Agenda item

A Member asked whether there were any developments on concerns previously expressed about heavy traffic on Tower Bridge, and asked whether accurate data was being collected on traffic on Tower Bridge. The meeting heard that dialogue with TfL was ongoing and that the Committee’s concerns had been clearly expressed, and that data was more accurate than it had been in the past.

A Member asked whether individual Members had been briefed ahead of the London Government Dinner where they had been seated next to senior TfL officers in order to convey key messages, taking into account the opportunities provided by such events. No briefings had been provided beforehand. The meeting requested that communication channels (including the sharing of seating plans) be optimised  and advance notification given to ensure that the potential benefits provided by such events could be fully exploited in future.

In response to a question about planning decisions and areas of responsibility around ‘stopping up’ and air rights, the Committee heard that the Grand Committee dealt with planning issues, including the ‘stopping up’ of highways (insofar as they were not delegated)  but that City Operations officers were was consulted on such issues.  

A Member asked whether there was a cohesive linking strategy around Healthy Streets initiatives, and the meeting heard that four areas had been identified around Healthy Streets and that the transport strategy covered overarching objectives among those four areas. A Member commented that there was merit in linking these with BIDs and proposing an overall masterplan, and the meeting heard that the City transport strategy had overarching objectives that also identified key projects.

A Member commented that Goswell Road’s City side needed extra work and that residents were looking for reassurance that the matter was being dealt with. The meeting heard that the boundary agreement was such that LBI maintained the full width of the street and that the matter would be picked up with LBI. Pollution and nuisance issues such as speeding were to be reported to the relevant authority.

A Member commented on noise camera trials in other cities, and asked whether such a trial might take place in the City. The meeting heard that the City was exploring such an initiative, and that such a trial had taken place in Kensington and Chelsea in respect of anti-social use of high-end sports cars.