Reducing emissions from transport

For a start you need to review, remove or amend cycle lanes & bus lanes that are out of date ie Wandsworth Bridge. No bus lane should be 24hrs 7 days a week, traffic needs to flow, not just buses so that vehicles are not stuck pumping out exhaust, removing LTNs which are forcing traffic onto single roads would also help. Correct the phrasing of traffic lights, co-ordination of roadworks & building works would be useful. Build a new bridge at Hammersmith would also help, move the old one to a museum or park or sell it. Making roads narrower has failed to prevent people driving and made pollution worse. Small contractors need to travel to work on people's homes, deliveries need to be made, the growth of online ordering has increased demand for home delivery, encourage delivery companies to go Hydro or electric. Make buses Hydro or electric, insist that all council vehicles go Hydro or electric. Do not attack the private motorist, provide more parking spaces, make it easier to move around London.
The public was scared to go on public transport during pandemic, you need to try and reverse that fear. You also need to provide a full service on the Tube and on Railways, so that people don't have to use their cars if coming into the west end to visit Theatres for example to enable them to get home. You mustn't forget people travel into London from outside the GL border.
The scrappage scheme needs more and better publicity. My car is less than 3 years old and I didn't know there was such a scheme when I traded in my 4 year old car.
Lastly if the majority can afford to have electric vehicles, while pollution may decrease from vehicles, congestion will still continue unless you manage the roads properly. Start now and think like a driver not a planner, think how humans think not how you want them to think.

A major issue in many parts of London is the timing of traffic lights and the disruption of flow to traffic
I was on a bus down Old Kent Road on Sunday evening. The bus had to stop at every single set between Bricklayers Arms and New Cross (despite barely needing to stop for passengers) because the timing of the lights was so poor. This is one stretch of road where even quite minor side rods get their own set of traffic signals and these lights give poor priority to traffic on the main road.
Making cars stop at every single set (as opposed to ensuring two or three sets in a row give consecutive green signals) means cars need to stop and start at every junction. This is not environmentally friendly. TfL needs to either remove some of the traffic lights and replace with give way lines or review the timings of the signals.
Another issue is the removal of the flashing yellow traffic light at pedestrian crossings as it supposedly makes people feel safer crossing. I completely disagree with this, instead it leaves traffic idling adding to poor air quality. Even recently I was stopped at one of these crossings, an old lady crossed slowly and despite her being about 20m up the road from the other side of the crossing, the lights were still red.

I am delighted to see the Silvertown Tunnel proceeding. The air quality locally when there is a breakdown is shocking. Going to the Charlton shops recently when there was a significant incident I could smell the fumes from the queuing traffic.

TfL estimates show that more than 82% of vehicles in London (including outer boroughs) are already ULEZ compliant. The ULEZ expansion does not go far enough. We’re still making it easier for people to buy and drive a car than to own, ride and store a bike safely, particularly cargo bikes for families. We need to reallocate space in favour of pedestrians and cyclists/scooters. More secure cycle lanes and parking for bikes and scooters, less for cars. Ban parking on pavement and cycling lanes and ENFORCE IT. We’re doing too little too late, it’s time to get to the next level.

The ULEZ extension in 2023 is killing us! Right now is not the time! We have petrol/diesel gas/electricity prices going through the roof! We have so much uncertainty in our lives as it is! We are struggling! I have a 2016 van and you want me to scrap it? To make a 15000k investment, now? When I have no idea how we are going to pay our bills in the near future? YOU are killings us!

Mr Khan needs to look at the FACTS

1 If all Londoners chose to work from home, cycle or walk then London Underground would collapse, TFL would have no money
2 You state that car use has now increased significantly therefore it is clearly evident that your punitive charges ARE DOING NOTHING TO REDUCE congestion and polution. You are just hurting workers
3 You think Londoners are stupid when you spout your false stats when we all know that the increase in charges is only to pay for the tube and your frivolous projects
4 You bang on about polution but want to build a crossing over the Thames that will cause 10 years of polution, congestion and misery
5 Not as if you have given Londoners a choice when your own tube staff are striking every week in fear of their jobs
6 By your own design, you have created a beast that you cannot afford to feed and in the end it will bite your head off.
7 It was you that shut off the side roads, permitted non co-ordinated Street and road works, created complete blocks by channelling 3/4/5 lanes into 1 or 2, dropped cycle lanes to mirror roads when there were so many alternatives that were far safer, crappy light phasing causing more queues, putting parking boxes and bus stops in the most stupid of places....
8 You are such a hypocrite, playing the poor boy from an immigrant family, bus driver, this and that, and then build a tube station for your developer friends, walking your dog miles from your home, driving there in your 4 x 4 with a host of security around you with all their cars
9 Your smug face repeating the news is for news readers not the Mayor. How did London get fooled by this clown. Stupid sheeple

What is green about an Electric car ?

It uses more power to make than a normal car/van
it uses batteries that a minimum of 80% cant be recycled
where do they go? This is the reality of a green car/van
they don't do a great mileage before they need recharging.
It uses power from power stations that are not green.
so please tell me what is green about them?

I am concerned about the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, which although they make life much better for residents in those areas, have had a very deleterious impact on other roads, and in particular on the ability of buses to use major roads without getting massively delayed in traffic. This doesn't encourage anyone to switch from private cars to public transport. I would support a charge on road users coming into London from outside, but not increased road charging on Londoners who have cars, as we already pay a lot for the privilege of parking.

I took advantage of the scrappage scheme ahead of ULEZ, although it took some time as my documents were initially not received. I switched from an old diesel to a newer petrol car, but not to electric because they are too expensive to buy, and the charging infrastructure in our area is totally inadequate, as I know from neighbours - only two charge points in the entire area, of which one is always out of order.
I am over 60 and benefit from free public transport in London, which is very important to me and means that I don't use my car very much at all - however I am not really able to cycle as a regular means of transport due to health problems and the level of traffic. Cycling is great for those who can, but not suitable for many people for a number of reasons, and I sometimes feel that cyclists are being privileged over other transport users, for example when a dedicated bus lane is replaced by a cycle lane which often doesn't get used as much.
I definitely think we should be encouraged to use the marvellous public transport system in London as much as possible - it actually means that one also walks quite a bit more, although the lack of accesible stations is still a big problem. Transport needs to be regular, reliable and safe for people to feel happy using it. It's an absolute scandal that the government refuses to fund TfL, a politically motivated move which undermines the health and functioning of our capital city.

You obviously don’t drive in London cycle lanes have taken 50% of the road space so anyone can see that pushing traffic into one lane when there used to be three is nonsense it creates more pollution from cars standing gridlocked bumper to bumper and most traffic don’t have a choice like delivery vans if we can’t deliver then there is no products in the shops and nothing to buy and food delivery vans like Ocado can’t get there on time and then you moan it’s late

What a surprise, another wishy washy response. Only acknowledging thing you are trying to push in order to meet your ridiculously ambitious targets to reduce co2 in the capital.

When will the people in charge actually start listening the people their policies actually affect?

The fact is, not everyone wants to or can cycle, not all offices have shower facilities nor do people want to turn up to meetings sweating. Electric scooters offer the portability and ease of use all for a package substantially cheaper than the comparative tube/bus journey. What you also fail to address is how unaccessible the tube network is, having a pram or wheelchair restricts you from a huge portion of the tube stations, which is quite frankly amazing as a government organisation.

Electric vehicle charging is also a huge problem, especially in a place where electric vehicles will have the biggest impact. Councils continuously refuse to come up with charging solutions for those without off street parking. That huge proportion of users do not want to be subjected to the poorly serviced, unreliable and expensive public charging network. People should be able to charge their electric vehicles using their own tarrifs, which would make the switch much more appealing to the masses.

I would love for a comprehensive master plan for cycling in London, like ones recently released for Milan and Paris. Cycling is the future for European cities and London should follow the trend. We have to introduce regulations that encourage the construction of bike racks for private businesses. Make bike lanes a larger part of our lives. Dedicated cycling infrastructure like bridges and tunnels, dedicated cycle paths with bollards and planters. Streets closed off to cars and only allow cyclists. Only then would people be encouraged to cycle. We have to do these drastic measures very soon. People would just have to make do and that it would be fine. Look at all of the other European cities that have done this. Paris is Thriving with its newly built cycling infrastructure. London can follow suit and should do so fast.

It seems from the latest comments that TfL are not really listening to the public. They are simply ignoring the concerns of car drivers who might have purchased a diesel vehicle only a few years ago, after exhortation by the Government. Retrospective legislation of this kind should be made illegal.

Lol, "Hi everyone" and thanks for the handful reinforcing our preconceived beliefs. We'll now steamroll our pre-agreed policy ahead and discount any/all other perspectives, to ensure our echo chamber rules without opposition.

What a joke, honestly.

Extending the ULEZ will have minimal effects on congestion. Drivers from outside London don’t contribute to Local council tax / GLA. These drivers use and congest our roads at our expense whilst they get to enjoy a cheaper cost of living outside London. A charge needs to be introduced to make them pay their fair share rather than Londoners having to brunt higher taxes!

I think the "war on cars" is a political tool to boost the public's confidence in figures such as Sadiq Khan.

The expansion of ULEZ seems to be just another tax for drivers.

Lanes that have been converted into massive cycle lanes (e.g. Lewisham) have severly impacted traffic flow. This would surely cause more congestion causing cars to be near stationary emitting fumes. If measures were taken to improve traffic flow this would be reduced.

ULEZ and it’s continued expansion is another tax to force drivers to pay for a TFL that finds itself, largely though ineptitude and an overinflated wage bill, in a financial black hole.

Journey’s of the most polluting vehicles have increased since the ULEZ expansion. The stick is not the way to encourage motorists who, in good faith, trusted the government years ago when they encouraged diesel ownership. Diesel car owners already pay more for their parking permits, more for pay-as-you-go parking, and the congestion charge diesel vehicle levy. Find another way to make money. Many, including myself, cannot afford to buy a new vehicle.

Sadiq has designs on charging motorists per mile in London, which would be fine if our public transport system worked properly. Dangerous and woeful cycle lanes, striking unions (even though some tube drivers earn upwards of £100k) and traffic management designed to frustrate motorists are dragging this city back to the 70s.

Get a grip. Time for a new Mayor.

I did not fall into the criteria for the scrappage scheme but did purchase a Euro-6 compliant car when I last changed mine in order to minimise emissions. I cannot afford to change it again for something less polluting and many of my journeys are outside of London to areas with no or no practical public transport or electric vehicle charging infrastructure and are beyond the range of any electric cars. I feel nervous that despite this I am still going to be penalised as a motorist by new restrictions. For clarity I already walk or use public transport for all journeys that I can including all of those within the M25.

I might be willing to consider getting a bike and cycling but only if someone has a major crackdown on the shockingly low standards of cycling in London. I exited my local tube station yesterday evening and three Deliveroo cyclists went by in wearing dark clothes and with no lights!! And we then wonder why cyclists get killed and injured on roads. I am not prepared to risk it on a bike here, even though I've cycled everywhere where I've lived outside London.

Redesign the city, make it possible for people to live locally and make it easier, safer, and more enjoyable for people to walk and cycle for what they need.