APPENDIX 26
Memorandum submitted by Mr Robert Cawdell
Each point that the Transport Committee wishes
to examine is appended with our response.
What level of funding will need to be directed
at transport improvements? Will the Government's Spending Agreement
with the Mayor provide adequate funding? What role will the private
sector play in delivering this infrastructure? Will funding be
diverted from other transport projects?
Funds should be made available for retrofitting
exhaust aftertreatment devices to vehicles (transport, service,
and utility) connected with the running of the Olympic Games.
Sources of such funds need to be identified, but our suggestion
is that the Energy Saving Trust could administer any grants and
hold a register of approved technology.
How will the transport projects needed for the
Games fit into an integrated and long term transport plan for
London? Will the transport legacy be appropriate to the needs
of east London in the next two to three decades?
The increased transport infrastructure complements
the current planned redevelopment of the eastern approaches to
London (ie Thames Gateway and Greenwich Peninsula redevelopment).
What effect will the Games have on security, congestion,
overcrowding, air quality and emissions in London? What impact
will there be on transport in the interim?
Unless emissions from diesel engines are strictly
controlled the Games will have a significant negative effect on
air quality. Not only should transport vehicles be retrofitted
with exhaust purification devices but also other sources of diesel
emission should be targeted (eg—generators, utility vehicles,
service vehicles). Engine Control Systems are experts in application
of Diesel Particulate Filters and Diesel Oxidation Catalysts to
all sources of diesel emissions. We would be willing to provide
examples and emission test results to demonstrate how the retrofitting
of exhaust aftertreatment would minimise the impact that The Games
would have on air quality.
What lessons for transport can be learned from
the experiences of other Olympic cities?
N/A.
What might be in the Olympic Transport Plan?
N/A.
Will the Olympic Delivery Authority have the necessary
powers, funding and expertise to plan and deliver the transport
infrastructure and services required?
N/A.
13 September 2005
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