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Speech given at the Urban Futures 2050 conference in Berlin, 27th May.
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Green transport for a showcase city
Jenny Jones
Green Party Member of the London Assembly
London MayorKen Livingstone 2000-2008
Achievements
• Congestion charge in central London
• 6% fall traffic across whole London
• 40% increase bus passengers
• Fastest decline road casualties of any region in the UK
• Big growth in cycling
London is growing
Planning is key
The challenge
THE CONGESTION CHARGE IS LAUNCHED
Cycling: 5% mode share by 2025
A COMPACT, WALKABLE CITY
The new MayorBoris Johnson
Technological and behavioural change
The worst 4x4s emit four times more CO2 per kilometrethan the best diesel cars
5. Switch to cleaner vehicles and drive far less.
Jenny JonesLondon Assembly Green Party Member
London: The Big Smoke
LONDON CAN’T GROW AND WON’T WORK
Unless we reduce the demand for travel and
switch people to cycling and walking
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