• Reference: 2024/2820
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Which stakeholders were included in developing the Places for London (PfL) sustainability strategy regarding the affordability of workspaces on the commercial estate?

• Reference: 2024/2819
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Is there a strategy for affordable commercial rents within the Places for London (PfL) sustainability strategy? If so, how is social value included in the strategy and what was the methodology used to determine social value? And what, if any, safeguards are in place to protect existing tenants who provide social value?

• Reference: 2024/2818
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

In 2021 you agreed to meet the East End Trades Guild (EETG) to discuss sites for a Community Land Trust to provide affordable workspace. In May 2024, you re-committed to this meeting along with your Deputy Mayors. Could you explain why the meeting with the EETG has still not happened?

• Reference: 2024/2817
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A constituent has raised concerns with me about the July closures of CS3 at Birdcage Walk, at least one of which was closed with no warning and no diversion signed. I understand from Transport for London (TfL) that: “Royal Parks have to close the cycleway multiple times during the summer months in relation to the ceremonial events that take place in this area. This is due to security reasons and closures are implemented by the Metropolitan Police Service based on counter terrorism assessments” and that: “We are investigating further how Journey Planner highlights cycleway closures. There are a number of...

• Reference: 2024/2816
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A constituent has raised concerns about the procurement by Go-Ahead Group of more than 100 all-electric double decker buses from Chinese company BYD. They cite concerns about its violating human and labour rights and reliance on forced labour, as outlined in the February 2024 report, Human and Labour Rights Violations at BYD, CATL and EVE Energy: A comparison, from Globalworks Lund AB. Could you tell me what ethical and humans rights checks Transport for London (TfL) carried out with Go-Ahead Group during contract negotiations?

• Reference: 2024/2815
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

On 4 March 2021 the London Assembly unanimously passed my motion on pedestrian crossings. We asked “the Mayor to use this junction review to work with local councils to develop a plan to ensure that every junction that has signals to control motor traffic, also has signal protected pedestrian crossings on every arm by 2030.” Could you give me an update on the work you have done with councils on this issue?

• Reference: 2024/2814
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

The November 2021, Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report, from Transport for London (TfL), says TfL will: “Prioritise road safety investment to help reduce the gap in road safety outcomes in areas of high deprivation, inequality and vulnerability.” Please could provide a list of a) road safety projects, b) each of their locations, c) the amount invested and, d) the outcomes.

• Reference: 2024/2813
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2024/2083, in which you said: “TfL [Transport for London] is working on a project whereby lifts would automatically generate a notification to LUCC [London Underground Control Centre] when they become unavailable for service. The aim is to reduce the time taken to publish the information for customers.” Disability campaigners have asked if you could have a target for TfL to publish step-free access issues within five minutes of being notified?

• Reference: 2024/2812
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

As Transport for London (TfL) is refreshing its Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (PHV) Action Plan, will you consider including in it the expectation that all taxi and PHV drivers receive disability and equality training as a condition of licensing?

• Reference: 2024/2811
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2024/2085, in which you said: “Bus drivers are provided with separate Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training.” However, disability campaigners have raised concerns with me that disability equality is often diluted within EDI training, that it is not based on the social model of disability, is too short, and nor has it been co-produced with or delivered by a Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation (DDPO). Will you provide bus drivers with specific disability equality training to enable them to fulfil their customer-facing role?