...