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185 Park Street

Transport Assessment Report

June 2014

Prepared for: Prepared by: DV4 Properties Park Street Co. Ltd Steer Davies Gleave Landsdowne House 28-32 Upper Ground 57 Berkeley Square SE1 9PD London W1J 6ER +44 (0)20 7910 5000 www.steerdaviesgleave.com

Transport Assessment

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 Background ...... 1

The Site ...... 1 The Proposed Development ...... 2 General Approach and Consultation ...... 2 Report Structure ...... 3

2 SITE CONTEXT AND BASELINE CONDITIONS ...... 4 Overview...... 4 Existing Use ...... 4 Local Highway Network ...... 4 Road Traffic Accident Analysis ...... 8

Public Transport Accessibility Level ...... 10 ...... 11 ...... 13 Bus Services ...... 16 Pedestrian Network and Facilities ...... 17 Cycling Network and Facilities ...... 21 River Services ...... 26 Car Clubs ...... 26

3 PLANNING POLICY AND AREA PLANS ...... 27 Introduction ...... 27 National Policy ...... 27 Regional Planning Policy ...... 28 Local Policy ...... 35 Local Area Projects and Plans ...... 40 Summary ...... 44

4 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ...... 45 Vehicle Access ...... 46

Pedestrian Access ...... 46 Cycle Parking Provision ...... 46 Emergency Vehicle Access...... 47 Car and Motorcycle Parking ...... 47

Contents Transport Assessment

Car Club ...... 48 Delivery and Servicing Access and Refuse Storage ...... 49

5 TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS ...... 51 Existing Development Trip Generation ...... 51 Proposed Development Trip Generation ...... 54 Trip Generation –Net Change ...... 59 Servicing and Delivery Trips ...... 60 Cumulative Schemes ...... 62

6 TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY ASSESSMENT ...... 66 Assessment Scenarios ...... 66 Vehicle Trip Assignment ...... 66 Net Vehicle Trips ...... 66

7 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND OTHER MODES ...... 71 Assessment Scenarios ...... 71 Pedestrian Assessment ...... 74 Cycle Assessment ...... 75

8 SERVICING AND DELIVERIES ...... 76

9 CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC ...... 77 10 MITIGATION MEASURES...... 79 General ...... 79 Highways and Parking ...... 79 Pedestrians and Cyclists ...... 79 Framework and Residential Travel Plans ...... 80 Delivery and Servicing Plan (DSP) ...... 80 Construction ...... 80

11 SUMMARY ...... 82 General ...... 82 Approach to Assessment ...... 82 Development Access ...... 82 Travel Characteristics ...... 83 Highway Network ...... 83 Public Transport...... 83 Waste and Servicing ...... 83 Construction Traffic ...... 83

Contents Transport Assessment

Conclusion ...... 84

FIGURES

Figure 1-1 185 Park Street – Site Location ...... 2 Figure 2-1 Existing Local Highway Network (TLRN and SRN) ...... 5 Figure 2-2 Existing 2014 Highway Flows – AM Peak Hour ...... 6 Figure 2-3 Existing 2014 Highway Flows – PM Peak Hour ...... 7 Figure 2-4 Location of Accidents ...... 9 Figure 2-5 Public Transport Connections ...... 10 Figure 2-6 Walk Catchment Area ...... 18 Figure 2-7 New Globe Walk Cycle Dock Usage ...... 22 Figure 2-8 Mix Cycle Dock Usage ...... 22

Figure 2-9 Local Cycle Network and Facilities ...... 24 Figure 2-10 Cycling Catchment Area ...... 25 Figure 3-1 Bankside Urban Forest Proposed Traffic Management ...... 41 Figure 3-2 BUF Proposed Overall Scheme ...... 42 Figure 5-1 AM Peak (0800 – 0900) Cumulative Vehicle Trips ...... 64 Figure 6-1 Proposed Development – AM Peak (0800-0900) Net Vehicle Trip Distribution ...... 69 Figure 6-2 Proposed Development – PM Peak (1700-1800) Net Vehicle Trip Distribution ...... 70

TABLES

Table 2-1 Blackfriars Rail Services – Trains per Hour ...... 11 Table 2-2 Blackfriars South Station – Passenger Entry/Exit Counts ...... 11 Table 2-3 London Rail Services – Trains per Hour ...... 12 Table 2-4 Waterloo Rail Services – Trains per Hour ...... 12 Table 2-5 2012 Passenger Capacity and Loading at Mansion House and Underground Stations ...... 14 Table 2-6 2012 Boarding/Alighting Data at Mansion House and Cannon Street Underground Stations ...... 14

Table 2-7 2012 Passenger Loading at Underground Station ...... 15 Table 2-8 2012 Boarding/Alighting Data at Southwark Underground Station 15

Contents Transport Assessment

Table 2-9 2012 Passenger Loading at Underground Station... 16 Table 2-10 2012 Boarding/Alighting Data at London Bridge Underground Station ...... 16 Table 2-11 Existing Bus Routes in the Vicinity of the Site ...... 17 Table 2-12 Pedestrian Count Summary ...... 19 Table 2-13 Peak Hour Cycle Flows ...... 21 Table 2-14 Thames Clipper Services from ...... 26 Table 3-1 London Plan Car Parking Standards ...... 30 Table 3-3 Draft Further Alterations To The London Plan: revision To Residential Car Parking Standards ...... 31 Table 3-4 Designated Blue Badge Parking Bays ...... 32 Table 3-5 Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan: Cycle Parking Standards ...... 32 Table 3-6 Travel Plan Thresholds ...... 34 Table 3-7 Southwark Plan Cycle Parking Standards ...... 37 Table 3-8 Southwark Plan Car Parking Standards ...... 37 Table 4-1 185 Park Street Proposed Cycle Parking Provision ...... 47

Table 4-2 Development Car Parking Provision ...... 48 Table 5-1 B1 Office Person Trip Rates (per 100m2 GFA) ...... 52 Table 5-2 Office Mode Split ...... 52 Table 5-3 Existing Office – Trip Generation ...... 53 Table 5-4 Proposed Office – Trip Generation ...... 54 Table 5-5 Proposed Residential Person Trip Rates (per unit) ...... 55 Table 5-6 Proposed Residential Mode Split ...... 55 Table 5-7 Proposed Residential – Trip Generation ...... 56 Table 5-8 Proposed Cultural Facility Person Trip Rates (per 100m2 GFA) .... 57

Table 5-9 Proposed Cultural facility Mode Split ...... 57 Table 5-10 Proposed Cultural facility – Trip Generation ...... 58 Table 5-11 Proposed Development –Trip Generation ...... 59 Table 5-12 185 Park Street Net Forecast Trips ...... 60 Table 5-13 Existing Delivery/Servicing Trip Generation ...... 61 Table 5-14 Proposed Delivery/Servicing Trip Generation ...... 61 Table 5-15 Proposed Development - Servicing Bay Requirements ...... 62 Table 5-16 Cumulative Schemes – Net Trip Generation ...... 63 Table 6-1 Vehicle Trip Assignment ...... 66

Contents Transport Assessment

Table 6-2 Proposed Development - Net Vehicle Trips ...... 67 Table 6-3 Cumulative Developments - Net Vehicle Trips ...... 67 Table 7-1 Underground Trip Distribution ...... 71 Table 7-2 Net Distributed Underground Trips ...... 72 Table 7-3 Rail Trip Distribution ...... 72 Table 7-4 Net Distributed Rail Trips ...... 73 Table 7-5 Bus Trip Distribution ...... 74 Table 7-6 Net Distributed Person Trips by Bus ...... 74

APPENDICES

A DELIVERY AND SERVICING PLAN

B CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS PLAN C TFL PRE-APPLICATION RESPONSE LETTER D LBS MEETING MINUTES AND RELEVANT CORRESPONDENCE E PTAL REPORT F PERS AUDIT REPORT G PROPOSED LAYOUT PLANS H CAR LIFT ANALYSIS TECHNICAL NOTE I CYCLE FACILITIES AND ACCESS

J CAR PARKING AND ACCESS K ZIPCAR PROPOSAL L EXISTING AND PROPOSED HIGHWAY LAYOUTS, AND PROPOSED SERVICING BAY LOCATIONS AND ACCESS M REFUSE STORAGE LOCATIONS AND ACCESS N TRAVL OUTPUTS O DISTRIBUTION OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TRIPS P FUTURE 2019 WITHOUT DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE 2019 WITH DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC FLOW DIAGRAMS

Q CAR PARKING TECHNICAL NOTE

Contents

Transport Assessment

1 Introduction

Background

1.1 This Transport Assessment (TA) has been prepared by Steer Davies Gleave for the Applicant (DV4 Properties Park Street Co Ltd, advised by Delancey 1) in support of the planning application for the proposed redevelopment of 185 Park Street, located at Bankside in the London Borough of Southwark (LBS), London, SE1 9DY. 1.2 The assessment has been prepared in accordance with ’s (TfL) ‘Transport Assessment Best Practice’ guidance document, published in April 2010. 1.3 A Delivery and Servicing Plan (DSP), Construction Logistics Plan (CLP), Framework Travel Plan (FTP) and Residential Travel Plan (RTP) have also been prepared for the proposed development. The DSP and CLP are included in Appendix A and B respectively. The FTP and RTP have been submitted alongside this TA as separate documents. The proposed development triggers the requirement for an Environmental Improvement Assessment (EIA) and a transport chapter has been prepared for the EIA which is consistent with the findings of this TA.

The Site

1.4 185 Park Street lies on the south side of the and is bordered by Park Street to the north west, Emerson Street to the east and Sumner Street to the south. There are several rail and London underground interchanges located within the vicinity of the Site and the area is also well connected to the London bus network, cycle routes and walking routes. The Site has a high Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) of 6a. 1.5 Figure 1-1 provides the context of the Site location.

1 “Any reference made to Delancey within this document should be considered to be initiatives or activity undertaken by Delancey, either on its own behalf, or that of DV4 Properties Park Street Co Ltd” .

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FIGURE 1-1 185 PARK STREET – SITE LOCATION

The Proposed Development

1.6 The proposed development will comprise of three buildings with a total GEA of approximately 39,580 sqm. This will include 170 C3 Residential units, B1 Office floorspace, flexible retail floorspace (Class A1/A3/A4) and a new cultural facility which is currently anticipated to accommodate facilities associated with the Globe (Class D1/A1/A3/A4).

1.7 Chapter 4 provides full details of the proposed development.

General Approach and Consultation

1.8 LBS is the Local Planning Authority and Highway Authority responsible for determining the planning application, however, the application will also be referred to the . 1.9 As part of the formal pre-application process, Steer Davies Gleave issued a scoping report (dated 17 th February 2014) to TfL and LBS for discussion and agreement prior to the production of the TA. The scoping report set out the proposed approach and methodology for the TA, including information on trip generation, mode split.

2 Transport Assessment

1.10 The development proposals were presented to the Greater London Authority (GLA) and TfL on 7 th March 2014. 1.11 A TfL pre-application meeting was held on the 19 th March 2014 with representatives from the following:

I TfL – Borough Planning; I TfL – Delivery Planning; I TfL – River Services; and I TfL Cycle Hire. 1.12 Formal feedback was provided by TfL in the form of a response letter received on the 2 nd April 2014. A copy of this letter is included in Appendix C. In principle, TfL considered the approach to the TA and trip generation methodology acceptable. All comments raised by TfL have been taken account of when preparing this TA. 1.13 In addition, a meeting was held with LBS’s Transport Officer and Planning Case Officer on 19 th March 2014 to discuss the proposals and scoping report. Minutes of this meeting and subsequent relevant correspondence are provided in Appendix D.

Report Structure

1.14 This report is divided into 10 chapters, of which this is the Introduction. The structure of the remaining report is as follows:

I Chapter 2 provides information on the existing use of the Site and describes the existing transport conditions; I Chapter 3 describes the current transport policies applicable to the Site; I Chapter 4 provides details of the proposed development; I Chapter 5 presents the travel characteristics including full multi-modal trip generation forecasts; I Chapter 6 describes the impact of the development and highway distribution and assignment of vehicular trips; I Chapter 7 assesses the effects of the proposals on public transport capacity, walking and cycling; I Chapter 8 provides an assessment of servicing and deliveries related to the development, and details of the waste and servicing strategy; I Chapter 9 details construction traffic, routing and measures to mitigate any impact; I Chapter 10 sets out further mitigation measures for the development; and I Chapter 11 concludes the findings of the TA.

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2 Site Context and Baseline Conditions

Overview

2.1 This chapter provides information on the use of the existing Site and examines baseline transport conditions in the vicinity. For the purposes of this assessment 2014 has been taken as the baseline year. It should be noted that the extension is considered within the cumulative scheme assessment in Chapter 5.

Existing Use

2.2 The Site is currently occupied by a five storey plus basement commercial building with a total area of approximately 14,594 sqm (GEA), including 11,305 sqm (GEA) of office space. It is occupied by a number of small to medium sized businesses. 2.3 The two main access points to the Site include:

I A main pedestrian entrance and access to ground floor parking (3 spaces) and lower level garage parking (12 spaces) from Park Street; and I An access to a servicing yard and ground level parking (21 spaces) from Emerson Street. 2.4 There are also three ground level parking/servicing/emergency access spaces provided within the Site at the northern end of Park Street. Motorcycle parking is provided within the lower level parking area and the ground level parking area off Emerson Street. Cycle parking is currently provided within the basement.

Local Highway Network

2.5 185 Park Street is bordered by Park Street to the north west, Emerson Street to the east and Sumner Street to the south. Aside from the adjacent streets, the key highway links surrounding the Site are Road, Road and . Southwark Street is a ‘Red Route’ and forms part of the TfL Road Network (TLRN). 2.6 The road network surrounding 185 Park Street including the TfL Road Network (TLRN) and the Strategic Road Network (SRN) can be seen in Figure 2-1. 2.7 Figures 2-2 and 2-3 show the AM and PM peak hour traffic flows on the local highway network in 2014.

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FIGURE 2-1 EXISTING LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK (TLRN AND SRN)

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FIGURE 2-2 EXISTING 2014 HIGHWAY FLOWS – AM PEAK HOUR

10 11 8 1

79 7 1 37 12 42 31 16 24 Park Street 2 45 42 185 Park Street

14 Emerson Street 10 32 248 7 8 95 023 20 Sumner Street 25 25 Road Bridge Southwark

69 Sumner Street 11 92 249 5 6 73304 26

18 56 13 14 18 139 Street 444 428 29 10 39 255 110 149 26

19 21 Guildford Great 94 Southwark Street

3 19 0 No RT except buses 95 4 38 690 4615 21 638 144216 6 427 32 22 88 No RT except buses

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FIGURE 2-3 EXISTING 2014 HIGHWAY FLOWS – PM PEAK HOUR

1 8 8 4

57 2 8 27 16 27 22 13

Park Street 21 6 16 62 185 Park Street 3 10 22 291 Emerson Street 4 1 69 021 22 Sumner Street 70 41 Road Bridge Southwark

23 Sumner Street 4 66 78 5 9 51242 18

14 75 29 14 24 135 Street 506 524 92 20 63 277 111 161 46

27 55 Guildford Great 195 Southwark Street

3 12 0 No RT except buses 741 46 574 381 21 621 121121 8 406 18 13 71 No RT except buses

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Road Traffic Accident Analysis

2.8 Accidents recorded on roads surrounding the Site have been reviewed for the 36 month period up to the end of June 2013. The locations of the accidents and their severity are shown in Figure 2-4. 2.9 In total, 39 accidents were recorded over this period, 34 of which were recorded on Southwark Street with clusters of accidents at the following junctions:

I Southwark Bridge Road (9 accidents); I Sumner Street/Great Suffolk Street (8 accidents); I Lavington Street (5 accidents); and I Great Guildford Street (4 accidents). 2.10 Of the 39 accidents, 36 were slight and only three were serious. Only one of the recorded accidents occurred adjacent to the Site at the junction of Park Street and Emerson Street. A car at the give-way marking on Emerson Street failed to see a motorcyclist approaching on Park Street. The motorcyclist was forced to stop suddenly and as a result, fell off their bike. The accident was slight in severity. There were no serious accidents immediately adjacent to the Site.

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FIGURE 2-4 LOCATION OF ACCIDENTS

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Public Transport Accessibility Level

2.11 The Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) is a measure of the accessibility of a location to the public transport network, taking into account walk access time and service availability. 2.12 PTAL is categorised in 6 levels from 1 to 6, where 6 represents a high level of public transport accessibility and 1 a low level of public transport accessibility. The current PTAL index for the Site and its immediate surroundings is 6a or 'Excellent’. The full PTAL report is included in Appendix E. 2.13 Figure 2-5 illustrates the public transport services available in the vicinity of the Site.

FIGURE 2-5 PUBLIC TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS

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National Rail

Blackfriars Station 2.14 A new southern access to opened to the public in December 2011 and provides access to national rail services via a 7 minute walk from the Site. The main entrance to the station and the interchange with Blackfriars station is on the north bank of the Thames, approximately 14 minutes’ walk from the Site.

2.15 Blackfriars is served by services to Bedford, Luton and St. Albans north of London, and Brighton (via East Croydon and ), Sutton and Rochester to the south, along with Southeastern services to locations in the south east including , Hastings and Chatham. 2.16 The number of trains arriving/departing from Blackfriars per hour can be seen in Table 2-1.

TABLE 2-1 BLACKFRIARS RAIL SERVICES – TRAINS PER HOUR

Arriving/Departing AM Peak PM Peak

Departing from Blackfriars 18 16

Arriving at Blackfriars 18 15

2.17 The Thameslink network is currently undergoing significant capacity improvements which will deliver longer trains at Blackfriars (increased from 8 to 12 coaches) and increased frequency by up to 300% (peaking at up to 24 trains per hour).The completes in 2018. 2.18 Pedestrian surveys were undertaken at the new southern access to Blackfriars during the peak hours in March 2012 and July 2012 to ascertain the entry/exit counts at the station. The flows are presented in Table 2-2 below.

TABLE 2-2 BLACKFRIARS SOUTH STATION – PASSENGER ENTRY/EXIT COUNTS

Direction AM Peak (8am-9am) PM Peak (5pm-6pm)

Entry 9 388

Exit 617 96

London Bridge Station 2.19 is around a 10 minute walk to the east of the Site, and provides National Rail connections to the south and south east including services to the following destinations via many commuter stations:

I East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton; I Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Hastings; I Ashford International, Folkestone and Dover Priory; I Maidstone and Canterbury; and I Chatham, Margate and Ramsgate.

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2.20 The number of trains arriving/departing from London Bridge in the peak hours can be seen in Table 2-3.

TABLE 2-3 LONDON BRIDGE RAIL SERVICES – TRAINS PER HOUR

Arriving/Departing AM Peak PM Peak

Departing from London Bridge 45 47

Arriving at London Bridge 49 41

2.21 Improvements are currently taking place at London Bridge station to alter the number of terminating and through platforms to provide more capacity to, from and through the station. 2.22 The improvements, which are due for completion in 2018, will create a new concourse with three more through platforms (an increase from six to nine) increasing passenger capacity from 50 million to 75 million per year. The concourse will be designed with capacity for around two thirds more passengers than use the station today. The improvements also include new entrances at Tooley Street and St Thomas Street.

Waterloo and Waterloo East Stations 2.23 Although slightly further from the Site than Blackfriars and London Bridge (around 15-20 minutes’ walk), Waterloo also provides strategic connections to the west and is an important commuting hub. 2.24 Waterloo station is served by South West Trains which provide connections to Clapham Junction, Dorking, Guildford (via Woking), Portsmouth & Southsea, Aldershot/ Guildford, Reading, Basingstoke and Weymouth/Bournemouth. A summary of the peak hour train frequency to/ from Waterloo is shown in Table 2-4.

TABLE 2-4 WATERLOO RAIL SERVICES – TRAINS PER HOUR

Arriving/Departing AM Peak PM Peak

Departing from Waterloo 33 38

Arriving at Waterloo 42 31

2.25 Waterloo East station is located to the north east of Waterloo station and can be accessed from within the main concourse of Waterloo station or separately from an entrance on Sandell Street. However, connections from Waterloo East are similar to those from Blackfriars.

Cannon Street Station 2.26 is around a 12 minute walk from the Site across the River Thames via Southwark Bridge. The station provides services south east towards Sevenoaks and Chatham. Services departing Cannon Street station also stop at London Bridge station.

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London Underground

2.27 There are five London Underground stations in close proximity to the Site. These are:

I Southwark – A 10-minute walk. Served by the ; I London Bridge – A 10-minute walk. Served by the Jubilee Line and ; I Mansion House – An 11-minute walk. Served by the and Circle Line; I Cannon Street – An 11-minute walk. Served by the District Line and Circle Line; and I Blackfriars – A 13-minute walk. Served by the District Line and Circle Line. 2.28 Services from Southwark provide good connections, with the Jubilee Line running between Stanmore in the north west and Stratford in the east via central London and . 2.29 The Jubilee Line also serves London Bridge, along with the Northern Line which provides connections to Kings Cross, Euston and beyond (via Bank) to the north, and Clapham and Morden to the south. 2.30 The District and Circle lines from Blackfriars, Mansion House and Cannon Street provide connections to central London including , Westminster and Liverpool Street. The District Line also runs further out serving , Richmond, Wimbledon and east London. 2.31 Line loadings in and out of these stations have been derived using the 2012 Rolling Origin and Destination (RODS) data. RODS is a series of data collected by TfL measuring the levels of passengers along all rail and underground lines and at all stations along those lines. The RODS data for 2012 is based on survey data up to 2012.

Mansion House and Cannon Street Underground Stations 2.32 The District and Circle Lines operate a frequency of 26-29 trains per hour in the peak periods (i.e. one train every 2-3 minutes). 2.33 Table 2-5 defines the line peak capacity (people per hour) and loads to and from the west at Mansion House station, and to and from the east at Cannon Street station.

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TABLE 2-5 2012 PASSENGER CAPACITY AND LOADING AT MANSION HOUSE AND CANNON STREET UNDERGROUND STATIONS

Underground Location AM Peak PM Peak Line Peak Loading Peak Loading Capacity Capacity

Mansion House

District and Circle Blackfriars to 22,167 10,716 21,346 10,256 Eastbound Mansion House

District and Circle Mansion House to 21,346 11,665 23,809 10,407 Westbound Blackfriars

Cannon Street

District and Circle Cannon Street to 22,167 7,321 21,346 9,973 Eastbound Monument

District and Circle Monument to 21,346 11,395 23,809 8,554 Westbound Cannon Street

2.34 Table 2-6 shows the number of passengers boarding and alighting at Blackfriars station in the peak periods.

TABLE 2-6 2012 BOARDING/ALIGHTING DATA AT MANSION HOUSE AND CANNON STREET UNDERGROUND STATIONS

Underground Line AM Peak PM Peak

Boarders Alighters Boarders Alighters

Mansion House to/from 148 2,622 1,692 273 the East

Cannon Street to/from the 480 250 275 418 West

Southwark Underground Station 2.35 The Jubilee Line operates a frequency of up to 30 trains per hour in the peak periods (i.e. one train every 2 minutes). 2.36 Table 2-7 shows the line loads in each direction from Southwark station.

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TABLE 2-7 2012 PASSENGER LOADING AT SOUTHWARK UNDERGROUND STATION

Underground Location AM Peak PM Peak Line Peak Loading Peak Loading Capacity Capacity

Jubilee Line Waterloo to Southwark 26,250 20,349 25,375 16,719 Southbound

Jubilee Line Southwark to Waterloo 24,500 18,928 24,500 17,721 Northbound

2.37 Table 2-8 shows the number of passengers boarding and alighting at Southwark station in the peak periods.

TABLE 2-8 2012 BOARDING/ALIGHTING DATA AT SOUTHWARK UNDERGROUND STATION

Underground Line AM Peak PM Peak

Boarders Alighters Boarders Alighters

Jubilee Line to/from the 1,438 1,799 1,871 1,007 North

London Bridge Station 2.38 The Jubilee Line operates a frequency of up to 30 trains per hour in the peak periods (i.e. one train every 2 minutes), and the Northern Line operates a frequency of up to 22 trains per hour in the peak periods (i.e. one train every 3 minutes). 2.39 Table 2-9 shows the line loads in each direction from Southwark station.

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TABLE 2-9 2012 PASSENGER LOADING AT LONDON BRIDGE UNDERGROUND STATION

Underground Line Location AM Peak PM Peak

Peak Loading Peak Loading Capacity Capacity

Bermondsey to Jubilee Line 24,500 17,791 25,375 17,258 Northbound London Bridge

London Bridge to Jubilee Line 26,250 19,650 26,250 15,871 Southbound

Borough to London 13,902 13,289 13,902 4,858 Bridge Northern Line Northbound London Bridge to 14,564 15,875 13,240 9,600 Bank

Bank to London 13,240 8,486 13,902 11,961 Bridge Northern Line Southbound London Bridge to 12,578 4,259 13,240 8,101 Borough

2.40 Table 2-10 shows the number of passengers boarding and alighting at London Bridge station in the peak periods.

TABLE 2-10 2012 BOARDING/ALIGHTING DATA AT LONDON BRIDGE UNDERGROUND STATION

Underground Line AM Peak PM Peak

Boarders Alighters Boarders Alighters

Jubilee Line to/from the 4,671 3,979 3,574 4,368 South

Northern Line to/from the 5,509 5,322 6,050 5,726 North

Northern Line to/from the 1,228 2,867 2,177 1,159 South

Bus Services

Existing Bus Services 2.41 There are three daytime bus services available in the immediate vicinity of the Site, and two nightbus services. The nearest bus stops are located on Southwark Bridge Road (stop BK) north of the junction with Sumner Street serving the 344, and stops SW and SQ on Southwark Street close to Lavington Street for all other services.

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2.42 To the west of the site on , bus stops on either side of the road serve bus routes 45, 63 and 100. Details of the bus routes are shown in Table 2-11.

TABLE 2-11 EXISTING BUS ROUTES IN THE VICINITY OF THE SITE

Bus Route Route (Origin – Destination) Peak Frequency (vph)

RV1 – Gateway 6

381 – County Hall 6

344 Clapham – 9

45 Russell Square – North 8

63 Tottenham Court Rd – Canada Water 12

100 Holborn – 6

N343 - Charing Cross -

N381 Peckham – Parliament Sq -

Pedestrian Network and Facilities

2.43 185 Park Street is located within walking distance of numerous major employment areas including London Bridge, Blackfriars, , St Pauls, Bankside, Waterloo and Southwark. The local walk catchment area is shown in Figure 2-6. 2.44 The local roads adjacent to the Site experience relatively low volumes of traffic, and provide a pleasant walking environment. Footways are present around the Site’s perimeter with dropped kerb facilities and tactile paving. The widths of the footways are 1.5 metres on Emerson Street and Sumner Street (south of the Site) and 2 to 2.7 metres on Park Street. 2.45 Signalised pedestrian crossing facilities are provided on Southwark Bridge Road south of the Sumner Street junction to facilitate east/west movement, and on Southwark Street west of Great Guildford Street to facilitate north/south movement. 2.46 The Thames Path provides an east/west connection between Waterloo/Blackfriars and London Bridge and beyond. Stepped access points to the various Thames bridges are provided along the path. The path can be accessed from the Site via the pedestrian walkway running to the east of the Tate Modern, or via New Globe Walk. The expansion of the Tate Modern directly to the northwest of 185 Park Street, including the relocation of the visitor access to the southern side of the building, will divert visitors from the riverside and is likely to increase footfall on Holland Street, Sumner Street and the surrounding network in the future. The expansion will provide improved footway alignments and public realm in the vicinity. LBS is undertaking a study of the potential impacts of closing a section of Sumner Street between Holland Street and Great Guildford Street to through traffic to maximise the use of the street and spaces between the riverside and Southwark Street.

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FIGURE 2-6 WALK CATCHMENT AREA

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Existing Pedestrian Flows 2.47 Pedestrian counts were undertaken on Thursday 13 th February 2014 at the following locations:

I Tate Modern footway to the north of Park Street; I Park Street west of Emerson Street; I Sumner Street west of Park Street; I Sumner Street between Great Guildford Street and Emerson Street; I Emerson Street; and I Great Guildford Street. 2.48 The pedestrian counts for the survey locations are summarised in Table 2-12.

TABLE 2-12 PEDESTRIAN COUNT SUMMARY

AM Peak PM Peak Daily No Description Direction (0800–0900) (1700–1800) (0700–1900)

Tate Modern Path Northbound 106 89 994 1 Western Side Southbound 74 69 765

Tate Modern Path Northbound 24 88 578 2 Eastern Side Southbound 143 46 672

Park Street Northern Side Westbound 76 280 1,508 3 (North of Site) Eastbound 341 86 1,683

Park Street Southern Side Westbound 151 73 885 4 (North of Site) Eastbound 76 65 616

Emerson Street Western Northbound 24 7 209 5 Side Southbound 8 15 151

Emerson Street Eastern Northbound 52 42 547 6 Side Southbound 57 29 558

Sumner Street Northern Westbound 53 41 530 7 Side (South of Site) Eastbound 63 113 720

Sumner Street Southern Westbound 138 40 752 8 Side (South of Site) Eastbound 23 114 574

Great Guildford Street Northbound 135 75 1,111 9 Eastern Side Southbound 30 67 774

Great Guildford Street Northbound 85 169 1,487 10 Western Side Southbound 192 102 1,516

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AM Peak PM Peak Daily No Description Direction (0800–0900) (1700–1800) (0700–1900)

Sumner Street West Westbound 84 164 1,504 11 Northern Side Eastbound 395 320 2,139

Sumner Street West Westbound 90 103 998 12 Southern Side Eastbound 71 106 658

2.49 Table 2.16 shows the highest pedestrian flows to be on the northern side of Sumner Street (west of Park Street), where 395 pedestrians headed eastbound away from Blackfriars Rail station during the AM Peak. This flow is replicated in the PM Peak where 320 pedestrians travelled westbound along the same link. 2.50 Park Street also experiences a significant east-west flow of pedestrians in the peak hours of around 350 to 420 movements on both sides of the street. As with Sumner Street, these flows are tidal towards the east in the AM Peak and towards Blackfriars Rail station to the west in the PM Peak.

2.51 The Tate Modern expansion and relocation of the gallery access to the southern side of the building is likely to increase pedestrian footfall on Holland Street, Sumner Street and the surrounding network in the future.

Pedestrian Environment Review System 2.52 A Pedestrian Environment Review System (PERS) assessment of the area surrounding the Site was undertaken on Thursday 10th April 2014 to establish the quality of the pedestrian environment. 2.53 PERS is a tool that measures the quality of the pedestrian environment through subjective review, and provides an objective measure of this on a predefined scale. 2.54 The PERS assessment looked at 14 links and 4 crossings. Priority was given to the assessment of pedestrian links to the Site from primary interchanges and key destinations. With the exception of one link, which was classed as average overall, all of the links and crossings were classed as positive overall with the majority of assessment parameters scoring highly. 2.55 Links which lost marks did so primarily because of a lack of effective width, with several footways being narrow or featuring obstructions. In some areas, there was poor consistency in tactile information for the visually impaired and inadequate dropped kerb provision. 2.56 Several links passed under railway bridges or arches. These appeared to lack sufficient lighting and have low levels of natural surveillance, potentially reducing perceived levels of personal security. 2.57 Crossing provision was generally good, however all crossings scored poorly for delay with significant waits for the green man phase. Pedestrian waiting times were felt to be particularly excessive on Southwark Bridge Road, near Sumner Street.

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2.58 The full PERS report is included in Appendix F.

Cycling Network and Facilities

2.59 The Site is well served by designated cycle routes. Park Street adjacent to the Site is part of the National Cycle Network (NCN4) which connects to the west with Cycle Super Highway 7 on Southwark Bridge to the east. A contra- flow cycle facility is provided immediately to the north of the site on the one-way section of Park Street. 2.60 Figure 2-9 shows the local cycle network within the vicinity of the Site. The cycle catchment for the Site is shown in Figure 2-10. These figures are provided at the end of this Section.

Peak Hour Cycle Flows 2.61 Table 2-13 shows total cycle flows in the vicinity of the Site during the AM and PM peak hours, recorded during surveys undertaken on Thursday 13 th February 2014.

TABLE 2-13 PEAK HOUR CYCLE FLOWS

Road Total Cycles Total Cycles (AM Peak: 0800-0900) (PM Peak: 1700-1800)

Park Street (Western End) 68 66

Sumner Street (West of Park 145 110 Street)

Sumner Street (South of Site) 140 92

Emerson Street 39 29

Great Guildford Street 67 41

2.62 Sumner Street, is located on the NCN4 and therefore experiences significant cycle flows in the AM and PM peaks, with 145 cycle movements in the morning and 110 in the evening respectively. Park Street, also on NCN4, experiences around 70 cycle movements per hour in the AM and PM peaks, which equates to just over one cyclist per minute along the road.

Existing Cycle Parking Provision 2.63 A number of Sheffield stands are provided within easy access of the Site on Emerson Street (2 stands), New Globe Walk (6 stands), Sumner Street south of the Tate Modern (11 stands), and a ‘Bankside Bike Shed’ with covered parking for up to around 24 cycles on Great Guildford Street. Site observations show the existing cycle parking to be relatively well used (over 50% occupied), and that cycle parking on Emerson Street adjacent to the Site is over capacity with cycles chained to railings.

Barclays Cycle Hire 2.64 The nearest Barclays Cycle Hire docking stations are located at New Globe Walk (capacity for 19 cycles) and Bankside Mix on Southwark Street (capacity for 60

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cycles). The other docking stations within the vicinity are Poured Lines (capacity for 31 cycles) and Park Street, Bankside (capacity for 18 cycles). As part of the Ludgate and Sampson House development the Poured Lines docking station will be relocated to Southwark Street and expanded to provide 46 docking points. 2.65 The utilisation of the Barclays Cycle Hire Bikes at New Globe Walk and Bankside Mix docking stations was recorded on Thursday 3 rd April 2014. The results are shown in Figure 2-7 and Figure 2-8 respectively at half hour intervals.

FIGURE 2-7 NEW GLOBE WALK CYCLE DOCK USAGE

20 STANDS FULL 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 Parked Parked Boris Bikes 4 2 0

Time (hh:mm)

2.66 Figure 2-7 shows that parking is in short supply in the AM peak, but plenty of bikes are available during the day. There are only five bikes available in the beginning of the PM peak. These results suggest that the dock is being poorly managed.

FIGURE 2-8 BANKSIDE MIX CYCLE DOCK USAGE

60 STANDS FULL

50

40

30

20 Parked Parked Boris Bikes 10

0

Time (hh:mm)

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2.67 In contrast, the survey of Bankside Mix docking station shows that there is spare capacity for parking and a good availability of bikes at the right times of day.

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