London Green Party

A 20-20 vision for transport

Achieving a major shift from driving to cycling, walking and public transport is vital to make London a sustainable, thriving and liveable city. Greens will combine the best in transport policies with a drive to reduce the need to travel by building communities which give people easy access to services, shops and employment.

The Green programme for transport in London includes:

Public transport - trains, buses and fares

  • Bring all rail and tube franchises back under public control.
  • Cut all bus fares and off-peak tube fares by 20p and freeze peak tube fares.
  • Protect against station closures, and ensure proper staffing
  • All new buses to be electric hybrids from 2009 onwards.
  • Invest in new tramways and orbital rail routes for outer London.

Congestion and roads

  • 20mph speed limit on all residential roads throughout London.
  • London Drop the £500 million Thames Gateway Motorway Bridge proposal and spend the money on sustainable transport.
  • Abolish all the big one-way systems by 2020, beginning with the worst.
  • All new developments in London to be virtually car-free.
  • Make full use of London's 65 mile canal network.

Human scale - cycling and walking

  • Action to treble cycling around town centres by 2012, and from 2% to 20% by 2025.
  • Create a Paris-style mass cycle hire scheme.
  • Create a Central London Pedestrian Zone linking Regent's Park, Hyde Park, Battersea Park and St Paul's and promote walking using the Legible London project.
  • Encourage local authorities to adopt the 'Naked Streets' approach on streets with high pedestrian use, by removing barriers that encourage the prioritisation of vehicles.

Aviation

  • Close City Airport and turn it into an eco-housing village and Green Industries Park to provide sustainable employment for East London.
  • Oppose all airport expansion in London and the South East.
  • A congestion charge for air traffic.
  • A ban on night flights.

Policing for road safety

  • Greater police focus on road safety.
  • A Road Safety Unit of at least three police officers in every borough.

 

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