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• Reference: 2003/0248
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Why are plans to widen the M25 crucial to London's prosperity? Has TfL been pressing for road widening as its contribution to the Orbit Study? Have TfL been slowly slipping back into a road building approach? Do you feel that the proposed large scale investment in laying fresh tarmac in London is preventing investment in traffic reduction measures, such as Safe Routes to School, car sharing, workplace travel plans, travelsmart, etc' .

• Reference: 2003/0252
• Question by: Noel Lynch
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Does TfL support a policy of developing LU property to maximise financial gain, or are other considerations of equal or greater importance? .

• Reference: 2003/0121
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

I could not find the cheap fares summer promotion in connection with the Totally London campaign on the TfL website. I would like to ask what degree of co-ordination there was in giving good notice of this cheap fare promotion and indeed what information was provided in a timely fashion to bus companies about the cheap fare promotion.

• Reference: 2003/0136
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

How many items of correspondence were received following London Buses' consultation on bus route changes in Croydon ? a) supporting the introduction of the new 434 bus route b) opposing the introduction of the new 434 bus route c) otherwise commenting on the new 434 bus route d) supporting the retention of a direct bus link from northern and eastern New Addington to Croydon e) supporting the re-direction of the 130 bus to Norwood Junction ? .

• Reference: 2003/0139
• Question by: Lynne Featherstone
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

London Underground's own passenger surveys show that a key priority for Londoners on the Tube is improving train frequencies. Which trains on which lines do you expect to be more frequent by the end of June 2004, and by May 2008? .

• Reference: 2003/0152
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

What were the performance targets by which your bonus for last year was to be assessed? When were these agreed? Were they challenging? And did you achieve them? .

• Reference: 2003/0174
• Question by: Samantha Heath
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Further to the Mayor's answer to question 690/2003, what powers do London Buses have to direct the Consessionaire to provide a specificed level of policing on the Croydon Tramlink ? .

• Reference: 2003/0122
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

On 15 May this year, the Caterham-bound 407 bus broke down at the West Croydon end of Tamworth Road. Trams were unable to get past as a result. Could you advise as to how many times tram operations have had to be suspended owing to vehicles being unable to be moved from the tram lines.

• Reference: 2003/0123
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Early last Autumn I posed a question to the Mayor about "the public scandal of those who live close to the Tramlink being provided with no compensation whatsoever for disturbance or loss of value to their properties." He very kindly responded that TfL had completed its legal review of the situation and was now satisfied that the Land Compensation Act did apply. The Mayor advised that TfL was in the process of agreeing on a strategy for handling the 1,500 claims received and that those that were substantiated would be settled as quickly as possible. But eight months on little...

• Reference: 2003/0124
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 11 June 2003

Special methods were employed to minimise the vibration effects of the introduction of the tram outside Croydon's historic Almshouses at the junction of George Street and North End. With the very significant vibration that is being encountered by residents and the public house in Addiscombe Road, do you feel that it would be appropriate for some public money to be spent to re-lay part of the tram line system in Addiscombe Road where the track runs on road with the same degree of special foundations that have limited the amount of vibration from the tram at the Almshouses site? .