Board

Date: 3 February 2016

Item: Commissioner’s Report

This paper will be considered in public

1 Summary 1.1 This report provides an overview of major issues and developments since the meeting of the Board held on 17 December 2015 and updates the Board on significant projects and initiatives.

2 Recommendation 2.1 That the Board note the report.

List of appendices to this report:

Commissioner’s Report – February 2016

List of Background Papers:

None

Mike Brown MVO Commissioner Transport for February 2016 Commissioner’s Report 03 February 2016 This paper will be considered in public 1 Introduction

This report provides a review of major issues and developments since the meeting of the Board held on 17 December 2015 and updates the Board on significant projects and initiatives.

Cover image: ZeEus London trial launch at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

2 Commissioner’s Report 2 Delivery

A full update on operational performance the successful conclusion of talks with the will be provided at the next Board meeting Trades Unions. We continue to work with on 17 March in line with the quarterly the Trades Unions to avoid unnecessary strike Operational and Financial Performance action, and reach an agreement on rosters and Investment Programme Reports. and working practices.

Mayor’s 30 per cent Lost Customer LU has taken the decision to implement its Hours target – long term solution for Train Drivers, recruiting Following significant improvements in the part-time drivers specifically for the Night reliability of London Underground’s train Tube. These vacancies were advertised services, the Mayor set a target in 2011 internally and externally before Christmas, with aiming to further reduce delays on London more than 6,000 applications received, which Underground (LU) by 30 per cent by the end are now being processed. This will mean the of 2015. To achieve this, LU implemented a introduction of will have no impact far-reaching reliability programme on all lines on the vast majority of our current staff, while as well as working to modernise the network still ensuring the service is delivered in a fair and introduce new technology. and sustainable way that is affordable.

Delays have now been reduced by an impressive Bank 38 per cent and delays are at the lowest ever Work is beginning on the £563m modernisation level by far, despite record numbers using the of Bank station following the Department for network and record volumes of service being Transport (DfT) granting the Transport and operated. The Tube’s performance is among Works Act Order. Bank is the third busiest the best in the world for metro systems. station on the Tube network and is used by more than 52 million passengers a year. London Underground investment Demand at this station has risen by 50 per Night Tube cent over the past 10 years. The Night Tube will transform night-time journeys across the Capital for millions of people. The work, which is due to complete in 2021, Journey times will be cut by an average of 20 will transform the station, increasing its minutes, with some cut by more than an hour. capacity by 40 per cent, improving accessibility London’s night-time economy will be opened up and reducing interchange times. to a host of new opportunities, with the Night Tube supporting around 2,000 permanent jobs Two new moving walkways, three new lifts and boosting the economy by £360m. and 12 new escalators will provide step-free access to the and Docklands Practical arrangements for the introduction Light Railway (DLR) platforms. The station will of the Night Tube are in place. However, the remain open during the work, minimising the launch of Night Tube was delayed pending impact to customers.

Commissioner’s Report 3 We are also working hard to minimise the includes floor replacements, window surrounds impact of the works on the historically and corner post and door pillar repairs. significant site, which is surrounded by over 30 listed buildings, including Mansion House With the reopening of the previously disused and St Mary Abchurch, a seventeenth century workshop shed, work on the third train was church designed by Sir Christopher Wren. This completed two months early. We expect includes advanced work to enable monitoring the project to continue at pace as staff gain and strengthening buildings where required. For experience with the intricate requirements instance, in the roof at St Mary Abchurch we of each train, allowing refurbishments to be have installed a new walkway and new lighting. completed more quickly.

The redevelopment of Bank station will complement work already under way to create The escalator providing interchange between a new entrance and step-free access to the the Northern line and platforms at Waterloo & City line. Just metres away from Moorgate has now re-opened. This follows the Square, the new entrance will offer construction of a new passageway between the two new lifts, four new escalators and a new Northern line and the Liverpool Street ticket hall when it is completed in 2017. station, improving accessibility for customers.

Finsbury Park Work on the Northern line link started in The modernisation of Park station, April 2014. It required particular skill and one of the largest London interchanges precision because of its close proximity to outside Zone 1, has reached another other underground utilities and structures at milestone with the installation of three Moorgate. The six-metre diameter tunnel runs new gatelines and ticket machines. directly underneath the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines and two operational The new gatelines will help control congestion. escalators (1 and 2), and less than a metre This modernisation work is part of a larger below the Northern line’s northbound tunnel. station upgrade which is on schedule to be completed in 2018. This will include A new lift shaft between the two platforms improvements to the station entrances, and two extra platform entrances are also being provision of step-free access to all platforrms provided as part of a broader plan to modernise and better interchanges with . the station. This work, carried out, in two phases, has involved closing escalators from the rolling stock Northern line to the Network Rail platforms. The project to refurbish Bakerloo line trains continues ahead of schedule. This crucial work, Through extensive planning, we eliminated the which will enable the current fleet to remain need to close the whole station and minimised in service until it is replaced by the new trains, disruption to passengers on the Northern line.

4 Commissioner’s Report Piling and retaining wall activities have begun in preparation for Northern line extension

Fitting out the Northern line link will now By carrying out the work over Christmas and continue in time for the December 2018 New Year and working in partnership with opening of the central section of Crossrail, Network Rail at Paddington to provide shared when LU will become responsible for the access routes and welfare facilities, we were five enlarged central stations: Bond Street, able to minimise the impact on customers Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool and make savings on cost and time. Street and Whitechapel. From 25 – 30 December 2015, over 40,000 King’s Cross and Paddington hours were worked in total to deliver the We took advantage of the quieter Christmas most significant amount of renewal works period to carry out work at King’s Cross and ever completed over this period. All work sites Paddington. This included renewing 314 were handed back on time as scheduled. metres of ballasted track at Paddington, replacing points at Hammersmith depot Northern line extension and major improvements to install a new At the two new station sites at Power crossover junction at King’s Crosss, which Station and , piling and retaining wall involved remodelling the signals between activities have begun in preparation for excavation Great Portland Street and Farringdon. of the two station boxes from mid-2016.

These improvements will provide greater Significant changes to the proposed development flexibility as trains will be able to reverse above the new Tube station at Battersea, led from both platforms at King’s Cross, and by the Battersea Power Station Development will allow the speeds required for automatic Company, mean that the station design needs train control which when delivered will to be revised to ensure it can support their allow us to run up to 32 trains an hour. proposed new, more ambitious structures.

Commissioner’s Report 5 150th S stock train has now entered service on the Circle, District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines

These revisions will lead to increases in the is potential to create up to 18,000 homes overall cost of the project which we are seeking and 24,000 jobs, thus supporting economic to recover from the developer. We are also growth in London and the wider UK economy. working to deliver the project at a reduced cost. Four Lines Modernisation We have commissioned an 800 metre The 150th of the eventual 191 walkthrough conveyor for Battersea to carry spoil from air-conditioned S stock trains has now entered the excavations and tunnel sections to service on the Circle, District, Metropolitan and Thames barges for transportation to a land Hammersmith & City lines. We have also bought reclamation site east of Tilbury. The Battersea another train as part of the conveyor will replace around 60,000 lorry extension programme so we can run services from trips through central London, reducing the Croxley to Watford Junction via new stations at impact on the local environment. Cassiobridge and Watford Vicarage Road.

Due for completion in 2020, the twin- An S stock test train has successfully tunnelled extension will run from Kennington completed its first automatic operation under to a terminus at Battersea Power Station the control of the new Thales signalling via an intermediate station at Nine Elms. system. This was the first time that the Thales Its primary aim is to allow sustainable Seltrac system has been applied to an S stock regeneration of the Vauxhall Nine Elms train, and was achieved in less than 100 days Battersea Opportunity Area, where there since the contract was awarded.

6 Commissioner’s Report The tests were held at the Railway Innovation means points and crossings can now have their Development Centre in Old Dalby in the life extended, saving on costly replacements. East Midlands and are the culmination Fuelled by battery power, this means it does of partnership working between Thales, not produce the emissions of its petrol and Bombardier, Serco and LU’s rolling stock diesel counterparts, reducing the impact on and signalling teams. the environment.

Track tamping equipment LU has applied to patent the grinder so After almost 18 months of planning, two that it is in a position to get the best price new bespoke machines have arrived for lifting for manufacturing more when the current and realigning track (tamping). The specially equipment has to be replaced and because designed vehicles will be used to install points and crossings maintenance is a modular points and crossings, which are requirement elsewhere in the industry, the factory-built offsite, requiring shorter closures new grinder could be sold to other railway and leading to more reliable installations. organisations and be a source of revenue.

The B45 Matisa machines, which will operate (LR) investment from the Ruislip depot, have been built to Increased capacity on London take into account the challenges posed by the Overground (LO) network, and will be able to operate fully on We have successfully converted three LO lines to both the majority of open sections of the LU five-car service ahead of schedule and on budget. network and on the sub-surface lines. Part of LO’s capacity improvement programme (LOCIP), this project has boosted capacity on Fitted with video cameras and recorders to the , the North and West capture site conditions and events, and using London lines and the Euston to Watford line by the cleanest possible diesel engines, they will 25 per cent, meaning an extra 170 passengers enable LU to replace points and crossings in can now board each train. Since LOCIP began half the time previously needed. in March 2013, we have also extended 31 platforms, modified and strengthened electricity Maintaining points and crossings supplies, adjusted signalling, built additional LU has developed a battery powered rail stabling and significantly modified the New grinder that is reducing costs and is safer Cross Gate and Willesden depots. and more efficient. Petrol and diesel grinders used to restore rails at points and crossings Old Oak Common to their optimal shape are bulky and difficult We have have secured €4m funding from the to transport to site using escalators and lifts. European Commission (EC) to develop options When no suitable grinder was available, LU for two new Overground stations in the Old often had to replace points and crossings Oak Common area. The funding was awarded instead of maintaining them. This new machine from the EC’s Connecting Europe facility within

Commissioner’s Report 7 the framework of the Trans-European Transport also provide an interchange with Crossrail and Network scheme. It will be match-funded HS2, helping to minimise congestion at Euston by TfL, enabling the further development of station and further integrating these services options for potential new stations at Old Oak into London’s transport network. Common Lane and Hythe Road. Beckenham Junction Connections between High Speed 2 (HS2), We have now re-opened Beckenham Junction Crossrail and LO are essential to the tram station on time following eight weeks of transformation of Old Oak Common and modernisation work. This included replacing the regeneration of Park Royal, one of the a sliding buffer stop (the safety device to Mayor’s key Opportunity Areas, supporting prevent railway vehicles going beyond the end 65,000 jobs and 25,500 new homes. of the track) with a concrete wall to support a hydraulic buffer stop, extending the northern The new travel links should radically cut journey platform and reducing the stepping gap. The times to and from the area and give access to work was completed without any impact on LO services between Stratford and Clapham tram services and has provided improvements Junction and Richmond. The stations would to the operational flexibility and accessibility.

Rail cutting at Old Oak Common over Christmas

8 Commissioner’s Report Station construction progress

Manor Park rail services that operate mostly or wholly As one of a number of improvements ahead within the Greater London boundary, as and of the new Crossrail services that will operate when current franchises fall due for renewal. from 2019, a new customer information An indicative timetable for the transfer of display is being tested at Manor Park. The services could see TfL take over the South integrated display system provides information Western franchise in 2017, South Eastern from about TfL Rail and network-wide travel and 2018 and services currently operating as part of details of disruptions to other transport , Southern and Great Northern by services. We are also using the display to trial 2021 (or later if the extension in the contract is the use of live feeds such as TfL Twitter, BBC exercised). The development of LO has showed News and live weather. The hardware and what can be achieved by giving greater focus to software for the display will be installed across these services. Safeguards will be established the Eastern (Shenfield to Liverpool Street) and to ensure all passengers – regardless of whether Western (Paddington to Reading and Heathrow) they live inside or outside London – benefit sections of Crossrail from 2017, providing from these changes. better travel information for more customers. We are launching a period of engagement; Rail prospectus an information session on these proposals On 21 January the Mayor and Secretary of State will be organised in Parliament shortly, and announced proposals for a new era of rail travel we will also establish a mechanism for local for London and the South East offering a future authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships with better, more regular and more reliable train and other bodies to have direct input to how services. The announcement was led by the passenger services are improved. launch of a joint TfL/DfT rail prospectus, which sets out our commitment to improving capacity Crossrail project delivery and service levels across the region’s rail network, Crossrail remains on time and within the ensuring that it is able to support the Capital’s funding envelope of £14.8bn. Overall, the growing population and help drive the economy. project is more than 70 per cent complete. Cost pressures that emerged last year on a The prospectus also proposes to transfer number of contracts continue to be addressed responsibility from the DfT to TfL for passenger by Crossrail’s senior management. There is

Commissioner’s Report 9 Platform construction progress at Tottenham Court Road

around a 30 per cent chance that some of been laid and installation of platform edge the £600m TfL contingency funding may screen brackets and trusses is over 10 per be needed. cent complete. Six Sigma initiatives are being targeted at increasing productivity Around 12,000 people are currently working and efficiency on a number of activities across Crossrail’s sites. The project has including platform edge screen installation exceeded its target of 400 apprentices over its and standard track slab installation. lifetime with the total now at 517. More than 10,000 people have enrolled at the Tunnelling At , Crossrail handed over and Underground Construction Academy since the temporary ticket hall to LU in December opening and more than 4,400 jobs have been for a familiarisation period and testing and provided for local people. Working in close commissioning which enabled successful collaboration with TfL and others, Crossrail’s opening of the interim entrance to customers skills strategy remains focused on maintaining on 18 January 2016. safety, inspiring future talent, supporting local labour and revitalising the skills base. At Tottenham Court Road a significant milestone was reached when the westbound Construction progress and railway fit out platform tunnel was handed over to the Crossrail’s central section construction systemwide main works team to begin floating programme is now focused on fitting out track slab and mechanical and electrical works. the tunnels, shafts and portals. Progress is being made against all production targets, Surface works with platform secondary lining more than The £2.3bn upgrade of the existing rail network 70 per cent complete, first stage concrete for Crossrail being undertaken by Network in the running tunnels almost 90 per cent Rail is now more than 55 per cent complete. complete and platform construction over Over the Christmas period, Network Rail 60 per cent complete, with the Crossrail successfully carried out a major programme of concreting train achieving circa 180m per improvements, including track and signalling night shift, more than 6km of track has works and station upgrades for Crossrail.

10 Commissioner’s Report More than 3,000 workers were out on the Surface Transport Investment Programme railway over the 10-day period, carrying out Buses £60m of upgrades across London, Berkshire New buses and . Improvements included 1.5km The New Routemaster fleet has passed the of new track laid, 26km of new or adjusted 600 mark following the phased conversion of overhead wires, 142 new structures to carry routes 168 (Hampstead Heath to Old Kent overhead wires and the installation of two new Road) and 159 (Marble Arch and ), footbridges. Crossrail is continuing to work completed at the end of 2015. closely with Network Rail on the critical issue of signalling on Crossrail’s western route in This represents another step towards the preparation for the two opening stages in 2018. target of 800 New Routemasters on London’s streets by 2016, reducing CO2 emissions in Key events the Capital by around 27,500 tonnes a year. Crossrail participated in the inaugural Construction Health Summit held on 21 Bus priority January. The event focused on the cultural As part of the £200m Bus Priority Delivery shift in the industry that led to dramatic Portfolio, we have identified more than 800 reductions in on-site injuries and fatalities, possible developments on the road network and the need to elevate the focus on health which would improve bus passenger journeys. in the construction workforce. Death as a result of occupational disease is 100 times Over the next financial year we expect to more likely for construction workers than complete 137 schemes on the Transport death by accident. With a number of major for London Road Network (TLRN) and via projects in the pipeline, the construction the boroughs on borough roads, and we will leaders at the summit examined ways to continue to develop further schemes in future ensure this demand is met by ensuring a years. These will vary in size from smaller healthy, productive workforce. improvements, such as moving parking and loading bays, through to larger schemes such As part of Crossrail’s Culture Line, British as new bus lanes, carriageway widening and artist Richard Wright has been selected to major junction redesigns. create a large-scale artwork in the Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station. Richard Wright’s Construction was completed in early January commission will see gold-leaf hand gilded on on Queenstown Road in , which the ceiling above Crossrail’s eastern ticket hall, will re-route buses before Queenstown next to the existing Tottenham Court Road LU Circus. This will lead to a potential saving in station. It is being lead-funded by Almacantar bus journey times of over 1½ minutes in the and the Corporation and morning peak. co-funded by Derwent London.

Commissioner’s Report 11 ZeEus London trial launch at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

A number of small-to-medium scale schemes blending diesel with renewable biodiesel from will be implemented on the TLRN and waste products, including cooking oil and borough roads by the end of 2015/16. In tallow from the meat processing trade. conjunction with schemes being developed for future years, these will combine to By March, almost 3,000 of the Capital’s 9,000 provide significant whole-route benefits buses will be powered by the B20 fuel blend. to bus passengers. A total of 642 buses operating out of four Stagecoach depots have already been using Biodiesel for London’s buses B20 for two months on a trial basis. Almost a third of London’s bus fleet will soon be running on a greener blend of diesel, ZeEUS London trial launch resulting in a huge reduction in CO2 emissions On 2 December we welcomed around 50 of 21,000 tonnes each year. This comes on stakeholders to the launch of the London top of the 48,000 tonne CO2 reduction from trial of the Zero Emission Urban Bus System 2013 levels as a result of the introduction of (ZeEUS) project. The trial, which is partly lower emitting buses such as hybrids. funded by the European Commission, is part of a wider programme of low-emission public Currently the London bus fleet uses around transport trials across seven European cities. 240 million litres of fuel every year. Under the new deals for fuel, about 80 million litres Guests from organisations including the of diesel with the greener B20 blend will be European Commission and the International consumed each year. Association of Public Transport visited The ArcelorMittal Orbit in the Queen Elizabeth Two bus operators, Stagecoach and Olympic Park to find out how we are, for the , have signed deals with Argent first time, trialling wireless charging on range- Energy to supply them with B20 green extended hybrid double-decker buses on the diesel. The cleaner burning fuel is made from route 69 from Canning Town to Walthamstow.

12 Commissioner’s Report Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) abatement schemes across the network. Combined programme with the extensive highway works being We are more than three-quarters of the way undertaken by the boroughs, utilities and to hitting a revised and more ambitious target major developers as part of London’s wider of 2,100 Euro III generation vehicles with growth, some sections of the network have, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment as expected with this level of activity, been by early 2016. To date, we have fitted 1,685 experiencing increased congestion. out of the original target of 1,800. The SCR kit developed for London cuts individual vehicle We continue to use our sophisticated road space exhaust NOx by up to 88 per cent, providing management strategy to get more capacity significant benefits to the environment. from the road network. We achieve this by using 140 key junctions to manage the largest traffic Hybrid buses movements towards central London, particularly The proportion of the bus fleet served by in the morning peak, to minimise disruption to low-carbon emission and quieter diesel- road users and bus passengers. This strategy electric buses has risen to 17.5 per cent. enables us to keep traffic moving around the There are currently around 1,600 hybrids in Inner Ring Road and other key junctions, as well the fleet and this will grow to 1,700, including as at other major construction work sites. the 800 New Routemasters, by the middle of 2016, representing around 20 per cent of Over the Christmas period the amount of traffic the fleet. In addition, the bus fleet now has in central London is typically 20 per cent lower around 900 of the latest ultra-low emission than usual. We used this opportunity to work Euro VI engine vehicles, many of which intensively on vital road improvements at a are hybrids. number of key locations, reducing the level of disruption to motorists, bus passengers, performance pedestrians, cyclists and those making Christmas Day was the busiest Christmas deliveries. Works included: day on record at Victoria Coach Station. The station, which remained fully open • Cycle Superhighway 1: Old Street/Great throughout the Christmas period recorded Eastern Street junction in 121 departures, compared with 81 in 2014, an increase of 51 per cent. • Cycle Superhighway 2: A11 between Mansell Street and Osborn Street and at Road Modernisation Plan the Fairfield Road/Bow Road junction Roads Construction as part of the £4bn Road • East-West Cycle Superhighway: Victoria Modernisation Plan continues, with Embankment, Upper Thames Street substantial progress being made on all major and Hill

Commissioner’s Report 13 • North-South Cycle Superhighway: The officers are providing a high-visibility Blackfriars Road between Southwark presence, responding to issues and working Street and Stamford Street with stakeholders to solve any problems they identify. In addition, the team will • Elephant and Castle: Newington Causeway work with businesses along the routes to help improve the way they receive and • : Clapham Road/Stockwell manage deliveries, giving advice on re-timing Road junction or consolidation to reduce the impact of deliveries during peak times. • A406 refurbishments The 10 key locations are on roads that in total Traffic levels in January and February are carry 110 bus routes and are used by half a generally three to five per cent lower that in million bus passengers, in addition to 300,000 the immediate pre-Christmas period meaning car and taxi passenger journeys every day. that, whilst substantial works will still be on- The locations are: going in the early part of the New Year, overall traffic conditions will gradually start to improve. • Grace Church Street, Bank Nevertheless, localised conditions are still likely to be difficult in some places (eg. Parliament • to Leadenhall, Bank Square and the Tower Hill/ area). However, as individual schemes (or sections • Gosport Street to Hoe Street, Walthamstow of schemes) are completed, we expect traffic flows to steadily improve into the Spring. • Hackney Road to Ball Pond Road, Dalston

Operation Zetol – roads reliability • Ladywell to Loampit Vale, Lewisham report programme This operation to help improve road • Highstone Road to Haign Road, Peckham reliability in a number of priority locations across London began on 23 November. • Manor Park Road/Craven Park to Manor Part of a package of activities to tackle Park Road/High Street, Harlesden congestion and reduce delays on the roads, it deploys a small multifunctional team • Kensington High Street to Notting of TfL’s Road and Transport Enforcement Hill Gate, Kensington Officers, Revenue Protection Inspectors and Traffic Police Community Support • Columbia Avenue to Balmoral Officers from the Metropolitan Police Roads Road, Worcester Park and Transport Policing Command to 10 priority locations experiencing severe bus • Gatton Road to Trevelyn Road, . delays and traffic congestion.

14 Commissioner’s Report Six month trial of displaying road traffic information on taxi is now underway

Taxi trial displaying road traffic information measures necessary to meet the challenges In December we started a six-month trial with of a growing and changing London. BrightMove Media to place advertising boards on the roof of around 200 of London’s taxis. Better Junctions The boards display road traffic information to On 17 December, we completed, on schedule, help drivers avoid congestion. The targeted reviews of all the original 100 Better Junction messages, which inform road users of traffic locations in line with the Mayoral commitment. levels and locations where there are known delays, are displayed on the electronic Construction continues on schemes at the boards using GPS technology to ensure the following locations: information is accurate and up-to-date. • Oval Triangle: All new kerb lines have In the future this technology could be been installed and the last of the four developed and expanded to provide critical junctions to be completed was successfully real-time updates on incidents across commissioned on 11 December. Most London’s road network to road users. road resurfacing has also been completed, with blue surfacing for the segregated Streets Ahead exhibition cycle lanes to be laid in March 2016. Between 28 January and 25 February we Overall the works, including the urban are holding an exhibition on the future of realm element, remain on target to be London’s roads, streets and its users. Called completed by the end of March 2016 Streets Ahead: The Future of London’s Roads, – it will be led by New London Architecture. • Stockwell Cross: Works are on schedule, It will explore how London’s roads and streets with around 25 per cent of works completed have evolved over history and promote debate as at 12 December 2015. Reconstruction on the future of the road network and the of the eastern footway of Clapham Road is

Commissioner’s Report 15 under way, with utility diversions in progress. • Hammersmith Gyratory: In February we Highway works will be substantially are due to commence public consultation complete by summer 2016, and the overall on proposals to introduce a bi-directional scheme including urban realm remains cycle track through the northern section on target to complete by late 2016 of the Hammersmith Gyratory

• Archway Gyratory: Initial works to transform Structures and Tunnels the gyratory will start in early February Ardleigh Green Bridge and we remain on schedule to start the We are replacing the Ardleigh Green Bridge, main construction work by March which carries the A127 Southend arterial road over the East Anglia Railway, with a new bridge • Westminster Bridge South: Public with wider carriageways, footways and verges, consultation closed on 22 December. and taller parapets to protect cyclists and More than 600 responses were received, pedestrians. Advance works, to divert water with around 76 per cent of respondents services to the new bridge remain on track, supporting or partially supporting following installation of the service bridge on 12 proposals. We expect to publish the December. This was completed after a night- consultation report in March time closure of the A127 and associated rail

Work to upgrade Ardleigh Green Bridge is now underway

16 Commissioner’s Report 11,500 will be fitted with Blaze Laserlights from early 2016

lines, which were both handed back on time. The two traffic lanes and two bus lanes, over project is on course to be completed in 2017. the railway. Work is progressing as planned, with the completion of the installation of Corner Bridge temporary traffic management arranegments We are replacing Highbury Corner Bridge, a which will be in place throughout the duration road-over-rail bridge constructed around 1930. of construction and the commencement of The bridge, which crosses the LO railway foundation excavation works for the service network, also supports the A1 Holloway Road. bridge. The service bridge is due to be installed The Network Rail-owned beams spanning the in May 2016 and a road and rail blockade East London line, adjacent to the TfL-owned during Christmas 2016 to enable us to bridge, developed cracks, leading to suspension demolish the existing bridge and replace it with of TfL works on Network Rail’s instruction. As the new structure. Construction works are due a result, the demolition of the abutment vaults, to complete by end summer 2017. originally planned for September 2015, was deferred until January 2016. Encouraging more cycling and walking All Santander Cycles to be fitted with Power Road Bridge Blaze Laserlights We are replacing the Power Road Bridge, which On 21 December we announced that all carries the A406 (Gunnersbury Avenue) over 11,500 Santander Cycles will be fitted with two Network Rail lines. The service bridge Blaze Laserlights from early 2016, following has now been constructed off site, allowing the overwhelmingly positive feedback received utilities to be fitted to the service bridge before from the trial held in September. delivery and erection, currently scheduled for the summer. The light projects the symbol of a bicycle shape on to the ground six metres in front of Railway Bridge the cycle, giving the cyclist a larger footprint We are replacing the existing Upper Holloway on the road. This alerts drivers and pedestrians Railway Bridge. This bridge was built around to their approach and helps ensure they are 1868 and carries the A1 Holloway Road, with seen when otherwise they might be invisible,

Commissioner’s Report 17 for example when on the nearside of a vehicle The report to the Board will recommend turning left. The Laserlight project aims to that a Development Consent Order (DCO) provide customers with greater confidence in application is submitted to the Planning terms of safety, one of the biggest barriers to Inspectorate for the powers to construct hiring a cycle. and operate the new Silvertown Tunnel.

In a world first, the lights will be installed A full consultation report, setting out TfL’s directly into the bike frame to ensure the image response to every issue raised in the consultation, is projected at the ideal position for cyclists, is also being prepared and will be submitted drivers and pedestrians. To save energy, the to the Planning Inspectorate this spring, along Laserlights only activate when it is dark. with our DCO submission documents.

The project is 90 per cent funded by Santander Cycle Superhighways UK as part of the partnership with TfL. Cycle Superhighway 1 (Tottenham to the City) Silvertown Tunnel We remain on schedule to finish work by The statutory public consultation on the April. As of 18 January, construction was Silvertown Tunnel scheme closed on 29 approximately 75 per cent complete, with November. In total 4,135 responses were sections of cycle track substantially completed received. The consultation began by asking on Tottenham High Road in Haringey. respondents: ‘Do you support the Silvertown Tunnel scheme as a means to address Cycle Superhighway 2 upgrade congestion and closures at the Blackwall (Bow to Aldgate) Tunnel, and support future growth in London?’ We remain on schedule to finish by April Fifty-eight per cent of respondents said they and, as of 18 January, construction was supported the scheme, with 31 per cent not about 80 per cent complete. Works in the in support and 11 per cent not responding sections nearest to Aldgate are being carefully to the question. The consultation also coordinated with the City of London scheme included a number of questions on aspects at Aldgate gyratory to manage the movement of the scheme such as the user charge, traffic of traffic. and environmental mitigation strategy and proposals for public transport improvements. A number of sections between Bow and Aldgate are already open to cyclists eastbound We are continuing to analyse the responses and westbound, with segregated and semi- and plan to report to the TfL Board at this segregated facilities separating cyclists from meeting on the key issues and actions TfL other road users. Further sections will open is taking to address the comments received each month through to April. in the consultation.

18 Commissioner’s Report Bi-directional segregated cycle track now open on Blackfriars Road

North-South Cycle Superhighway Works continue in Parliament Square at St (Elephant and Castle to Farringdon) Margaret’s Street and Broad Sanctuary. Works in – Cycle Superhighway 6 Parliament Square are targeted for completion We remain on schedule to finish work by prior to the London Marathon on 24 April. April. As of 18 January, construction was approximately 75 per cent complete. Work on The flagship new bi-directional cycle track the City of London sections to the north of along Victoria Embankment between Horse Blackfriars Bridge are continuing at Blackfriars Guards Avenue and Temple Place opened to Station junction (until 21 April), New Bridge Street cyclists on 24 December. Further sections (until 1 April) and Farringdon Street from Ludgate of route will continue to open each month Circus to Stonecutter Street (until 21 April). through to May 2016.

Resurfacing on St George’s Road, Waterloo Road, On 13 and14 January 2016, the High Court Blackfriars Road, Westminster Bridge Road and St heard the LTDA’s claim for judicial review that George’s Circus was completed on 19 December. the works undertaken to construct the East- A significant stretch of new bi-directional West Cycle Superhighway required planning segregated cycle track opened along Blackfriars permission, and are unlawful. Judgment has Road in early January, providing cyclists with been reserved, and is expected by around a high-quality facility linking to the previously mid-February. opened route at St George’s Circus and St George’s Road towards Elephant and Castle. Cycle Superhighways public consultations In February and March we will be undertaking East-West Cycle Superhighway public consultations for CS11 (Swiss (Tower Hill to Lancaster Gate) Cottage to Westminster), East-West Phase As of 18 January, construction was 2 (Westbourne Terrace to Acton) and North- approximately 50 per cent complete and we South Phase 2 (Farringdon to King’s Cross). remain on schedule for completion by May 2016, including Hyde Park Corner and from Parliament Square to Tower Hill.

Commissioner’s Report 19 Quietway Martello London lane

Cycle Wayfinding route mapping, the TfL Journey Planner and Work continues on our Cycle Wayfinding third-party cycle wayfinding apps/maps Programme, which features a variety of innovative navigational and promotional • A new batch of 250,000 Cycle Guides, tools to increase customer awareness, which have been designed and printed. A understanding and use of cycling routes in comprehensive distribution strategy is being London. These include: undertaken to provide these guides to members of the public, via online orders, • New and improved cycle signage for the cycle shops, schools, workplaces, Quietways. The signs have been completely universities and libraries redesigned to a new vertically stacked panel layout, which will be more visible, • The TfL Journey Planner is being upgraded clear and intuitive. They also include a to include a series of improvements new ‘advertorial’ panel at the top, to raise and new functionalities for cyclists. awareness of the Quietway network and the Significant new features ‘go live’ in January less commonly used streets that they follow and February, with further phases of development throughout 2016 and beyond • A comprehensive Cycle Infrastructure Database (CID) to provide a detailed • Cycle Hire docking station mapping will and maintainable record of all cycling be updated to include the alignments infrastructure across London. Once of all surrounding Cycle Superhighways complete, the CID will inform and enhance and Quietways, with the first stations the content of all future cycle guides, online being updated in the summer

20 Commissioner’s Report In 2015 we trained 4,651 adults and 14,552 children through the bikeability cycle training

Superhubs and cycle parking 4,651 adults and 14,552 children. All trainers In 2015 we audited all LU, DLR, Tram and are accredited through Bikeability, the ‘cycling National Rail stations in London to identify proficiency for the 21st century’. the number, location and use of existing cycle parking spaces at each interchange. On 30 November we hosted the first London Bikeability Forum in partnership with the We have now completed a study to assess Association for Bikeability Schemes, a trade the future demand for cycle parking at these association working to ensure the highest quality stations. This will be used to highlight where delivery of cycle training across the country. demand for cycle parking is strongest and to prioritise funding for further cycle parking at With representatives from every cycle training stations and cycle parking hubs. provider in London, and more than 20 of the London boroughs, the forum examined how TfL’s current Cycle Superhubs programme to improve current working practices across all consists of six outer London hubs and one cycle training products and services on offer in central London hub at Waterloo station. London and how to increase professionalism, quality and customer service in cycle training. Cycle training (Bikeability) forum More regular forums are planned to build on We work with our borough partners to offer the success of this event and increase our cycle training to people of all ages and abilities efficiency and effectiveness in cycle training. in all London boroughs. In 2015 we trained

Commissioner’s Report 21 Quietways Mini-Hollands Construction of Quietway 1 (Q1), Waterloo to The Mini-Holland programme will give , and Quietway 2 (Q2), Bloomsbury three outer London boroughs – Enfield, to Walthamstow, is currently in progress. The Kingston and Waltham Forest – the funding London Borough of Southwark section of to transform local cycling facilities and Q1 is substantially complete. Construction encourage people to take to two wheels. continues on Q1 in Lewisham, with four of Delivery of supporting measures is now under the boroughs eight schemes now on site. way in each borough and all projects will be Both routes will complete within the next few completed by August 2018. months, with the exception of the southern end of Q2 which was realigned in August 2015. The programme consists of 101 projects across the three boroughs. Of these, designs The next five Quietways will form a for almost 40 have been submitted to TfL for rolling construction programme. They are: review, over 30 have been consulted on, with Quietway 3 (Q3) - Regents Park to Gladstone construction under way for eight schemes. Park; Quietway 4 - Clapham Common to Wimbledon; Quietway 5 - Waterloo to To date, Waltham Forest has completed four Croydon; Quietway 6 - Aldgate to Hainault; schemes – a corridor scheme at Ruckholt and Quietway 7 - Elephant and Castle to Road, a ‘village’ scheme at Pembroke Road Crystal Palace. Construction of Q3 and and two cycle hubs. Construction has now Q6 which began in November in Brent and also begun on the 4km of segregated cycle Newham respectively. All five routes are route on Lea Bridge Road. Construction is also scheduled to complete by mid-2017. in progress on the Meridian Water to Enfield Town Quietway in Enfield, and Portsmouth Central London Grid Road segregated cycle track in Kingston. The Central London Grid is a set of c100km connected routes for cyclists across central Walking London. A total of 126 borough schemes Recent analysis published in Travel in London contribute to the Grid. Thirty-three of these 8 has highlighted high levels of walking in the schemes (15.5km) are now either under Capital. On an average day 6.4 million walk-all- construction or complete. Designs for 104 of the-way trips are made, and walking accounts the 126 schemes have been received from the for 30 per cent of all trips made by Londoners. boroughs, of which 94 have been approved by Two-thirds of journeys of one mile or under TfL. The programme remains on target, with a are made on foot and walking is the most construction peak in January and February 2016. common mode for shopping trips and trips to and from school.

22 Commissioner’s Report People need to walk to access public transport more attractive places, with better facilities for and it is estimated that around 20 million walking and safer cycling. Projects which will walk stages (part of a journey) are made every benefit pedestrians include: day in the Capital by London residents alone. Including the additional trips made by non- • Proposals to transform Bank Junction residents, it is estimated that around 29 million with widened footways, cycle routes walk stages were made every day in London and improved public space in 2015. • Pedestrian improvements at the The number of walking journeys (trips and junction of Old Brompton Road/ Pelham stages) is expected to increase in line with the Street in Kensington and Chelsea growth in population and public transport use, resulting in 47 million walking journeys a day by • West End Project, which will transform 2041 (an increase of 30 per cent from 2011). the area around Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street and provide high- Walking projects quality public spaces and streets A large number of schemes being delivered as part of the Road Modernisation Plan will • Road safety improvements across , improve conditions for walking and the wider such as junction improvements, traffic public realm. These include Elephant and calming measures and pedestrian crossings Castle Northern Roundabout, Stockwell and Aldgate Gyratory. • Safety improvements at Camberwell

In early January we began work to install Guided walk weekend new signalised pedestrian crossings at The latest TfL sponsored walking weekend Bow Interchange. The works will remove a took place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 major barrier to walking in the area, allowing January, with 43 guided walks across London, pedestrians to cross safely from Bow Road led by experienced Walk London guides. and Stratford High Street via the roundabout’s traffic island. The works are scheduled to be Six new walks were developed for 2016, completed by this summer. including a special led walk to celebrate TfL’s Transported by Design programme, which We have confirmed funding for a wide range followed the above ground from of public realm and pedestrian improvements Green Park station to Covent Garden station. to be carried out by boroughs as part of their Local Implementation Plans. This latest round More than 35,000 people have taken part in of funding is specifically targeted to help make TfL-funded Walk London’s walking weekends London’s roads, town centres and open spaces since 2007.

Commissioner’s Report 23 The river to call at the pier later in 2016 and is part Oyster on river sightseeing services of the Mayor’s River Action Plan which seeks Customers can now pay for a ticket to travel to expand river use to 12 milllion passenger on and Circular Cruise by 2020. Westminster, using their Oyster pay as you go card. Having installed readers on Taxi and Private Hire piers for the benefit of regular River Bus users, Private Hire Regulations Review the implementation of Oyster equipment on Following a review of private hire regulations sightseeing services also benefits tourists and in London including a public consultation, provides greater flexibility for all customers. which closed on 23 December and received more than 16,000 responses, we have set out extension proposals to modernise and enhance London’s In early February we are due to complete the private hire industry. The measures which will extension of Bankside Pier. The extension be put to TfL Board for approval in March 2016, will provide extra capacity for more services will enhance standards of safety and customer

Oyster now accepted on Thames River Services and Circular Cruise services

24 Commissioner’s Report service in light of the impact of new technology Trucks factory and main production line were and rising numbers of private hire vehicles in visited to understand the challenges and London. Key proposals include a formal English opportunities of bringing new truck designs language requirement for drivers, guaranteed into production. TfL’s visit was extremely fare estimates for customers in advance of positive and demonstrated how serious their journey, provision of driver and vehicle London is in influencing safer truck design details to customers, including a photo of the at a European level. driver, before the start of each journey and even more robust ‘hire and reward’ insurance We have been called on to support the requirements. We are now undertaking a Tideway Chief Executive Officer’s ambition to regulatory impact assessment consultation on employ the safest trucks available in its supply proposed changes to private hire regulations. chain. Tideway held a working group with The results will be put to Board with final the main heavy goods vehicle manufacturers decisions being taken at the Board’s meeting and principal contractors and the CEO in March. emphasised that he expected the project’s principal contractors to work with logistics The Mayor has secured a commitment to operators and HGV manufacturers to achieve progress separate legislation to enable us this. Tideway’s approach is the first public to regulate pedicabs, helping to tackle fare commitment from a major project to explore abusers prevalent among some pedicab drivers, how construction industry buying power can whilst talking the congestion they cause. influence safer vehicles on London’s roads. The Mayor has also asked us to investigate the impact and feasibility of removing the Freight Enforcement Partnership Congestion Charge exemption for private hire The London Freight Enforcement Partnership, vehicles in central London to tackle pollution which brings together resources and expertise and reduce congestion. from TfL, the Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police and the Driver and Sustainable Freight Vehicle Standards Agency, continues to deal Safer Trucks programme with the most dangerous and non-compliant Members of Surface Transport’s Freight and commercial vehicles on London’s roads. Fleet team visited Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks factory in Germany following an In November, 1,744 vehicles were stopped, invitation from Mercedes to discuss the future with over 330 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) and development and supply of safer heavy goods 150 prohibitions issued to the most dangerous vehicles in London. drivers and vehicles.

Meetings were held with the team responsible The multi-organisational teams are also for development and production of the high- responsible for enforcing the Safer Lorry vision cab (Mercedes Econic) and the Special Scheme introduced in September. In the first

Commissioner’s Report 25 The London Freight Enforcement Partnership continues to target the most dangerous and non-compliant commercial vehicles in London

four months of the scheme (Sept-Dec), 5,612 Deliver and encourage behaviours that vehicles were stopped and checked, with lead to safe and secure transport 269 offences detected. Vehicles found to be Next Steps for London’s Safer Lorry Scheme non-compliant will be issued with a roadside Following the introduction of the Safer Lorry FPN or reported for process and possible Scheme in September, we launched a public summons if the FPN is refused or appealed consultation on 22 January and the consultation against by the driver, or if the officer deems an will run until 4 March. Its aim is to gauge support FPN inappropriate. City of London Police have for fitting an additional window in the lower successfully prosecuted two operators for part of lorries’ passenger-side doors to improve breaches of the scheme resulting in £500 driver vision of vulnerable road users, and to fines for each. see whether people would support restricting or charging lorries without this window. This is POLIS Annual Conference part of the Mayor’s ambition to see the safest Working with POLIS officers, our Freight possible lorries operating on London’s streets. and Fleet team ran a half-day session on delivery and servicing at the conference on The existing Safer Lorry Scheme sets a 18 November. POLIS is a network of European minimum indirect vision standard, with the cities and regions working together to develop aim of reducing HGV blind spots through the innovative technologies and policies for local mandatory fitment of basic blindspot mirrors transport. We agreed to work with a number and sideguards. Development of the scheme of other cities including Amsterdam, Barcelona presents the opportunity to push for lorries and Rome on ways to share issues, solutions, with improved direct vision, where the basic strategy development and best practice. cab design allows for higher levels of direct Combining our evidence and lobbying power, vision from the driver’s seat. This is an initial we can provide greater influence to EU consultation on outline proposals – the and national bodies on issues such as road response will inform a further consultation safety, congestion and air quality. on finalised statutory proposals.

26 Commissioner’s Report Operation Neon continues to run every Friday and Saturday to deter and disrupt illegal minicab activity

Operation Neon • 60 PHV drivers reported for plying Operation Neon, a high visibility multi-agency for hire offences enforcement operation to deter and disrupt illegal minicab activity in central London • 770 PHV drivers reported for parking hotspots, continues. The operation involves on taxi ranks police officers and Traffic Police Community Support Officers from the MPS Roads and • 1,644 parking tickets issued Transport Policing Command and TfL’s Taxi and Private Hire Compliance Officers, In addition, Operation Safer Travel at Night Revenue Protection Inspectors and Road ran over the festive period. Coordinated by Network Compliance officers as well as local TfL and the MPS Roads and Transport Policing authority parking attendants. The operation Command, the operation aims to detect, runs every Friday and Saturday and continues deter and disrupt illegal cab activity and get to have a high level of support from the taxi people home safely. It involved the MPS Cab and private hire trades. Enforcement Unit, Safer Transport Teams and TfL’s Taxi and Private Hire compliance officers. The results from 74 days of operation include: As a result of the operation there were • 6,122 PHV drivers advised and moved on to approximately 140 arrests, and over keep roads clear for taxis and booked PHVs 1,000 vehicles were stopped and inspected. In addition, around 40,000 information • 351 PHV drivers reported for not having a cards were distributed. The cards gave advice badge and stopped from working for the on how to travel home safely, particularly remainder of the evening around the dangers of unbooked minicabs.

• 3,757 PHV drivers reported for not wearing their badge

Commissioner’s Report 27 20mph limits in City of London which saw average speeds fall by almost 1mph In March 2015 we outlined plans for eight across the two routes. The trial period for new pilots of 20mph speed limits on the the City of London routes came to an end in following TLRN routes: January and the 20mph limits have now been made permanent. • Upper Street and Holloway Road (between Road and Seven Sisters Road) London Automotive Forum On 1 December we held the inaugural meeting • Westminster Bridge, Stamford Street of the London Automotive Forum. Leon and Southwark Street Daniels spoke about the changing trends in mobility and how TfL currently engages • Brixton Town Centre (between St Matthews with the motoring sector. In addition, BMW Road and Stockwell Park Walk) shared its vision for ‘mobility as a service and connected and autonomous vehicles’. • Clapham High Street (between Clapham Park Road and Bedford Road) Most of the major automotive manufacturers were present as well as representatives • Earls Court Road (between A4 from the DfT and trade organisations. There Cromwell Road and Brompton Road) were open discussions on topics such as automotive technology, parking and the • King’s Cross Road and Farringdon roles of the public and private sectors in Road (between Pentonville Road and progressing mobility in London. Delegates Charterhouse Road, linking with the were enthusiastic about collaborating with previous 20mph trial along Farringdon TfL on projects of mutual interest. Street and Blackfriars Bridge) The quarterly forum will provide the • Camden Street (between Camden automotive sector with a channel into TfL. Road and Crowndale Road) Topics will include promotion of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles and how London • A10 and Shoreditch Triangle can lead the way in piloting alternative modes of travel to the private vehicle. This followed the first pilots, introduced on routes through the City of London in July 2014 ( and Farringdon corridors), under an 18-month experimental traffic order,

28 Commissioner’s Report 3 Our customers

Free New Year’s Eve travel had the potential to have a significant impact This year we teamed up with the travel search on the bus network and the ability of non- engine KAYAK.co.uk to provide free New ticket holders to cross the river, but we worked Year’s Eve travel to ensure customers got closely with the event organisers to address home safely. these potential issues.

This ensured that people travelling around the For the second year running there were fewer Capital after welcoming in 2016 travelled home people in central London, with significant free on the Tube, London’s buses, trams, LO, reductions in the numbers of non-ticket DLR and TfL Rail. holders attempting to the view the event. Although the reasons for this are not fully Worth £120k, the deal is the highest fee understood, a combination of factors including ever secured for this event, 50 per cent public information and the weather are likely more than was paid when this was last to have had an impact. sponsored in 2013. All transport operators coped well with TfL has been providing free travel for demand, with LU able to re-open stations customers on New Year’s Eve since 2001. within the footprint sooner than in previous years. A full debrief process from the event is New Year’s Eve – Marking of currently being undertaken. Midnight event Once again we helped ensure the success Lumiere of the New Year’s Eve – Marking of Midnight Through extensive, lengthy and detailed event with significant road closures, additional planning, we successfully managed the services and traffic mitigation measures to Lumiere London event between 14-17 January, support the celebrations – all managed from an event which displayed illuminated artwork our Palestra Event Liaison facility. throughout central London.

For the second year in a row access was This was the first time London has experienced controlled by ticketing and, while security the concurrent closure of a number of key concerns led to an increase in searches, the roads in the West End over four consecutive access arrangement worked well. nights. Full mitigation plans were in place to minimise the impact of the closures and the There were minor changes to the footprint event was well received. of this year’s event, including the inclusion of Waterloo Bridge as a ticketed viewing area. This

Commissioner’s Report 29 The Snowman and Snowdog returned to the Cable Car

The Cable Car and The Snowman The initiative has involved training DLR staff and the Snowdog to provide support and guidance to people Passengers travelling on the Emirates Air Line on the DLR. Local health and social care (EAL) were treated to a fun festive experience staff will promote the initiative to patients aimed at all ages. The Snowman and The as part of their rehabilitation and recovery. Snowdog returned to the EAL cable car DLR Community Ambassadors can organise terminals, with special adaptations of the film group trips and excursions to help people get playing in the cable car cabins. used to travelling with the support of others around them. ‘Back on Track’ - DLR People with mental health, social or Oyster outage on 2 January psychological difficulties may find travel On Saturday 2 January the Oyster system challenging because of feelings of anxiety, failed when the new 2016 fares were due shyness, lack of confidence or confusion. Back to go into effect at 04:30. The cause was on Track is a joint initiative between KeolisAmey quickly diagnosed and a fix was tested and Docklands and East London NHS Foundation applied system-wide by 09:30. From that Trust, supported by DLR, which aims to address point on the system worked as normal with these issues and get people out and about in the revised fares. east London, enjoying their environment and feeling part of their local community.

30 Commissioner’s Report Oyster readers under the yellow pads on gates The full revenue loss of around £250,000 will and on buses carry complicated software and be recovered from our contractors, Cubic data tables to allow the system to charge Transportation Systems, in line with our customers the lowest fare from a wide range contractual provisions with them. of possibles. The complexity of the transport system and the fare structure are reflected During the period, contactless payment cards in both the software and the data tables. and paper tickets worked as normal. There are numerous data tables that deal with , pay as you go, concessionary fares Oyster has always been and remains a very and so on, with variants for peak and off-peak reliable system. Failures are rare, this being pricing, Bank Holidays and special days, many the first instance since 2008. A full report has of which need to interact with each other and been prepared based on which changes will be with other tables that hold information on implemented to the testing regime to prevent capping. Overall these data tables hold over similar failures in future. 260 million individual data elements. Contactless payments On 2 January one of these tables was The use of contactless payment cards (CPCs) configured incorrectly and resulted in the on London’s transport system continues readers detecting an incomplete set of to increase. In the weeks before Christmas tables. As soon as this fault was discovered the average number of journeys made every a recovery plan was activated and the system day using CPCs reached a new peak at 1.07 returned to operation. million. Since launch in September 2014, we have seen more than 300 million journeys Customers continued to make journeys as made using CPCs. As can be seen from the normal, resulting in a revenue loss but no chart below, with the exception of holidays, disruption to journeys. Those who had started use of CPCs has been increasing steadily. The their journeys before the system came back proportion of pay as you go journeys being into operation and finished after would have made using CPCs also continues to increase been left with a maximum fare. We have each week, reaching 26.6 per cent for Tube found 13,400 instances of this and issued an and rail journeys and 23 per cent for bus automatic refund to all of these customers on journeys. These numbers are increasing at 4 January so that they did not need to go to between 0.2-0.4 per cent each week. the trouble of contacting us.

Commissioner’s Report 31 Daily journeys using contactless in London 1,400,000

1,200,000

1,000,000

800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

4 5 5 5 5 5 5 014 014 014 1 1 015 015 1 015 1 015 015 015 1 1 1 2 20 2 20 0/2 1/ 2/20 1/ 0/20 1/ 2/20 /1 /1 /1 /0 /1 /1 /1 16/09/2 16 16 16 16 16/02/2 16/03/ 16/04/20 16/05/2 16/06/20 16/07/2 16/08/2 16/09/2 16 16 16

Nearly 25,000 new cards are being used every day, a number that has also been growing steadily since launch. Overall, nearly nine million CPCs from 80 countries have been used.

Number of contactless cards used for the first time 45,000 9,000,000

40,000 8,000,000

35,000 7,000,000

30,000 6,000,000

25,000 5,000,000

20,000 4,000,000

15,000 3,000,000

10,000 2,000,000

5,000 1,000,000

0 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 1/ 1/ 0/20 0/20 09/20 31 /1 01 /1 31 /1 01/ 04/0 03/02/20 05/03/20 04/04/20 04/05/20 03/06/20 03/07/20 02/08/20

32 Commissioner’s Report Number of journeys using mobile devices

50,000

45,000

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

No. of completed journeys 15,000

10,000

5,000

0 14/07/2015 13/08/2015 12/09/2015 12/10/2015 11/11/2015 11/12/2015

Mobile devices shows the number of journeys using mobile CPCs can also be enabled on mobile phones devices. Overall, in the second half of 2015 and a number of such applications are now live more than 3.2 million journeys were made in the market, including Apple Pay and mobile using mobile devices. The share of mobile wallets run by Vodafone and EE. The launch of devices in overall contactless use has been Apple Pay in the UK saw the number of mobile growing and stood at approximately 3.5 per transactions increase sharply. The chart below cent in December.

Number of new mobile devices seen per day 3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0 14/07/201513/08/201512/09/201512/10/201511/11/201511/12/2015

Commissioner’s Report 33 Apple Pay’s launch in July saw a flurry of new Overall this roughly equates to a 10 per cent mobile devices used on our system, followed drop in ticket sale transactions from LU stations by later spikes as issuing banks were added to and a smaller but still significant drop from the Apple Pay system. Overall, the growth of other outlets. That is despite an increase of 4-5 new devices has stabilised and is similar to that per cent in Tube journeys over the same period. for cards. The closure of LU ticket offices has been Ticket sales accompanied by an increase in the number CPC acceptance has also led to significant of ticket machines at major stations. When changes in ticket sales across London. These combined with a reduction in the number of have been further accentuated by the changes sales transactions, this means that customers to the fare structure in January 2015 to make are seeing shorter queueing times and a better travel fairer for part-time workers. ticket buying experience.

Despite increasing passenger numbers, sales We expect continued growth in CPC use. We of Travelcard season tickets have decreased are already among the largest contactless by 3.1 per cent overall with a much bigger drop merchants in the world and it is now widely of 4.6 per cent for weekly where acknowledged that our lead in creating this weekly capping on CPCs is now available as product has changed the nature of payments a substitute. Annual Travelcard sales have more widely in the retail environment. increased in line with traffic. There has been Acceptance of CPCs has been mandated by an even sharper change in the behaviour of Visa and Mastercard and by 2020 all payment customers on London Underground with terminals will be required to be contactless. overall sales dropping by 9.5 per cent and sales of weekly Travelcards by 12.9 per cent. A number of other cities are now actively considering switching their fare collection Sales of daily Travelcard have dropped by to contactless technology. We are in active more than 50 per cent in London, in line discussions with many cities around the world with the projections when the January 2015 to assist them in this and potentially to license fares changes were made. Outside London our contactless technology. where the fare structure did not change, daily Travelcard sales are more or less unchanged. Changes introduced through contactless and restructuring the contract aided by the Oyster pay as you go top-ups, which represent consequential impacts on how we run our about 70 per cent of all sales transactions, transport services have reduced the cost of are also down year-on-year by about eight revenue collection from 15 percent of revenue per cent, reflecting customers switching from to below 9 percent. Initiatives in place already Oyster to CPCs. are projected to reduce this to around 6 percent of revenue.

34 Commissioner’s Report Travel Demand Management We have also used Oyster records to London’s population and demand for travel identify the most common destinations continue to increase rapidly. Although we from that station and, where they exist, invest significantly in new services, we also identify journey time savings at different work to get the greatest possible capacity out times or alternative routes that may be of our existing transport and road networks. just as quick but less crowded.

We continually innovate to help customers get the information they need, particularly to avoid Journey time from station to crowding where possible, thereby spreading demand away from the busiest times and 07:00-07:30 29 places. We have been trialling new customer information at 23 LU stations. The approach 07:30-08:00 29 uses our system data to identify the busiest 08:00-08:30 36 times at those stations to a fine level of detail. 08:30-09:00 31 Time (am) We have also identified the variety of options 09:00-09:30 28 open to people who can be flexible in their 09:30-10:00 27 travel to avoid the busiest times. Number of minutes to complete 90% of journeys The busiest time at is 08:00 - 08:30 on weekdays Many underground journeys that start at Balham end at Moorgate. This customer information shows how actual journey times vary within the peak If you are able to travel outside of this time, your journey could be quicker and more comfortable. Travelling to Canary Wharf?

1,400 For a more comfortable journey, consider using 1,200 services. Trains run every s 1,000 7–8 minutes between 08:15–08:45. 800

600 Highbury & Canada Canary

Customer 400 Islington Water Wharf

200 London Overground 26 minutes 0 0 5 0 :15 :15 :15 :0 0 10 -07:30 -09:30 -08:30 30-07:45 30-09:45 07:00-07 07 :15 09 :15 08:00-08 08 :15 09:00-09 07: 09: 09:45- 07:45-08:0 08:30-08:4 08:45-09:0 At some stations there are less crowded alternative Time (am) routes to common destinations

* A factual correction has been made to the table showing journey Example of new information about the busiest time times from Balham to Moorgate, after the publication of this paper for the meeting

Commissioner’s Report 35 This new information has been provided in Overall, transport services are seen to be a variety of channels, including Journey improving and organisations are pleased Planner, social media, customer emails and with our account management, with named posters in stations. While we know that not contacts at TfL who understand their needs. all customers have the option to change Improvements could be made to tailor their travel, passenger feedback has communications more and provide easier ways generally been positive. for them to respond to formal consultations. We could also do better at informing them We are also using gateline data to monitor how their feedback has influenced our whether customers have changed their travel decision-making. patterns. Early indications are that some people have used the information to make In terms of priorities, people would like to different choices, with demand reduced during see us improve the accessibility of the the busiest half hour within the morning peak transport network, maintain the affordability at some stations by up to five per cent. If this of the bus network and modernise London’s trend is sustained it will provide an immediate roads to make them safer. benefit to those opting for less crowded journeys as well as reduce crowding for other We are acting on this feedback to make it customers and spread demand more evenly, easier for our stakeholders to contact us enabling us to offer a more reliable service. and ensure stakeholders who respond to consultations or take part in workshops We will further refine the information we receive timely updates and briefings on provide, based on customer feedback, what we have done with their suggestions. and make it available for a greater number of stations. Museum Visitor numbers Our relationships with the charity, Visitor admission numbers at the London voluntary and community sectors Transport Museum (LTM) remained high As part of shaping our strategy for engaging throughout 2015, regularly exceeding target. with the people we serve, we have undertaken We remain on track to reach record-breaking detailed research to see how we can improve numbers of around 400,000 by the end of links with our charity, voluntary and community March. There were 21,000 visitors over the sector stakeholders. Almost 90 organisations festive period (19 December to 4 January), were involved representing older and disabled up three per cent on last year. The busiest people, children and young people, women, the day was 30 December, when the museum BAME community, LGBT+ people, and transport welcomed 2,380 visitors. and environment campaigning organisations.

36 Commissioner’s Report Winter-themed family activities over the period • Friday Late event, May included storytime and singalong sessions for all ages and creative workshops for ages • Regent Street Festival, June 3-12 taking inspiration from the museum’s Nightshift Exhibition. The family sessions drew • Johnston 100 Launch, July in 1,960 participants over the period. • Depot Open Weekend, September The run up to Christmas is the busiest time of year for the museum shop at Covent Garden. • lecture series, October Gross sales revenue was £277,000, about the same as the previous year. However, following • Frank Pick commemorative work to improve the online shop’s Google work unveiling, November rankings and new direct email marketing campaigns, December trading for the webshop Themed merchandising will accompany was up by £42,000 (67 per cent ) on last year. the programme throughout the year.

Transported by Design LTM in conjunction with teams across TfL is gearing up for Transported By Design, an inspiring showcase of events and activities to highlight the impact of ‘physical and service design’ in transport.

Following the successful launch of Design Icons last year, February will see these icons curated across the network and the LTM. The programme continues at the museum with a series of films, talks and tours from February, a design themed Depot Open Weekend in April and the opening of the LTM’s exhibition ‘Desinology’ and Design in Action from May. Other events in 2016 include:

Commissioner’s Report 37 4 Value – efficient and effective delivery

Borrowing JCDecaux UK Ltd began advertising services, In early summer last year, we agreed two new on what is considered to be the world’s largest loan facilities with the European Investment bus shelter advertising concession, on 1 Bank (EIB) and Export Development Canada January for a maximum eight-year term. (EDC). The total of these facilities were £1bn and £500m respectively. MasterCard Partnership We secured a commercial partnership with In December, TfL fixed the rates for a £150m MasterCard to promote MasterCard/Apple tranche with both the EIB and EDC and savings Pay. The partnership consisted of ‘Fare Free’ of £49.4m were generated in total over the life travel on 23 and 30 November and 7 and 14 of these two tranches when compared with December for those using MasterCard Apple the forward adjusted Public Works Loan Board Pay facility across the TfL network. certainty rate on an undiscounted basis. The partnership, which raised awareness of A total of £500m of the £1bn EIB facility has Contactless Payment while also generating now been fixed. The above represented the revenue, is a great example of collaboration first agreed tranche of the £500m EDC facility with third parties to promote TfL services. to be fixed.

Bus Shelter Advertising We have appointed JCDecaux UK Ltd to sell advertising space across our bus advertising shelters, in a deal which will generate at least £300m over the next eight years for reinvestment in the transport network.

The introduction of digital advertising panel technology, from 22 February 2016, will see 650 new panels installed by the end of August. This will provide an interactive way for advertisers to showcase their products and a means to provide local information to customers and ultimately improve the travelling experience.

38 Commissioner’s Report 5 People and awards

Stuart Ross, Director of News arterial roads, all 6,200 traffic lights, around Stuart Ross, our Director of News, who has 1,800 bridges, 12 tunnels and more than worked at TfL since 2000, sadly passed away 1,000 miles of footway. on 22 January. In recent years Dana has overseen a range Stuart was an exceptional public servant and of major engineering schemes as part of was well loved and much respected by all who TfL’s continuing £4bn Road Modernisation knew him. He will be much missed by the Plan. These include strengthening the organisation and by all. Hammersmith flyover and the successful implementation of the Olympic Route Director of Asset Management for Network for the London 2012 Games. She Surface Transport to receive OBE has been a driving force behind the 100 Years Dana Skelley, Director of Asset Management of Women in Transport campaign, which for Surface Transport, has been recognised celebrates the role of women in the industry. with an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for services to transport in David Waboso named President of the London. The first woman ever to be named Association for Project Management Surveyor/ ICE Municipals ‘Engineer of the Year’, David Waboso CBE, LU’s Capital Programmes Dana leads a team of around 500 engineers and Director, has been announced as the new asset managers, who are responsible for the President of the Association for Project management and maintenance of more than Management (APM). £15bn of infrastructure including London’s

Dana Skelley, Director of Asset David Waboso, named President of the Management, recognised with an OBE Association for Project Management

Commissioner’s Report 39 As president, he will lead the APM’s NCE International Tunnelling Awards commitment to provide industry-leading LU won the Global Tunnelling Project of knowledge and resources, helping to improve the Year (under $500m) Award for the Bond project management across the country. Street station modernisation at the 2015 New With over 21,150 individual and 550 corporate Civil Engineer International Tunnelling and members, the APM is the largest professional Underground Space Awards. body of its kind in Europe. The annual awards, held in London, recognise Station designs of the future excellence in international tunnelling and The LU Station Design Idiom has been underground space projects. As part of TfL’s recognised in the 2015 London Design Awards multi-billion pound investment programme to with a gold award for Proposed Architecture. improve and expand the transport network, the The new design vision gives Londoners an Bond Street project team is reconfiguring the insight into the future look and feel of station to provide 30 per cent more capacity. Tube stations. The work will result in fewer delays, less Developed with Studio Egret West, the LU congestion, step-free access and quicker Station Design Idiom ensures future stations journeys for customers in and out of the build on the network’s heritage and provide station. The new ticket hall, currently under customers with welcoming, comfortable and construction beneath Marylebone Lane, will straightforward journeys. It covers every aspect open in 2017. of station architecture and ambience from pavement to platform. Its set of nine design LU was also successful in two other categories, principles will be applied to every style of winning Rehabilitation Project of the Year for station and project, from small-scale repairs to the Bond Street to Baker Street Tunnel Relining major refurbishments and new stations. Project, and Tunnel Operator of the Year for Sub Surface Lines Civil Maintenance. The launch of the Station Design Idiom is part of Transported by Design, a programme Crossrail were also winners, winning the of events and exhibitions led by TfL and the Judges’ Supreme Award and were also LTM to explore good design on the transport successful in the Product/Equipment network and its role in the lives of the millions Innovation of the Year, Rising Star of the Year of customers who use it each day. and Technical Innovation of the Year categories.

40 Commissioner’s Report Rail Exec Gala Awards LU was also highly commended in the LU’s Track Partnership team has won the prize Urban Heritage category for works to reassess for Community Engagement Activity at the safe access to four heritage station roofs 2015 Rail Exec’s Most Interesting Awards. while making a significant improvement to Working at Earl’s Court station, the joint LU station ambience. and Balfour Beatty team installed four points and crossings units and 474 metres of plain recognised by line track, and renewed two subways. The Croydon Council Piccadilly line remained open throughout the London Trams has been recognised by Croydon closure, while the District and Circle lines Council for its work on the Pearl Izumi cycle were suspended. race in the town centre last year. A joint team from London Trams and Croydon’s highways To complete the work the team worked around department won two of the council’s most the clock with 150 people onsite during each prestigious annual awards: One Team and Proud shift, with three shifts a day. We installed a to serve: Going the extra mile. Developing a barrier to protect the general public from the smooth covering for the cyclists to pass safely works, providing a safe, soundproof partition over the tram tracks was crucial. The team also to enable customers to move freely and safely collaborated on a joint promotion for the race around the station with minimum disruption. and town centre closure.

National Railway Heritage Awards Using technology to help The refurbishment of the roof at Farringdon vulnerable people station, originally dating from 1865, has LU has teamed up with homeless charity won Best Entry 2015 in the National Railway Thames Reach to launch a new tool for staff Heritage Awards. LU designed and installed to report people sleeping rough at stations. a new integrated roof and drainage system, Frontline staff will be able to submit a form on working collaboratively with Network Rail. their mobile devices, alerting Thames Reach to The team installed a temporary crashdeck the location of the homeless person to ensure over the LU and Network Rail tracks to they are able to provide them with the care enable work to continue safely during they need. Thames Reach helped more than closures, replacing and repairing steel 700 homeless and vulnerable people off the components and installing new glazing. streets into homes or lodgings last year.

Commissioner’s Report 41 London First Awards On Tuesday 19 January there was further recognition for our work on Contactless Payment. Our Customer Experience team won the innovation award at the London First Awards.

Sport Relief/TfL partnership 2016 On 19 January we announced that we have entered into a partnership with Sport Relief for 2016. TfL staff and customers are being invited to raise money for Sport Relief 2016 by walking, running and cycling to work and school. Partnering with Sport Relief provides a trigger for behaviour change, and the media opportunities will help widen the reach of active travel messaging. We will promote Sport Relief via press, online and social media plus activity in schools, businesses and with partners.

Internal communications started in January and activity for customers will begin on 1 March, culminating with the Sport Relief Games at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday 20 March.

42 Commissioner’s Report 6 Planning

Crossrail 2 At the December TfL Board meeting, the The consultation closed on Board agreed that TfL should establish a 8 January after 11 weeks. More than 70 events new subsidiary company, Crossrail 2 Ltd, in were held at locations along the route, as well anticipation of the development phase of the as a number of stakeholder and ministerial project. Shortlisting and interviews for the meetings. Over 20,000 responses to the chairmanship are taking place in late January consultation had been received. These will be and early February. Recruitment of non- analysed and a draft report on the results and executive directors will take place soon after. issues raised is expected in mid-February. The company will play an important role in On 8 January, TfL and the GLA submitted a providing powerful and widespread advocacy joint response to the National Infrastructure of the project in the run-up to the Budget Commission’s (NIC) call for evidence on and in the development of the scheme, large-scale transport infrastructure contributing to the negotiation of a funding improvements in London. In the submission, solution and seeking powers to construct the Mayor confirmed that Crossrail 2 is the project in line with the requirements and considered a priority for him and for TfL’s funding envelope specified by the sponsor(s). Board. The NIC has asked TfL to provide further detailed information about Crossrail Travel in London 8 2 in an additional submission which will be On 17 December we published the latest of provided by 12 February. our Travel in London reports. These summarise trends and developments related to transport The Growth Commission continues to work in the Capital and provide an overview of with stakeholders and local authorities along progress on Mayoral strategies, as well as an the proposed route. A call for evidence was evidence and analysis base for the general use made by the Commission to understand views of stakeholders and policymakers. on Crossrail 2 and wider aspirations for growth. More than 30 written responses were received Analysis of data from the last 15 years shows and stakeholder sessions were arranged that London has seen an 11 per cent shift away to discuss some of the issues in greater from cars towards public transport, walking detail. The feedback will be used to inform and cycling, despite population growth. The recommendations in the Growth Commission’s population is expected to continue growing final report in the spring. for at least the next two decades, reaching 10.4 million by 2041 from a high of 8.6 million today. This equates to a total of 5.5 million more trips a day if current average trip rates remain the same.

Commissioner’s Report 43 The Travel in London report series can be Clapham South Air Raid Shelter found at: On 21 December we announced that planning permission and listed building consent had https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications- been secured from Lambeth Council to turn a and-reports/travel-in-london-reports park-side rotunda building near Clapham South Tube station into a new restaurant or café with Aviation exhibition space, bringing the historic Grade II On 14 December the Secretary of State for second world war shelter back to life. The new Transport announced that the Government restaurant or café is expected to generate a had postponed a decision on airport rental income of £100,000 a year. expansion. This followed a recommendation by the Airports Commission in July 2015 The tunnels underneath the rotunda building that a third runway be built at Heathrow. The acted as a shelter during the war and housed Government will now undertake further work Jamaican people who arrived on the HMT to fully evaluate the environmental impacts Empire Windrush in 1948. The transformation of new airport capacity and a decision is of the site into a shared facility that the anticipated this summer. will include in its pre-booked ‘hidden London’ tours is part of As directed, we will continue to provide our plan to make the most of our assets and support and evidence to the Mayor to help generate revenue that can be reinvested into inform the debate over airport expansion the transport network. with the aim of securing the best outcome for London. We intend to take the redevelopment plans to the market and construction work could start in mid-2016.

44 Commissioner’s Report 7 Other

TfL Bill BT pleaded guilty to all four offences at court On 16 November the House of Commons and was fined £2,620 and ordered to pay TfL’s voted in favour of a motion to revive the TfL costs of £3,500. Bill. A debate in the House of Lords, which is necessary because of a motion tabled by TfL has prosecuted BT for 28 previous offences Lord Dubs, is expected to take place on 8 since 2010 and issued over 650 Fixed Penalty February 2016. After this we are hopeful that Notices of which 82 were issued in 2015. the Bill will be revived and then proceed to Consideration and Third Reading which are its final stages in the House of Commons.

We continue to press for the Bill to complete all of its Parliamentary stages and receive Royal Assent in this session.

Streetworks prosecutions On 20 January 2016, we successfully prosecuted British Telecom (BT) for streetworks offences committed at four separate locations on the TLRN between June and July 2015.

The offences are working without a permit in Devonshire Road, Lewisham and Jamaica Road, Southwark; working in breach of permit conditions in Bath Road, Hillingdon and failing to serve a statutory works notice in the course of executing works in Colnbrook Bypass, Hillingdon. BT also failed to pay the Fixed Penalty Notices initially issued by TfL in response to these offences.

Commissioner’s Report 45 List of appendices to this report: None

List of background papers: None

Mike Brown Commissioner

February 2016

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