Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the London Cycle superhighways on the number of cyclists.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
London’s cycle superhighways are a matter for the Mayor and Transport for London and the Department has not made any assessment of their impact on the number of cyclists.
In his press release of 19 November 2015, the Mayor stated that there had been a 29% increase in the total number of cyclists crossing Vauxhall Bridge in the busiest peak hour since the opening of the superhighway from Oval to Pimlico.
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the London cycle superhighways (1) under construction, and (2) proposed and out for consultation, are being built on red routes.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The London cycle superhighways are a matter for the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL). TfL have provided the following information:
Cycle superhighway Route | Status | Total Length | Length on Transport for London | % on Transport for London |
|
| (miles) | Road Network (“red routes”) (miles) | Road Network (“red routes”) |
CS5i | Complete | 0.87 | 0.87 | 100% |
CS1 | Under Construction | 6.84 | 0.50 | 7% |
CS2U | Under Construction | 2.86 | 2.86 | 100% |
CSNS Phase 1 | Under Construction | 1.62 | 1.49 | 92% |
CSEW Phase 1 | Under Construction | 7.02 | 2.55 | 36% |
CSNS Phase 2 | Consultation | 1.68 | 0.56 | 33% |
CSEW Phase 2 | Consultation | 4.53 | 4.04 | 89% |
CS11 Phase 1 | Consultation | 4.47 | 0.37 | 8% |
Total | N/A | 29.89 | 13.24 | 44% |
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 December (HL4061), what checks are in place to ensure that Regulation 6 of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 is complied with; who is entitled to complain if that Regulation is not complied with, and to whom; and what penalties are incurred by local authorities or London boroughs for failing to comply with that regulation.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
There are no checks in place to ensure that local authorities comply with the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, including the duty concerning consultation. Anyone can complain if they consider that the authority has failed to comply with their duty. Complaints should initially be raised with the authority concerned, and if they are not satisfactorily addressed, they can be raised with the Local Government Ombudsman. Alternatively, failure to comply with the consultation requirements in regulation 6 would be grounds for bringing a legal challenge against an order under paragraph 35 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance, if any, they give to local authorities and London boroughs about conducting consultations with neighbouring authorities or boroughs before making an Experimental Traffic Management Order.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We have not issued any guidance that specifically advises how consultation should be carried out with neighboring authorities or boroughs before making an Experimental Traffic Management Order.
However, under regulation 6 of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure)(England and Wales) Regulations 1996, before making an experimental order, traffic authorities are obliged to consult other authorities where the order relates to, or might affect traffic on, a road for which another authority is the highway authority or the traffic authority.