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• Reference: 2007/0165-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What transport projects in London are being funded under the Government's Transport Innovation Fund? Does TfL have plans to submit further bids for funding under this scheme at present?

• Reference: 2007/0166-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What are the barriers stopping all new black cabs from being hybrids? Do you feel that the opening up of black cab production to wider competition is a potential solution if the current monopoly provider fails to come up with a suitable prototype in the coming year?

• Reference: 2007/0167-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What action is being taken, or considered, to reduce CO2 emissions from mini cabs?

• Reference: 2007/0168-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

Can you provide a breakdown by borough of traffic growth since 2000? How does this pattern of traffic growth match the projections contained in the Mayor's Transport Strategy?

• Reference: 2007/0169-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What is the projected increase in energy use by London Underground between 2000 and 2025, if no energy conservation measures are taken?

• Reference: 2007/0170-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

What is the projected overall amount of CO2 emissions from London Underground by 2025, assuming that no mitigation measures are taken, but taking into account the anticipated growth in passengers and the emissions saved through their shift away from other modes of transport?

• Reference: 2007/0171-1
• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

Are there any plans for London Underground (on its own or in partnership) to produce energy from local renewable sources by 2010? Is TfL providing investment funding or assistance through the contracts process for any companies to produce renewable energy for the Underground?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

For example, we have been talking to TfL about increasing cycling by 400%. Now we think that that is possible, but it is probably not possible with some of the worst of these gyratories. I think TfL has got a list of 20 pretty bad gyratories when it comes to walking and cycling. It seems to me, if you are spending £7 billion on what you expect to deliver a 1% modal shift out of cars onto public transport, then surely you can afford to spend a couple of billion pounds to make people's lives better and to increase walking...

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

I think it is the longer term that we really need to be thinking about. I noticed that, in response to Val's [Shawcross] question at the start, in your wish list of major infrastructure projects that you would be looking to bid for government funding for, there were some welcome rail schemes and DLR and tram schemes and so on, but no major funding that you are bidding for for cycling and walking or travel demand management.

• Question by: Darren Johnson
• Meeting date: 05 December 2007

Given that projections have shown that traffic congestion will increase by around 30% by 2025, even with all those increases in public transport capacity that we have talked about this morning, that shows that we do need a longer term grand plan in terms of major investment and major funding and not just think about what we are doing in the next couple of years and so on.