Doing more with less - LBI
- 2. Presentation Structure - London Transport Strategy 2000 • Main components - Buses and the London Bus Initiative - What else happened - Considerations for Melbourne
- 3. Background – London in 1999 “Congestion and overcrowding on London’s transport networks is acute.” - Urgent need for measures to reduce heavy all day traffic congestion - Slow and unreliable bus services - Difficulties for business in servicing and delivery movements - Unreliability and gross overcrowding of National Rail and Underground services - Growth in the number of people using transport - London’s population and economy growth
- 4. Background – London in 1999 Key issues for outer London include: - Inadequate public transport options, particularly for non-radial and off-peak trips - Heavy and growing traffic congestion on key routes and in town centres affecting both individuals and businesses - Pockets of deprivation and regeneration sites which are not well linked to the main transport networks
- 5. Background - The Mayors Transport Strategy - Creation of ‘Transport for London’ provided a new opportunity - “Balanced set of priorities needed to facilitate the required changes in the transport network in the short and medium term” - Overcoming backlog of investment in the Underground - Radical improvements to bus services - Improving capacity including cross city and orbital rail, a new Thames crossing - Increase travel choice
- 6. Package of measures proposed - Overground Rail – Crossrail, East London Line extension, Thameslink 2000 - Underground – station upgrades e.g. Tottenham Court Road, Victoria, etc (and Docklands Light Rail extensions) - Intermediate modes (Tram/BRT) – Cross River Transit, East London Transit, - Smartcards and fare changes - Congestion charging
- 7. Role of buses - Bus system offered potential for rapid (i.e. short term) improvements - Could relieve overcrowding on Underground - Offer an alternative to the car especially in outer London - Building off the back of Red Routes (Clearways) and Pilot Route 43 project - Key short term focus was London Bus Initiative • Improvements on 27 key routes • £60 million over 2 years
- 8. London Bus Initiative – The Strategy The vision: - To deliver a ‘step-change’ enhancement of the actual and perceived quality of London’s bus services Key objectives were to: - Promote a change in travel habits to get more people onto London’s buses - Make buses more attractive for potential users - Make buses the first choice mode of transport on LBI routes - Deliver the above on a ‘whole route’ basis - Aligned to Mayor’s strategy
- 9. London Bus Initiative What was different? - Corridor based – not hotspot targets on 27 routes - Multi-agency approach • TfL / Councils / Operators / Police - Reviewed whole trip - Not just infrastructure focused
- 10. London Bus Initiative – Whole route/trip approach - Whole (Bus) Route - Whole trip corridor approach • Door to Door • Total Journey Quality - Partnership (multi-agency) approach based on responsibilities - NOT just bus priority i.e. bus lanes and vehicle detection at signals, etc Origin/Home Walk to Bus Stop Wait at Bus Stop Bus Journey Board the Bus Alight from Bus Walk to Destination
- 11. London Bus Initiative – package of measures
- 12. London Bus Initiative - KPIs Targets/KPIs – Multi issue/agency examples: - Reductions in journey time (10 – 20%) - Improved reliability (excess wait time) - Increased coverage of routes with bus lanes (real and virtual) - Increased patronage - Reductions in bus stop dwell time - Bus stop accessibility (50 – 100%) - Improved customer satisfaction - Improved bus cleanliness
- 13. London Bus Initiative – Package of measures - Route Traffic Management Strategy • To review use of carriageway space • Introduce real and ‘virtual’ bus lanes - Review of kerbside parking/loading controls - Extension of hours/days of Red Routes (clearways) - Detailed Traffic Signal Review - Bus stop improvements/rationalisation - Total Route Control Strategy (flagship routes only) • i.e. Control any aspect likely to cause delay - Integrated Traffic Management – link and node
- 14. - Delivered via Program Team - Dedicated LBI Communications Team assisted delivery - Consultation widened to include bus passengers London Bus Initiative – other features
- 15. London Bus Initiative – What was delivered? Over LBI 1 – (2+1 years): - 108 new sections of bus lanes • 84 extended in length / 40 in hours - 50 new pedestrian crossings - Bus Priority added to 306 traffic signals - 146 physical intersection improvements • 200 signal timing changes - 40% of 2,500 route stops made DDA complaint
- 16. London Bus Initiative – total spend Spending breakdown: (2002 GBP – 2013 AUD equivalent) - Enforcement £11m $24m AUD - Traffic engineering £28m $60m AUD - Bus operations £3.5m $8m AUD - Programme support £9m $20m AUD - Major projects £8.5m $18.5m AUD - $130m AUD
- 17. London Bus Initiative – Benefits - Increased bus patronage +21.9% during LBI • Patronage increase equivalent to $12 million in benefits pa - Mixed journey time improvements • Big wins on contra-flow schemes • More time spent at stops negated some journey time benefits - Over long term improved reliability • Reduced operating costs • Protected buses from worsening congestion
- 18. London Bus Initiative - legacy - Bus Stops accepted as vital part of trip - Increased patronage increased time at stops - Acknowledgement of need to reduce boarding/alighting time - Led to: • Cashless Operation – and Smartcards • Articulated buses – multi-door entry/exit
- 19. London Bus Initiative – other legacy - Enforcement seen as key to urban arterial operations - Expansion of decriminalisation (non police enforcement) to both Borough and Transport for London Road Network - Transport Operational Command Unit (TOCU) - Expansion of CCTV enforcement (211 new cameras) • Bus Lanes • Parking / Loading / Stopping • On bus cameras on 600 buses - Enforcement Strategies now seen as fundamental to Bus Priority in London
- 20. The other schemes… Many of the other components delivered later… Project/measure Planned Actual Congestion charging 2003 2003 East London Line 2006 2010 Crossrail 2012 2016 Thameslink 2000 (1991) 2008 2018 Cross River Transit 2007 Cancelled Greenwich Waterfront Transit 2007 Cancelled
- 21. London – considerations for Melbourne - An integrated multi modal strategy can deliver range of outcomes over time - Planned dates and actual dates rarely agree - Package of measures needed across modes – Trams / Buses and bikes have a role to play - Need short term / medium / long terms plans to move people and goods - One size does not fit all