Encouraging mode shift in London
James Ingram Transport for London 11 February 2019 Overview
• London’s challenges and the Mayor’s Transport Strategy • Mode shift: MTS targets and recent trends • Themes of the MTS • Increasing levels of cycling and walking • The London Plan – mode shift in new development • Moving to zero emission road transport
2 London faces significant challenges
Streets and cars Public transport Future growth and quality of life Overdependence on Population to reach cars, causing Rail crowding, slow 10.8m by 2041, congestion, pollution buses caused by housing shortage, and road danger congestion 65,000 new homes needed each year
3 Transport for London is the strategic transport authority responsible for most of London’s transport
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4 The Mayor’s Transport Strategy
• Sets out the strategy for London’s transport to 2041 • Three key themes are at the heart of the strategy. 1.Healthy Streets and healthy people 2. A good public transport experience 3. New homes and jobs
5 The aim is for 80% of all trips in London to be on foot, by cycle or using public transport by 2041
6 The share of these modes has increased steadily in recent years
Components of active, efficient and sustainable modes 2000-2017
Source: Travel in London Report 11, tfl.gov.uk 7 Healthy Streets and healthy people
20 minutes of active travel by 2041 Vision zero for road danger by 2041
Making more efficient use of the street network
Zero emission by 2050 3 million less daily car trips by 2041
8 A good public transport experience
London suburban metro by the late Crowding on rail and Underground 2020s will reduce by around 10-20 per cent
Improve accessibility - halve additional journey time by 2041
Bus speeds will improve by 10-15 The Thames will be used more for per cent London-wide passengers and freight
9 New homes and jobs Crossrail 2 will unlock 200,000 new homes, 200,000 new jobs and increase London’s GVA by £150 billion
High density-mixed use places
In well connected locations
10 The strategy requires capital investment of £3.3 billion / year on average
Existing sources: Potential additional sources: • Fares and ‘user pays’ sources for • Land value capture example congestion charging • Devolution from national • Borough contributions (Freedom pass Government of: for older people) Property taxes • Business Rate Retention Business rates • Non fares e.g. advertising • Changes in the way roads are • Developer funding (e.g. Community paid for Infrastructure Levy) • Prudential borrowing
11 The growth of cycling in London 720,000 cycle trips made every day in 2017
Slight decrease (0.8%) in London-wide cycling levels in 2017 – but cycling has continued to grow in the areas where we have invested
12 Cycling Potential
20 million journeys are made by Londoners every day. Over 8 million of these journeys are currently made by motorised modes, but could potentially be cycled all the way.
Real health and transport benefits can be achieved by shifting more of these journeys to active travel.
The greatest potential for Within Central Within Inner London: 2% London: 24% new cycling trips is within Inner and Outer London. Between Central and Inner London: 9% We need to support Between Central current demand, plus Between Inner and Outer and Outer London: 1% London: 9% these new potential trips. Within Outer London: 55% Distribution of potentially cyclable trips
13 The role of the Cycling Action Plan
• New Action Plan, launched by the Mayor • Sets out the scale of ambition for cycling in London • Describes the five-year investment programme • Collaborative approach to delivering actions, by TfL, boroughs and other partners
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2.5 The actions in the Cycling Delivery Plan 2.0 Full cycle network by 2041 will achieve are projected to 3m daily journeys – achieve an estimated 1.5 strong supporting measures are 1.25m cycle journeys required to boost per day by 2023 1.0 this number
Observations Number of pedal cycle stages per day (million) day per stages cycle pedal of Number 0.5 Cynemon Estimates 730,000 daily Recorded data journeys in 2017 1.5m Cycling Stages by 2026
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14 Planning and designing for walking Walking design guidance
Strategic walking analysis
15 Leading a culture change Car-free events Active travel campaign
Enabling low-cost, temporary intervention s
16 What is the London Plan?
• The Mayor’s spatial development strategy for London • Statutory document that sets a framework for new development in London over 20–25 years • Offers three main things: – Strategic direction for development in London – Direction to Boroughs in Local Plan preparation – Direction for individual planning decisions • It allows us to embed the vision of the MTS and further any strategic thinking to influence new development in London
17 The draft London Plan steers new development towards transport corridors...
18 It also looks to increase cycle parking and restrict car parking
19 Moving towards zero emission road transport
Key targets: • TfL rail services powered by zero carbon energy by 2030 • TfL Buses fully zero emission by 2037 • All taxis and private hire vehicles to be zero emission capable by 2033 at the latest • Ultra Low Emission Vehicles across the GLA group fleets • All road vehicles in London zero emission by 2050 at the latest
20 Installing a London-wide network of rapid charge points
21 Exploring how electric vehicles will fit into a smart energy system
Linking electric vehicles with Using London Underground’s power network solar, energy storage, grid for EV charging services
22 Thank you