Organisation: Transport for London
Date uploaded: 24th July 2013
Date published/launched: July 2013
The Mayor of London's Roads Task Force (RTF) has published a new vision for the future of London's roads and streets.
The RTF was set up in July 2012 to develop a long-term strategy for roads and to demonstrate a commitment to major investment in street management and urban design.
The RTF has spent the past 12-months studying the challenges facing London’s roads and looking at the best examples of street management and urban design across the globe.
Its vision for London includes: roofing over arterial roads to create new surface space and reconnect severed communities; shifting HGVs and freight to out of peak hours and making more deliveries by van, bike or powered two wheeler; encouraging a greater shift to more sustainable modes such as walking, cycling and powered two wheelers and new capacity for these modes, including dedicated bridges and lanes; and more area-wide 20mph zones to “improve liveability and safety”.
The RTF estimates that delivery of the vision will require substantial, long-term investment of at least £30bn over the next 20 years.
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