The first London borough to have its new transport plan approved by the mayor has committed itself to ‘one of the most comprehensive programmes’ of 20mph zones in Britain, according to ~Transport for London~
Endorsing Kingston upon Thames’ local implementation plan, ~Ken Livingstone~ also praised the southwest London borough’s initiatives on road safety, cycling and accessibility. Kingston’s LIP – the capital’s equivalent of a local transport plan – adopts the long-term goal of making low-speed zones the norm in residential roads and shopping streets.
Six 20mph zones, centred on local schools, are planned for the next two years, and 15 in ‘Kingston neighbourhood’ are due to be completed by 2009. Over the LIP’s four-year period, from 2005 to 2008, this would require almost £1M of capital funding from TfL. But there would be no blanket imposition of the zones. Kingston promised a systematic approach, giving residents a veto.
The schemes would be self-reinforcing – where necessary, with non-vertical measures such as chicanes, narrowings and ‘throttles’ or cameras. Kingston’s director of environmental services, ~Frank Quigg~ welcomed the mayor’s swift approval. The borough’s LIP would promote ‘greater use of public transport, cycling and walking, combined with an overall aim of reducing the level of car traffic’. Approved LIPs for all 33 London authorities were due to be in place by December 2005. A TfL spokesman could not comment on the delay.
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