Welcome to London

Head of Delivery Planning, TfL

Lilli Matson

The National Road Safety Conference 2012

Welcome to London

Lilli Matson Head of Delivery Planning

Transport for London

‘A Summer Like No Other’

Transport and the Games

£6.5bn investment in transport infrastructure delivered a major early legacy for London

London’s public transport system carried more people than ever during the Olympics

62 million journeys on the tube

83 million passengers on the buses

15% increase in cycling in central London

The roads carried both regular traffic and Games Family vehicles reliably

Success = Commitment, Collaboration and Investment

Road Safety ChallengesIn the Next Five Years

Understanding changing casualties: KSIs are down overall but there has been a recent increase in cyclists and pedestrian KSIs

Slight injuries have increased for cyclists, pedestrians and Powered Two Wheelers

Long Term

Predicted growth in walking and cycling

Limited capacity on the Road Network

Growing Population – 1 million more people by 2025

Funding – both centrally and at a local level

Commit to and improve London’s safety camera

network

Learn from others’ good practice

Campaign for innovation and improvements in

vehicle design

Continue making good data available to

all Invest in London’s roads to make them safer

Better collaboration with external organisations

Actively promote best practice

Research to improve policy

Lobby Government to allow new engineering solutions

Data-led marketing campaigns

London’s Draft Road Safety Action Plan

Key Activities Significant investment year on year

Engineeringe.g. Better junction improvements

Educatione.g. The Children’s Traffic Club/ new audiences

Enforcemente.g. Upgrading Safety Cameras

Success = Commitment, Collaboration and Investment