Mayor’s vision for capital’s needs

29 November 2006

A 20-year vision to improve and sustain London’s transport infrastructure by extending the bus network, rebuilding the Tube, and pushing on with the crossrail scheme has been revealed by Ken Livingstone.
The mayor and Transport for London’s T2025 report highlights the importance of sustained investment and sets out ways the impact of transport on the environment can be reduced.
London’s economy is expected to grow by 900,000 jobs and its population by 800,000 people, in the next two decades, leading to an estimated 4M extra journeys a day. As a result, the capital’s transport infrastructure will need to adapt to increased use while still reducing carbon emissions, in line with climate change targets.
Livingstone said: ‘Investment in the network, including the Crossrail project, is essential to the economic health of the whole UK.
The T2025 report also sets out how we can decrease congestion and reduce transport’s impact on the environment, meaning London plays its part in tackling climate change, which is the single-biggest challenge we face.’
The T2025 package projects a 9% shift to public transport, cycling and walking over a 20-year period, building on the current 4% shift.
The essential projects for TfL include completing the rebuilding of the Tube through the public-private partnerships and expanding the bus network by a further 40%.

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