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• Reference: 2016/1099
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

When Tower Bridge is closed for maintenance for an extended period later this year, will you work with the Corporation to examine options to make the bridge more cyclist friendly by including a segregated cycle path and/or removal of the guard rails?

• Reference: 2016/1100
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

How will the new East-West Cycle Superhighway connect safely with CS3? When will the link be completed?

• Reference: 2016/1101
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

As the railway between Barking, Woodgrange Park and Forest Gate Junction is already electrified and will remain open while the rest of the route is closed for electrification, will London Overground continue to operate trains between Barking (platforms 1, 7 or 8) and Woodgrange Park where turn back facilities are already provided?

• Reference: 2016/1102
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 16 March 2016

Could the Mayor please explain why it not viable to lease electric trains to fill the gap between the completion of the electrification and platform extension projects in mid 2017 and the arrival in passenger service of the new Class710 electric trains in April 2018? Class315 electric trains on TfL Rail duties will be replaced by new Crossrail Class345 trains from early 2017 and the Class315 trains are not currently designated for any further use. Could not the lease of ten of these Class315 trains be extended for 10-12 months to enable them to be transferred to the electrified Barkng...

• Reference: 2016/0181
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

How will the proposed LAQM Framework impact on your ability, as Mayor, to tackle air pollution from marine craft and associated infrastructure?

• Reference: 2016/0182
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

It is likely that Network Rail will complete the electrification of the Barking-Gospel Oak Service in early 2017 and yet TfL will not be able to put new electric trains on this route until at least April 2018. Will you support the wishes of my constituents, who will be passengers on this route, and ensure that TfL make plans to lease some electric trains they can deploy on this route so that passengers can benefit from the electrification without a long delay?

• Reference: 2016/0183
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

Please elaborate on how the Safer Transport Team objective of improving cyclists' safety (cited in MQ answer 2015/4016) helps to tackle cycling on the pavement and protect vulnerable pedestrians? Please explain what the remaining five objectives are for the Safer Transport Team are?

• Reference: 2016/0184
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

How do you explain the dramatic fall in most boroughs of the numbers of fixed penalty notices issued for cycling offences, set out in MQ answer 2015/4017?

• Reference: 2016/0185
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

When will it be possible to purchase tickets from ticket machines on piers operated by Thames Clippers and get the Freedom Pass Discount?

• Reference: 2016/0186
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 20 January 2016

While I appreciate that most cyclists behave well and do not need 'strong-arm' policing, are you confident that the MPS are giving sufficient priority to enforcing against bad and dangerous cyclist behaviour? Some of this work is best carried out in partnership with others, such as TfL. To what extent is this happening?