Transport data firm Inrix has calculated that the average road user in London lost up to £1,680 last year due to traffic jams.
In response, Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee said:
“The revelation that London is the sixth most gridlocked city in the world, behind Moscow, Istanbul, Bogota and Mexico City, will come as no surprise to most road users. [2]
“This is a shockingly expensive fact and hugely damaging to our global reputation.
“Getting millions of Londoners to and from work every day is a massive challenge – but we really have to try harder for the sake of our economy and our environment.
“The need to improve London’s public transport capacity is desperate – hence the urgent necessity for Crossrail and more people could be encouraged to walk and cycle whenever possible.
“In 2017, the Transport Committee report ‘London Stalling’ made a number of recommendations including:
- Investigating the next generation of smart road user charging
- Reducing restrictions on night-time deliveries
- Facilitating ‘click and collect’ at Tube and rail stations
- Piloting a local Workplace Parking Levy
“The Transport Committee is currently investigating freight options in the capital and a letter to the Mayor and TfL with congestion-reducing recommendations will be published at the end of the month.”
Notes to editors
- Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, is available for interview – see contact details below.
- When population is taken into account
- ‘London Stalling’ report
- London Assembly Transport Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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