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Connecting People & Places Connecting People & Places aims to make the Royal Docks and surrounding areas easier to move around, and better link communities to each other. It also aims to connect people and communities to the water spaces of the Docks and The River Thames, by focusing on walking and cycling, with improved access to public transport. Silvertown Tunnel Pier Victoria Dock Rd Lower Lea Crossing Royal Albert Way Albert Rd North Woolwich Rd Freemasons Rd A13 Prince Regent Ln Barking Rd Stansfeld Rd Tollgate Rd Woolwich Manor Way Royal Docks Rd N KEY: DLR Line Existing Proposed Ideas to test OAPF Boundary Jubilee Line Elizabeth Line Thames Transport Cycle & pedestrian routes to be improved OAPF Areas of Change (key areas where more homes and jobs are expected) North Woolwich Road traffic calming DLR Extension Improved crossing facilities Dock water transport Emerging Town Centres identified in Local Plan TO ISLE OF DOGS & CANARY WHARF TO CANARY WHARF & LONDON BRIDGE TO THAMESMEAD Beckton Riverside Cable Car Woolwich Foot Tunnel Thames Barrier Woolwich Ferry Royal Wharf Albert Island N Gallions Reach Retail Park C a n n i n g T o w n T h a m e s i d e W e s t T h a m e s i d e E a s t N o r t h W o o l w i c h A l b e r t I s l a n d B e c k t o n R iv e r s i d e Canning Town North Greenwich Custom House TO WOOLWICH TO WOOLWICH ARSENAL King George V Royal Victoria Prince Regent Royal Albert Beckton Park Gallions Reach London City Airport Pontoon Dock West Silvertown Cyprus Beckton TO WEST HAM & STRATFORD Continuing the conversation... We want to continue the conversation in today’s workshop. Here are some example images and opportunities for improvement to inspire our discussion. Tell us what you think of these observations and examples. Do you have any other suggestions? What we have heard so far... Tell us what you think of these observations and examples. Do you have any other suggestions? The single highest priority across the area is transport and connectivity. Improve public transport Additional trains and buses and increased station capacity and frequency, including the provision of new stations where possible. Testing new modes of transport including electric scooters and rental bikes. Improved DLR services Improved bus services 3 Increase water as a means of transport Increase use of water as a means of transport Water taxis Water crossings 2 Less than 10% of people use the water as a form of transport. Create recreational routes Use heritage trails and public art to animate routes for walking and cycling. Heritage routes - Ireland Industrial art trails - Australia 4 Connectivity is also about heritage. Respondents identified that local histories need celebrating and communities need connecting. Rental bikes + scooters - Paris Increase safety and accessibility for all Improve surfacing, lighting and signage to create a more inclusive and safe environments for all. 5 Dock edge access - Royal Albert Wharf Signalised crossings Improved lighting Legible London signage - London Improve pedestrian & cycle routes New and improved routes, connecting communities to upcoming and existing destinations and transport hubs. Reduce the dominance of traffic along key vehicular routes, improving air quality and reducing noise from traffic. Walking and cycling routes - Rouen, France Landscaped buffers between vehicles and pedestrians or cyclists - Barcelona Traffic calming and safer pedestrian crossings along key routes - Buenos Aires 1 How do you most often travel in the area? Select all (517 responses) Are there any improvements you would like to see? (115 responses) How do you rate public transport in the area? Select 1 (236 responses) 1 The top places people said they want better connections to are: Beckton, Gallions Reach Shopping Centre and Greenwich Peninsula from Silvertown and North Woolwich. 50% of respondents felt that public transport in the area was good, but wanted to see improvements to the DLR and bus networks, including increased frequency and capacity. Over 30% of respondents identified accessibility as priority: such as lighting, improving lifts and accessible walkways, and ensuring good maintenance. 19 15 12 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 DLR Capacity / Frequency Bus Capacity / Modernisation Safety / Policing Walking & Cycling Road Maintenance Greening / Tackling Pollution Bus Routes / Keep / Add Traffic Calming Water Transport New DLR Routes Lift Maintenance 24 Hour Services Lighting Less Flights Station Improvements New Transport Modes Water Crossings Public Toilets River Walks 173 97 78 64 58 33 12 1 1 0 DLR Bus Tube Walking Car Cycling Woolwich Ferry Thames Clipper Cab Assisted Mobility 114 81 17 2 22 Good Average Excellent Poor Bad Pop-up at Kids Summer Splash 17.08.19

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Connecting People & PlacesConnecting People & Places aims to make the Royal Docks and surrounding areas easier to move around, and better link communities to each other. It also aims to connect people and communities to the water spaces of the Docks and The River Thames, by focusing on walking and cycling, with improved access to public transport.

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Pier

Victoria Dock Rd Lower Lea Crossing

Royal Albert Way

Albert Rd

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Prince Regent Ln

Barking Rd

Stansfeld Rd

Tollgate Rd

Woolwich Manor Way

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KEY:

DLR Line

Existing Proposed Ideas to test

OAPF Boundary

Jubilee LineElizabeth LineThames Transport

Cycle & pedestrian routesto be improved

OAPF Areas of Change(key areas where more homes and jobs are expected)

North Woolwich Road tra�ic calming DLR Extension

Improved crossing facilities Dock water transport

Emerging Town Centresidenti�ed in Local Plan

TO ISLE OF DOGS & CANARY WHARF

TO CANARY WHARF& LONDON BRIDGE

TO THAMESMEAD

BecktonRiverside

Cable

Car

Woolw

ich Foot Tunnel

Thames Barrier Woolwich

Ferry

Royal Wharf

Albert Island

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Gallions Reach Retail Park

Canning Town

Thameside West

Thameside East

North Woolwich

Albert Island

Beckton Riverside

Canning Town

NorthGreenwich

Custom House

TO WOOLWICH

TO WOOLWICHARSENAL

KingGeorge V

Royal Victoria

Prince Regent Royal

AlbertBecktonPark

Gallions Reach

London City Airport

PontoonDock

West Silvertown

Cyprus

Beckton

TO WEST HAM & STRATFORD

Continuing the conversation...We want to continue the conversation in today’s workshop. Here are some example images and opportunities for improvement to inspire our discussion.Tell us what you think of these observations and examples. Do you have any other suggestions?

What we have heard so far...

Tell us what you think of these observations and examples. Do you have any other suggestions?

The single highest priority across the area is transport and connectivity.

Improve public transportAdditional trains and buses and increased station capacity and frequency, including the provision of new stations where possible. Testing new modes of transport including electric scooters and rental bikes.

Improved DLR services Improved bus services

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Increase water as a means of transportIncrease use of water as a means of transport

Water taxis Water crossings

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Less than 10% of people use the water as a form of transport.

Create recreational routesUse heritage trails and public art to animate routes for walking and cycling.

Heritage routes - Ireland Industrial art trails - Australia

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Connectivity is also about heritage. Respondents identified that local histories need celebrating and communities need connecting.

Rental bikes + scooters - Paris

Increase safety and accessibility for allImprove surfacing, lighting and signage to create a more inclusive and safe environments for all.

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Dock edge access - Royal Albert Wharf Signalised crossings

WAYFINDING LIGHTING

Low-key signage provides identity to spaces through the use of reappropriated ordinary elements.

Repurposing maritime objects for way nding and identity structures is a key facet of the way nding strategy.

Whilst Legible London will be used for establishing a consistent walking and cycling network, bespoke signage would be introduced, combining non-directional information with way nding.

Cirkelbroen, Copenhagen. Down-lighting xed into handrails provides illumination to the ground plane without blocking views out to the water through glare.

Bjørvika, Oslo. Pole-mounted spotlights used to give direct illumination to key spaces around the dock edge, such as the Connaught Crossing.

Wayfinding

Tall and highly visible way nding structures should be located along the dock edge. They should be characterful and reference the area’s maritime heritage. Speci c dock loop signage would support recreational use of the dock edge for walking, running and cycling.

Lighting

Lighting should be consistent around the dock edge and scaled to create a well-lit but friendly environment for pedestrians. Low level lighting should be installed that encourages views out on to the water, as well as higher level lighting to pick out key spaces, such as around street furniture.

5.1 ACTIVATING THE WATER AND THE DOCK EDGE

ROYAL DOCKS PUBLIC REALM FRAMEWORK66

Improved lighting Legible London signage - London

Improve pedestrian & cycle routesNew and improved routes, connecting communities to upcoming and existing destinations and transport hubs. Reduce the dominance of traffic along key vehicular routes, improving air quality and reducing noise from traffic.

Walking and cycling routes - Rouen, France Landscaped buffers between vehicles and pedestrians or cyclists - Barcelona

Traffic calming and safer pedestrian crossings along key routes - Buenos Aires

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How do you most often travel in the area? Select all(517 responses)

Are there any improvements you would like to see? (115 responses)

How do you rate public transport in the area? Select 1(236 responses)

1 The top places people said they want better connections to are: Beckton, Gallions Reach Shopping Centre and Greenwich Peninsula from Silvertown and North Woolwich.

50% of respondents felt that public transport in the area was good, but wanted to see improvements to the DLR and bus networks, including increased frequency and capacity.

Over 30% of respondents identified accessibility as priority: such as lighting, improving lifts and accessible walkways, and ensuring good maintenance.

DLR Capacity / FrequencyBus Capacity / Modernisation

Safety / PolicingWalking & Cycling

Road MaintainanceGreening / Pollution

Bus Routes / Add / KeepTra�ic CalmingWater services

New DLR RoutesLifts at Stations / ExCeL

Day / Night ServicesLighting

Less FlightsStation Improvements

Alternative Modes (electric)Cross water movement (bridges)

Public toiletsRiver path

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1210

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6666

54

3222

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Are there any improvements you would like to see?

DLR Capacity / FrequencyBus Capacity / Modernisation

Safety / PolicingWalking & Cycling

Road MaintenanceGreening / Tackling Pollution

Bus Routes / Keep / AddTraffic Calming

Water TransportNew DLR RoutesLift Maintenance 24 Hour Services

LightingLess Flights

Station ImprovementsNew Transport Modes

Water CrossingsPublic Toilets

River Walks

Good

DLR

Bus

Tube

Walking

Car

Cycling

Woolwich Ferry

Thames Clipper

Cab

Assited Mobility

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97

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64

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1

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0

Average

Poor

Bad

How do you most often travel in the area?

How do you rate public transport in the area?

Excellent

114

81

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2

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DLRBus

TubeWalking

Car Cycling

Woolwich FerryThames Clipper

CabAssisted Mobility

Good

DLR

Bus

Tube

Walking

Car

Cycling

Woolwich Ferry

Thames Clipper

Cab

Assited Mobility

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Average

Poor

Bad

How do you most often travel in the area?

How do you rate public transport in the area?

Excellent

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GoodAverage

ExcellentPoorBad

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