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• Reference: 2011/0038
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

I have been contacted by a cycling constituent who has been in lengthy correspondence with TfL about the poor service provided by the TfL online journey planner relating to journeys taken by bicycle. My constituent reports that when she tried to use the journey planner for a journey from Stockwell to the West End, the default option for cycling did not use safe back streets but main roads. My constituent asked if there was an issue with the software used for the journey planner as it seemed unable to give safer options - as recommended by the London Cycle Campaign...

• Reference: 2011/0039
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

On December 27th and 28th 2010, Londoners in South East London were made aware by Southeastern trains that Waterloo East and Charing Cross stations would be closed for engineering works. Posters at Southeastern stations directed passengers wishing to go to these destinations to use appropriate underground services to Charing Cross or Southwark stations. However, the only London Underground line serving Southwark station is the Jubilee Line, which was also suspended during this period. Why was this not co-ordinated between Transport for London and Southeastern better, so that better information could be communicated to passengers who were being directed to a...

• Reference: 2011/0040
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

Further to my Mayoral questions numbered 3638/2010 and 4027/2010 please provide an update on the status of the funding for refurbishment of Crystal Palace Station. The Mayor has previously indicated that this information would be available by the end of 2010.

• Reference: 2011/0041
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

Further to the Mayor's reply to my Mayor's Question number 4026/2010, unfortunately the answer given related to the lift from the ticket hall to the platforms at Brixton underground station, whereas my question in fact referred to the new lift from street level to the ticket hall. Please give an update on the frequently broken down lift from street to ticket hall level at Brixton and what is being done to rectify the situation.

• Reference: 2011/0042
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

How much additional revenue income for TfL will be raised by increasing fares by RPI +2% as opposed to RPI +0%?

• Reference: 2011/0043
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

Please provide a breakdown of what the cost of all tube and bus single fares and travelcards/passes would have been from January 2011 had the fares increased by RPI+0%.

• Reference: 2011/0044
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

How many 'block' closures of London Underground Services do you anticipate being programmed in the next financial year - in addition to those already announced?

• Reference: 2011/0045
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

Do you intend providing replacement bus, or other alternative, transport services during block tube closures and if so, at what cost to TfL?

• Reference: 2011/0046
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

Further to my question to the Mayor number 4034/2010, please can TfL update me on the outcomes of their discussions with Southwark Council's road safety team after local residents raised concerns about safety impacts of the Kender Street works on their area?

• Reference: 2011/0047
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 19 January 2011

The TfL Business Plan indicates that over the current Plan period up to 2017, the number of kilometres operated by London's buses will be reduced by 26million kilometres. Where, both geographically and in terms of bus routes if possible, do you anticipate these reductions being made from? How will TfL decide which routes to reduce or cut and what criteria will be used to decide?