London’s Transport Network
Shaping London’s Transport Network 22 May 2013
London’s Transport Network
Shaping London’s Transport Network
Edward Rhys-Thomas Policy Advisor, TfL
London’s growth – to 10 million people over the next twenty years - provides an imperative and great opportunities to transform the city
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London’s public transport infrastructure is being upgraded and expanded
Mayor’s Transport Strategy • Rail investment including Crossrail 2, DLR and Tramlink extensions • Tube line and station upgrades • High quality bus services
• Improved walking, cycling, urban realm • Improved operation of the road network
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But to maintain London’s pre-eminent global position, we also need to improve our roads and streets, catching up on decades on under-investment and lack of strategic direction
The RTF has identified six challenges that must be addressed
Moving: even with everything proposed by the MTS, including unfunded measures, congestion will worsen by about 14%... Assumes 70% increase in public transport capacity Assumes perfectly reliable road network Assumes 5% cycle mode share + increased walking
...with consequent impacts potentially also for quality of place, reliability, safety, air quality, health and growth
This will impact different parts of London to varying extents
Living: London’s international reputation is increasingly dependent on a high quality public realm in both employment and residential areas • Business districts eg Canary Wharf demand improved urban environments for clients and employees. • BIDs - funded by businesses - have formed in some business areas / town centres to try to deliver improvements
Chancery Lane enhancement
• The quality of life in residential areas is also increasingly important for mobile employees
Bromley town centre
Canary Wharf
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Functioning: resolving competition between different road users and activities represents a fundamental challenge...
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Protecting: road safety has improved considerably over 20 years, Road safety has improved considerably over the lastthe 20last years though the trend of improvements is slowing
• However, the trend of improvements in road safety is slowing • Further safety improvements are needed to accommodate the forecast increase in network demand from all users in particular pedestrians and cyclists 11
• The aim is to continue to improve road safety – possibly by 40% by 2020
Sustaining: transport emissions are a major contributor to poor air quality and CO2 • Local air quality is still a pressing challenge • Road transport contributes 80% of PM10 emissions and 46% of NOx emissions (2008) • Air quality challenges remain in central and inner London and along major roads in Outer London
• Also health inequalities with poorer communities suffering disproportionately • EU limit values for NO2 are still widely exceeded (as in other cities) • Transport is required to contribute to the Mayor’s London-wide target to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% by 202512
Unlocking : The road network has a key role in enabling development and unlocking opportunities for growth and housing Lack of capacity and connectivity along and across Lea Valley Insufficient public transport and highway capacity
Lack of meaningful transport network within Opportunity Areas
15,000 38,000
15,000
48,000 125,000 44,000
215,000
170,000
Inadequate crossThames connectivity and capacity Insufficient public transport capacity to support inner London Opportunity Areas
10,000 7,500
Insufficient town centre connectivity
The case for action – and why a new approach is needed • The challenges we face as a city are numerous and growing.... • We now starting from a difficult point – with a forecast deterioration in congestion...we need to tackle this at same time as delivering transformed places... • London’s growth & increasingly diverse population will exacerbate challenges • Demand for the space on roads and streets is growing and there is often conflict • Years of underinvestment and a lack of general strategy
London’s Transport Network
Shaping London’s Transport Network
John Dales
Director, Urban Movement
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London’s Streets: What Do We Actually Want?
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What I want from Northfield Avenue depends on: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
if I’m shopping if I’m there for lunch, dinner or just a coffee if I’m on foot, on my bike or on a bus if I’m going to/from the street or through it if I’m in the car en route elsewhere if I’m on my own or with other adult(s) if I’m with the kids (at what age/ages?) if I played football the night before if I’m in a hurry or not the time of day, day of week & week of year what the weather’s like how much other traffic there is what side of the bed I got out of… DRAFT CONFIDENTIAL
Urban street are highly complex… …the qualities we want them to have include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
accessible efficient safe secure attractive valuable convivial convenient legible diverse fun successful inclusive adaptable… DRAFT CONFIDENTIAL
National Travel Statistics 2011
Trip Length % by Car/Van 2-5 miles 77 1-2 miles 59 A large proportion of these trips is eminently transferable to walking + cycling. Making walking + cycling more attractive is better for all.
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National Travel Statistics 2011
LONDON: Trips <5 miles Walk/Cycle 43% Public Transport 22% Other Modes 35% A large proportion of the 57% is eminently transferable to walking + cycling. Making walking + cycling more attractive is better for all.
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Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Transport Network
Shaping Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Transport Network
Peter Jones
Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, UCL
Roads are core to maintaining Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global pre-eminence and reputation...
Successful economy World class places
Vibrant accessible town centres
New jobs and homes
Globally competitive
21st century streets / road network
Safe and secure
Healthy, active city
Cleaner and greener
...our vision for roads is therefore inextricably linked with our vision for the city
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Central London: we want to provide a world class environment in central London for business and visitors and a transformed environment for walking and cycling...
Inner London: we want a dense and vibrant inner London, providing safe and attractive places for people to live, work and shop...
Outer London: we want a network of diverse and accessible neighbourhoods with good access by bus, safer greener streets and reliable roads....
High streets: we want to breathe life back into high streets and town centres across London...
Iconic city quarters: we want to create new iconic city quarters with high quality environments that regenerate key areas in Inner London...
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Growth areas: we want to provide access to new developments and enable / unlock their housing and employment potential, supporting Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Proposed Westfield â&#x20AC;&#x201C;
Wood Wharf
Local significance
MOVEMENT
Strategic significance
This diversity is reflected by recognising a variety of road types that serve different functions and priorities...
ARTERIAL ROAD
HIGH ROAD
CITY HUB
CONNECTOR
HIGH STREET
CITY STREET
LOCAL STREET
TOWN SQUARE/ STREET
CITY PLACE
Local significance
Strategic significance
PLACE
In order to achieve all this we need to balance competing requirements including:
Providing a reasonable level of service for general road traffic
Providing better and safer facilities for walking and cycling, and enhanced bus priority
Improving the quality of life along our road network: more place space, less traffic intrusion
We also need to make full use of the set of tools at our disposal
Infrastructure and assets fit for the future Intelligent systems and management Allocation / changing use of space Changing behaviour / managing demand Substitute / relocated space and new city quarters
The intention is they are applied where needed – a ‘horses for courses’ approach
London’s Transport Network
Shaping London’s Transport Network Breakout discussion: • Policy interventions: deliverability and impact • Urban form: planning across disciplines?