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London & Partners and major events in parks

  • Reference: 2018/2464
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
What was the income generated and cost of restoration and repairs at each of the major events that London & Partners has been involved in that were held in London's Parks? Could you provide this information for the year 2017 and for 2018 to date?

Major events in Finsbury Park

  • Reference: 2018/2463
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
A constituent has contacted me about the disruptive noise, antisocial behaviour and traffic congestion experienced by local residents during and after the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park. Half of the park has been fenced off from the public for major events between May and October in 2018, reducing public access to green space. The report from the London Assembly Environment Committee in July 2017, Park Life, acknowledged the growth in commercial events in London parks and suggested that you encourage London boroughs and other managers of green spaces to incorporate parameters for large-scale events, as recommended by Parks for London...

Proposed Cory Riverside Energy Park in Belvedere

  • Reference: 2018/2462
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Will you publish any representations you made to the Cory Riverside Energy public consultation on its plans for a proposed Riverside Energy Park in Belvedere, which includes a waste energy recovery incinerator to handle up to 655,000 tonnes of waste per year?

Barnet Council proposal to stop separate household food waste collection (4)

  • Reference: 2018/2461
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Thank you for your answer to my question 2018/1755. What is the outcome of your six-week period of engagement and consultation with the Leader of Barnet Council regarding its proposals to scrap its separate household food waste collection?

Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (4)

  • Reference: 2018/2460
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Thank you for your answer to my question 2018/1462. You said that the Transport for London (TfL) Streetscape Guidance will: "soon be updated to be more explicit around the placement of charge points." When do you expect this to happen?

Electric Vehicle Taskforce and pedestrian amenity (3)

  • Reference: 2018/2459
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Thank you for your answer to my question 2018/1462. You said that your Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Taskforce will consider the proposal for EV charging points for private car charging to be placed on pavement build outs in the carriageway and not on the footway. Could you tell me when you will report back on their considerations?

Black women owned businesses and funding

  • Reference: 2018/2458
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
The open letter addressed to you in response to #BehindEveryGreatCity 'Silicon Valley Comes to the UK Trade Mission' explains that black women have a much harder time securing seed funding and accessing profile-raising schemes. What are you doing to support black women-owned businesses in London?

Healthy Streets score for Walthamstow Town Centre

  • Reference: 2018/2457
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Constituents are concerned about the proposals for multi-stage pedestrian crossings, circuitous route for cycles, and wide carriageway widths associated with the new Hoe Street bus stops in the Walthamstow Town Centre scheme. Are these proposals compatible with a Healthy Streets approach? Will you share the before and after Healthy Streets check scores for this scheme?

Healthy Streets score for Highbury Corner (2)

  • Reference: 2018/2456
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Thank you for your answer to my question 2018/1760. What is the Highbury Corner Healthy Streets baseline 'before' assessment score, and what is the score for the plans that are currently being built?

Air conditioning on London buses (3)

  • Reference: 2018/2455
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
In your response to my question 2018/1765 you stated that: "Transport for London (TfL) will be checking with the bus operators how driver cab ventilation and air conditioning issues are picked up and equipment is serviced." I have since been made aware by bus drivers that it was an open secret that air conditioning belts have been routinely disabled by bus operators to save money on fuel. Will TfL investigate this claim?
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