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• Reference: 2004/0038-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

What plans do you have to improve the operation of congestion charging? .

• Reference: 2004/0039-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Are East London Transit and Greenwich Waterfront Transit Intermediate Mode schemes serious transport proposals representing a step-change in Bus transport, which if it works will seriously challenge the tram as a better value high frequency, high reliability service or, as a result of trimming and 'cost-engineering' are they becoming merely an ordinary bus service with a bit of extra bus priority which will not deliver the promised benefits? .

• Reference: 2004/0040-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

What National Rail Improvements have you secured during your Mayoralty? .

• Reference: 2004/0041-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Will there be a new routemaster? Or do you think Londoners will come to love their modern buses? .

• Reference: 2004/0042-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

How are you dealing with local concerns about the routing of a new 603 bus service along Southwood Lane in Highgate? Do you share the concern of local Labour Party members that we should pause before implementing this scheme? .

• Reference: 2004/0043-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Does the Mayor welcome the benefits of the new A13 between Canning Town and Dagenham even though under his transport policy it would not have been approved or built? Will he support a thorough review of the benefits and disbenefits of this scheme and could these help to advise a future revision of the transport strategy? .

• Reference: 2004/0044-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Is the Thames Gateway Bridge at risk of getting stuck again, as a result of Government concerns about its benefits and costs? What if this is the case are you doing to unblock it? .

• Reference: 2004/0045-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

Do you support my view that Whitechapel Station is totally inadequate as an interchange? Given the uncertainties about Crossrail, are there steps that can be taken in the shorter term to improve its layout and accessibility? .

• Reference: 2004/0046-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

How much TfL money will be spent in future years budgets on town centre and pedestrian circulation improvement schemes? If the view is developing that these are not really appropriate for predominately transport spending what other sources of funding do you envisage filling the gap and how will this affect previous business plan targets for delivering such schemes? .

• Reference: 2004/0051-1
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 14 January 2004

How would the Mayor characterise the position of the RMT leadership in relation to modernisation of industrial relations on the Underground? .