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Transport for London – Game Changer in London Mobility Steve Kearns - Berlin September 2019
Transcript of Transport for London Game Changer in London …...Conclusions –TfL as a Game Changer • Creation...
Transport for London – Game Changer in London Mobility
Steve Kearns - Berlin September 2019
Margaret Thatcher : UK Prime Minister 1979 - 1990
Ken Livingstone : Leader of Greater London Council 1981-86; Mayor of London 2000-08.
"Margaret Thatcher once said anyone on a bus over the age of 25 is a failure,”
Jeremy Corbyn, 25 April 2019
Labour win 1997 General Election
• 580km of major roads
• 6,000 traffic signals
• Bridges and tunnels
• Congestion Charging Scheme
London Underground 4.5m journeys per day
Transport for London Responsibilities
London Buses
• 8,500 buses
• 6m journeys per day
Taxis and Minicabs
• 22,000 black cabs
• 90,000 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
• Ultra Low Emission Zone
Cycling
Walking
Annual Expenditure = £12bn
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Westminster Bridge – End of 19th Century
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London’s transport problems
Congestion Charging
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%
The LSTCC
• Surface Transport
• Buses
• The Police
Oxford Circus Tube station waiting times if
no change in behaviour
London Bridge
Influencing travel behaviour of all...
However not everything went to plan...
Proximity of Tube Stations
Journeys by Tube; King’s Cross - Waterloo
Sadiq Kahn – Mayor of London 2016-
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ULEZ
standards
• Petrol:
Euro 4
• Diesel:
Euro 6
• Motorcycle
and L-Cat:
Euro 3
Emerging proposals for ULEZ
24/7
£12.50 per day
Central London ULEZ in 2019 (all vehicles)
ULEZ expansion for light vehicles in 2021 (North and South
Circular)
ULEZ expansion for heavy vehicles in 2020 (Londonwide)
£100 per day
Up to £12.50 per day
Up to £100 per day
ULEZ expansion up to N/S circularfor all vehicles
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Central Up to N/S Circular
Area 21 sq. km 381 sq. km (18 times larger)
Population 136k 3.8m (28 times larger)
Vehicles ~150,000 ~660,000 (4.5 times as many)
2020 2021
Petrol car
10% 8%
Diesel car
37% 32%
Van 43% 35%
HGV 19% 15%
Coach 33% 24%
Projected non-compliance with ULEZ standards
Conclusions – TfL as a Game Changer • Creation of Transport for London (TfL) was a highly political act but it served a vital
strategic transport purpose.
• TfL has a much wider range of responsibilities than its processor body London Transport (just Buses and Tube)
• TfL radically changed the transport environment in London as it facilitated introduction of major transport London-wide initiatives eg Congestion Charging, Oyster / Contactless card payment, LEZ, ULEZ.
• The existence of TfL greatly enhanced transport management and people movement during 2012 Olympic Games.
• A large London-wide organisation such as TfL is in a good position to progress transport projects such as using ticketing data , mobile device tracking to aid movement and future challenges like CAVs and drones.
• TfL would not have been successful without political control, commitment and courage at the head of the organisation.
