Draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy Statutory consultation with the public and stakeholders TfL’S REPORT TO THE MAYOR ON CONSULTATION April 2010 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 3 2. The Consultation Process .................................................................................. 18 3. Analysis of Response by Theme ....................................................................... 30 4. Other Issues of relevance to the development of the draft MTS ...................... 207 5. Next Steps ....................................................................................................... 214 Appendices: Appendix 1 List of stakeholders consulted Appendix 2 List of stakeholders who responded to the consultation Appendix 3 List of meetings relevant to the development of the MTS Annexes: Annex A Report on the analysis of responses from the public, businesses and other organisations (prepared by Accent Marketing Research) Annex B Summary for each stakeholder response received Annex C TfL‟s consideration of late responses received Please note, Annex A is at the end of this document, preceded by Appendices 1,2 and 3, and Annexes B and C. Report to the Mayor, April 2010 2 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview and purpose of this Report 1.1.1 The Mayor of London decided to produce a new, revised Mayor‟s Transport Strategy (MTS), to replace the one approved in 2001. The MTS is the principal policy tool through which the Mayor and TfL exercise their responsibilities for the planning, management and development of transport in London. The development of this strategy was delegated to Transport for London (TfL), although the Mayor retained responsibility approving the consultation documents. TfL was delegated responsibility for undertaking the necessary consultation exercises and impact assessments. 1.1.2 The Greater London Authority Act 1999, as amended, (“the GLA Act”) requires two phases of statutory consultation associated with the preparation or revision of a Mayoral Strategy. In relation to the MTS, the first phase, consultation with the Greater London Assembly and Functional Bodies, was undertaken in summer 2009. The second phase, consultation with the public and stakeholders on the proposed text of a new strategy (“the Public Draft MTS”), commenced in October 2009 and closed in January 2010. The purpose of this report is to inform the Mayor about the second phase of consultation. A brief summary of the first phase of consultation, placing it in the wider context of the development of the Mayor‟s vision for London, is set out in Section 1.5 below. 1.1.3 This is a report of the public and stakeholder consultation exercise into the proposed revisions to the MTS as set out in the Public Draft, which was carried out between 12 October 2009 and 12 January 2010. Chapter 2 outlines the consultation process itself and refers to Annex A which contains the Accent report. “Accent” are the contractors who, on behalf of TfL, analysed the 5,578 responses received from the public, businesses and other organisations. Annex B summarises the 151 stakeholder responses received, which were analysed by TfL. Chapter 3 sets out TfL‟s response to these representations and the topics raised. The issues are summarised and then followed by TfL‟s response and recommendations. The Mayor is advised, when considering TfL‟s summaries, responses and recommendations, to have regard to the consultation responses themselves all of which have been copied to him. 1.1.4 The remainder of this chapter outlines the legal framework for the Mayor‟s Transport Strategy; describes how it has been developed alongside the London Plan and the Economic Development Strategy; and describes the Strategy in the context of the challenges facing London and the Mayor‟s vision for the Capital. Report to the Mayor, April 2010 3 1.2 The Legislative Framework for the Mayor’s Transport Strategy 1.2.1 The GLA Act provides the legislative framework for the MTS. It sets out the general transport duties of the Mayor, and requires that he publishes a Strategy containing his policies and proposals for discharging his general transport duty: to promote and encourage safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities and services to, from and within Greater London. The Act also specifies that the MTS must also contain the Mayor‟s proposals for providing transport that is accessible to persons with mobility problems, together with a timetable for their implementation. (This was addressed in the Accessibility Plan contained in the Public Draft MTS.) 1.2.2 It is also a statutory requirement that the Mayor, in revising the MTS, must have regard to – the effect the proposed revision would have on the Greater London Authority‟s principal purposes (promoting economic development and wealth creation in Greater London; promoting social development in Greater London; promoting the improvement of the environment in Greater London. the effect it would have on promoting the health of persons in Greater London; promoting a reduction in health inequalities between persons living in Greater London; promoting the achievement of sustainable development in the UK; and climate change prevention and the consequences of climate change. 1.2.3 He must have regard to – the resources available for the implementation of the revised strategy; the need to ensure that the revised strategy is consistent with national policies announced by the Government and with such international obligations as the Secretary of State notifies to him. the need to ensure that the revised strategy is consistent with each of his 11 other statutory strategies (as set out in s 41 of the GLA Act). the desirability of promoting and encouraging the use of the River Thames safely, in particular for the provision of passenger transport services and for the transportation of freight; the need to do all that can reasonably be done to prevent, crime and disorder (including anti-social behaviour and behaviour adversely affecting the local environment) in areas within Greater London and the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances in those areas. Report to the Mayor, April 2010 4 1.2.4 In formulating the policies to be included in the MTS the Mayor must make appropriate arrangements with a view to securing that there is due regard to the principle that there should be equality for all people, and the need to promote equality of opportunity for all persons irrespective of their race, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or religion, to eliminate unlawful discrimination and to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups, religious beliefs and sexual orientation. 1.2.5 The MTS must also contain such of the available policies and proposals relating to the subject matter of the strategy as the Mayor considers best calculated to do the following (except to the extent that the Mayor considers that any action that would need to be taken by virtue of those matters is not reasonably practicable in all the circumstances of the case): To promote improvements in the health of persons in Greater London (including mitigating any detriment to health which would otherwise be occasioned by the revision); To promote the reduction of health inequalities between persons living in Greater London (including mitigating any increase in health inequalities which would otherwise be occasioned by the revision); To contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in the UK; To contribute towards the mitigation of, or adaptation to, climate change in the UK. 1.2.6 Once the strategy is published, the Mayor must exercise the powers of the GLA for the purpose of securing the services and facilities set out in the new MTS. TfL is under a duty to exercise its own powers to secure and facilitate the implementation of the new MTS generally. Persons and organisations exercising functions in respect of Greater London, including the 32 London boroughs and the Corporation of London, are under a statutory duty to have regard to the MTS when exercising any function. The MTS also forms the basis for the Corporation‟s and London Boroughs‟ Local Implementation Plans (LIPs), which must contain proposals that are consistent with the MTS and seek to implement its policies and proposals in their particular area. 1.3 The Development of a new Mayor’s Transport Strategy 1.3.1 The first Mayor published his Transport Strategy in July 2001, with a ten-year time horizon. Two limited revisions were made to the Strategy: one in 2004 to provide for the implementation of the Western Extension to the Central London Congestion Charging Zone; the other in 2006 to allow for the introduction of a Londonwide Low Emission Zone. Report to the Mayor, April 2010 5 1.3.2 However there remained major challenges for transport in London which could not be adequately addressed within the revised 2001 Strategy. In addition, the election of a new Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, in May 2008, means that it is timely to revise the Transport Strategy. As set out in the Public Draft MTS, the projected continued growth of London after 2017 will put greater pressure on the transport system and present challenges for road congestion, air quality, CO2 emissions and quality of life. The investment set out in TfL‟s ten year Business Plan as published in November 2008, and the government‟s High Level Output Strategy for railway investment and service improvements for the period 2009-14 (HLOS 1) will deliver significant benefits in terms of increased capacity and service improvements, but will not address all of the challenges facing London. 1.3.3 In addition, a number of significant events have also occurred since the 2001 MTS was published including the successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Parliament‟s approval for the commencement of work on Crossrail, the implementation of the Public Private Partnership for the renewal of the Underground and the election of a new Mayor in 2008.