Momentum's Autumn Connect 2018

Momentum’s review of new transport policies Autumn 2018 2. planning andourclients. they willimpacttransport and giveourviewsonhow launched overthesummer, at themanyinitiatives where wetakeacloserlook Momentum’s Connect; autumn 2018editionof Welcome tothe Welcome

Keep intouch future city. that addresstheneedsof to createforward-lookingsolutions our clientsandindustrypartners transport planners-workingwith people’s lives.We’re proudtobe planning anditsroleinchanging to raisetheprofileoftransport by theTransport PlanningSociety Transport PlanningDay, launched This Novembermarksthefirst LinkedIn: MomentumTransport Consultancy Twitter: @Momentum_TC_Ltd www.momentum-transport.com reasons whyweapproachourworkthewaydo. ever-evolving industry, thechallengesfacingwiderworldand for accesstoourlatestblogs,thoughtleadershipandviewson our If youenjoywhatreadhere,thenfollowusonLinkedInandtwitter transport planningcontext. the changesthathavetakenplacehereandinwiderLondon Finally aswecelebrateoursixthbirthdaythis Autumn, wereflecton man over’. poll ofourconsultants’ viewsinourarticle‘Isthewaitfor green who willultimatelybenefitfromthem. We alsotakeamoreinformal reviewing whatthesenewpoliciesmeanforourclientsandthepeople Transport PlanningDay-wetakeacloserlookatsixrecentinitiatives, In thisspecialeditionofConnect–publishedtocoincidewith It hasbeenabusysummerfornewtransportplansandpolicies. recommendations wemake. it iscommunitiesthatbenefitfromourstrategiesandthe People arealwaysatthecentreofourworkandaimisthat The waytheworldmoves.

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3. of Connect this autumnedition What’s inside Contents

transport cleaner. strategy tomakeroad Examining theDfT’s The RoadtoZero: and seriousinjuries. eradicate roaddeaths How TfL aimsto Vision Zero:

The waytheworldmoves trial inLondon. traffic signalre-prioritisation Our consultants’ viewsona green manover? Is thewaitfor being proposedbytheCity. Forward-looking changes Transport Strategy: City ofLondon p.11 p.3 .

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its sixthbirthday. Momentum celebrates A lookbackto2012as Six yearson... accessible by2030. UK transportfully An ambitiontomake Transport Strategy: The Inclusive of January’s EiP. Mayor’s planahead A reviewofthe Draft LondonPlan: p.15 p.7

p.17 p.13 1. p.5 Written by. James Dyson 2. Vision Zero Back inJuly, Transport forLondon(TfL) it’s a necessary and admirable move. it’s anecessaryandadmirablemove. injured onLondon’s streetseveryyear, than 2000peoplekilledorseriously from London’s roadsby2041.With more eradicate alldeathsandseriousinjuries document whichoutlineshowitaimsto announced itsVision Zeroactionplan,a Vision Zero Article 1.

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Area-wide filteredpermeability, De BeauvoirTown, Hackney DHL cargo-bikes, London

*www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jmuen.16.00068 faced bypedestrians,andparticularlychildren. has thepotentialtointensify, increasingtherisk now commonplace,residential‘rat-running’ With appssuchasWaze andGoogle Maps For slightinjuries,thisrisesto66%. mile drivenonanurban A-road. killed orseriouslyinjuredthanfora there are17%morepedestrians mile drivenonaminorurbanroad, Her research*foundthatforevery by pedestriansinresidentialareas. recently wroteabouttheincreaseddangerfaced Rachel Aldred oftheUniversityWestminster Area-wide filteredpermeability the likelihoodof‘hook’ collisions. also beincorporatedwithinthedesign,reducing to givewaypeopleonfoot.Cyclewayscan On thesecrossings,motorvehiclesarerequired towards pedestriansratherthanmotortraffic. be awelcomechangeandbegintoshiftpriority Copenhagen Crossings)acrosssideroadswould of continuousfootways(alsoknownas For thoseonfoot,thewidespreadintroduction between. narrow andprotectedcyclewaysarefewfar of 60smotor-centricplanning.Pavementsare with thecitystillsuffering withthehangover streets arestillhostiletothoseonfootorbicycle, much ofasurprise. The majorityofLondon’s and cyclearoundthecity, thiswon’tcomeas London’s roads.Forthosewhoregularlywalk 80% ofalldeathsandseriousinjurieson fatal andseriousinjurystatistics,accountingfor are disproportionallyrepresentedwithinLondon’s People walking,cyclingandusingmotorbikes A changeinpriority and morepleasantplaces. our streetsandneighbourhoodssafer, greener transport planningoptionswhichcouldhelpmake of everythingtheydo,wetakealookatthree and forpartnerstoputVision Zeroattheheart to zero?WiththeMayorcallingforboldaction reduce those2000casualtiesanddeathsdown What hastochangebetweennowand2041 But whatdoesthisactuallymeaninpractice? The waytheworldmoves. ByDesign

makers to practitioners. makers topractitioners. planning industry, frompolicy within theurbanandtransport status quobyeveryoneinvolved rethinking themotor-trafficdriven unwavering commitmentto only bedeliveredifthere’s an cargo-bike deliveries.Changewill made thefirststepsforwardwith to greatsuccess,andwehave cycleways, wehavefilteredstreets danger. We havebuiltexcellent already knowhowtoreduceroad isn’t necessarilyadifficultone,we In theory, theroadto Vision Zero the formofemergingtechnologies. rather thanlookingforsilverbulletsolutionsin change throughsimpledesigninterventions, will requiresomeback-to-basicsbehavioural transport world,howeverachievingVision Zero We hearalotaboutnewtechnologiesinthe Changing mindsets pedestrian andcyclistpresence. for oversizedvehiclesinareaswithaheavy more efficient,butalsoeliminatestheneed make deliveries. This notonlymakesdeliveries despatched intodensely-populatedareasto riders onelectric-assistedcargo-bikesare to edge-of-towncentres,beforeteamsof centres. Goodsaredelivereden-masse future offreightincitiesliesconsolidation It’s becoming increasinglyclearthatthe through thewaywedelivergoods. possible. Onewaytotacklethiscanbe of HGVsontheroadnetworkwherever It thereforemakessensetoreducethenumber disproportionately likelytoresultinfatality. collisions involvingHGVsandbusesare TfL’s Vision Zeroactionplanhighlightsthat A variationofvehicleform areas forpeopletostop,talkandplay. you notonlycreatesaferstreets,butalso or onabicycle.Inrestrictingmotortraffic, area. Access ispermittedonlytothoseonfoot motor trafficin,butnotlettingitthroughthe no-through routestomotortraffic,allowing intelligently! These schemesworkbycreating English, thisjustmeansusingbollards can helptoalleviatetheproblem.Inplain Adopting area-widemodalfilteringschemes

3. Plan Draft London Article 2 Written by. David Hart 4. Draft LondonPlan

and sendingLondonintherightdirection. Transportdeliver theMayor’s Strategy, whichislargelyprogressive shape amoreinclusiveLondonandalsopromotingmeasuresthatwillhelp and ‘HealthyStreets’. The generalapproachiscommendable;lookingtohelp of duringSadiqKhan’s tenureasLondonMayor, suchas‘GoodGrowth’ The Planrepeatsmanyofthewordsandphraseswehaveseenmuch within the(August2018)DraftLondonPlan. a snap-shotofthekeytransportmessages starting inJanuary2019,hereweprovide In advanceofanExaminationinPublic suggested changes)wasreleased. a revisedversion(adoptingminor his DraftLondonPlan,andin August Earlier thisyearSadiqKhanpublished The waytheworldmoves. exciting thought! deliveries inthiswayisahugely waterways -receivingsignificant of London-connectedtothe waterways. Theprospectofareas for deliveriesmadeviaLondon’s or micro-consolidationcentres, provide receivingpoints, to howthesewharvescan to developastrategicapproach We believe thenextstepis presence ofwharvesispositive. use ofthewaterwaysandmaintaining ‘Blue RibbonNetwork’. The generalsupportfor maintaining anetworkofwaterways,orLondon’s to seerecognitionofthestrategicimportance every-day goodsintocentralLondon,itisgood River Thames toprovideawayoftransporting previously lookingintothefeasibilityof With theworkthatMomentumhasdone – certainlyforcentralareas. reliance upontheprivatecariskeymessage and inInnerLondon,90%;reducingLondoners’ London, the80%targetisstretchedto95% in OuterLondon,thismeansthatcentral 2041. Compensatingforareduced(75%)target to accommodate80%ofalltripsinLondonby ambition) so perhapswatersdowntheMayor’s (the rightdirection,buthistoricallynothingnew, (great!), cycling(great!)andpublictransport The keytransportdriveristhegoalforwalking drawing ontheten‘HealthyStreets’ indicators. ‘revolution’ ofhowpeoplegetaroundthecity, (perhaps over-zealoususeoftheword) The echoescontinuewithreferencetothe

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particularly pleasedtosee. supported andthisisachangethatweare The hugegrowthincyclingcontinuestobe parking from840spacestoover1,000. at 21Moorfields,thiswouldincreasecycle Deutsche Bankheadquartersbuilding At therecentlyconsentednew around 20%,or1in5peoplecycling. allowing fora16%cyclemodeshareto calculations, thatequatesmovingfrom is GrossExternal Area (GEA).Byourrough space tooneper75sqm–andthat from onespaceper90sqmofofficefloor the keyheadlineofwhichisanincrease increase incycleparkingstandards– So, lastlywecomeontotheinevitable are notyetforthcoming. overhaul oftheCongestionChargeinLondon that anyfirmplansforacomprehensive TransportMayor’s Strategy)itisdisappointing charging ismentioned,but(aswefoundinthe page 3). The ‘nextgeneration’ ofroad-user London’s streets(seeourConnectarticleon there arenodeathsorseriousinjurieson is along-termtargetofreducingdangersothat by designarealsokeythemes.‘Vision Zero’ and thatsaferdriverbehaviourisencouraged that vehiculartrafficspeedsarealsoreduced; that thedominanceofvehiclesisreduced; of activetraveleachdayandtheaspiration Londoners toundertakeatleast20minutes Streets indicators.Partoftheinitiativeisfor improvements thatsupportthetenHealthy development demonstratinghowitwilldeliver ‘Healthy Streets’ withindevelopment,witheach Plan highlightstheimportanceofpromoting The transportchapteroftheDraftLondon

5. Written by. Roy McGowan Article 3. Transport Strategy City ofLondon 6. City ofLondonTransport Strategy Cheapside streetscape renderbyMomentum A spaceforpeople.

need tobeopenforbusiness.” are someofthebusieststreetsinLondonandwe into theSquareMileonaday-to-daybasis,these district. Withover480,000workerscommuting piece ofwork,buttheCityLondonisaunique Square Mile”.Headded:“Thisisanambitious proposals areaimedat“future-proofingthe Transportation committee,saidthe“radical” Chris Hayward,ChairmanofthePlanningand pedestrians inthesezones”. bicycles wouldbeexpectedtogiveway and LiverpoolStreetstations.Itisproposedthat and roadsaroundMansionHouse,Moorgate Threadneedle StreetneartheBankofEngland, for pedestrianprioritystatus,includingpartsof of theroadsinSquareMileareearmarked some routes,apartfromforaccess. At leasthalf would bancars,vans,taxisandbusesfromusing achieved through“Pedestrianpriorityzonesthat street sceneinthefinancialdistrict. Thiswillbe that theyareintendedtousherina“worldclass” with anEveningStandardarticleproclaiming the forward-lookingCityofLondonproposals, There hasbeenexcellentpresscoverageabout their countries). with SwedenandNorwayforthewholeof and verywelcomeroadsafetytarget(inline the wholeofGreaterLondon. This isabold or deathsresultingfromtrafficaccidentsacross it isexpectedthatwewillhavenoseriousinjuries achieve Vision Zeroby2041(seepage3)when TransportThe Mayor’s Strategyislookingto some attentionaswell. so thislowlevelofenforcementprobablyneeds at justover3perweekonmainroutesintheCity, also veryfewspeedingticketsissuedlastyear- It’s important tonotethoughthattherewere Vision Zero limit. of roadtrafficaccidentswiththeexisting20mph the Cityitisprovingdifficulttoreducenumber increasing numberofpedestriansandcyclistsin reduction to15mphisalsoimportantaswithan routes awayfromthecentre. The trafficspeed non-essential trafficneedstousealternative does nothaveanypurposeintheCityandthis 2003. HalfofthefreighttrafficinSquareMile Congestion Chargethatwasfirstintroducedin to replacethenowout-of-dateandineffective at RoadUserCharging(acrosscentralLondon) for reducingtrafficspeedsto15mphandlooking Transport Strategyproposesimportantchanges The updateddraftoftheCityLondon strategy fortheSquareMile City ofLondonapprovesaradicaltransport The waytheworldmoves. By Design

edition ofConnect. 2018, whichwewillreportbackoninthenext Transport Assessment GuidanceinDecember approach hisHealthyStreetsagendaandnew with howtheMayorforLondonisgoingto this levelofcomparativedetailandisinline This isthefirsttimethishasbeenstudiedin of peopletravellingonCitystreets. street space–movethemajority make uplessthan25%oftotal the City’s pavements–which often movements. Thissuggeststhat an estimatedhalfoftotalpeople space usagewhilemakingup an estimated9%oftotalstreet People onfootalsomadeup on Citystreets. estimated 19%ofallpeopletravelling all countedvehicles,buttheycarriedan on Citystreets.Busesonlymadeup2%of an estimatedquarterofallpeopletravelling mode –atjustover53%whileonlycarrying mopeds –utilisedthemoststreetspaceofany Private vehicles–cars,taxis,andmotorcycles/ classifications. were approximatedusingnationallyapproved of peoplemovedbyeachmodetransport The totalstreetspaceusedandthenumber People movedandspaceutilised introduction ofCycleSuperhighways(2016). (2003), theglobalrecession(2008),and introduction oftheCongestionChargeZone These countyearscorrespondwiththe with greaterdropsin2004,2010,and2016. has occurredinburstsratherthangradually reduction of2%ayear. However, thisdecrease vehicle momentsoverallorapproximatelya This representsa40%decreaseincounted 200,000 vehiclestojustunder124,000in2017. counting beganin1999fromahighofover City’s streetshasdeclinedoverallsince The totalnumberofvehiclescountedonthe the numberofpedestrians. the firstyearthattrafficstudyalsocounted vehicle typesthatmakeuptraffic. Thisis volume oftrafficandtheproportionsdifferent the lasttwodecades,bothintermsoftotal composition haschangedsignificantlyover annual CityofLondon Traffic Study. Citytraffic backed upbydetailedanalysisfromthe The City Transport Strategyproposalsare Historic trendsintrafficvolumes

7. 8. to review these major developments and discuss to reviewthesemajordevelopments anddiscuss continue to design spaces where people want to continue todesignspaceswhere peoplewantto announced already this year. In Connect we aim announced alreadythisyear. InConnectweaim with several plans, policies and strategies being with severalplans,policiesand strategiesbeing The transport planning landscape is changing The transportplanninglandscapeischanging what’s relevant for our clients, so that we can what’s relevantforourclients, sothatwecan constantly. At notimemore sothannow, live andwork.

9. Written by. Ollie Bolderson 10. The ‘RoadtoZero’ Road toZero Government. Government. around Central (EVs), areallthebuzz especially electricvehicles that cleanertransport,and ‘Clean Growth’,showing ‘Future Mobility’ and two ofwhichare four ‘GrandChallenges’, Industrial Strategynames cleaner. TheGovernment’s the UK’s roadtransport in July, seekstomake to Zero’ strategy, published Transport’s (DfT)‘Roads The Departmentfor Article 4.

earlier thantheUK. ban salesofnewdieselandpetrol carstenyears glacial. Denmark,GermanyandIrelandplanto but theRoadtoZero’s timescalesarepractically EVs representamovementintherightdirection, vehicles. Withintheparadigmofvehicleusage, can havehighernon-exhaustpollutionthanother weight (approximately25%duetothebattery), energy tochargeand,withagreateraverage They uselargelynon-renewablysourced emissions, buttheystillpollute. in termsofcarbon,particulatematterandNOx They provideimprovementsofroughly50% and vans,let’s notforget. need tobeinvestingin.EVsarestilljustcars considering whethercarsarethefuturewe way ofthinkingaboutmovement,ratherthan Yes, butthisisprogresswithinadominant Is thisthewayforward? majority ofparkingspacestofutureproofthesite. – wherepossiblehavepassiveprovisionfora provision, inLondonandacrosstheUK,should trend weexpecttocontinue.Newcarparking for EVchargingpointprovisionshootup,ina for example,wehavewitnessedpolicystandards be accountedforatanearlystage.InLondon, The increaseddemandforelectricityshould an increasinglevelofEVchargingpoints. Developments willbeexpectedtoprovide What doesthismeanfornewdevelopments? and developmentofEVs. its footonthegas(sotospeak)withresearch purchasing newEVs,theDfT isreallyputting initiatives, suchasconsumerincentivesfor maintenance andenhancementofmanyexisting forecast increaseinEVdemand. Along withthe out theinfrastructureplanstoachievethis zero emission’ by2050,theRoadtoZerosets 2040’ andfor‘almosteverycarvantobe and vanstobeeffectively zeroemissionby Aligning withtheambitionfor‘allnewcars What’s intheRoadtoZero? USA inthe1970s. coal wasintheUK1950s,andlead the nextfrontierofcivicair-qualitydisgracethat Petrol anddieselvehiclescouldwellrepresent and morbiditybecomeshardertoignore. initiatives asthelinkbetweenpoorairquality seeing city-wideairqualityimprovement emissions. And incitieslikeLondonweare largest singularcontributortogreenhousegas The UK’s transportationsectorisnowthe The waytheworldmoves.

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dependence onthementirely. then ambitiouslylookingtomoveawayfrom in decadestime),firstdecarbonisingvehicles, point (vehiclesbeing‘almost’ zeroemissions as astartingpoint,ratherthanfinishing vehicles? The RoadtoZeroneedsbeseen the remainingonescanbeusedbyelectric why notdeclassifysomeparkingspacesso points ratherthanthefootway. Ifnecessary, emphasis onusingthehighwayforcharging would bewelcomed,aswellaclearer emphasis onshiftingawayfromcarusage it goesfarenough,soonenough.Further air quality, butyouhavetoquestionwhether emissions frommotorvehiclestoimprove in therightdirection,especiallyforreducing Certainly, theRoadtoZeropresentsastep more peopletouse. narrowing spaceswearelookingtoencourage EV chargingpointsareplacedinthefootway, change inattitude,butcurrentlyamajorityof London Plan(para10.6.8)showsawelcome carriageway. An alterationtothedraftnew are situatedonthefootwayratherthanin that thechargingpoints,whichservecarsonly, points cancreate.Itseemslogicallyflawed street clutterthatelectricvehiclecharging Another concernistheincreasedlevelof quality. far beyondthesingularissueofair wider societalbenefits,reaching infrastructure youwouldseemuch were spentonwalkingandcycling of poundspledgedtowardsEVs some ofthehundredsmillions and youcan’thelpbutfeelthatif doesn’t domuchforplacemaking, small, electric,autonomous– Designing forcars,whetherbig,

11. Written by. Dave Murphy 12. Inclusive Transport StrategyandSharedSurfaces or difficultyinterpretingtheenvironmentaround barrier forpeoplethathaveimpairedmobility from hasslefree. Transport canstillremaina transport networkorpublicspacesremainsfar are incrediblyuseful.Butnegotiatingthepublic against barrierstoaccessibility, someofwhich always includedanumberofaspectstomitigate the agendainrecentyears. Yes, designhas everyone hasgainedincreasingweighton Providing asuitabletransportnetworkfor network. improvements tothe made availablefor with upto£300million for allpassengersby2030, transport fullyaccessible earlier thisyeartomake Announced Strategy*. Inclusive Transport Connect istheDfT’s review inthiseditionof The finalstrategywe and withdrawingguidanceonsharedspace. space schemeswhichincorporatealevelsurface; authorities pausethedevelopmentofshared design. Includingrecommendingthatlocal consequently considerspublicrealmandstreet door-to-door journey. The DfT’s newstrategy person’s trip,thisdoesnotaddressthefull improvements canaidwiththemajorityofa Whilst infrastructureandpublictransport them. and SharedSurfaces Inclusive Transport Strategy Article 5.

Byng Place,Bloomsbury, London Shared surfaceimplementation, Shared surfaceimplementation, Walthamstow, London

*CIHT -Creating betterstreets:Inclusiveandaccessible placesReviewingsharedspace(2018) *DfT - The Inclusive Transport Strategy: Achieving Equal Access forDisabledPeople(2018) should accommodateeveryone. layout. After alltheyaremeanttobeflexiblespacesand for thosepeoplethatfeel vulnerablewithinanon-traditional focus onhowplacescanoffercomfortableandsafe areas strategy. They provideatimelyreminderoftheneedto Ultimately, wewelcomethepointsraisedinDfT’s This maythereforemeanalowerthresholdontheinclusionofcars. to createaplacerelaxandstayifpeopledonotfeelcomfortable orsafe. and publicrealmbutanyscheme’s objectivesneedtobeclearasitisimpossible Shared surfacescanstillbeavalidenvironmentforcreatingbetter spaces that solutionshavealwaysbeenincorporated. at everydesignmeetingthathasinvolvedsharedspace,butis nottosay This hasprobablybeen–orshouldhave-consideredinsome form areas ofastreetwithoutkerb. with noformalpriority, andhowpeoplecandifferentiate andnavigatebetween surface, beinganareathatallowsforpedestrians,cyclistsandvehiclestomix The realconcernissafetyandcomfortinthe‘hardcore’ versionofashared attempted toprovidedistinction*. bundled togetherwiththeterm‘sharedsurface’ andtheCIHT hashelpfully however itisunlikelytobeastopaltogether. Various formsofstreetcanget town centresandweawaitfurtherguidanceonhowtheseshouldbedesigned, The DfT hasrecommendedaholdonprovidinglevelsharedsurfacesfor but notforthosestreetswherewewanttocreateplaces. appropriate forroadsthatneedtoprioritisethemovingoftrafficandvehicles, to anotheraswelltheneedincorporateformalcrossingpoints. by defaultthiscreatesbothabarrierforpeopletogetfromonesideofthestreet The traditionalstreetlayoutprovidessegregationbetweenpeopleandvehicles– Shared surfaces too greatamaintenanceresponsibilityforlocalauthorities. and liftsarenottraditionallyacceptedonpublichighwayastheyconsidered They maynothavethespacetoaccommodateasuitablegradient,forexample, subject totopographicaldifficultiesandlevelchangesthatnecessitatesteps. Clearly therearechallengestorealinclusivedesigninpractice.Somesites that restrictspeople? eat inrestaurantsandshopstores–whowouldwanttodesignaplace To ignoreissuesofmobilitylimitsthenumberpeoplethatcanworkinoffices, that strugglewithmobility. ensure thatwedonotincorporatebarrierstopeople successful buildings,placesandcities,weneedto enabling ustotravelinhealthyways.Inproviding to beadestinationstay, relaxandenjoyaswell solely forthepurposeoffacilitatingtraffic–wewantthem The areasoutsideofbuildingsarenolongerrequired and othersmartinfrastructure. cars; streetsarebecomingmultifunctionalwithevents,interactivetechnology street formats.Publicspacescanbeprivate;streetswithnocarriagewaysallow Modern citiesareincreasinglyincludingspacesthatblurthelinesoftraditional Changing places The waytheworldmoves. By Design

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13. Written by. Ronan Murray Dave Murphy James Draper 14. Is thewaitforgreenmanover? the green manover? Is thewaitfor Article 6. Liverpool Streetcrossing byMomentum Photography &Oilpaint renderingof

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Covent Garden.” more weekendtrafficsuchas improved toincludeastreetwith anyway. Ithinkthetrialcould be means thatmanypeoplejaywalk levels ofcongestionduringtheweek heavy incommutertraffic,veryhigh but withStPaul’s and The Shardbeing The OlympicParkisagreatlocation, locations havebeenselected. not surewhetherthebesttrial car travelinthecity, I’mpersonally is agreatideatotryanddisincentivise to ‘alwaysred’ forvehiculartraffic “Although Ibelievethatswitching James Draper: to recognisethatbalanceviapriority.” through junctionsanditwouldbegood of pedestriansoutnumbervehicles overcrowded. Quiteoftenthenumber Crossrail, withsomecrossingsalready London asaresultofdevelopmentand due toincreasesignificantlyincentral be abenefit.Pedestrianflowsare “Any schemethataidswalkingshould Dave Murphy: of hightrafficflow?” show redtopedestriansintimes vehicle, surelytheywillconstantly when detectinganapproaching pedestrians, butthenchangetored traffic lightsareconstantlygreenfor technological implementation.Ifthe slower thanwalking!Idoquerythe London duringpeakhourstobe journeys madebycarincentral mindset thatyoushouldexpect beginning ofagradualchangein Hopefully, theresultwillbe collisions withvehiculartraffic. that behaviour, minimisingtheriskof a hurry, sothissolutionaccommodates of thegreenmanshowingiftheyarein people oftencrosstheroadregardless of pedestriansinmorningpeakhours With suchextremelyhighnumbers in centralLondonisagoodthing. “Any initiativethatpromoteswalking Ronan Murray: ’s Walking

15. of Momentum... of Momentum... Six years Article 7. Written by. Will Durden 16. Six yearsofMomentum Wembley, London Adele Tour Anthony JoshuavWladimirKlitschko Wembley, London Victoria, London Nova Some oftheteamcaughtbreakingfashionrules for JeansGenescharityfundraiser Moorgate, London 21 Moorfields Championships atWembley. and arenowplanningfortheUEFA 2020European record-breaking eventsfor Adele and Anthony Joshua, the teamhasgrownfrom3to33.We’ve delivered Six yearsonand,aswecelebrateoursixthbirthday, for the2013ChampionsLeaguefinalat Wembley. Royal Parks,wasinplanning.We werealsoheavilyengagedinpreparing development Nova,linkingVictoria Station,BuckinghamPalaceandthe writing theplanningapplicationforLondonStadium.Landsec’ the OlympicParkandourteam–ofjustthreefoundingstaff -wasbusy The LondonOlympicshadfinished,wewereworkingonthelegacyfor November 2012... The waytheworldmoves. HS2 andCrossrail2. years Crossrailwillopenandmindsturnto just completed.Lookingaheadtothenextsix and theKingsCrossstationredevelopmenthad Back in2012workonCrossrailhadjustbegun our workincentralLondon. people, with TfL’s HealthyStreetsagendaguiding our workisnowfocussedonthemovementof the CycleSuperhighwaysmeansthatmuchof low emissionzonesandtheimplementationof 20mph limitsthroughoutcentralLondon, people andnon-carmodes,theintroductionof changed vastly. An increasingemphasison The transportpictureacrossLondonhasalso we workonandfor. the numberandtypeofprojectsclients We’ve growninsize,experienceandboth Momentum haschangedimmensely. League Baseballin2019). (and arelookingforwardtowelcomingMajor Championships andPremierLeagueFootball for theRugbyWorld Cup,the Athletics World helped theLondonStadiumtodelivermatches accessible partsofcentralLondon. And we’ve within thebustlingstreetsofonemost Nova isarelaxing,people-friendlysanctuary

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