Reducing emissions from transport

I use the train as much as I can as I feel it is the most efficient way of travel. Unfortunately Thameslink and Southeastern don't provide that reliable a service and both (Thameslink in particular) have cut a number of trains from the timetable making it a longer wait. I know of several people who drive instead. I will use the buses as well as there is a good service locally, I hope that TFL do not cut these.
I walk as well where possible. I try to use the car only when there is not an option.

My car is a 5 year old Vauxhall Mokka which I have done under 30,000 miles in. I have no plans to replace this but when I do, I am considering an electric vehicle. The only concern is that there is still not alot of charging points either locally or across the country.

I like to use Transport for London but I dislike the directions which it supplies for travelling to a place which I have not visited previously. The directions contain serious errors, such as telling me, when I get off a bus, "Continue in the same direction" when actually I need to walk in the opposite direction in order to reach my destination. Citymapper supplies mu better directions.

We all pay a huge price for car dependency in London and across the UK. Roads and traffic infrastructure are not free, and are not covered (not even close) by fuel duty and road tax. Besides this, we give over all this land, covered with concrete, for free! Obviously we need some roads but any reduction in car dependency benefits everybody in our country - even people who need to use a car. We can live in a country where old people and children can get around easily and safely, where kids can play in the street; where we can hang around outside our homes in peace and quiet, have a street party, or go get drunk after work without planning ahead. Let's have that!

If you’re really serious about air quality then just outright ban the dirty polluting vehicles. Taxing people with daily charges is just about raising revenue, be honest at least! Allowing payment of daily charge to use old filthy diesel buses / coaches lorries and cars does nothing for air quality at all, as you don’t use the revenue raised to either replace even the public service bus and coaches let alone anything else. Most modern petrol engine vehicles have a greener environmental footprint in terms of whole lifecycle than all Electric Vehicles. I’m fed up with the hypocritical, virtue signalling, eco-zealots telling ordinary folks how to act/behave and what to do and then behave completely opposite themselves. Remove all Diesel buses from TFL’s fleet, along with cleaning up the scandalously filthy, carcinogenic tube before you try and force through another tax raid on hard pressed people.

If you want to cut congestion, why have you closed so many streets? And deregulated the taxi system? So many cars are part time taxis idling around. Stop this hysterical bollocks about pollution, it’s nothing like it used to be. Anyway, soon enough most cars will naturally be electric without your interference, and any alleged problem will disappear then. Fix the potholes, open our streets back up and quit your obsessive nannying.

Our climate is changing, and humans have an impact on the causes of this change. We are not however, the sole input. The hysterical hyperbole, and increasingly dramatic language employed in discussions reflect only the dogma of a ' bandwagon' leadership driven by social media dependency. We have to take the realities, and practicalities of modern life into account when setting policies. Cycling /Public transport is simply not practical for a huge number of activities where a car is used . Personal choice is not a crime either , ( at least not yet ).As a car user , I have no issue with sharing the road with cyclists , as long as they are insured , as I am as a driver, and meet standards of proficiency required by law, again as a driver that I am required to do. A licensing scheme for cyclists would be a start. Tfl must be commercially viable , run as a going concern business. Why should drivers subsidise something they choose not to use ? Why should fare paying TfL users be forced to fund the ridiculously generous compensation packages of Tube drivers ? If you want to persuade Londoners to use public transport at least do them the decency of giving value for money . Mayor Khan's obvious hatred for London's car users must not be allowed to shape every policy decision he imposes by decree .

Increase costs for motorists, especially those in the most polluting vehicles. Stop seeing electric cars as a panacea – they are not since over half the pollutants (especially PM 2.5 and PM 10s) come not from the exhaust pipe but from brakes and tyres. The only way to improve air quality and limit bronchial / respiratory illnesses is to reduce traffic across the board. So better cycling provision – properly segregated routes, proper enforcement of speed limits. A work place parking levy to raise money for TfL and discourage car commuting. Vigorous prosecution of those sitting in their vehicles with the engine idling. A hearts and minds campaign to make people more aware of the impact of their transport choices.

No more road building at all – especially the Silvertown Tunnel which cannot be justified.

For Thomlinsonr
I think you need to do some light reading the ulez extension had nothing to do with the bailout of tfl it is Sadiq khans preferred option look on Google put in why is the ulez expanding then you can do some light reading

You MUST SCRAP THE SILVERTOWN TUNNEL PROJECT! It is widely known that this type of development will INCREASE volumes of traffic and this is in an area of London horribly affected already by traffic/air pollution.

I walk as much as I can to travel around London and only use minimal public transport to supplement this.

I don't have a car so not affected by ULEZ, however I strongly support any increase in traffic control/reduction and smart charging on vehicles.

We need to strike a balance. Motorists are not the source of all evil. We need to accept that people want to drive because it is far more convenient for many journeys. I generally use public transport to come into central London, and I am changing my car to a hybrid one, but it would be deeply inconvenient to drive less, especially when carrying things or going across London (quick public transport tends to radiate from the centre).

The traffic congestion has been made far worse by the proliferation of cycle lanes. I was on Jamaica Road a couple of Sundays ago. That is a broad road with three lanes. The first is cordoned off for cyclists and the second is a bus lane. Both of those were almost empty. The rest of the traffic was crawling up the outside lane, causing frustration and increasing pollution for all concerned. I agree with the principle of bus lanes, but I would do away with most of the cycle lanes.

And when is the congestion charging zone going to return to pre-pandemic hours? This was promised but it is still operating ludicrously long hours seven days a week.

I strongly resent the persecution of motorists over fallacious policies driven by political dogma London’s roads are becoming private zones reserved for the wealthy and privileged while ordinary citizens are bullied and taxed into putting up with unreasonable and impossible inconvenience. I used to love coming to London but now it’s just an ordeal. Public transport is dreadful but taxis can’t move because of spiteful obstructions, ludicrous speed limits and deliberate delays built into traffic light timings. Ideological madmen have seized control and will not tolerate rational debate about the consequences of their neo-religious dogmas over climate change, net zero and cycling. Those in charge are completely out of touch with ordinary people. This so-called consultation is nothing more than a biased piece of propaganda designed to deliver answers in support of the conclusions already decided by the Mayor. He will never be satisfied until the city is permanently gridlocked and bankrupted by endless extortionate charges on motorists.

Reading it’s not anything to do with central government it was all khans idea from day one if he was against it then he would fight it and if he has no say what is he for we all know he has been at war with the motorist since he became mayor and I do read mr green

1. Continue investing - and invest more - in improved public transport. Buses are prolific, which is great, but they need to strike a balance between being speedy and being considerate & pleasant e.g. not skipping stops where people are waiting, driving more smoothly and giving people time to get on and off without being thrown around. Tubes and trains are regular but even with more people working from home they are overcrowded at peak times which puts people off using them.
2. Ensure all taxis, ubers etc are electric.
3. Install charging points everywhere e.g. on every street lamp post, and provide incentives for private landlords, housing authorities etc to install charging points in their car parks.

I have been very aware of environmental issues long before politicians discovered them and use them for their own ends.
Quite a few questions in this survey are leading questions, i.e. nr. 5,6,7 and do not allow to express my view of the issues

I have a son that has to use his euro 6 vehicle which he bought last year and has put him in financial difficulties as his other vehicle did not meet the ULEZ he has to drive his vehicle 6 days a week as he is a frontline worker which he worked everyday to help keep the NHS running whilst Covid numbers were high, this is the reward that you give by penalise hard workers that has to drive because it is his job.
His salary is already low and now you want to hit people like him with more expense, what are you doing to these workers, would you rather see them leave there jobs and live off the state, I am afraid this is what will happen to thousands of drivers that work every day that have to drive for there living.
You hit the pockets of non wealthy people, try hitting harder on the rich, or you try and do a low paid job and have all the worry of rising cost of living, fuel and Gas and Electricity.
I don’t know how you can rest at night being you are draining the economy of hard working low paid workers.
And now for you TFL underground strikes what does this achieve more pollution from more vehicles on the road.
Until something is done with pollution from aircraft to help with it, all you are doing is lining the pockets of yourself and your staff.
I disagree with your polices it is time for you to go.The 2 previous Mayors had less strikes whilst in power than you have had in power.

I don't think we should widen the ULEZ as outer London has different issues from Inner London. If the ULEZ is widened to include the outer areas such as Harrow and Hillingdon. It will cause financial difficulties to a lot of families I know, as their homes are in Hertfordshire but their children's schools are a 7-10minute drive into Harrow/Hillingdon which means they will have to enter the zone twice a day 5 days a week. They can't walk there children to school its too far and there isn't direct public transport available.

There is no point swapping ICE powered vehicles for big, heavy electric / hybrid engine ones. To reduce energy consumption & emissions and increase efficiency, more should be done to encourage people (if they have to drive in London at all) to use electric vehicles which are as small and light as possible - such as the new Citroën Ami or e-bikes/trikes.

We should increase the number of 'last mile' hubs so that more residential deliveries can be done by cargo bikes.

We should encourage more people to use public transport by installing air conditioning & filtering systems and free wi-fi on all services.

Plant lots more trees! - their shade makes walking more pleasant in the summer and they absorb carbon & pollutants.

The ULEZ should be extended as soon as possible.

The best way to reduce transport emissions is to remove the road obstacles and narrow lanes that have been installed since 2016 and let traffic flow again. Pollution is caused by poor air circulation and traffic jams caused by narrowing traffic lanes and installing traffic lights at every opportunity. Let the traffic move and the pollution will start to dissipate.