Cleaning up London’s toxic air

I agree this is typical of the lovies employed at our expense, how wonderful if we could stop London for a day. Do the GLA and TFL and Assembly not employ anybody with a modicome of reality. Sunday is possibly the only day that many people have off work, we need to go out of the city to get a little rest and fresh air. Public transport on a Sunday is almost non-existant. when working Sundays, as I often need to, the only way of getting into town is driving. The only way of shopping is driving,

Whist I am certain the lovies involved in this plan think they are helping us all and know that in the end we will be most grateful for their intervention, I do not believe they have any idea of life outside of their own little bubble. Can we sack them, it would make a huge difference to global warming, it may also reduce polution if they dont need to come into London.

Have to say TFL and the Mayor are so out of touch with what is actually happening on the street. These ill thought out cycle lanes causing more pollution and congestion  i.e. Lower Thames Street.   Shambolic road planning i.e. Elephant and Castle. Now you talk about a car free day? Where do you think these cars will go? Probably end up sat in more congestion caused by your ideas of utopia!!!!!!!!!!   And the irony of all this is you grant so many taxi licences, London is choking on Addison and Lee, Carrot Cars, Uber.

London needs a dynamic visionary Mayor, This Mayor has caused so much damage to London with his continued blame shifting, political points scoring. He should be ashamed of his performance  

TFL needs to be relieved of anything to do with roads and let’s get some experts in who can get London moving properly, Cars, Bus, Cyclists.  

What a totally pathetic and stupid idea, no doubt again thought up by the SJW tree huggers who put all their time and efforts in to causing chaos in the name of something they know nothing about! 

It would be a far better use of the time, effort, money and resources to spend them looking in to and investigating real world practical solutions to the issues of pollution, climate change, over crowding or towns and cities and people’s general well being, finding way that we can solve these issues without inconveniencing just one member of society. 

People who came up with this are just the sort that under invest and then want to demonise a particular section of the community without any real thought or solution, they are more interested in the amount of problems and chaos they can cause. Like the mayor they should all be removed and people with some sense put in place to properly run services and facilities that actually benefit the public rather than inconvenience or hinder them while charging us more and more for the displeasure of putting up with it every year!

What about supercar racing dangerously and revving way above legal noise levels in July/Augst? Why September?

There is a PSPO which is not used nor enforced 

This is not just a distance iis a public hazard and "breach of the peace" see Police Act

Why not ban Supercar Sunday 14 July?  see website 

Well what a load of rubbish given the last roind of bus route cita in London.

The travelling public have now been force to pay extra has the hopper fare does not work when the buses are delayed in traffic!!

Yet more wasted money building cycle ways that unqualified cyclists use maybe before a cyclist takes to the strèets they should pass a test!!

Only this morning one cut me up on a crossingnon tooley st has he did not want to obey the red light.

Mr Khan needa to do the decent thing and  resign the poat of mayor like the previous mayor he his totally unfit for office. Taking with him Mike Brown of TFL.

How unbelievably thoughtless this type of action is.

We need to fix the reasons why our air is so polluted rather than witch hunt one form of polluter.

Buses, Black Cabs, Wood Burners are good examples of areas improved far too slowly.

here are Blue Badge holders who in many instances cannot travel by others means. There are people who need a car to carry equipment and make visits(District Nurses would be a good example but there are many others).

Some people(me included) will have Hospital or Doctors appointments which would be extremely difficult /painful and against doctors advice to get to without the use of a car(or taxi which will probably be diesel!). 

There is no doubt that the way we treat both our City and the world is of utmost urgent importance but days of inconvenience such as this are pointless , achieve very little and are likely to prove unpopular with as many or more people than they impress.

It's called 'Car-Free Day' but the point is not to prevent essential services, emergency vehicles or individuals with lesser mobility from getting around. Obviously London will not ban cars but will try to find road segments where motor traffic can be reduced.

The goal is to be mindful about the way we travel in the city and how we used shared spaces. For people without mobility challenges who aren't transporting heavy goods, why drive alone in a car, when you live in a city with such an amazing transportation system? 

Wouldn't it be nice to go for a Sunday walk or cycle without noisy, dangerous, polluting motor vehicles around you?

Whose stupid idea is this?

I am reasonably fit for a 71 year old, but am fully aware that many younger as well as older people depend on cars, not just blue badge holders.  Whilst the selfish are enjoying the car free day, think or those less well off.

Also, every street party means ambulances and other emergency vehicles may be blocked.

If these street parties were to be instrumental in just one death - a lot of people would potentially be facing manslaughter charges.  Even if not, consider how you'd handle being at a party that impedes emergency crews so being culpable in a death.  Street parties to celebrate inconveniencing others are nothing to celebrate.

The idea of banning vehicles is the idiots answer to pollution.

There is a much better answer.

We need to reduce inessential polluting motoring.

The cheapest and fairest approach is to raise fuel taxes whilst cancelling road tax.  Cancelling road tax but increasing fuel tax is important as it would encourage very low users whilst the higher fuel tax would discourage heavy users.  If the rise were to be slowly phased in over the next ten years, it would only hit hard for high mileage "gas guzzlers", (with my apologies to all vintage Rolls Royce and Bentley owners).  It would also serve to encourage the uptake of more economical less polluting vehicles and eventually electric and hydrogen cars.

But to get back on topic, the only good thing about the car free day is that it would add to the number of people who can't stand our stupid mayor, (yes, I'll challenge his IQ too!).

Re-think and cancel this selfish idea, and start on implementation of something that will actually work.

It’s totally what London needs after that Oxford street pedestrianisation disaster (as in that it didn’t happen for some random reason). 

Whose stupid idea is this?

I am reasonably fit for a 71 year old, but am fully aware that many younger as well as older people depend on cars, not just blue badge holders.  Whilst the selfish are enjoying the car free day, think or those less well off.

Also, every street party means ambulances and other emergency vehicles may be blocked.

If these street parties were to be instrumental in just one death - a lot of people would potentially be facing manslaughter charges.  Even if not, consider how you'd handle being at a party that impedes emergency crews so being culpable in a death.  Street parties to celebrate inconveniencing others are nothing to celebrate.

The idea of banning vehicles is the idiots answer to pollution.

There is a much better answer.

We need to reduce inessential polluting motoring.

The cheapest and fairest approach is to raise fuel taxes whilst cancelling road tax.  Cancelling road tax but increasing fuel tax is important as it would encourage very low users whilst the higher fuel tax would discourage heavy users.  If the rise were to be slowly phased in over the next ten years, it would only hit hard for high mileage "gas guzzlers", (with my apologies to all vintage Rolls Royce and Bentley owners).  It would also serve to encourage the uptake of more economical less polluting vehicles and eventually electric and hydrogen cars.

But to get back on topic, the only good thing about the car free day is that it would add to the number of people who can't stand our stupid mayor, (yes, I'll challenge his IQ too!).

Re-think and cancel this selfish idea, and start on implementation of something that will actually work.

Great idea. When they have had similar days oin Paris it was described as being as if a great headache had been lifted from the city. People get used to cars all around them 24/7 being the norm and days like this can show a different way is possible, and how much clean, healthy and altogether more pleasant environment the city would be without motor vehicles. 

I would like to see events aimed at including the disabled and handicapped who are often excluded as we cannot walk long distances or cycle. Step Free access to Central London Tube stations is still severely restricted and disabled spaces not full of baby buggies, buses that lower kerbside and seatign for disabled at bus stops are all well below the standards of other European Capitals. So let us all be included not just the young and full mobile.

How about a Bike Free day?  Or to be more specific, no bikes on the footpaths.  Look at where you are with your bike.

I certainly won't be taking part in any "car free" days. It's a daft idea to restrict use of the roads which were designed to carry vehicles and which are essential to keep in use 24/7.

Roger Lawson

I agree with the person above if it is your only way to get around being a Blue Badge disabled person, does this mean when events like this happen we have to stay home or cancel appointments that we have to attend.

With more and more people using online shopping and having the items delivered what does the couriers have to do, most of the couriers I know are self employed no work for them no wages paid, which leads them into poverty.

I use online shopping as how it is in London today with crime and vulnerable to oppotunist London is not safe any more.

As for all this with ULEZ for cleaner air unless a stop is put to aircrafrt it will never make that much of a differance, if you dont agree and say this clean air is saving peoples lives, no more that going out and getting run over or attacked.

London needs to have a changes i agree but the wrong changes are being made, all that is happening is that people are being affected with poverty, when i say people i mean low paid workers that are trying to earn a living, not the ones that push pens and sit in office making decisions that only suit themselves and had never had it hard. Hard time are bad enogh for family's why cant something happen that is for poor people instead of them having to loose a days work all because you want you care day.  NO No I dont agree.

I think it's a great idea - I'd like to see lots happening at the local level too.  For lots of us, our experience of London is about our local neighbourhood and what happens in central london might be good for publicity but we won't really notice it.  going car-free locally will have much more impact. 

In principle this is a good idea. But adequate provision must be made for blue badge drivers, who are dependent on their cars to get anywhere at all.