Reducing emissions from transport

The area I live in has very limited bus service and no buses go directly to the nearest Hospital. This means the is a necessity snd not a luxury.
Both Overground and under ground stations are more than 10 minutes away with no buses connecting the area to these which means most journeys involve travelling by car if not whole but part of the journeys. The shopping centre s and supermarkets are not accessible via bus. For these reasons any curbs on car in terms of charges or other increase will make life impossible especially as we are of advanced agr.

I am very environmentally conscious, believe me - but as a disabled person (entitled to no benefits because my husband works) - if the ULEZ scheme is extended - my husband (who is self-employed) and I will no longer be able to afford to live in London. It will be the final nail in the coffin for us. Punishing the poorest and putting many local firms out of business will be the main result. There has to be another way.

We will campaign against the ULEZ extension with every fibre of our beings. Please don't punish London's lowest-paid workers by extending the scheme.

Make it more secure to park cycles, this is what deters me from cycling. Great work in increasing cycle lanes, more to do.
More on-street charging points for electric cars (most Londoners park on the street)
I already do use more public transport to reduce my emissions
Incentivise delivery companies to avoid polluting vehicles

Work with areas surrounding London to get a better public transport infrastructure in place, as many areas have very bad or no public transport. Why would people drive to a station, try and park, pay for parking, and the pay to get on a packed train?
It won’t matter how much you charge people to drive in, if they don’t have a reliable alternative, they’ll need to drive!
We are just coming out of the pandemic, where people are really struggling, (especially the self employed) we also have a major cost of living crisis, it’s unreasonable to expect people to replace their cars at this time!

I am all for improving the air quality, but the problem is a lot more complex than just banning cars. Firstly, we have far too many private hire vehicles, in particular uber cars, which have a great impact on congestion of the roads, and many private hire vehicles are sat around in idling cars. Even if those vehicles are green, the congestion will still produce a lot of pollution. Air pollution is a lot more than just the fumes from petrol and diesel engines.
Secondly, people that are dependant on their cars for work and shopping due to physical and/or mental challenges should not be punished. I am for example challenged in a way that is enough for me to need my car to get myself to and from work, but not enough to qualify for a disability badge.
Thirdly, I keep seeing shrubs and trees removed from so many areas. We need more trees and shrubs to help absorb the air pollution and to give shelter and food for our declining wildlife. The 'green amenities' you see new-builds constantly bragging about does not cut the surface of what we need. And the sparse planting they produce are often left and neglected once the build is completed.

- SAFER PROTECTED CYCLING lanes and signals at intersections
- Turn narrow residential streets into one-way roads to minimise rat-running
- Allow bikes to cycle both directions on one-way roads
- 0% interest loans for e-bikes & cargo bicycles

- STRICTLY ENFORCE NO IDLING with larger fines
- Only allow electric black cabs to queue up at taxi ranks
- ZERO EMISSION BUSSES

My barriers to using my bike more are as follows; don’t feel confident that it won’t be stolen when chaining it up. General safety when cycling at night. Lack of places to secure a bike. Culture of cycling…people dislike cyclist compared to places like Amsterdam…it’s not cool here! Make cycling cheaper and more accessible.

The premise that reducing traffic by 27 is required to reach net zero is incorrect. What is needed is all vehicles switching to electric or plug in electric by 2030, with the grid generating 100% of its electricity through renewable sources.

- According to SMMT, in 2021, 46% of all cars sold were electric or hybrid electric vehicles. This share is growing rapidly and at current rates, most cars sold by 2025 are likely to be pure electric or plug-in electric hybrids. 60% and rising portion of the grid electricity powering these vehicles is wind, solar and nuclear which have no material associated emissions.
- Take up and sale of electric vehicles can be facilitated by increasing charging points, rather than looking to tax other types of cars.
- Along many routes, congestion and traffic has recently risen due to full lanes being converted to cycle-only lanes. Such conversions do not increase cycle take up; all it does is to create unnecessary congestion. And I say this as a strong advocate of cycling (used to do a lot, but not so much now).
- Speed bumps increase emissions. Braking when getting to speed bumps results in much of the cars' kinetic energy to be lost in the brakes (even in hybrids where only a portion of energy is regenerated and put back in the batteries). Furthermore, vehicle acceleration after going over bumps increases vehicle noise and associated pollution.

More incentive for cycling as part of your journey (for example, to connect between train stations instead of using a car or bus, as cycling can be more efficient).
This could be incentivised by creating more secure bike storage at train/underground stations (as bike theft is a worry, some people may be willing to rent lockable storage) or giving financial incentives to cyclists (reduced train fares for doing part of their commute by bike). A lot of commuters can be put off cycling because of having to travel long distances (5+ miles) to work. For example londoners travelling to opposite ends of London or coming in from outer zones of London.
I write this as I've cycled 10 miles from Barnet (work) to get the Metropolitan line at Wembley Park to get to Uxbridge - this would be a 35 min drive and would be my default option because the public transport option takes 2 hours.

Today you again attack your favourite target the car the cause of all pollution in your mind.

Heating a home produces lots of emissions why are you not targeting every home that has heating? ..... Oh that's right they aren't an easy target.

Or do you propose to tax heating as well especially if you are asleep or out as you don't need the heating then. that's the kind of thought process you seem to have you ignore reality for you distorted picture of a Utopia. Personally I can't wait until you can be voted out

London needs a set of road pricing measures which will reduce harm from car use by influencing people's decisions at many points (e.g. whether to buy a car, which type of car, whether to take the car out on a particular day, whether to choose a school or job accessible only by car, whether to drive to a particular destination).

It is also essential that there are concessions for disabled people or those on lower incomes, so that people are not prevented from driving when necessary.

A London-wide ULEZ is a start, which will discourage the use of the oldest and most polluting vehicles, but it needs to be rapidly changed to a daily charge for all car use, graded by size of car. For a modest sized car the fee could be similar to a bus pass, so it would be affordable and similar cost to public transport, but would discourage unnecessary car use.

Cordon based fees for specific zones will help to reduce traffic in town centres.

Distance based fees with a vehicle tracker can be used for commercial/logistic vehicles to encourage companies to reduce vehicle mileage and use cargo bikes or trains where possible.

Minimum parking fees will ensure that people think twice about discretionary leisure journeys.

Workplace parking levies will encourage employers to offer sustainable travel incentives instead of free parking.

Alongside road charging measures, it is essential to improve walking and cycling networks and public transport.

Your survey was ridiculously contrived and limited. Each set of questions should have had ‘other’ box so real answers could be given. I drive my car less than 1000 miles a year, I only use it when public transport is not fit for purpose because of of strikes or essential works or because I don’t feel safe! I was robbed and attacked by two men when I was 60yrs. I’ve worked for social services and in education in our local community all my life. Now I’m retired parking on the street has gone up to more than £500 for my old car, under the guise of air pollution! Ridiculous and dishonest as I only use my car for reasons already stated. You need to find a strategy that works for everyone.. you’re currently penalising the wrong people, because of a lack of creative thinking and common sense!

I think that encouraging people like me - nearly 80 - to use a bike, and slanting everything towards cycling is stupid. One day Khan will be old himself and then perhaps he'll be a bit more understanding about the fact that not everyone can walk or cycle everywhere - or have their own chauffeur as I'm sure he does. However, we badly need more donors and I remember from when I was working in transplantation that cyclists are brilliant. They are usually young, and die of head injurues rather than the multiple injures of car and motorbike users, so they are perfect. We used to call them donorcycles, not bicycles. So Khan obviously has our needs at heart.
veThe 20mph thing and the cycle lanes (which round here are virtually un-used because the cyclists prefer to use the road) has hugely increased emissions as people are crawling along in slow traffic now with the narrower roads and it comes to a full standstill in the pinch-points. Look at King Street Hammersmith!!

Extending the ultra emissions zone will cause price rise, more shops will close and people who are elderly but not disabled will not be able to go out.
You are building too many residential housing in London which poses l@how are you going to transport people from A to B? Too many people also cause more problems with pollution of all kinds.

I decided to get rid of my car some years ago for environmental reasons. I’ve never looked back. I decided the money saved from running a car could be used to get me a taxi if I needed one. But I rarely do.

In Shanghai the city govt will no longer licence petrol/diesel motor scooters/motor bikes. This has made significant difference to air AND noise pollution (Shanghai of course has other pollution issues but this was a massive step forward with a really positive impact). In our cities it is so unnecessary to have petrol/diesel bikes/scooters and they create unpleasant noise. Whilst remit for licensing is currently UK-wide I would like all of (or majority of) the cities’ mayors to push for this together;
This means working on the issue from the start before a potential vehicle owner brings a bike into the city, by challenging the owner to buy an electric version because of a new licensing restriction within their home area. Others will continue to bring their bikes in and we must rely on the CC and ULEZ for them. But the numbers of these polluting machines could be considerably reduced and there is a really good alternative for scooter owners in the electric versions.
It may not stop licensing of traditional bikes in other areas but imagine the influence on towns if the cities do it. It is possible and I hope we can find a pathway to do it.