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High pollution alerts

  • Reference: 2017/0481
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
I welcome the messages you have been displaying at bus shelters, river piers, roadsides and London Underground stations during high and very high pollution episodes. The messages displayed advise Londoners to walk, cycle or use public transport but do not advise against driving. Will you update the alerts to advise people to avoid driving when pollution is high?

Paris - pollution stickers on vehicles

  • Reference: 2017/0480
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
Have you assessed the recently implemented scheme in Paris requiring all vehicles to display a sticker showing their emissions and considered if this scheme is applicable to your air pollution plans?

Cheaper public transport on high air pollution days

  • Reference: 2017/0479
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
Have you looked into the cost of running a half price TfL fares scheme in London on high pollution days? If so, please share your estimate of the daily cost and list all underlying assumptions and elasticities applied. If you are yet to conduct this research, will you now commit to do so?

Free public transport on high air pollution days

  • Reference: 2017/0478
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
People in Paris can use public transport for free on high air pollution days. If you have looked into the daily cost of running such a scheme in London, please share your estimate of the daily cost and list all underlying assumptions and elasticities applied. If you are yet to conduct this research, will you now commit to do so?

Hazardous longer lorries

  • Reference: 2017/0477
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
You stated in May 2016 (question 2016/1345) that Transport for London (TfL) would keep under review the use of 18.55 metre lorries in London. Please share the data TfL has gathered on their use so far.

Transport for London Advertising Steering Group

  • Reference: 2017/0476
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
Please list the members of this group, provide brief biographical details for each member and give details of the group's meetings to date.

Negative body image advertising at London Underground stations

  • Reference: 2017/0475
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
The Transport for London (TfL) advertising policy came into force on 13 July 2016. The policy states "Advertisements will not be approved for, or permitted to remain on TfL's services if…it could reasonably be seen as likely to cause pressure to conform to an unrealistic or unhealthy body shape, or as likely to create body confidence issues particularly among young people". I have received complaints from constituents about the recent Protein World "Can you keep up with a Kardashian?" advertisements that have been installed at London Underground stations. Do these advertisements fall foul of section 2.3 (d) of your advertising...

Barking to Gospel Oak London Overground Line (3)

  • Reference: 2017/0474
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
Following the statement that TfL are seeking compensation from Network Rail for the added disruption to Overground services due to their failure to complete the Barking - Gospel Oak electrification works on time do you agree that at least some of any compensation TfL obtains should be passed on to the long suffering regular users of this service, given that they now have several more months of disruption ahead of them?

Barking to Gospel Oak London Overground Line (2)

  • Reference: 2017/0473
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
Following Network Rail's admission that the electrification works on the Barking - Gospel Oak route was seriously behind schedule please detail what further closures of the route are planned by Network Rail after 27th February and what the revised 'go live' date is for the overhead catenary?

Barking to Gospel Oak London Overground Line (1)

  • Reference: 2017/0472
  • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
  • Meeting date: 20 February 2017
In your answer to Question 2016/4102, you stated that four trains per hour would be the maximum that could run on the Barking Riverside extension. One of the options TfL is looking at for the Gospel Oak - Barking Line is 5 trains per hour in 2020. Would this leave Barking Riverside with an irregular service? Please also state what plans TfL have to deal with passenger demand at Barking Riverside growing to exceed the capacity of the planned four train per hour service?
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