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• Reference: 2001/0055-1
• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

In 1992 you wrote with Mark Fisher: "Severely limiting cars in London could be effective only if investment were made in high quality public alternatives." (A New London, Penguin London 1992 p xxiii). What investment has been made in public transport in the last four years and what investment do you believe is still needed before car use can be reduced? (A New London, 1992) .

• Reference: 2001/0059-1
• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What discussions have you had with a) the Mayor, b) the Government, c) relevant local Councils and d) possible sponsors about turning the north Thames embankment from Westminster to Blackfriars Bridge into a park? (A New London, 1992) .

• Reference: 2001/0060-1
• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

What discussions have you had with a) the Mayor, b) the Government, c) the relevant local Council and d) possible sponsors about creating a park linking the Albert Memorial to the Albert Hall and putting the A4 into a tunnel running beneath it? (A New London, 1992) .

• Reference: 2001/0065-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you support the Mayor's attitude to tree planting as set out in his draft bio-diversity strategy? .

• Reference: 2001/0066-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Many of London's brownfield sites are also important habitats and therefore a land-use choice will have to be made. Which should have priority, homes for people or sanctuaries for nature? .

• Reference: 2001/0067-1
• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Allotments are a very valuable community resource in London, but are often treated as `cinderella spaces' by local authorities and sold off to make room for new developments. Do you share this opinion and does your plan for London seek to challenge this and improve allotment provision? .

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

I take your point about post war development but I also bear in mind the fact that no architect has ever said that the development they built was quantity led rather than quality led. Every development that has ever been built we have been told is beautiful in its time. The problem is it does not look so fashionable 30 years later. A lot of our densely populated areas are not pleasant to live in. How do you feel we can mitigate overcrowding in a poor environment with green space, particularly given the Mayor's demands that we also produce a...

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

I was specifically referring of course to the fact that you play a link between investment in public transport and the reduction in car use. You are saying we need an awful lot more, so in your view an awful lot more needs to be done before you would see car use being reduced?

• Question by: Angie Bray
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

I for one feel slightly concerned at the way buildings can be spot listed, bringing all sorts of inconveniences on the way with it. But I wondered whether there might be a way of evening up the playing field, if I can put it that way. The Chief Executive of one of London's larger estates suggested to me, what about the idea of "black marking" buildings? Some of those buildings that have been left standing idle, often falling into ruin, and are real eyesores. There should be some system of "black marking" them for demolition unless a case can be...

• Question by: Roger Evans
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Obviously you seem hopeful that your contract will be extended beyond the initial year and into the future to work with us. If that is the case will you be happy to work in the new GLA headquarters with the rest of us and what do you think the advantages are that we can look forward to from working in a building that is as transparent and functional as the table we are sitting at this morning?