tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post8673770071514445868..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: Transport DebateRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-35637805028881974702012-01-31T07:39:38.771+00:002012-01-31T07:39:38.771+00:00There certainly are direct charges on motorists, p...There certainly are direct charges on motorists, private or commercial,to use roads - vehicle licensing and fuel tax!sjmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-87493175285958885252012-01-22T17:20:57.291+00:002012-01-22T17:20:57.291+00:00Redbridge Resident writes:
"Roads are used by...Redbridge Resident writes:<br /><i>"Roads are used by everybody, but public transport is not."</i><br /><br />There is no direct charge to use a road, either on foot, bike or car < CLUE!RM11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-116492326445070612012-01-21T10:32:09.326+00:002012-01-21T10:32:09.326+00:00Roads are used by everybody, but public transport ...Roads are used by everybody, but public transport is not. Since the 1980s airports have been in private ownership, and therefore subsequent development has not been at public expense.Redbridge residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-44881279151280992162012-01-20T22:00:01.270+00:002012-01-20T22:00:01.270+00:00Redbridge resident writes:
"This is where you...Redbridge resident writes:<br /><i>"This is where you and I have to agree to disagree Mrs Angry. I say let the user pay without such heavy dependence upon the taxpayer. A level of subsidy is all very well, but it should NEVER meet 50% or more of the actual cost."</i><br /><br />And who pays for the roads and airports?RM11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-55328858139162647622012-01-20T12:43:20.872+00:002012-01-20T12:43:20.872+00:00Very well explained about the wide range of transp...Very well explained about the wide range of transportationtransport logisticshttp://storeitall.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-32919724401217525482012-01-20T00:40:30.613+00:002012-01-20T00:40:30.613+00:00well, you may say so, Redbridge Resident - may I c...well, you may say so, Redbridge Resident - may I call you Redbridge? But today's poll showing Boris & Brian so close in their campaigns proves that the transport issue has upset many Londoners and damaged Boris's chances of re election ...Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-1117698156096351122012-01-19T13:19:32.171+00:002012-01-19T13:19:32.171+00:00This is where you and I have to agree to disagree ...This is where you and I have to agree to disagree Mrs Angry. I say let the user pay without such heavy dependence upon the taxpayer. A level of subsidy is all very well, but it should NEVER meet 50% or more of the actual cost.Redbridge residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-65954270287544037582012-01-19T11:48:17.020+00:002012-01-19T11:48:17.020+00:00Regarding the Dep Mayor for transport, I am afraid...Regarding the Dep Mayor for transport, I am afraid she was SO boring I stopped listening. The only thing which might attract my attention on this subject would be if fares were reduced to an affordable level, and the priniple of freezing council tax was extended to transport costs ...<br />Never going to happen,though, is it?Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-60315595986977724042012-01-19T11:42:09.872+00:002012-01-19T11:42:09.872+00:00oh dear, re comments ... why oh why? I am beginnin...oh dear, re comments ... why oh why? I am beginning to lose my patience with blogger. Or is it me? Probably. The curse of Mrs Angry returning like a boomerang. Will attempt to puzzle out the problem, thanks ...Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-51372818520852210792012-01-19T07:45:19.576+00:002012-01-19T07:45:19.576+00:00To be fair Mrs A, it was the transport committee s...To be fair Mrs A, it was the transport committee so buses and trains might be expected to feature. But they are no longer a male preserve as we have a female deputy mayor for transport, as you have noted.<br /><br />Your Talk London event sounds like it was fun. Things were much quieter when Boris came here in November.<br /><br />And visiting your blog has become less enjoyable recently, as the comments cannot be read. You click on 'comments' and the screen goes blank and locks up. I suggest you recalibrate your microgribbles, or something...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-86002967371362714942012-01-19T01:34:46.978+00:002012-01-19T01:34:46.978+00:00Oh dear, more buses and trains: Mr Evans - dear de...Oh dear, more buses and trains: Mr Evans - dear dear. Please find some more interesting topics for lady readers. <br /><br />Of course we in Broken Barnet heard all about Boris' neo Victorian transport infrastruture plans last night at our marvellous Talk London event. Your chum Brian Coleman was mc, unfortunately, and made sure that no one he recognised was allowed to talk about anything, in case they mentioned parking, councillors allowance rises, the censorship of our residents forums, the closure of our museums & Chase Farm A& E, MetPro, oh and the One Barnet disaster.<br /><br />Despite this, Boris was able to see to what extreme extent the relationship between voters and the Tories in Barnet have broken down by the reaction over the parking and other issues which somehow slipped through Brian's gagging process.<br /><br />Do tell Boris that if he wonders what questions the heckling woman in the red dress, third row, wanted to ask him, it's on the blog. I'm sure he will want to know ...Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-66424149146345243302012-01-17T20:41:43.186+00:002012-01-17T20:41:43.186+00:00"Network rail might even be persuaded to stum..."Network rail might even be persuaded to stump up some cash for this project". All pigs fed, watered, and ready to become airborne......<br /><br />How much was spent on the lifts project at Newbury Park before it was abandoned? And how much on "tarting it up" afterwards?<br /><br />One of the things that local government tends to do when it does not really have a role is to invent one. Instead of searching around to become a transport provider in Hertfordshire and Essex perhaps TfL and the London Assembly should put their energies into finding ways to ameliorate the already appalling peak hours travel conditions on the existing Central Line rather than extending it even further into an area for which they have no evident responsibility. Such an extension would serve only to increase even further the gross overcrowding.Redbridge residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-68242759735503142472012-01-17T19:41:09.036+00:002012-01-17T19:41:09.036+00:00Good point Anon - the river services to Rotterdam ...Good point Anon - the river services to Rotterdam were also described today as a success, and perhaps easier to match than the phenomenal performance of Brisbane...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-8736832200618983602012-01-17T19:23:10.487+00:002012-01-17T19:23:10.487+00:00Good news that the river service might stop at Rai...Good news that the river service might stop at Rainham. The under-use of the Thames for transportation compared to mainland European rivers is scandalous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com