Transport for London Game Changer in London …...Conclusions –TfL as a Game Changer • Creation...

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Transport for London – Game Changer in London Mobility

Steve Kearns - Berlin September 2019

Margaret Thatcher : UK Prime Minister 1979 - 1990

Ken Livingstone : Leader of Greater London Council 1981-86; Mayor of London 2000-08.

"Margaret Thatcher once said anyone on a bus over the age of 25 is a failure,”

Jeremy Corbyn, 25 April 2019

Labour win 1997 General Election

• 580km of major roads

• 6,000 traffic signals

• Bridges and tunnels

• Congestion Charging Scheme

London Underground 4.5m journeys per day

Transport for London Responsibilities

London Buses

• 8,500 buses

• 6m journeys per day

Taxis and Minicabs

• 22,000 black cabs

• 90,000 minicabs

RiverServices

Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink and London Overground

Dial-a-Ride

Traffic management

• 580km of major roads (including bridges and tunnels)

• 6,000 traffic signals

• Congestion Charging Scheme

• Low Emission Zone

• Ultra Low Emission Zone

Cycling

Walking

Annual Expenditure = £12bn

22

Westminster Bridge – End of 19th Century

23

London’s transport problems

Congestion Charging

Average daily traffic entering Charging Zone* 2002 - 2009

Normally Charge Paying Normally Non-Charge Paying

* During charging hours (07.00-18.00)

-23%

-44%

-17%

+4%

+23%

-19%+97%

The LSTCC

• Surface Transport

• Buses

• The Police

Oxford Circus Tube station waiting times if

no change in behaviour

London Bridge

Influencing travel behaviour of all...

2012 Olympics - Public transport for all

However not everything went to plan...

Proximity of Tube Stations

Journeys by Tube; King’s Cross - Waterloo

Sadiq Kahn – Mayor of London 2016-

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ULEZ

standards

• Petrol:

Euro 4

• Diesel:

Euro 6

• Motorcycle

and L-Cat:

Euro 3

Emerging proposals for ULEZ

24/7

£12.50 per day

Central London ULEZ in 2019 (all vehicles)

ULEZ expansion for light vehicles in 2021 (North and South

Circular)

ULEZ expansion for heavy vehicles in 2020 (Londonwide)

£100 per day

Up to £12.50 per day

Up to £100 per day

ULEZ expansion up to N/S circularfor all vehicles

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Central Up to N/S Circular

Area 21 sq. km 381 sq. km (18 times larger)

Population 136k 3.8m (28 times larger)

Vehicles ~150,000 ~660,000 (4.5 times as many)

2020 2021

Petrol car

10% 8%

Diesel car

37% 32%

Van 43% 35%

HGV 19% 15%

Coach 33% 24%

Projected non-compliance with ULEZ standards

Conclusions – TfL as a Game Changer • Creation of Transport for London (TfL) was a highly political act but it served a vital

strategic transport purpose.

• TfL has a much wider range of responsibilities than its processor body London Transport (just Buses and Tube)

• TfL radically changed the transport environment in London as it facilitated introduction of major transport London-wide initiatives eg Congestion Charging, Oyster / Contactless card payment, LEZ, ULEZ.

• The existence of TfL greatly enhanced transport management and people movement during 2012 Olympic Games.

• A large London-wide organisation such as TfL is in a good position to progress transport projects such as using ticketing data , mobile device tracking to aid movement and future challenges like CAVs and drones.

• TfL would not have been successful without political control, commitment and courage at the head of the organisation.

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