6 Dec Community Transport Projects

Priorities for Transport in a Growing London

Workshop 2: Community ProjectsTuesday, 6 December 2016

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9:00 Welcome (Jo Wilson, Head of Policy, Future of London)

9:05 Panel presentations

Dr Lucy Saunders, Public Health Specialist, TfL/GLA

Mark Bland, Mini-Holland Programme Manager, LB

Waltham Forest

Tom Platt, Head of Policy and Communication, Living Streets

9:25 Q&A

9:35 Workshop

10:30 Networking & close

Agenda

Dr Lucy SaundersPublic Health Specialist, TfL/GLA

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• Life expectancy of Londoners has been increasing but

adults are living more of their lives in poor health

Health of adults in London today

Overweight

6 in 10 adults are

overweight or obese.

Obesity makes up 85% of

the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Depression

1,000,000 Londoners

have a common mental disorder.

Regular physical activity is as

effective as antidepressant for

treating mild-moderate

depression

Dementia

Now costs UK economy

£26bn per year.

Burden falls on informal carers.

72,000 in London will increase

2.5x by 2050.

Type 2 diabetes

By 2035, 4.9 million people will

live with diabetes (3.8m in 2015).

5 millions people are currently at

risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

10% of NHS budget is spent on

diabetes.

28% of adults in London

do less than 30 minutes

of activity in a week.

A quarter of men and a

third of women aged

over 65 do not leave

their house at all on a

given day.

• Today’s children are the first generation not expected to

live as long as their parents

Health of children in London today

Overweight

4 in 10 children aged 11 in

London are already

overweight or obese.

London’s children are the

fattest in England

Depression

Teenagers with depression

doubled between the 80’s and

2000’s

Today’s children are the most

restricted in their independent

movement and outdoor play

Type 2 diabetes

533 children and young

people now have Type 2

diabetes despite this being a

condition of older age.

Lack of independence

8 in 10 children in

London do not meet

minimum activity levels

– 1 hour/day.

Walking, cycling and

outdoor play are the

highest energy-

expenditure activities

for children.

Street environments & transport are central to the health of

Londoners

The health impacts of the transport system in

London relate mostly to motorised road

transport

Mayor’s Vision for Healthy Streets

“My vision is to create ‘Healthy Streets’ – which aims to reduce traffic, pollution and noise, create more attractive, accessible and people-friendly streets where everybody can enjoy spending time and being physically active, and ultimately to improve people’s health.”

A City for All Londoners (October 2016)

10 Healthy Street

outcomes

Why we need the Healthy Streets approach

All indicators influence:

Health Inequalities Whether people choose to walk & cycle

The Healthy Streets outcomes are interdependent

The virtuous circle delivered by the Healthy Streets approach

The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets: Street level

How we deliver street level changes will vary by street type

Public realm improvements are only one part of it

The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets: Network Level

Network level

• Strategic management of

transport networks across

London supports significant

mode shift and enables street

level improvements.

• With a comprehensive

approach to mode shift, people

will switch from car to public

transport for long trips and

switch from public transport &

car to active travel for short

trips.

The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets: spatial planning

Network level

Growth areas and regeneration

can set ambitious standards for

new development

The urban form affects how

‘walkable/cycleable’ the

environment is and how viable

public transport is

Top 70% areas amenable to walking and

cycling.

Growth areas

The importance of behaviour change activities, operations,

marketing, communications and enforcement

Network level

Cycle training for lorry driversKids learning how to

use public transport

Activation of public spaces

Prioritisation in

traffic signals

Promotional activities

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The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets

• Changing the look and feel of streets.

• Local measures to activate public spaces

and promote behaviour change among

communities

Street

level

How we deliver street level changes will vary by street type

Network level

• The London Plan can support the delivery of

Healthy Streets outcomes through policies for

regeneration, new developments and growth areas.

• Spatial planning can support long term aspirations

for environments that are more conducive to active

travel – higher density, mixed land-use, low car-

dependence.

• London-wide policies e.g. ULEZ and campaigns

can influence behaviour across the city.

• Strategic management of transport networks across

London supports significant mode shift and enable

street level improvements.

• Strategic interventions to change the way our

streets are used e.g. targeted on-street policing,

management of temporary closures, flexible uses

throughout the day to manage demand

Network

level

Pan-London

level

Mark BlandMini-Holland Programme Manager,

LB Waltham Forest#FoLMTS

The Enjoy Waltham Forest Programme

Mark Bland – Programme Manager

• Cycling in Outer London is mostly low, with great potential for improvement.

• The programme is not just for cyclists, but for everyone who lives and works in the

borough.

• The main focus is on replacing short car trips within the borough.

• There will be a substantial redesign of the main town centre, to show what is

possible when roads and spaces are built around cyclists.

• A network of routes linking to all parts of the borough.

• Public realm improvements to promote and attract visitors and inward investment.

• Cycle hubs at interchanges and residential cycle parking hangars .

• Supporting brand to promote and encourage behavior change.

What are ‘Mini-Hollands’?

• A network of excellent cycle

routes

• Lea Bridge Road – a street

for everyone

• Villages and Town Centres

• Complementary measures

• Cycle parking

Enjoy Waltham Forest vision…

• Mini-Holland bid document

• Mini-Holland business case

• Engagement strategy

• Mini-Holland Design Guide

• 2020 Cycling Vision

• Robust policies and masterplans

• Cycle account

Project delivery: our key documentation

Ruckholt Road- a quick win

Walthamstow Village – trial scheme

Framework for delivery

Linking with wider corporate objectives

• Housing: 12,000 homes built

or underway by 2020

• Business: “Keep, Seed and

Grow” 5,400 new

businesses

• Employment: 26,000 new

jobs ensuring local people

have

What initiatives work?

Working with schools

• School travel plans

• Community events (e.g. Le Tour de Waltham Forest)

• Cycle training

Trialling schemes

• Walthamstow Village trial

Community engagement and involvement

• Commonplace – a digital approach

• Cargo bike loan scheme

Innovative infrastructure

• Enhancing and creating new public spaces

(e.g. Walthamstow Gyratory)

Lessons learntKey points

• Strategic documents – get them in

place, and stick to them!

• Comprehensive, continuous and

transparent engagement – go

digital!

• Use the ‘streets for everybody’

message to promote the scheme

Thanks!

www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk

Tom PlattHead of Policy and Communication,

Living Streets#FoLMTS

Priorities for Transport in a Growing London

Tompion Platt - Head of Policy and Communications

• here in Lodnon - city of London and ped pound

3 steps towards a walking city

1. plan places so that people aren't reliant on a car

to make everyday journeys to school, the shops,

etc

2. design places that feel safe and inviting to walk in

3. encourage people to walk

WALK

3 ideas

1

• Time to cross

2

3

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Q&A

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9:35 Briefing and review of materials

9:40 Group discussion

• What are the main physical improvements that need to be

made to this street to deliver the Healthy Streets

outcomes?

• What other non-infrastructure interventions could improve

the Healthy Streets outcomes? ?

• What challenges might exist to delivering change at this

location and how might these be addressed?

10:15 Findings from each table

Workshop

Next steps

Late Jan: Priorities for Transport online briefing

19 Jan: Build to Rent report launch

26 Jan: Housing Zones report launch

9 Feb: Workspace that Works report launch

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Thank you

futureoflondon.org.uk

@futureofldn

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