Reducing emissions from transport

I've noticed an increase in congestion due to deliveries. We should introduce measures to discourage this and encourage more local shopping by public transport.
Car ownership could be discouraged by reducing on street parking. This would also help to cut congestion as narrower roads lead to more jams.

It's wrong to conflate congestion, air pollution, and climate change. They are linked but separate issues.

To deal with congestion pay-per-mile road pricing should be introduced. At the same time public transport needs to be made cheaper and more efficient. To the extent that traffic is reduced by road pricing this will help reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and toxic air pollutants, and at the same time enable public transport buses to move more freely on the roads.

To deal with air pollution there needs first to be a total ban on diesel powered vehicles. This needs to be followed by a massive switch to electric-powered transport. Currently there does not seem to be any willingness in London to make changes on the scale needed. It beggars belief that your survey on this topic makes no mention at all of the possible role of electric vehicles. However unless the electricity to power the vehicles is produced renewably this will not help with climate change.

The problem of climate change is driven by greenhouse gases from many sectors. Urban transport plays a part but plans to reduce the quantity of greenhouse gases from urban transport need to be part of a much more wide-ranging package of measures. To peddle proposed changes to transportation as a significant contribution to the climate change problem without adopting a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction programme is disengenuous.

Referring to congestion and pollution together is problematic since they are both problems but not aligned. Indeed congestion is a tool to engender modal shift so it is complicated as a campaigner to try and explain that a problem is also a solution!
To tackle transport emissions you need to do more to tackle the larger polluters - the HGVs.
To tackle transport emissions you need to help people switch from the car to bikes - by creating more, protected cycle lanes
To tackle transport emissions the ULEZ criteria needs to be much stricter (over 85% of vehicles in central London met the criteria before ULEZ was introduced - we have consequently seen no difference).
Much more publicity for the scrappage scheme and help for low income households who can make a case why they need a car (eg. social workers). This also undermines the car-owning lobbies self-righteous outrage!
Finally - reducing road capacity for cars is key. There has to be a psychological shift in the population - so that cycling, walking and taking the bus are the default options and the car (for the minority who own one) is the means of last resort. For this to happen GLA/TFL must ensure:
more LTNs, TCPRs. No two lane traffic anywhere in central London (take all second lanes out for cyclists), safe cycle lanes, good pedestrian access with pedestrian priority at lights. Dangerous cycle pinch points egs. Holborne gyratory, Battersea Bridge, Wandsworth Bridge should be immediately addressed.
Finally GLA should impose on councils to change the priority on road usage. egs. High st Ken cycle lane reinstated. A cycle lane on the embankment in Chelsea. This would actually help councils do what they know needs to be done in the face of a vocal local car-lobby.
Accept brave decisions: egs. Hammersmith bridge to remain closed to vehicles (it is people who need to cross the river not boxes of metal!)
and tackle the huge White Elephant in the room..... cancel Silvertown Tunnel!

Given the urgency of the climate crisis and the damaging impact of toxic air pollution, why is it STILL prohibited to ride an e-scooter (my own one) Cycling and walking is limited, cycling doesn't always work for me, and owning an electric scooter is much more cost-effective and practical compared to the share schemes.

Encourage PUBLIC TRANSPORT to 'go electric'. I try to use a tram where I can, and walking more. Scrappage was for buying a new car, which very few can afford to do.

The implementation of the ULEZ has been extremely disappointing - it has had NO EFFECT AT ALL! criteria should be much more stringent. Any fossil fuel dependant vehicle - private or commercial - should not be allowed in London.
All commercial vehicles and taxis should NOT BE ALLLOWED IN LONDON. Green solutions such as cycle-delivery systems, EV and car sharing should be supported instead.
All public transport should use clean renewable green energy.

UNTIL THEN All polluting vehicles should be heavily taxed and traffic should be limited to ensure pollution levels do not exceed WHO levels.
This is done in many parts of the world - why not in London?

People are literally dying because of these people's lifestyle choices and government cronyism willing to support these fossil fuel industry above all else.

Your questionnaire was geared to getting the answers that you want to hear. It fails to fully understand some of the reasons that there is extra congestion and pollution in London. The two LTNs in the borough of Enfield have been an absolute disaster, they are causing more congestion and pollution, of course we need to get people out of the habit of using private cars for short journeys but these two schemes were ill conceived have had a massive negative impact on people who live in the local area, especially those on the boundary roads. People who live in the Fox Lane LTN are frequently having to drive for an extra 20 minutes to get out of their enclave, for ESSENTIAL journeys. This is an affluent residential area with a high level of car ownership, but also older people and families who need a car to manage complex lives in many instances. People with limited mobilitiy, carers are being badly disadvantaged. There was no business risk assessment, this is not the way to tackle the problems of congestion and pollution in London. A less doctrinaire more flexible strategy is needed

I aim to continue walking and cycling as much as possible (now aged 67). Making more people feel it is safe to do so is critical.

A scrappage scheme needs to be focussed on high-mileage car users - for low-mileage users, it is better they keep their old car as long as possible rather than scrapping and replacing with a new vehicle, whose production is so material and carbon intensive.

Make it harder to drive around London, follow Netherlands in reducing driving around high street and city areas, make it easier to cycle- not just have bikes available, but we need the infrastructure too- it needs to be easy for anyone to ride a bike and not worry about being squashed to death by a lorry.
Have cargo bikes available to rent, similar to Santander bikes- you could give your family members lift to places by cargo bike. There are bikes for all abilities.
At the moment, driving the car is the easy option. Make it harder. Make parking harder. Make traffic worse. Make cycling better, safer and the most friendliest, cheapest and least worrisome option. Address bike theft.
I try to cycle as much as I can, we don't own a car. My son who is 5, has been travelling on bike his whole life- first on a bike seat, then on a tagalong and now on his own bike. I hate cycling on narrow or busy roads, I have cars passing so closely and lots of near misses. This happens every day. I am fearful of my life and I totally understand why people are scared of cycling. It needs to be safer. I still cycle, as I enjoy the exercise, fresh air, and it gets me to where I need to go.
We use car share/car club if we need to. If we travel outside of London, we catch the train and most often bring our bikes. Intercity trains need to be more bike friendly, there needs to be more bike storage options.

The science says if we hit the targets by the end of the decade it will only change the temp by .0001 of a degree by the end of the century. this is just a taxation excuse. this survey was heavily weighted to make whatever idiotic plan Khan has next to look like he is doing us a favour. where as he is lining his pockets, its about time he was gone. I cycle 12.5 miles each way into London everyday because public transport is rubbish. ove congested and over priced. the congestion charges and low emission charges are unnecessary, if you want to clean up then just ban them, charging isn't oing to change anything. look at the congestion zone, is that any clearer ? Get rid of Sadiq Khan, i can't beleive people actually voted him back in.

Safe Cycle parking. Also for cargo bikes. Most people can’t fit bikes inside their house unless it’s in the living room, and once you’re over 30, that’s a bit miserable.

There should be a cycle park on every single street.

Make more roads 20 mph.

Make more pavements joint cycle lanes with heavy penalties for cyclist going fast or IF they hurt someone. To help people worried about road safety/cycling with kids to school.

Make the no car zone around schools bigger.

Stick to the low traffic neighbourhood schemes. But let emergency vehicles through.

Make the ULEZ larger.

Make cargo bikes more affordable- you can buy a car on a monthly payment- which makes a car more affordable than a bike!

More cycle to work schemes.

Promote walking. Eg highlight it’s 30 mins between Euston and london zoo.

Incentives for businesses to put showers and lockers in work places for cyclists - but only if run on green energy.

No planning permission for any building domestic or commercial not run on green energy. Ie ground heat source pump, solar panels for water, photo- voltaic cells, the best insulation, facilities for cycle parking, and showering if applicable. Use rain water in toilets. Penalise anyone who reneges on their agreement, making it not worth their while.

Ensure that dwellings are built to a minimum standard from a building quality perspective, but also from a size and quality of life perspective, so they last longer.

Start building flood defences for the tube, because they are needed and it will scare people into realising that this is happening.

Education programmes in school about car use, etc.

Create repair schemes so we waste less.

Promote more of the circular economy.

Promote businesses that use cargo bikes. And not just delivery companies.

Promote any food company that is using fully biodegradable packaging/ reusable.

Scrap your old car for a cargo bike scheme.

Keep building medium density and pinch off suburban ie low density sprawl.

This will reduce car dependence and simultaneously make transit more efficient and viable.

It's time to recognize the tragic failure of the integration of the private car into society and it's devastating impacts on mental and physical wellbeing fir humans and the ecological nightmare they and their roads create for all life forms.

The public transport system needs to improve ASAP. it's extremely expensive but highly ineffective. Less people rely on it because of these 2 major reasons. Instead of improving it and making it more efficient, TfL is doing the opposite. Unreliable, filthy, unsafe, expensive...
The only real way to achieve the net zero target is to make the public transport service at least good, if not excellent, and that needs to happen starting today.
and cars need to disappear off the streets. only taxis and commercial cars should be allowed.

I currently own a vehicle 10 years old when it has its MOT it shows ZERO emissions on its test so why do I have to pay for Low Emissions. This charge should apply where necessary not across the board because of a motors age! thank you

Expanding the ULEZ zone will have a disproportionate affect on older inhabitants who may have disabilities or necessity to carry loads (wheelchairs etc). A lot of them will be retired and have less access to finances. To change to an electric car would result in a layout of between £35.000-£40.000. Most retirees would not be able to afford this in the short time limit suggested. You would then force them to pay £12.50 a day for the necessity of using their car as they may well be unable to use public transport. This comes across as a financial tax to cover the shortfall of TFL, NOT a genuine pollution deterrent and is abhorrent in its affect on older people !

It's really unfortunate that COVID has changed people's behaviours so hugely (in a way behaviour change practitioners could only dream of previously!) but that many of the transport use changes are not conducive to improving air pollution and climate change (i.e. more people switching from public transport to driving private vehicles). Hopefully this trend will be largely reversed as we learn to 'live with COVID' and people feel confident about using public transport again. It would be really helpful (to those who qualify) if the scrappage scheme was given further funding so that it can be re-instated, especially if the ULEZ is expanded further to the M25.

In principle I am in favour of measures to reduce pollution & congestion & have tried to conform. But I have an old diesel car which I can't drive within the circular road ( live in Wembley Park, just outside it.) I would be happy to change my car, but simply cannot afford to do so. The scrappage scheme was not nearly enough & I did not qualify anyway. If the ULEZ was extended I would have to get rid of the car but electric cars are beyond me. I do try to use public transport most of the time except when I have heavy shopping. Also I don't like driving in the dark - it affects my eyes.
So I would like a more generous package especially for those who need their vehicles for work. Perhaps a long term loan??

As a Barbican resident I was sorry that you had to halt the electric-vehicle-only scheme in the Beech Street tunnel. Hopefully you will be able to re-introduce it soon. It had an additional benefit in that it prevented noisy, anti-social motorcyclists using the tunnel as an echo chamber.

The continued vilification of private cars is very disappointing. In case it has escaped attention, the days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. It is now less than eight years until it will no longer be possible to buy a new petrol or diesel powered car in the UK. The sale of electric vehicles is increasing, over the coming years the number of petrol and diesel cars will drop. Therefore the war on the private car is a short sighted folly, making the day to day life of many Londoners more difficult.
Part of the reason for increased pollution is the introduction of so called ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’. These measures have forced more vehicles on to less roads, causing increased congestion, longer journeys, and vehicles sat in traffic jams creating pollution. For the people who live within these LTN’s have benefited from less congestion and better air quality, yeast those who live outside the LTN or along main roads have suffered worsening air quality. Mostly it is the wealthy middle class enclaves benefiting from LTN’s whilst poorer residents with less ability to move are seeing another factor adding to already lower life expectancy and worse conditions. Tackling social and health inequalities are far more important than the anti-car obsession demonstrated my the Mayor of London.

We need to have more decent schools all round London so that we do not end up with children travelling and often being driven to schools which are miles outside the catchment area of their own borough e.g. coming to schools in Bexley (south of the Thames ) from areas such as Canary Wharf, Barking (north London) as well as Lewisham, Bromley etc.