Transport Investment to Support Growth and Regeneration in Tottenham
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1 TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND REGENERATION IN TOTTENHAM February 2014 Transport Author: TfL Interchange, TfL Planning, February 2014 for London Transport Investment to Support Growth and Regeneration in Transport for London Tottenham, February 2014 Transport for London Mayoral foreword Tottenham is brimming with opportunity and ripe for investment and I want to see the area regenerated with the support of the people who live and work there. I am working to achieve this with Haringey Council who I know share the same 2 ambition. planned level of growth. The interchange at Change is not only an ambition - Investment Tottenham Hale offers international connectivity and change is a reality that is happening now. via Stansted airport, while the Victoria line Hundreds of millions of public and private provides a high frequency service to central investment has gone into new developments London. Building on this good base, further at Tottenham Hale, supported by current and investment is needed to support the ambitious planned transport investment. There is also growth plans, improve local services for growing interest from developers and investors Tottenham’s existing and future residents, and in further opportunities there and elsewhere in strengthen connections to other growth areas, Tottenham, especially to build the new homes such as Stratford. that we need at prices that will be affordable for a broad range of London households. Transport improvements are already being delivered, with Transport for London transforming This growing appetite to invest in Tottenham’s the vast Tottenham Hale gyratory into a future is just one facet of the shared vision space that is more hospitable for cyclists and to transform Tottenham into London’s next pedestrians. Planning permission is also being contemporary suburb and to create a place sought for the upgrade of Tottenham Hale station that people want to live and work in, with good which will enhance the interchange’s rightful connectivity, access to good schools, affordable status as the gateway to Tottenham and the housing and a thriving high street. Upper Lea Valley. I have pledged my own commitment to investing New and more regular train services on the West in Tottenham through the Mayor’s Recovery Fund Anglia main line are set for delivery in the next which was set up in response to the riots that three to four years - while planning continues started in the area in 2011. This investment is for the further step change in accessibility that needed to help realise the plans to build 11,500 Crossrail 2 would bring to the whole area. new high quality homes and create 10,500 new jobs in the wider Tottenham area by 2025. Tottenham’s transport infrastructure is already one of the area’s chief assets, but further investment will be essential in supporting this Boris Johnson Transport Investment to Support Growth and Regeneration in Mayor of London Tottenham, February 2014 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 1. INTRODUCTION 5 2. BACKGROUND 6 3 3. GROWTH AND REGENERATION CONTEXT 8 4. TRANSPORT OBJECTIVES 10 5. INVESTING IN TOTTENHAM’S TRANSPORT NETWORK 11 Existing situation 12 Committed investment 14 Future potential investment opportunities 20 6. PROGRAMME FOR DELIVERY 26 Timeline 26 Summary of committed projects 27 Summary of proposed projects 28 Transport Investment to Support Growth and Regeneration in Tottenham, February 2014 Transport for London Executive summary About this document The scale of growth site converting the existing one-way system into connection with Stratford. two-way operation. Pedestrian accessibility will Crossrail 2 could offer new journey possibilities This document sets out the transport Tottenham is a key area for growth and also be improved and a new bus station will be and a high frequency service from Seven improvements that have been identified to regeneration. Joint working between LB Haringey constructed. support the future growth and development and the GLA has established that between Sisters and possibly Northumberland Park and 4 aspirations for Tottenham and the surrounding now and 2025, the transformation of the wider Tottenham Hale station redevelopment will Tottenham Hale. be complete in 2016. This will double the size area. Tottenham area offers an opportunity to deliver Timescales and delivery leads over a million square feet of new employment of the existing ticket hall, improve interchange With lots of new local investment, the area and commercial space, and create 10,500 new between National Rail and London Underground Investment in Tottenham’s transport will be changing and growing and transport jobs and 11,500 new homes. A high level of services and create a new landmark gateway to infrastructure has started and a number of improvements will be needed to reflect and investment is being made into infrastructure Tottenham. schemes will be delivered over the next 2-3 years. support this aspiration. Improved connectivity in the area. It is important to be co-ordinated, Public sector organisations are working together within Tottenham will benefit existing residents West Anglia Mainline upgrade will facilitate a ensure projects are joined up and are delivering to deliver committed schemes and to identify seeking jobs and leisure opportunities, whilst new four trains per hour local stopping service the right outcomes as a coherent package. further potential interventions, testing the new and improved transport connections should between Angel Road and Stratford, which offers feasibility of these options and will be delivering also be attractive to investors and potential a new ‘turn up and go’ service at Northumberland Tottenham transport objectives them in the long term. new residents that will support the growth and Park. regeneration of the area. As well as meeting a range of strategic and borough level transport objectives, new transport Future opportunities Focus on Tottenham interventions in Tottenham must: In addition to the numerous transport • Support the planned growth in Tottenham’s The urgency for this investment in regeneration interventions that are already committed, there local population has been highlighted by a number of reports are further opportunities that could be pursued • Encourage business investment in Tottenham following the civic unrest that originated in which have the potential to further improve the • Improve connections to employment Tottenham and spread across London in the transport connectivity in Tottenham . These opportunities within and outside of Tottenham summer of 2011. Tottenham is one of the most include: • Deliver new, and improve existing. deprived areas in the UK and has suffered from infrastructure that is safe, secure and of high Further Victoria Line enhancements could a lack of major new investment in transport over quality capitalise on the capacity improvements already the past decades. • Provide Tottenham’s residents with sustainable made by increasing service frequencies beyond Recommendations made in reports following travel choices Seven Sisters or increasing connectivity. the riots propose that transport will play a key Committed transport interventions Further West Anglia Mainline upgrade would role in supporting growth and regeneration in offer further improvements in services Tottenham. Investment in Tottenham’s transport frequencies from Northumberland Park and infrastructure has already begun. A number of Tottenham Hale and further improve Tottenham’s transport interventions are already in the process of being delivered, or are committed, such as: Tottenham Hale gyratory works are currently on- Transport Investment to Support Growth and Regeneration in Tottenham, February 2014 1 Introduction About this document Structure of the document Why is there a focus on Tottenham? existing residents seeking jobs and leisure opportunities, whilst new and improved transport This document sets out the future growth and The document is set out in six parts: Tottenham is a key area for growth and connections should also be attractive to investors regeneration aspirations for the Tottenham regeneration. Joint working between LB Haringey Chapter 1: introduces the document, explaining and potential new residents that will support the area and the range of transport improvements and the GLA has established that between why there is a focus on Tottenham and the role of growth and regeneration of the area. being delivered and those which are proposed now and 2025, the transformation of the wider 5 this document; for the Tottenham area over the next twenty Tottenham area offers an opportunity to deliver The role of the document years and beyond. It provides an overview of the over a million square feet of new employment Chapter 2: provides background information on This document describes the transport investment in transport infrastructure being made and commercial space, and create 10,500 new the Tottenham area and the wider geographical opportunities for Tottenham and the objectives in Tottenham over this period. jobs and 11,500 new homes. A high level of context; that must be met by transport interventions investment is being made into infrastructure The outcomes of the schemes presented in this delivered when acting on these opportunities. Chapter 3: describes the growth and regeneration in the area. It is important to be co-ordinated, document must be aligned with those of the The document will clearly set out what plans for Tottenham, providing the planning ensure projects are joined up