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Cycling Action Plan February 2004 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 Am Page 2 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 Am Page 1 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 50 MAYOR OF LONDON Creating a chain reaction The London Cycling Action Plan February 2004 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 2 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 1 Content Foreword by Mayor Ken Livingstone 2 Part 1: About the Action Plan 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Stating the vision 4 Part 2: Cycling 6 2.1 Scope for change 6 2.2 Why do Londoners cycle? 7 2.3 Who cycles in London 8 2.4 Trends 10 2.5 Journey purpose 12 2.6 Benefits to London and Londoners 14 2.7 Barriers to cycling in London 16 Part 3: The Action Plan 22 3.1Policy in practice 22 3.2 Headline targets 23 3.3 Objectives and actions 25 3.4 Delivering the Plan 25 3.5 Links to local authority cycling plans 26 3.6 Review and monitoring 27 3.7 Funding 28 3.8 Objectives 28 Objective 1 – Introduce quality conditions on the London Cycle Network+ 28 Objective 2 – Increase cycle safety, access and priority 31 Objective 3 – Increase cycle parking provision 32 Objective 4 – Support innovative cycling schemes 33 Objective 5 – Promote cycling and improve its status 34 Objective 6 – Incentives and support for target groups 36 Objective 7 – Increase mutual awareness and respect between cyclists, pedestrians and other road users 37 Objective 8 – Promote cycle links and interchange schemes 39 Objective 9 – Optimise the contribution to cycling from other schemes 40 Objective 10 – Improve coordination and partnership 42 Appendices 44 Appendix 1: Supporting organisations and glossary 45 Appendix 2: Bibliography 47 We would like to acknowledge the copyright of photographs by Jason Patient used in this publication. Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 2 Foreword by Mayor Ken Livingstone Cycling has an important part access to good information and to play in making London training resources. more sustainable. It is a quick, healthy, affordable and Innovative projects such as a non-polluting form of travel flagship ‘bike station’, will offer that has the potential to commuters an opportunity to increase capacity on London’s combine cycling and public busy roads. More cycling will transport trips by providing lead to less congestion by cycle information, cycle hire reducing the number of short and secure parking. car trips. It will also help reduce air pollution and bring TfL will work to ensure that improvements in London’s cyclists’ needs are addressed in street environment. all transport projects. This will allow cyclists to share the My long-term target, a 200% benefits of projects such as increase in cycling in London, area-wide improvements and reflects the important benefits bus priority schemes. that cycling can bring to the Capital, and by 2010 I expect to The London Cycling Action Plan see an 80% increase in cycling. provides a comprehensive and Ken Livingstone interlinked set of actions that Mayor of London At my request, Transport for will deliver significant benefits London (TfL) established a to London’s cycling Cycling Centre of Excellence environment and encourage to take forward a new dynamic more Londoners to take to their strategy for delivering bicycles. We have already been improvements in every aspect successful in encouraging of the cycling environment. Londoners to switch from car travel to public transport, and Infrastructure works will now we need to put in place concentrate on improving cycle the changes that will enable safety, access, parking and more people to take up cycling. implementing the London Cycle Network plus, a London-wide I hope that I can rely on network, which has 900 whole-hearted support and kilometers of high demand co-operation from the many strategic cycle routes. partner organisations in London who can make a substantial This will be supported by contribution in helping us promotional campaigns that will deliver our ambitious cycling raise the profile of cycling and programme. make sure Londoners have 2 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 3 Part 1: About the Action Plan 1.1 Introduction As a public document, the During the comprehensive London Cycling Action Plan is public consultation before the available to anyone with an Mayor’s Transport Strategy was interest in cycling, particularly published, many Londoners organisations who have a role voiced concern about the to play in delivering the Mayor’s difficulties of cycling in London. vision for cycling in London. In particular, they supported measures to reduce traffic Key organisations and sectors congestion and local initiatives include TfL, other transport that would encourage more providers, London’s local cycling. The Plan identifies authorities, statutory agencies solutions to overcome many such as education barriers to cycling in London, establishments, the police, and establishes a framework for businesses and voluntary sustained growth. sectors. 3 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 4 1.2 Stating the vision The Mayor’s vision is to make London a city where people of all ages, abilities and cultures have the incentive, confidence and facilities to cycle whenever it suits them. Cycling is integral to the Mayor’s vision to develop London as an exemplary sustainable world city. In 2001, the Mayor released his framework for the development the Department of Transport in Transport Strategy (GLA 2001a), of cycling. The NCS included 2001, and the Cycling Forum for providing a basis for changes ambitious targets, a 100% England now oversee progress. and improvements in the way increase over 1996 levels by transport operates in London. 2002, and a 300% increase by The Plan sets out a balanced Cycling is an integral part of this 2012. The strategy was package of measures that will strategy and a key action has endorsed by the Government in help achieve this vision and been the establishment of the the 1998 White Paper (DETR deliver all the lifestyle and Cycling Centre of Excellence 1998). This gave rise to economic benefits of cycling. (CCE) to coordinate the increased expenditure on The Plan addresses how cycling development of cycling in cycling, including the will contribute to achieving key London. introduction of the National priorities from the Mayor’s Cycling Network, and was Transport Strategy in a way that The Plan builds upon the reflected in the Transport 2010: recognises London’s cultural, National Cycling Strategy (NCS) The Ten Year Plan (DETR geographical and social of 1996, which gave English 2000a). The National Cycling diversity. authorities a strategic, coherent Strategy Board, established by The objectives Objective 1: Introduce quality Objective 2: Increase cycle include bike loan systems, conditions on the London access, cycle safety and cycle encouraging off-highway Cycle Network plus (LCN+) priority cycling and new concepts The LCN+ is a 900 km London- Priority locations for safety and techniques in traffic wide network of routes for work will be identified and management and policing. cyclists, due for completion in there will be increased 2009/2010 (subject to available technical support (subject to Objective 5: Promote cycling funding). available funding). and its status London’s cycle guides will be Objective 3: Increase cycle updated. Market research will parking provision underpin a Marketing and Gaps in provision for cycle Promotion Plan that will provide parking at public spaces, a focus for promoting cycling. schools, workplaces or in TfL will sponsor international residential areas will be and local cycling events. addressed (subject to available funding). Objective 6: Incentives and support for target groups Objective 4: Support TfL will develop cycle training in innovative cycling schemes London in partnership with TfL will support the boroughs boroughs and support in developing an innovative measures to encourage a approach to cycling that will range of target groups such as increase the appeal and children, women, commuters advantage of cycling. This will and disabled people. 4 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 5 Objective 7: Increase mutual their mode of transport will awareness and respect include cycle information. between cyclists, pedestrians and other road users Objective 9: Optimise the Targeted activity will highlight contribution to cycling from the varying perspectives of other schemes different types of road users to Guidance will be published create greater understanding of on how cycling is affected each group’s needs. by initiatives such as the congestion charge, and how Objective 8: Promote cycle cycling benefits can be links and interchange schemes optimised in bus priority Bike stations with a full range schemes and new of cycle facilities will be developments. introduced (subject to available funding). Interchange guidelines Objective 10: Improve will ensure that new or co-ordination and partnership improved rail interchanges This work will focus on ensuring include good quality cycle effective working partnerships access and facilities. Campaigns and the development of to encourage people to change professional capacity and training. Funding Many of the actions contained case for delivering the Mayor’s in this Plan will be achieved Transport Strategy. In order for through improved the vision to be fully realised, it co-ordination. The level of is necessary that these funds activity, however, depends upon are secured, together with the provision of funding. the support of the London boroughs and other partners As part of the submission for delivering key actions. The to the Government’s Plan will be reviewed to ensure Comprehensive Spending that any available funds and Review 2004, TfL has set out resources are targeted at areas the case for additional where the maximum benefits resources to enable delivery of can be achieved. this Plan as part of the wider 5 Cycling Plan 2004-FINAL 27/2/04 10:44 am Page 6 Part 2: Cycling The facts, benefits and barriers 2.1 Scope for change London has a high potential for G London’s geography is ideal being a cycling city: for cycling, as Central G Bicycle ownership is high London and many parts of with approximately 1.4 Inner and Outer London are million bicycles owned in relatively flat.
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