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Ken Livingstone has not in fact rephased traffic lights to slow down traffic so that when his scheme is launched it will look like deliverance; rephasing in order to give pedestrians more time and bring London's signals into line with those elsewhere was planned by government before he was even elected.
http://glalibdems.org.uk/en/article/2002/017283/getting-london-moving
More significantly, there have been widespread suggestions London Mayor Ken Livingstone deliberately made congestion worse in the run-up to the charge by adjusting traffic light phases and embarking on major roadwork schemes.
In fact, the lights were changed to keep traffic out of Trafalgar Square during improvement work and the roadworks were part of long-term major schemes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2749187.stm