The Move Towards Sustainable Transport in London
Steve Kearns -Transport for London
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London
• World City and gateway to the UK
• 8.6m residents
• 4.6m people in employment
• 30 million visitors a year
• 330,000 businesses
• 23.8 million trips per day
• Growing population
2014
TfL Planning
We are expecting London’s population to continue to grow to 2050
314%
• 580km of major roads• 6,000 traffic signals• Bridges and tunnels• Congestion Charging
Scheme
London Underground 4.5m journeys per day
Responsibilities
London Buses• 8,500 buses• 6m journeys per day
Taxis and Minicabs• 22,000 black cabs• 44,000 minicabs
RiverServices
Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink and London Overground
Dial-a-Ride
Traffic management• 580km of major roads (including
bridges and tunnels)• 6,000 traffic signals• Congestion Charging Scheme• Low Emission Zone
Cycling
WalkingAnnual Expenditure = £10bn
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London’s transport problems
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Westminster Bridge – End of 19th Century
Central London Congestion Charging Zone
Charge Payment• Monday – Friday, 7am – 6pm
• £11.50 on the day of travel
• £14 on the charging day after travel
• £10.50 for customers on CC Auto Pay
• Fine £130
• Over £1 billion raised to improve transport in London since 2003.
Average daily traffic entering Charging Zone* 2002 - 2009
Normally Charge Paying Normally Non-Charge Paying
* During charging hours (07.00-18.00)
-23%
-44%
-17%
+4%
+23%
-19%+97%
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London Overground
260% Growth in
passengers(2007-2012)
Northern Line Extension
Crossrail
30-40% Capacity Increase
Edgware Road Signal Cabin, 1926
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Tube Upgrade Programme• Upgrades to every Tube line – trains, track, signalling
• Stations
• Accessibility
• Tackling high temperatures
• Communications and customer information
• Keeping London moving while we transform the Tube
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• There has been a 50% increase in Tube demand on Saturday nights – since 2003 (from 21:00hrs to last trains)
• From 2015, begin to run trains through the night at weekends on core parts of the network
• Supporting London’s vibrant night-time economy
Introduce a new 24 hour Tube service at weekends
Night Tube
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Introduce a new 24 hour Tube service at weekends from 2015
Birmingham
Leeds
Sheffield
Manchester
Liverpool
Bristol
Total
1,073,000
750,700
551,800
503,000
466,400
428,100
3,773,000
TfL's footfall is very high
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On the Tube, this is a quiet weekday in February
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First steps in retail
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The New Bus for London story
November 2010
The New Bus for London story
© TfL 2011
The New Bus for London story
The New Bus for London story
Improved Driver Efficiency: Driver training
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• First Group trial in1,000 buses in London using in-vehicle monitoring devices
• Real-time feedback on driving style and driving reports to focus training to focus training
• Around 5% fuel saving already achieved
• Explore possibility of similar applications for other professional drivers
Legible London
Complete roll out of Legible London across TfL estate
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Proximity of Tube Stations
HeadingEncouraging Cycling in London
Central London Cycle Grid
This will provide:
– Separated cycle ways, with segregation and low speed environments where practicable and appropriate
– Two-way cycling on one-way streets
– Clear way finding, strong identity and easy to see
- Mini Hollands
39The majority of the Grid will be complete by 2016
Games-time travel planning
• To deliver a great 2012 Games
and
• Keep London and the UK moving
Twin objectives:
£6.5 billion
transport upgrades
The Olympic Park
Well Connected
A Car Free Games- Results
+ 30%
+ 47% + 100%
Day Travelcards
New website to help visitors plan
New website
The hotspots
The LSTCC• Surface Transport
• Buses
• The Police
Games Lanes• 30 miles of games
lanes across London
• around 40 per cent of
Games Lanes were in
operation at any one
time
• 150 variable message
signs
21 Minutes
• High-tech sensors were buried in lanes to ensure that VIPs were
not held up by traffic lights, congestion or even people crossing the
road
• Members of the Olympic park were able to get from their hotels in
Park Lane to the Olympic park in 21 minutes
Leicester Square station waiting times if no change in behaviour
Oxford Circus Tube station waiting times if no change in behaviour
London Bridge
Games-time information - passengers
Travel Ambassadors
• 3,500 volunteer Travel
Ambassadors
• Mainly office based staff from
Transport for London
• Effective at increasing numbers
of passengers using West Ham
Station rather than Stratford
From 9% to 30%
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Public transport for all
However not everything went to plan...
Through planning, we delivered
a great 2012 Games and kept
London and the UK moving and open
for business
www.getaheadofthegames.comwww.tfl.gov.uk/2012
In summary
Lessons Learnt• Widely broadcast travel advice• Flexibility - Respond to real time road traffic patterns - Influence arrival/departure stations - Overcoming tube line signal failure• Centrally located control centre• Main venue readily accessible by public transport• Legacy • i) Identifying and managing large groups on street ii) Using space (in stations) in different way – ITS element iii) Individually targeted information – estimated 33% of regular
travellers altered behaviour iv) Freight deliveries out of hours ?
v) People like human contact - more staff visible