While the Greens sometimes seem close to 'Cuddly Ken', they believe he is on the wrong track in some areas. They disagree with his road building ideas because these will lead to increased traffic and therefore damage the environment. Ken's strategy for London to be a world city is just pushing the big business case, and ignores environmental concerns.
To improve London's air quality, the Greens argue for a low emission zone, and would like to ban heavily polluting vehicles. Transport congestion charging in London is a test bed for the UK . Charges will be £5 per day. Traffic reduction targets are 10 to 15%.
While the Greens are opposed to an east-west cross rail scheme because it will not benefit local communities, they are in favour of an orbit rail scheme to move freight and possibly to address concerns on movement of nuclear waste flasks in heavily populated areas (see later notes).
Greens are pushing for road safety schemes which includes more pedestrian and cycle routes and safe routes to school for children. [More people are killed on the roads than are murdered.] To reduce the need to travel, Greens argue that all local services should be accessible within a 15 minute ride by public transport. Greens fight the closure of post offices and libraries.
Greens want to protect and champion open spaces, and to encourage development of allotments on some brownfield sites (there are 8-10 year waiting lists in some areas). They also want to protect wild life and biodiversity through better management and education in schools.
Greens argue that all new building should have solar systems installed. However, this will need changes in the planning system and building regulations to force it through. Green businesses could be major employers in mass production of solar systems and through recycling invitatives.
On the scrutiny committee there was a cross-party call for an independent risk assessment of rail routes between the nuclear power stations. Up to now this work has been done by a private company established by the government to move the flasks. A report of the committee's findings is available on the GLA website.
While there have been no accidents with full nuclear waste flasks, an accident occurred in Scotland with an empty flask. Some trackside contamination has been found above the set limits. Trains are now travelling faster, at 60mph, when previously they only travelled at 45MPH. There has never been a simulation exercise involving all the emergency services. The EU advise against moving waste flask around densely populated areas.
A review of nuclear power generation was outside the terms of reference of this inquiry and could not be considered. However, it is Green Party policy to phase out nuclear power and WMD. 
The Greens see themselves as a voice for community groups in London. Proposals supported by the Greens on the GLA include transport congestion charging. They also pushed for affordable housing (which has now been agreed as a 50% quota on new housing developments) and were responsible for establishing an animal protection officer. Nuclear waste trains through London.
A small talk at 6.30pm, by Darren outlined his work on a GLA scrutiny committee (these have no powers and can only make recommendations) on nuclear waste flasks transported through London from nuclear power stations at Sizewell, Dungeness and Bradwell in the southeast, en route to Sellafield. There are about 200 nuclear waste trains per year going north from London.