2015.oct eclei j'burg v2

Integrated Spatial Development

and Transport Strategies: London and Global Lessons

Camilla Weenwww.goldsteinween.comOCTOBER 06 2015

What I will cover:

• The need to change• What to aim for• How policy can deliver change• Good examples of urban

change

The need for changeGlobal population increaseRural to urban shiftBigger cities - Increase in car use

The need for changeDo we want our cities to look like this?

The need for change

3 reasons - Why EcoMobility is important - Why we need to suppress car use1. Congestion Economy

2. Poor Air quality Health

3. CO2 Climate Change

The need for changeCongestionEconomic cost of congestion

UK: 2013 - £4.2 Bn 2030 - £21.4 Bn (Cummulative cost = £300 Bn +) London: 96 hours a year in gridlock

USA: Av 25 days p.a. in cars

Av South African: 3.5 d/pa in congestion

The need for changeHealth Air Quality & Noise • Impact on physical and mental wellbeing• Quality of life, stress, alienation• 7M globally die from effects of poor air quality• Traffic injuries: Toronto 1 traffic injury every 3 hoursBUTClosure of Highway 405 in LA resulted 83% improvement in air quality

The need for change

Climate change

Increase in ‘Green House Gases’Impact on climate change

(Transport = 1/3 of CO2 emissions)

Developing countries: 90% air pollution is from vehicle emissions

The need for changeClimate change

The need for change

“There’s no major city in the world that has solved the issue of mobility through the private car…. None.”

GIL PENALOSAChair of 8-80 Cities Former Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation - Bogotá

What to aim for• Good public transport• Smart travel choices • Efficient use of highway space• Increased cycling• Increased walkingKey objectives:- Integrated transport systems - Innovative solutions- Liveable cities- Democratic urban space- High quality public realm

Highways are finite spaceWho are the essential users?

What to aim for

Highways are finite spaceWho are the essential users?

What to aim for

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Highways are finite spaceWho are the essential users? TRUCKS – BUT….

What to aim for

• We need to rationalise freight movement• No more empty trucks in the city• Clean up freight vehicles• Reduce noise• Control size of vehicles in city centres

What to aim forEfficient use of highway space

What to aim forEssential users:Walkers Cyclists Families Buggy users Wheelchair users

What to aim for

Make Cycling an ordinary activity

What to aim for Integrated Public Transport solutions

What to aim forIntegrated solutions

What to aim forIntegrated solutions

What to aim forHigh quality public realm

Walking is part of the public transport network

How POLICY can deliver changeIntegrated transport + spatial development strategies• Policies for: - Transport - Walking - Cycling• Environments that promote ecomobility• Liveable city / public realm / democratic space

How POLICY can deliver change Spatial Development PolicyFuture planning for London:

• Transport and land use integrated • Understanding transport capacity / travel

demand• Long-term strategies: 25 + 50 years• Funding certainty

How POLICY can deliver change Congestion ChargingLondon Congestion Charge

How POLICY can deliver change Congestion ChargingLondon Congestion Charge 2003:

Benefits first year: • 21 % Traffic reduction• 30% Congestion reduction in first year • 43 % increase in cycling within zone• Reduction in Accidents• Reduction in key traffic pollutants

How POLICY can deliver change

• Integrated transport and urban realm• Extra funding raised by demonstrating the

opportunity

Urban realm around PT interchanges

How POLICY can deliver changeWalking

Legible LondonA wide range of tools to assist wayfinding

Walking is part of the transport network

How POLICY can deliver change

Smart technologies

London Oyster Card

- Integrated ticketing- Seemless journeys- Cashless travel

(+Provides vital travel data)

How POLICY can deliver change

Cycling policyLondon Cycle Hire: 42.5 m trips since 2010

Also need to include cycle parking

How POLICY can deliver change Cycling policy• Traffic control infrastructure• Cycle lanes• Cycle parking

How POLICY can deliver changeFreight• Reduce freight miles• Logistics + consolidation• Freight hubs• Low emission zones

London key freight flows

How POLICY can deliver change

SUBSIDY

• Public transport needs subsidy• No comprehensive PT system pays for itself

Good examples of urban change

Copenhagen

Removing barriersMaking cycling easier

Good examples of urban change Removing barriersProviding connectivity increases walking

London Millennium Bridge

Good examples of urban change Removing barriersSustainable public space around PT interchanges

LondonOxford Circus

Good examples of urban change

Streets for people

Good examples of urban changeCombrehensive urban solutions Reallocation of Road Space

Shanghai

Bund

Good examples of urban change Combrehensive urban solutions Reallocation of Road Space

Seoul - Exposing the river

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said:faster horses”

Henry Ford

We don’t need the faster horses…..We need space for walking

We don’t need the faster horses…..We need space to be in

We don’t need the faster horses… We need space for cycling

THANK YOU

Ecomobility = Mobilty Change2....