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"Makeover Monday" Data Challenge on TfL's bus safety data

  • Reference: 2019/0203
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
Recently a crowd-sourced challenge called "Makeover Monday" analysed TfL bus safety data from 2015 to Quarter 2 in 2018. Was TfL aware of this exercise and will it consider contacting the organisers to improve the presentation and quality of its bus safety data?

TfL Leadership of the Croydon Crash Investigation

  • Reference: 2019/0166
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
In response to a recent freedom of information request (FOI-2007-1819) TfL refused to publish any correspondence relating to the leadership of the Croydon crash investigation, claiming that disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the legislation, specifically the first principle of Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation. However, given that TfL has already published a separate freedom of information response (FOI-2200-1819) publishing a memo from the then TfL Board member Michael Liebreich which states in relation to TfL’s Safety, Sustainability and HR panel: “A number of panel members have raised with me discomfort at the...

Lack of information collected by the Civil Aviation Authority regarding flights over east and south east London

  • Reference: 2019/0165
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
Following a recent request for information from the Civil Aviation Authority (Environmental Information Regulations reference E0004023) it was stated that the CAA does not hold specific information on the daily number of flights from fixed-wing aircraft over east or south east London. Do you consider this lack of collection of information is acceptable, and will you consider making representations to the CAA to start gathering such data?

Tooting Bec Road

  • Reference: 2019/0164
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
I have been contacted by a Wandsworth resident who wishes to know if residents will have to petition again for road safety improvements to Tooting Bec Road, given that the petition submitted to your predecessor on the 3 rd June 2015 resulted in a successful consultation for only approximately one third of the length of road (Aldrington Road to Dr Johnson Avenue) instead of through to Tooting Bec underground station as requested in the original petition.

Federation of Small Businesses call for a soft start to the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (2)

  • Reference: 2019/0163
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
Will you agree to the Federation of Small Businesses call for a significant increase in spending on external communications on the ULEZ scheme to ensure a wider awareness amongst businesses?

Federation of Small Businesses call for a soft start to the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (1)

  • Reference: 2019/0162
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
What consideration have you given to the Federation of Small Businesses call for a soft start to the scheme by TfL writing letters to businesses that have entered the zone with a vehicle that does not meet the emissions standard on 8 th April 2019 and state that they have three months to change vehicles or they will receive the backdated charges?

Noise exposure on the Victoria Line

  • Reference: 2019/0161
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
In response to a customer complaint (ref 11782724) about noise levels on the Victoria Line, especially between King’s Cross and Highbury and Islington and between Vauxhall and Stockwell it was stated by TfL in April 2018 that “engineers will continue to investigate this matter and search for any practical solutions to make your journeys more comfortable”. What was the outcome of TfL’s investigations and what actions have been taken to reduce noise levels for passengers of this line?

Issuing of licences for taxi and private hire drivers (2)

  • Reference: 2019/0160
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
What is the current backlog of licence applications and re-applications as at 7 th January 2019 for Private Hire licences and Taxi driver licences? What is the average time it is taking TfL to process both of these licences?

Issuing of licences for taxi and private hire drivers (1)

  • Reference: 2019/0159
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
What targets, if any, exist for the processing and issuing of licences to taxi and private hire drivers?

Discounts for Gold Record Travelcards (3)

  • Reference: 2019/0158
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 17 January 2019
What training does TfL undertake for ticket office staff at London Overground stations to ensure that passengers with Gold Record Travelcards are automatically provided with one third discounts on off-peak pay as you go fares?
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