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London Docklands Development and Evaluation of Public Transport Options Jon Willis MSc BSc DIC DLC
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London Docklands
Development and Evaluation of Public Transport Options
Jon Willis MSc BSc DIC DLC
West West India Docks Docks
West East India Docks Docks
London Docks
1910
Benefits
• Dramatic changes in accessibility
• Jubilee line connects to all other lines
• Integration with Buses, DLR and NRN
• Unlocks constraint on further development
• Opens up South Bank
• Improves access to the West End
• Demonstrates what a modern metro is
Monitoring Impact
• travel patterns
• home-job relationship
• social impact
• development impact
• economic impact
• environmental & townscape
Population:
1.3m growth
by 2031
Employment:
0.75m growth
by 2031
Mayor’s Transport Strategy:
Major Schemes
New Approach to Appraisal (1998)
• Environment
• Safety
• Economy
• Accessibility
• Integration
The Mayor’s Transport Strategy
•Supporting economic development and population
growth
•Enhancing the quality of life for Londoners
•Improving safety and security for Londoners
•Improving transport opportunities for Londoners
•Reducing transport’s contribution to climate change
and improve its resilience
•Supporting the Olympic Games and its legacy
Even though the tools we used were
crude and the evaluations very partial did
the decision makers and politicians make
the right choices for Docklands?
