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Category: Mayor’s Questions

Mayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Five: And The Rest

On 29 May 2010 By Totteridge In Mayor's Questions

(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Mayoral achievements. TfL …

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Mayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Four: White Lines

On 28 May 2010 By Totteridge In Mayor's Questions

(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Congestion Charge and …

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Mayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part Two: …And Overground

On 27 May 2010 By Totteridge In Mayor's Questions

(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited for brevity. If any notable questions are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update.) In this post: Crossrail. The East …

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Mayor’s Question Time, May 2010 – Part One: Going Underground

On 26 May 2010 By Totteridge In Mayor's Questions

(Editor’s note: selected questions and answers only, and some have been edited/combined for brevity. If any notable questions or responses are missing let me know via the comments and I’ll update. More posts to follow …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: And Finally…

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Are you content to be known as a high fare Mayor? – John Biggs No, because it is quite obviously untrue. Some bus users might argue with that answer… I have received a number of …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: On The Tube

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Traffic levels on the Sub-surface Lines. Announcement boards at Whitechapel. Jubilee Line compensation. Turning off escalators. The PPP Arbitration. Simultaneous closures of the Met and Jubilee Lines. Platforms at Neasden. LU and recycling. Ticket office …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: On The Buses

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

The new costs of the 18. Reducing bus services. Taking the 603 to the Royal Free. Differing seat heights. Bus emissions. Tendering articulated routes. Bus kilometres. Bus ramps. The end of the N159. Disability training. …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: Tramlink

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

The Tramlink on the Underground map. Extending the Tramlink. Why is the Tramlink System not always shown on the London Underground Map? Will this change when the East London Line link to West Croydon opens …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: The Overground and National Rail

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Southeastern and overcrowding. Closure of Charing Cross. Saturday services on New Year’s Eve. PAYG Rollout on National Rail. Freedom Passes and the Rail Summit. Electrifying the GOBLIN and the cost of acquiring Rolling Stock. OEPs. …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: On the Roads

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Countdown at crossings. Lane rentals. Road junctions in Lewisham. Five Ways Junction. Taxi drivers and delayed passengers. Red Route parking and conditions. Closing the Rotherhithe Tunnel. The Blackwall Tunnel. Speeding fines in Peckham. A406 road …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: In the Air and on Water

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Thames Estuary Airport. Using the canals. The expansion of City Airport. Peruvian Wharf. Subsidising Clippers. Did you commission research into all possible alternatives for airport expansion to serve London, including at Manston Airport, before deciding …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: Crossrail

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Crossrail’s Carbon Footprint. Business relocations. The business rate. The Royal Oak works. When will the carbon footprint of the Crossrail project be published? – Darren Johnson The Crossrail carbon footprint was first published in the …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: On Your Bike

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Cyclists and roadworks. Cycle racks at Kennington. Cost of the cycle hire scheme. Now that the additional guidelines ‘providing for cyclists at road works’ have been adopted by Transport for London, will TfL veto any …

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Mayor’s Question Time – 01/10: TfL, Oyster and General Policy

On 5 February 2010 By John Bull In Mayor's Questions

Electric echarging points. Freedom Passes. Linking the Fares Finder and Journey Planner. The lack of a paper fares guide. TfL property in Enfield. Superhubs. The new 0843 number. Safer Transport Teams. TfL and political events. …

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