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FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 2 Transport for London Business Plan 2009/10- 2017/18 MAYOR OF LONDON Transport for London FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 3 ‘This Business Plan sets out how we will invest billions to improve and expand London’s transport network over the next 10 years’ Boris Johnson Mayor of London and Chairman of Transport for London Cover image: Sir Peter Blake, 2008 © Commissioned by Art on the Underground as part of the roundel centenary project tfl.gov.uk/art 02 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 4 Contents Message from the Mayor 04 Commissioner’s foreword 08 Future plans to 2017/18 10 Financing Transport for London’s plans 91 Appendices 105 Note that totals in tables may appear to be incorrect due to rounding 03 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 5 Transport for London > Business Plan 2009/10 - 2017/18 Message from the Mayor London is the powerhouse London’s transport network over the next 10 years. The programme of the national economy. represents the biggest expansion of the The decisions we make Capital’s transport since World War II. today about how and It is truly Brunelian in scale, delivering an where we invest our effort almost 30 per cent increase in capacity, and requires a Stakhanovite effort from and resources are crucial all concerned. to the future prosperity of The strategic context for the Business every Londoner and Plan begins with the principles I set out in ‘Way to Go!’, the document that everyone in the UK. outlined the direction of travel for our It is, therefore, vital that we continue to transport system. ‘Way to Go!’ invest in transport to enable London articulates my vision of a transport and the UK to grow, developing still system that is easier to use while further our place at the heart of the delivering safer, reliable and efficient global economy. Turbulent economic movement for people and businesses. times must not be allowed to throw us My guiding principles are fairness, choice off course. Indeed it is precisely at and accessibility for all transport users; times like this that massive ensuring transport needs of Londoners infrastructure programmes, such as today and in the future are met in an Crossrail and upgrading the Tube, must environmentally friendly way; developing forge ahead - ensuring that we emerge a truly integrated and strategic approach from economic slowdown in better to transport planning; working in shape than we started. partnership with key stakeholders, such This Business Plan sets out how we will as the London boroughs, to achieve invest billions to improve and expand consensus; and, of course, delivering 04 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 6 Message from the Mayor value for money. My strategy recognises journeys, and building Crossrail, the that not all journeys begin or end in single largest transport project seen in Zone 1 and that travelling around the UK in generations that, on its own, London is at least as important as across will provide an extra 10 per cent it. It is an all-zone strategy. capacity to the rail-based public transport network The strategy is also dynamic. The views of Londoners on ‘Way to Go!’, together > To smooth traffic flows – making the with our consultation on the Western best use of London’s limited road Extension of the Congestion Charging space and an end to the scandal of zone, will inform the Mayor’s Transport poorly managed roadworks Strategy, scheduled for consultation > To lead a revolution in cycling and next year. This in turn will inform future walking in London – facilitating a step versions of the Business Plan. Flowing change increase in the numbers of from my overall strategy, this people travelling by these most Business Plan concentrates on environmentally friendly and health six delivery priorities. enhancing modes They are: > To deliver our London 2012 transport projects and leave a lasting legacy – > To expand public transport capacity - completing the East London line completing the transformation of the extension to the London Overground Tube, including new air-conditioned network and increasing capacity on an trains, improved reliability and faster extended Docklands Light Railway 05 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 7 Transport for London > Business Plan 2009/10 - 2017/18 > To improve further the safety and I have asked Transport for London (TfL) security of the travelling public - to look again at alternative options for a building on the increased police much needed new east London river numbers and new safeguards we have crossing, including a crossing at delivered already Silvertown that would be integrated with > To dramatically improve the the Blackwall tunnel. This would be experience of travelling in London progressed as part of a wider study to through, for example, further roll out assess, with the boroughs, London of the Oyster card, smoothing traffic Development Agency and Greater flow, making buses safer, improving London Authority, the long-term the public realm and introducing a transport and land use needs of the 21st century Routemaster bus London Thames gateway. These are truly challenging economic Given pressures on TfL funding and times and follow a legacy of over- concerns over local traffic impacts, TfL promise and over-commitment by the will no longer be pursuing the proposed previous administration. Thames Gateway Bridge. It has become clear to me that it is highly unlikely the Therefore, I have also been required to scheme will ever truly be acceptable to make some tough decisions about all those affected and it is right that the projects that were promised but never £90m we are currently spending on it funded, yet still have significant be re-directed. development expenditure attached to them. Such expenditure should be This also means that tram schemes with directed to projects that are fully much merit, such as the Cross River funded, and will make a real Tram and Croydon Tramlink extension, difference to London. will have to be re-assessed. The Cross River Tram, in particular, is not funded and I believe the £19m we are due to 06 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 8 Message from the Mayor The programme represents the biggest expansion of the Capital’s transport since World War II spend on its development would be better spent on improving existing public transport capacity. Proposed extensions to the Croydon Tramlink should be part of a future bid to Government as should alternatives to the Cross River Tram, including further capacity increases on the Northern line. However, these projects are the tip of a very large iceberg. This plan provides extraordinary levels of investment to deliver nothing less than a transformation of London’s transport network. We will be delivering Crossrail, Tube upgrades, air-conditioning, a cycle hire scheme and much more to give London a truly world-class transport system. Boris Johnson Mayor of London and Chairman of Transport for London 07 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 9 Transport for London > Business Plan 2009/10 - 2017/18 Commissioner’s foreword The Mayor has set out his is required from us in order to deliver that vision. The Plan is not set in stone – it will vision and priorities for be a living and dynamic plan, sensitive to transport in London and the changing needs of London. It will be revised in the light of the responses to TfL will deliver them. ‘Way to Go!’ and the new Mayor’s Since the Mayor was elected we have Transport Strategy consultation in 2009. been working hard to deliver his transport The key to TfL’s effectiveness over the agenda. A number of key commitments period of the Business Plan will be to run have been delivered already, such as the safe and reliable day-to-day services ban on alcohol on public transport, while managing this massive programme additional policing and the consultation of change and investment. on the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging zone. The programme will be financed through our £39.2bn funding settlement from But we are now entering an exciting new Government covering the period to stage in which the pace of change and the 2017/18. This, combined with fare level of expectation will increase. revenue and other third-party income, In his direction of travel document, ‘Way will allow TfL to significantly increase the to Go!’, the Mayor has set down an capacity and reliability of the network ambitious and compelling vision for the across London. future of transport in London. The next However, while levels of funding are 10 years will see a transformation in much improved, very significant pressures London’s transport system. on our finances remain, particularly in This Business Plan is a clear manifestation respect of the Public Private Partnership of TfL’s commitment to the change that arrangements for the upgrade of the 08 FINAL_BP_71108:Layout 1 11/14/08 12:28 AM Page 10 Commissioner’s foreword Tube. As TfL and the Mayor have said The savings programme is not a one-off before, we will be looking to Government exercise, but is a continuous effort to to observe its obligations here. drive down costs in every part of TfL to ensure that we maximise the funds The tightness of our financial settlement available for investment and for requires a rigorous and disciplined improving frontline services for the approach to achieving value for money. people of London. The Mayor expects us to maximise the cost efficiency of TfL and we expect it It is a challenging task, but one I know of ourselves.
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