• Reference: 2024/2100
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

The proposals to build the Silvertown Road Tunnel stated that tunnels at Blackwall and Silvertown would be tolled to pay for the construction costs of the Silvertown Road Tunnel, which is projected to be completed by summer 2025. When will you consult Londoners on tolling these tunnels, and how will you make sure that all Londoners are aware of this consultation, particularly local residents, businesses and children, older and disabled people, and that they are given sufficient time to understand what’s proposed and to respond with their views?

• Reference: 2024/2099
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Transport for London (TfL) has given more than £100 million to businesses to scrap older vans to help them comply with the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), yet only two per cent have switched to electric vehicles, despite grants of up to £9,500. What review are you carrying out of the ULEZ scrappage scheme, how can you tailor the remaining funds to support the uptake of electric vans and e-cargo bikes, and have you considered any other schemes to help businesses further?

• Reference: 2024/2098
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Could you tell me: a) what proportion of public charge points are currently suitable for electric vans, b) what standards and guidance has Transport for London (TfL) provided to ensure charge points are designed for vans, and c) how is TfL monitoring charge point rollout so that sole traders and small businesses get access to charging facilities when needed?

• Reference: 2024/2097
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Your preferred pathway to net zero requires a third (34 per cent) of kilometres driven by vans to be electric by 2030 and 46 per cent for cars. How is Transport for London (TfL) monitoring this progress, what proportion of kilometres driven by cars and vans in London is currently electric, and will the current trajectory meet the 2030 target?

• Reference: 2024/2096
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Has Transport for London (TFL) carried out an audit of kerbside use along the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) as part of its actions to meet targets in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS)?

• Reference: 2024/2095
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

In November 2022 you published the Addendum to the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS): Proposal 24.1, which states: “there is more to be done including taking action to reduce car vehicle kilometres travelled on London’s roads by 27 per cent by 2030.” The 2022 Travel in London Report 15, from Transport for London (TfL), states: “Minor road traffic in London in 2018 is now estimated to be 27 per cent higher, in terms of total vehicle kilometres driven, than the equivalent originally published estimate.” How is this increase in minor road traffic being accounted for with regard to the actions you...

• Reference: 2024/2094
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Has Transport for London (TfL) considered the findings of the March 2024 report, Inclusive design at bus stops with cycle tracks, from Living Streets, or made an assessment of its recommendations and conclusions? Do you have plans to incorporate any of these into your ongoing work on bus stop bypasses, and if so, which ones?

• Reference: 2024/2093
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Congratulations to Transport for London (TfL) on achieving its target of doubling wildflower verges in roadside areas. Could you tell me what its next target is for increasing the number of wildflower verges as part of plans by TfL to enhance biodiversity across its estate?

• Reference: 2024/2092
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Thank you for your answer to my question 2024/1676, in which you describe the re-introduction of free travel on Friday mornings as a ‘by-product’ of the Let’s Do Fridays trial. The press release launching Let’s do Fridays says that the “Trial will also benefit 60+ and Freedom Pass holders who will be able to use their passes all day on Fridays”. Could you share the criteria against which the trial will be assessed, the expected publication date, and whether you plan to assess the impact of the trial on older Londoners?

• Reference: 2024/2091
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 18 July 2024

Transport for London (TfL) recently stated in an FoI response that it received 6,680 complaints in 2023 about dangerous bus driving. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology has been mandated on all new TfL buses since 2019 and it has also been retrofitted to existing buses. Could you tell me how many of these 6,680 complaints involved buses fitted with ISA, and what proportion of the total fleet of TfL buses has been fitted with ISA?