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Post by TB123 on Apr 14, 2024 9:07:00 GMT
With a Mayoral election around the corner and transport being a huge issue as always, I thought this would be a fun thread to do: if you were Mayor or a candidate what transport ideas would you put in your manifesto?
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Post by wirewiper on Apr 14, 2024 9:19:32 GMT
With a Mayoral election around the corner and transport being a huge issue as always, I thought this would be a fun thread to do: if you were Mayor or a candidate what transport ideas would you put in your manifesto? And go š A direct bus between Golders Green and Stamford Hill with the sole purpose of winning votes from the Jewish Community. Although judging by the chatter on here, Sadiq Khan has already had that idea .... On a serious note, I would propose pay-per-mile for private car use (in other words, road-pricing), and probably sugar-coat the pill by scrapping the ULEZ for private cars. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Apr 14, 2024 11:15:45 GMT
Arrange for all garages north of the Thames to be Metroline and all garages south of the Thames Go-Ahead!
Joking aside, something that is often lacking as a result of central London route changes in recent years is the option of direct bus routes where even Underground journeys require a change. An example is Bank to Piccadilly Circus. I would look at more options for direct bus routes where they are no simple Underground or National Rail connections. This may include changes outside central London too.
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Post by vjaska on Apr 14, 2024 12:27:26 GMT
With a Mayoral election around the corner and transport being a huge issue as always, I thought this would be a fun thread to do: if you were Mayor or a candidate what transport ideas would you put in your manifesto? And go š Remove 20mph limits and speed humps because Iāve never been a huge fan of their existence and they certainly donāt make my local roads safer regardless of what reports are out there. Iād also recommend the removal of traffic lights in some places where they are unnecessary and replace others with a more appropriate crossing such as a zebra crossing Like wirewiper, Iād introduce a road pricing scheme instead of the ULEZ one Lastly, Iād introduce a standard bus spec to be implemented - LEDs, seats, wooden flooring, I-Bus screen, etc to be standard regardless of operator for a more unified spec |
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Post by mkay315 on Apr 14, 2024 12:48:23 GMT
With a Mayoral election around the corner and transport being a huge issue as always, I thought this would be a fun thread to do: if you were Mayor or a candidate what transport ideas would you put in your manifesto? And go š I would do everything I can to get the Bakerloo line extension started, maybe extend the Elizabeth line to Dartford, Send the SL4 to Bromley Common, prioritise the Bakerloo line for the fleet renewal instead of the Piccadilly Line. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Apr 14, 2024 13:19:56 GMT
With a Mayoral election around the corner and transport being a huge issue as always, I thought this would be a fun thread to do: if you were Mayor or a candidate what transport ideas would you put in your manifesto? And go š I would do everything I can to get the Bakerloo line extension started, maybe extend the Elizabeth line to Dartford, Send the SL4 to Bromley Common, prioritise the Bakerloo line for the fleet renewal instead of the Piccadilly Line. I wouldn't prioritise the Bakerloo over the Piccadilly, only because the Piccadilly line's stock is said to be in a worse state mechanically and the line is a lot more vital to Londoners. The Bakerloo theoretically is the lesser evil of it all. It has the second least users of any Underground line and has many alternatives throughout its route like the Overground. The Piccadilly being pushed down would impact a lot more people and cause more disruption. |
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Post by VWH1413 on Apr 14, 2024 13:30:59 GMT
1. Remove speed restrictions more so 20MPHs. Idea in itself aggressive lately and only addresses a symptom of bad driving as well as penalising bus users.
2. Reduce ULEZ to a zone transport area system. Personally Iād probably restrict to zone 2/3 leaving outer London well alone. This is probably still controversial. Middle ground without coming across as a snake oil seller.
3. Remove red tape and bans around advertising on the TfL network that has been placed recently. Admittedly not sure how much this sin revenue would help with black hole in finances.
4. Extend the Bakerloo line!!!
5. Review busy corridors and busy areas to introduce non-orbital loop bus networks to reduce bus journey times
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Post by TB123 on Apr 14, 2024 13:32:24 GMT
1. Remove speed restrictions more so 20MPHs. Idea in itself aggressive lately and only addresses a symptom of bad driving as well as penalising bus users. 2. Reduce ULEZ to a zone transport area system. Personally Iād probably restrict to zone 2/3 leaving outer London well alone. This is probably still controversial. Middle ground without coming across as a snake oil seller. 3. Remove red tape and bans around advertising on the TfL network that has been placed recently. Admittedly not sure how much this sin revenue would help with black hole in finances. 4. Extend the Bakerloo line!!! 5. Review busy corridors and busy areas to introduce non-orbital loop bus networks to reduce bus journey times There isn't a 'black hole' for revenue anymore, which advertising revenue would be, as for the first time ever TfL made an operating surplus in 23/24 financial year and is set to do the same going forward, too. The capital budget remains a bit stickier. |
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Post by mkay315 on Apr 14, 2024 13:58:53 GMT
I would do everything I can to get the Bakerloo line extension started, maybe extend the Elizabeth line to Dartford, Send the SL4 to Bromley Common, prioritise the Bakerloo line for the fleet renewal instead of the Piccadilly Line. I wouldn't prioritise the Bakerloo over the Piccadilly, only because the Piccadilly line's stock is said to be in a worse state mechanically and the line is a lot more vital to Londoners. The Bakerloo theoretically is the lesser evil of it all. It has the second least users of any Underground line and has many alternatives throughout its route like the Overground. The Piccadilly being pushed down would impact a lot more people and cause more disruption.Ā I think I should have worded it better and said I would have swapped the priority between the Piccadilly and Bakerloo line more purely based on fleet. The 1972 stock as good as it's been and it has served London very well for about 5 decades is literally on it's last legs. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Apr 14, 2024 14:01:04 GMT
I wouldn't prioritise the Bakerloo over the Piccadilly, only because the Piccadilly line's stock is said to be in a worse state mechanically and the line is a lot more vital to Londoners. The Bakerloo theoretically is the lesser evil of it all. It has the second least users of any Underground line and has many alternatives throughout its route like the Overground. The Piccadilly being pushed down would impact a lot more people and cause more disruption. I think I should have worded it better and said I would have swapped the priority between the Piccadilly and Bakerloo line more purely based on fleet. The 1972 stock as good as it's been and it has served London very well for about 5 decades is literally on its last legs. I understand your point, but its said the 1973s are mechanically in a worse state and are a lot more likely to life expire than the 1972 stock are. The Bakerloo in theory can wait a year or two longer while the Piccadilly won't be able to. |
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Post by PGAT on Apr 14, 2024 15:54:00 GMT
- A complete reform of South London metro services and taken over by TfL
- More east-west bus routes
- Restore the 24-hour weeknight routes, and add new ones eg SL7
- New tram corridors where feasible
- Safe cycling infrastructure
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Apr 14, 2024 20:39:58 GMT
1. Commit to not amending any standards of the ULEZ at all, I'd have not introduced it initially but now it's happened there's not much reason to not actually keep it.
2. Remove all LTNs and 20mph limits, although likely will require council cooperation
3. Ensure driverless trains are pushed ahead as priority. If tube drivers are insisting on bleeding the public purse they can at a minimum do what the DLR PSAs do and walk up and drown the train helping customers.
4. Carry out a full review of the benefits package for TfL staff and how much they cost the organisation.
5. Introduce free travel on the Underground for under 15s and change the under 18 fare to the current under 15 fare. This will encourage children to use the tube where possible to commute to school and will hopefully alleviate any noise complaints caused by children who spend their entire journeys e2e'ing bus routes as the train isn't affordable to their parents.
6. Up the revenue checks, and also actively remove free transport from children caught misbehaving on public transport. Free travel for anyone under 18 is a privilege and it's something that can be lost. While noise is harmless, there are certainly behaviour issues going on and it's important that children of secondary school age are punished when unacceptable behaviour is displayed in a public area, they are all old enough to know what right from wrong is in terms of public behaviour.
7. Review the future cycle lanes planned. Again much like the ULEZ it's pointless getting rid of existing cycle lanes now but any new ones planned should have a proper review carried out and solid figures produced on what estimated usage is likely to be and where growth can take place on them. Studies will need to be conducted onto traffic impact at all times of year and cycle lanes should only be introduced if there is no impact on already existing traffic.
8. (Not strictly transport related, but a mayoral remit) Ensure most new builds have underground car parking at an affordable price or included with the property and includes visitor spaces too. London should not be closed off to those who have reliance on a car. Many countries across the world show that this can be done effectively and car parking by people's accommodation is vital for social purposes when people would like to have guests around.
9. Make bus stations a pleasant waiting experience for passengers. Bus Stations like Canning Town and Walthamstow are dreadful for people to wait at and they really do need some TLC and frequent maintenance. If you want people to use the new routes such as Superloop you need to make sure that the waiting area is suitable for them.
10. Push forward digitalisation within TfL. This includes buses being able to inform passengers of their loads through live arrival apps. Maybe even outsource the app maintenance of development to a company like Citymapper who do a far better job of it than TfL do.
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Post by Green Kitten on Apr 15, 2024 14:36:01 GMT
Removal of 20mph zones on main roads, more priority for bus lanes to speed up bus journeys. Spending more money on the tube to improve resilience, to avoid having major issues such as the Central Line fleet decline blowing up in LU's face. A lot of LU infrastructure is falling apart. This sort of stuff needs to be prioritised far more than throwing money at a distant fantasy of completely driverless trains. Staff travel (especially all bus companies) to be reduced on National Rail services within Greater London, not just annual season tickets - especially for bus drivers commuting to garages in South London. Night Tube introduced onto the Circle, District (Wimbledon to Upminster) and Metropolitan Lines (Baker Street to Uxbridge) - a more complete service on weekend nights will reduce the losses Night Tube makes. DLR to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood as a priority to further the development and regeneration of those areas. Bakerloo extension to Lewisham, and re-opening of Camberwell Station on the Thameslink to compensate for previous plans to give Camberwell a station. On a serious note, I would propose pay-per-mile for private car use (in other words, road-pricing), and probably sugar-coat the pill by scrapping the ULEZ for private cars. Probably not going to be popular but I am down with this. 3. Ensure driverless trains are pushed ahead as priority. If tube drivers are insisting on bleeding the public purse they can at a minimum do what the DLR PSAs do and walk up and drown the train helping customers. 4. Carry out a full review of the benefits package for TfL staff and how much they cost the organisation. 3. How would you propose to do that? The amount of money that must be spent to do this is immense, with not much benefit. 4. Good luck with that... |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Apr 15, 2024 14:42:30 GMT
3. Ensure driverless trains are pushed ahead as priority. If tube drivers are insisting on bleeding the public purse they can at a minimum do what the DLR PSAs do and walk up and drown the train helping customers.Ā 4. Carry out a full review of the benefits package for TfL staff and how much they cost the organisation. 3. How would you propose to do that? The amount of money that must be spent to do this is immense, with not much benefit. 4. Good luck with that... The fact you say I need luck shows the benefit system is not fit for purpose and does not represent any sort of value for money towards the general public. I also did say pushed ahead, there's a lot of work to do but it all needs to start somewhere. Saying it costs too much will result in it never being done and eventually will result in a network not fit for purpose. |
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Post by Green Kitten on Apr 15, 2024 14:49:34 GMT
3. How would you propose to do that? The amount of money that must be spent to do this is immense, with not much benefit. 4. Good luck with that... The fact you say I need luck shows the benefit system is not fit for purpose and does not represent any sort of value for money towards the general public. I also did say pushed ahead, there's a lot of work to do but it all needs to start somewhere. Saying it costs too much will result in it never being done and eventually will result in a network not fit for purpose. Go ahead then, detail what you wish to be changed to the benefits package. |
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