To confer further powers upon local authorities in London and upon Transport for London; and for related purposes.
The Bill (as originally introduced) empowers London boroughs and Transport for London (TfL) to:<br><br><ul><li>recover the cost of repairing any damage caused to footpaths or roads by building work being carried out on an adjacent site</li><li>take more effective enforcement action on builders’ skips that are not properly lit and covered when placed on paths or roads</li><li>require any objects placed on pavements or roads to be removed and disposed of to ensure the good management of the highway</li><li>recover from the organisers of large scale public events, like football matches or concerts, the cost of any additional traffic management and street cleaning needed as a result of those events</li><li>enforce road traffic regulations effectively against owners of pedicabs or cycle rickshaws</li><li>establish stiffer penalties for cyclists who put pedestrians at risk by riding on footpaths</li><li>issue penalties to motorists encroaching into the special advanced stopping boxes set aside for cyclists at busy junctions</li></ul>