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• Reference: 2007/2829
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Residents have raised the issue of the 184 buses with me, operated by Arriva. A few years ago, TfL bought Arriva additional single-decker buses following a local campaign to stop Arriva using double-decker buses on a single-decker bus route. The situation seemed solved until only a few weeks back when Arriva once more started to make use of double-decker buses on the 184 route (these double-deckers have been noted during all different periods of the day and even at 01:30 in the morning!). I would be grateful if you could clarify what happened to the single-decker buses bought for Arriva...

• Reference: 2007/2830
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Thank you for your answer to my question 2362/2007. Can you please update me with regard to your request to TfL that they follow up my concerns regarding the W3 bus? I am still receiving complaints from residents that they are being forced to disembark at Compton Road, N17 on a regular basis.

• Reference: 2007/2831
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

I am concerned that St George's Road is a one way wide Red Route road with heavy, fast traffic and yet the outdoor sports facilities for Notre Dame School are in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, so the girls are forced to cross the main road. At the moment they use the very cumbersome and inadequate pelican crossings at the junction of St George's Rd and Lambeth Rd. In this close vicinity there are 4 schools, one Cathedral, the Imperial War museum and the park. It seems to me that the area needs better urban design with safer crossing facilities, better...

• Reference: 2007/2832
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

What role, if any, do city funds have to play in tackling gang culture?

• Reference: 2007/2833
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Peter Hendy said recently that TfL would like to remove traffic signals that do not add to road safety in order to improve congestion. Does this spell the end of pedestrian crossings with lights along roads like Marylebone and Edgware Road?

• Reference: 2007/2834
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

With oil prices moving closer towards $100 per barrel, should this not trigger more interest in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in London. How will you respond to this challenge apart from all your other initiatives on this front?

• Reference: 2007/2835
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

What will you be doing to prevent traditional East End pubs around the Olympic Park from disappearing?

• Reference: 2007/2836
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Can we expect `super-size' bus shelters, like the one recently opened in Hounslow, to be built in other parts of London?

• Reference: 2007/2837
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

With the recent unveiling of Thomas Schutte's `Model for a Hotel 2007' on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square and the announcement of the prestigious shortlist of artists for the next commission round, will the Mayor join with me in hoping that his initiative will inspire boroughs and developers to become more actively involved in the debate about the place and value of public art?

• Reference: 2007/2838
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 12 December 2007

Now that Eurostar services have moved to St Pancras, and Network Rail have left the platforms in Waterloo empty, what would you like to see the platforms used for?