Policy in London
Welcome to the policy page for Sustrans in London. This is where you can keep up to date with what the mayor is doing for sustainable transport in the capital; see what London Assembly Members and mayoral candidates are planning for the 2012 elections; keep astride of relevant news from other agencies and see what Sustrans is up to on the campaigning, event and policy front.
If you have any questions regarding our policy work here in London please contact eleanor.besley@sustrans.org.uk
Siobhan Benita launches Manifesto: April 2012
Siobhan Benita has now launched her manifesto for the 2012 mayoral elections. Sustrans will be commenting providing analysis and comment on the manifestos in full shortly now that all four main parties have published.
Brian Paddick launches Manifesto: April 2012
Brian Paddick has now launched his manifesto for the 2012 mayoral elections. Sustrans will be commenting providing analysis and comment on the manifestos in full shortly now that all four main parties have published.
Jenny Jones Launches Transport Manifesto: April 2012
Jenny Jones has now launched the transport section of her manifesto for the 2012 mayoral elections. Sustrans will be commenting on the manifestos in full when all four main parties in London have published.
Sustrans and The Times team up on event for Londoners to quiz Boris and Ken on cycling: April 2012
Cyclists will quiz the four main candidates running for Mayor of London on Monday 30 April at a hustings event being put on by Sustrans and The Times. Candidates Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, Jenny Jones and Brian Paddick will be grilled on how they intend to make London a cycling city as part of The Times's 'Cities fit for cycling' campaign. The event, which will be chaired by Times Editor James Harding, is set to be the only debate which all four candidates will attend focussing solely on transport ahead of the election on 3 May. Read more on this: Londoners to quiz Boris and Ken on cycling.
Ken Livingstone Launches Transport Manifesto: April 2012
Ken Livingstone has now launched the transport section of his manifesto for the 2012 mayoral elections. Sustrans will be commenting on the manifestos in full when all four main parties in London have published.
Boris Johnson Launches Transport Manifesto: March 2012
Boris Johnson has now launched the transport section of his manifesto for the 2012 mayoral elections. Sustrans will be commenting on the manifestos in full when all four main parties in London have published.
Ken Livingstone launches his 6 point plan for London: March 2012
Ken Livingstone has launched his 6 point plan for London as part of his campaign to become London Mayor. Sustrans London will be analysing the potential offers of each mayoral candidate once each of the main four parties has published a manifesto – watch this space. http://www.kenlivingstone.com/betteroffwithken
Boris Johnson launches his 9 point plan for Greater London: March 2012
Boris Johnson has launched a 9 point plan for Greater London as part of his campaign to serve a second term as London’s Mayor. Sustrans London will be analysing the potential offers of each mayoral candidate once each of the main four parties has published a manifesto – watch this space. http://www.backboris2012.com/9pointplan
Sustrans calls for river crossings to be dramatically altered: March 2012
Sustrans has responded to the Mayor’s informal consultation on river crossings with a dramatic plea for him to change his plans. The consultation which closed on 5th March 2012 proposed 2 tunnel crossings which would have a detrimental impact on local and deprived communities. Our consultation response has more details
Mayoral Candidates invited to support A City of 20: February 2012
We’ve just sent out letters and emails to all mayoral candidates in the 2012 London elections asking them to formally support our City of 20 campaign. All 27 supporting organisations have signed the letters and we hope to have more updates soon! Take a look at our letters to Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick and Jenny Jones and see the evidence summary we’ve sent them for more information.
TfL and the Mayor start junction review – which Sustrans recommended: February 2012
In December 2011, we wrote to Deputy Mayor Isabel Dedring following a meeting we’d held to consider how London’s limited space could be better managed to accommodate the complex demands it is subject to. The meeting note Getting Along in London has obviously made some effect as TfL have now set up a stakeholder group to review major junctions on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN). We’re pleased to be part of the strategic and technical review groups and welcome this important development.
Budget for London Greenways more than doubles: February 2012
Since 2005, Sustrans has worked alongside TfL, the boroughs and other managing authorities and delivery agencies to scope, develop and deliver a network of quietly trafficked and off-road routes which form the London Greenways network. Though much work has already been done to deliver parts of the greenways network, there is still a way to go. Sustrans has worked in a number of ways over the last year to encourage the Mayor to increase the amount of ring fenced-funding available.
Following a meeting with the Deputy Mayor for transport last year, we developed a business proposal of quick wins and major schemes which we knew were ‘ready to go’ to show just how much extra demand there was for progress. We then commissioned a study to look at the air quality benefits of London Greenways which showed overwhelmingly lower levels of air pollution on the network when compared with busy main roads.
It’s a real pleasure to hear that the Mayor has more than doubled the ring-fenced funding for London Greenways for 2012/12 and 2013/14 to £1.9m per year. This is in addition to the funding which boroughs allocate to greenway development in their area.
Greenways to cleaner air: January 2012
New research findings from Sustans provide “incredibly strong results showing the dramatic benefits in air quality on quietly trafficked and off road routes.”
A broad coalition of 10 organisations led by charity Sustrans has come together to call on the Mayor and all mayoral candidates to commit to a major increase in investment in walking and cycling as part of a wider approach to combating harmful emissions from road transport. Mayor Boris Johnson has estimated some 4,300 deaths in London were attributable to long-term exposure to dangerous airborne particles in 2008 alone. Poor air quality is having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of Londoners and this group led by Sustrans is calling for rapid and meaningful action.
Carl Pittam’s monthly email
Every month our London Director Carl Pittam sends out a monthly policy email which outlines the things we’ve been doing to influence policy makers in London and provides a full list of the monthly policy scan which you can also find on this page. If you’d like to receive Carl’s monthly policy email please send an email to Eleanor Besley, our policy advisor.
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