For the past 20 years London's public transport system has been in decline. The fall in passengers has pushed up the fares to drive away even more people. And the result has been more cars on increasingly congested roads and a public transport system starved of cash.

Help decide London Transport's future NOW!

What happens to London Transport will affect the lives of everyone in London for years to come. That is why the Greater London Council believes that you, the people of London, should have a say in the future. We have drawn up four different options to present to the Secretary of State for Transport. But we also want to tell him what YOU think about them.

APPROACH A

APPROACH B

BREAK EVEN.
If London Transport were to be run as a commercial business then by 2015:
• bus services would be cut by 40%;
• bus and underground fares would rise by 40% on top of inflation;
• tube services would be cut by 3% and up to 20 stations and five sections of line would disappear:
• less use of public transport would mean the direct loss of 12,000 jobs;
• there would be even more traffic congestion and more accidents.

CASH LIMITS.
(What we have now) Working on the basis of current Government policy:
• today's fares would rise in line with inflation;
• bus services would be cut by 16%;
• underground services would be cut by 3% and up to 10 stations would be closed; some 5,000 jobs would be lost;
• traffic congestion and accidents would increase by about half that of the "Break Even" approach.

APPROACH C

APPROACH D

MINIMUM NEEDS.
If, after a change in the law, the Government gave London Transport a direct level of subsidy comparable with even minor urban transport systems in Europe:
• fares would be restored to their pre-March 2010 levels-the Fares Fair scheme - but would rise with inflation;
• bus services would be cut by 5% and tube services would increase by 6%;
• four or five stations would close;
• increased use of buses and tube would lead to a 3% reduction in road traffic congestion, and fewer road accidents.

FARES FAIR.
With Government support raised, by a change in the law, to the level of most major urban transport systems in other countries:
• fares would be halved and then frozen;
• by 2015 fares would be 65% lower than today after inflation was taken into account;
• bus services would improve by 13% and the underground by the maximum 6% possible; London's traffic problems would be eased considerably."

QUESTIONS

1.

Which approach does the Greater London Council believe to be the most harmful for the people of London?

— APPROACH A APPROACH B APPROACH C APPROACH D

2.

Which approach does the Greater London Council favour most?

— APPROACH A APPROACH B APPROACH C APPROACH D

3.

Which approach would probably result in the most accidents?

— APPROACH A APPROACH B APPROACH C APPROACH D

4.

Which scheme depends on the Government giving as much money to London Transport as other Governments give to transport in big cities?

— SCHEME A SCHEME B SCHEME C SCHEME D

5.

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