People's Question Time Online

This concern of mine is being voiced many times on here already and also amongst my freinds and other trades people I come across. Whilst I understand the push for trying to get people cycling and also to make side roads safer the under used and oversized cycle lanes on the main roads are causing gridlock and then more pollution. A good example of this is the cycle lane on Park Lane. WHY? There is a perfectly good park running parallel and was/is used by cyclists, It is safer and less polluted for the cyclists to use Hyde Park and if a dedicated lane is needed for them there is the space without interfering with the surrounding area. I got hit by another one today that has all of a sudden sprung up on High Street Kensington, again was not needed especially so wide. Much as I know it is your dream because your father was a bus driver that we all use public transport in real life that is just not possible, myself I have a van full of tools, step ladders, goods and other items necessary for my work for people who live in London, I live in London too so I am not someone who is travelling from for example Wales to do a job I am local and this is causing me to pollute my city more than is necessary even though I have a modern vehicle that meets all the environmental requirements and there are thousands of people in my position. It is ju8st impossible to not use our vehicles and then on top of that parking is becoming almost impossible without again impeding other road users even if it is for a short time whilst unloading and then spending time and again adding to the pollution searching for somewhere to park. Sort it out or else you will not be getting elected again, I voted for you due to your election promises of getting pollution down but instead you are adding to it in certain main areas due to your ill thought out ideas

Whilst I support the work of increasing cycle lanes and making it easier for people to get around, the traffic restrictions in some London Boroughs does not support the day to day work of health and social care workers who are required to use their cars (many required to carry lots of equipment) and are now spending longer in traffic jams which ultimalty leads to less time with patients.

Why are three of the bridges being repaired at the same time? I understand Hammersmith is unsafe and needs to be closed but the problem also needs to be sorted but surely Vauxhall and Wandsorth could wait so that the congestion getting out of London is not so dreadful. Sitting in car fumes trying to get to my house in Battersea from north of the river is no joke. Pease please get it sorted ASAP

Why are the congestion charge and bus lanes 24hrs?

Why can they be access to all outside peak hours and Sundays?

How can you justify the compete traffic chaos caused by under-used cycle lanes all over London?

You have also closed even more parking spaces and time-restricted access to a number of roads making it even more difficult to visit clients premises.

Are you trying to stop trades-people from working in London?

Its bad enough having to pay £15 congestion charge to now work in London but I cant use public transport as I need to move tools and materials to get to clients premises.

When is Transport for London going to redesign it's Journey Planner so that it recognises places such as Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, and makes it a lot easier to get scheduled times of one's local buses, without having to untick umpteen different modes of transport?  National Rail's Journey Planner should be used as an excellent model.

Why does the Journey Planner add in Walking Times for Underground station to Underground station journeys, when all one wants is scheduled train times?  Why is the Journey Planner incapable of identifying the location of a straightforward London postcode?

crazy road schemes that is killing london how no-one can stop this is a joke dont keep hiding behind the covid rubbish you should called out for what your doing ruining london on purpose how else can you justify closing all routes that help ease traffic congestion forcing everyone into the same clogged up space hence more pollution whoever thought up your road closing programmes deserved to be sacked should be done for fraud taking wages for doing such a bad job.

The mayor believes everyone should be cycling - but unfortunately certain age groups are unable to do this and are finding parking spaces that would of normally allowed them to get out and visit places have been taken away for cycling routes.  What the mayor has forgotten is that not every 70 year is able to ride a bike and have ailments that make it difficult to walk and use public transport but not bad enough to obtain a blue badge, what is the mayor proposing to help the over 60's age groups ? 

Can he confirm if he is representing everyone or just the cyclists!

Has the mayor in accordance with local councils completed air pollution assessments on roads where traffic has been displaced to due to LTN's.

Traffic has increased significantly on main roads due to LTN restrictions blocking off major alternative routes.

When is the Mayor going to resolve the problem of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge which is causing massive problems for Chiswick and Putney Bridges and the areas surrounding as well as the inhabitants of Barnes.

ill the mayor review the dangerous accident hotspots created by council redesigns (Lewisham Gateway springs to mind) that have made the junctions even more dangerous than they used to be and has buses cutting up other buses

With the lewisham gateway this has made things worse for disabled people as the bus stops have been moved away from the train station and up hill. the first stop (stop A) has been decommissioned to a parking bay when there is a bus park less than 50 meters away.  

The Oystercard times for over 60's have changed but there are a huge number of us who still need to get to and from work as we have not been allowed to retire at the age we thought we would. I have to work until I am 66 instead of 60 like I believed.  I don't think we are an extra risk in the pandemic to the numbers of travellers and it is hugely costly to those of us on a very limited income to have to find extra fare money too. Are there any plans for us to be able to use our cards as we did before in the near future? 

This is a topic that ties in environment, health, transportation, and safety. We know that COVID can spread through aerosol particles especially in enclosed spaces with poor ventilation. I cannot think of a better example of poor ventilation than the tube system in London.

We know that air quality is very poor in the tube system, and we want to encourage people to take public transport where it is safe and possible to do so.

Can the possibility of installing HEPA-grade filtration systems in the tube and at tube stations be considered urgently? This would help address the awful air quality in the tube system, and it should also reduce the transmission rates of COVID (or any other airborne disease like the flu) as it would catch the aerosol droplets that the virus travels on.

The Mayor, Mr Khan, once said "As Mayor, I’ll work with the motorcycling community to make sure that riders’ rights and interests are taken on board as an integral part of the transport mix in the city. It’s clear motorbikes and scooters generate far less pollution, save time and money for the rider - and don’t create congestion. It’s absolutely right for us to enable powered two wheelers to play their part in delivering a less congested road network." Why is this not happening??? Powered 2 wheelers not only provide courier and delivery services but also are an excellent transport alternative for those people who live too far from work to be able to walk or cycle, and its been shown that if even 10% of petrol motorists made the switch, congestion and pollution would reduce significantly. I also want to know why my life means far less than a cyclists - motorcycling deaths are 3 times higher than cyclists but we make up 1.6% of road users compared to 13% of cyclists and not even small concessions are made to protect us. Please let us too use more car-free roads and given space on the right side of cars. I am pretty certain I am going to die on London roads as motorcycles are pushed into an ever tighter space

Will the mayor push lorries to only enter the city in the evenings / night times or pay ridiculously high fees. too many lorries travel through the congested areas all day causing traffic and pollution just to deliver to building sites or supermarkets etc. 

How can the Mayor declare a climate emergency yet proceed with the Silvertown Tunnel project? At the very least the crossing should allow for people walking and cycling so those of us who want to make more sustainable travel choices have the option to do so...

As the various LTN's that have been recently installed have in effect caused gridlock. Buses are trapped withing them and services seriously curtailed. Should not the mayor have a more centralised approach to this, rather than allow individual Councils to devise unworkable schemes that damage the loves of everybody, especially working people?

Little or no thought seems to have gone into the implementation of LTNs. They are increasing congestion and pollution in the surrounding areas,  they are impeding emergency services, providing getaway routes for moped or bicycle mounted criminals, slowing buses,damaging local businesses, increasing delivery times and impacting negatively on the quality of life for the less able bodied. The only people, other than criminals on 2 wheels, who are in favour of them, appear to be the vociferous, mainly white, mainly male, mainly young to middle-aged, cycling lobbyists, who have an impact way beyond their numbers.

The ever expanding, but little used cycle lanes in Central London are choking the city and slowing economic recovery. When are you going to call off this idealogical war on the motorist?