Travel in London Report 10
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London Report 10 Report Travel in Travel Travel in London Report 10 ©Transport for London 2017 All rights reserved. Reproduction permitted for research, private study and internal circulation within an organisation. Extracts may be reproduced provided the source is acknowledged. Disclaimer This publication is intended to provide accurate information. However, Transport for London (TfL) and the authors accept no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any damage or loss arising from use of the information provided. Overview .......................................................................................................... 7 1. Introduction and contents ............................................................... 17 1.1 TfL’s Travel in London reports .................................................................... 17 1.2 Travel in London report 10 .......................................................................... 17 1.3 About Transport for London (TfL) ............................................................... 17 1.4 Further information ..................................................................................... 18 Section 1: Overall travel demand and mode shares ............................... 19 2. Overall trends in travel demand and mode shares....................... 21 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 21 2.2 Total travel in London ................................................................................. 21 2.3 Trips in London ........................................................................................... 22 2.4 Journey stages in London ............................................................................ 24 2.5 Overall trip rates in London ......................................................................... 26 2.6 Mode shares in London ............................................................................... 27 2.7 Active, efficient and sustainable mode shares ............................................. 31 2.8 Focus on: Night time travel ......................................................................... 37 3. Travel demand trends by principal travel mode ........................... 41 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 41 3.2 Public transport: Overall trends ................................................................... 41 3.3 Public transport modes: Bus ....................................................................... 43 3.4 Public transport modes: Underground ......................................................... 47 3.5 Public transport modes: London Overground .............................................. 49 3.6 Public transport modes: National Rail in London ......................................... 50 3.7 Public transport modes: Docklands Light Railway ........................................ 51 3.8 Public transport modes: London Trams....................................................... 52 3.9 Public transport modes: Emirates Air Line ................................................... 53 3.10 Public transport modes: River Services ........................................................ 54 3.11 Active travel: Overall trends ........................................................................ 55 3.12 Active travel modes: Cycling ....................................................................... 56 3.13 Active travel modes: Walking ...................................................................... 61 3.14 General road traffic: Overall trends ............................................................. 64 3.15 Road traffic: Car .......................................................................................... 69 3.16 Road traffic: Taxi and Licensed Private Hire vehicles ................................... 71 3.17 Road Traffic: Freight .................................................................................... 72 3.18 International travel ...................................................................................... 79 4. Understanding the drivers of travel demand in London .............. 81 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 81 4.2 The need to travel – is it changing? ............................................................. 81 4.3 Updated forecasts of London’s population and employment growth .......... 87 1 Travel in London, report 10 4.4 Wider factors affecting travel demand – an update ..................................... 95 Section 2: Healthy Streets and healthy people ..................................... 111 5. Physical activity and travel ............................................................. 113 5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 113 5.2 Physical activity and travel ......................................................................... 113 5.3 Achievement of recommended daily physical activity through active travel ......................................................................................................... 114 5.4 Who is currently ‘active’? .......................................................................... 117 5.5 What is the potential for increasing the proportion of active people? ....... 125 6. The wider street environment ....................................................... 129 6.1 The Healthy Streets Approach ................................................................... 129 6.2 Healthy Streets Indicators ......................................................................... 129 6.3 Measuring the healthiness and attractiveness of London’s streets ............ 130 6.4 Attitudes to walking .................................................................................. 137 6.5 Attitudes to cycling ................................................................................... 143 6.6 Access to the cycle network ..................................................................... 146 6.7 Road danger .............................................................................................. 148 6.8 Congestion and journey time reliability for motorised traffic ..................... 153 6.9 Air quality – emissions from road traffic .................................................... 158 6.10 Air quality – trends in ambient air quality .................................................. 164 Section 3: A good public transport experience ..................................... 171 7. Public transport: Provision and operational performance ........ 173 7.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 173 7.2 Overall capacity provided by the public transport networks and recent demand trends .......................................................................................... 173 7.3 Service provision and operational performance: Bus ................................. 175 7.4 Service provision and operational performance: Underground ................... 176 7.5 Service provision and Operational performance: Docklands Light Railway . 178 7.6 Service provision and Operational performance: London Trams ................ 179 7.7 Service provision and Operational performance: National Rail in London .. 180 7.8 Crowding on public transport .................................................................... 182 8. Public transport: Customer experience ....................................... 191 8.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 191 8.2 Overall customer satisfaction with public transport in London .................. 191 8.3 Public transport safety and security ........................................................... 194 8.4 Public transport fares and affordability ...................................................... 196 8.5 Equality and inclusion on the public transport networks ........................... 199 Section 4: New homes and jobs ............................................................... 211 2 Travel in London, report 10 9. Supporting London’s development ............................................... 213 9.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 213 9.2 Supporting new homes .............................................................................. 213 9.3 Transport Connectivity – PTALs ................................................................ 221 9.4 Transport connectivity – access to jobs .................................................... 223 10. London’s Opportunity Areas and central London ...................... 225 10.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 225 10.2 London’s Opportunity Areas ..................................................................... 225 10.3 Example of long-term travel behaviour tracking – Isle of Dogs cordon survey ....................................................................................................... 227 10.4 Tracking the transport legacy of the London 2012 Games ......................... 229 10.5 Central London: Trends in morning peak travel to central London ............ 232 Section 5: Monitoring progress towards MTS outcomes ....................