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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?

Reporting unsafe bus driving in London

  • Reference: 2018/2454
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
It has been brought to my attention that is it not clear how to report bad or dangerous driving by Transport for London (TfL) operated vehicles on the TfL website or via social media channels. The current option for reporting complaints about buses is aimed at passengers. Will you bring in a new category, clearly sign-posted, where Londoners can report buses being driven unsafely?

Transport for London monitoring of 'close pass' driving by London bus drivers (3)

  • Reference: 2018/2453
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Thank you for your answer to my question 2017/2196. How many times has 'close pass' driving past people cycling been reported to Transport for London (TfL), each month, since the introduction of the specific 'close pass' code?

Removing obsolete street furniture

  • Reference: 2018/2452
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
How much have you spent per year, over the last five years, removing old telephone boxes from footways on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN)?

Live step-free information for the London Underground

  • Reference: 2018/2451
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
A constituent has been in touch with me to raise the issue of live step-free information not being available for the Transport for London (TfL) Underground network. This constituent has restricted mobility and checked information before travelling from Tooting to Tottenham Court Road but on arriving at Tottenham Court Road they were unable to leave the station because the lift was out of order. Will you ensure that TfL provides live updates of changes in accessibility across its network, social media and any other outlets?

Transport for London 'TravelBot'

  • Reference: 2018/2450
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 13 September 2018
Will you ask Transport for London (TfL) to update its 'TravelBot' so it recognises 'step-free' as a key term and directs users to accessible information, including live updates of where step-free access is and isn't available on the TfL network?
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