Assembly Members say the Mayor’s own Transport Strategy predicts that, even with investment to boost public transport and increase cycling and walking, London could still see a 14 per cent increase in traffic delay by 2031.
The investigation will formally get underway on March 9th when the committee will hold a public meeting at which they’ll hear from a number of expert witnesses.
The meeting is open to the public and media and will also be webcast via london.gov.uk.
Announcing the investigation, committee chair Val Shawcross AM said: “As current plans will not completely meet the future demand on London’s roads, it’s time to take a fresh look at ways to reduce the number of vehicles, and how to keep the traffic that is there flowing.”
Ahead of next week’s meeting the committee has released a briefing paper setting out key traffic congestion facts, figures and policies which can be downloaded.
