Policy information sourced from City of London Local Plan

CS16: Public Transport Streets and Walkways

To build on the City’s strategic central London position and good transport infrastructure to further improve the sustainability and efficiency of travel in, to, from and through the City, by:

  1. Securing increased public transport capacity through support for Crossrail, the Northern Line/Bank Station upgrade (including safeguarding land as shown on the Policies Map), the DLR upgrade and the completion of the Thameslink programme.
  2. Facilitating further improvements to public transport capacity and step-free access at existing mainline rail and London Underground stations including Aldgate and St Paul’s, and planning for possible longer term improvements such as the westward extension of the Docklands Light Railway beyond Bank.
  3. Improving conditions for safe and convenient walking and cycling, incorporating adaptation to the City’s anticipated future climate:
    • improving access routes and the streetscape around stations, with particular focus on Bank and the proposed Crossrail station entrances at Farringdon, Lindsey Street, Moorgate and Liverpool Street;
    • designing and implementing public realm enhancement strategies that encourage pedestrian and cycle travel, taking account of the needs of disabled people;
    • implementing contra-flow cycling on one way streets;
    • supporting London-wide cycling schemes in parallel with initiatives to improve cycle parking in the City;
    • working with TfL to reinstate two-way working and surface-level pedestrian crossings in place of the Aldgate (St Botolph’s section) gyratory and remove the Museum of London gyratory.
  4. Minimising congestion and reducing vehicle emissions:
    • directing through motor traffic within the City onto appropriate streets in accordance with the Highway Hierarchy. Bus routes will continue to serve customer needs throughout the City and will not be subject to the Highway Hierarchy;
    • continuing to facilitate intermediate modes (coaches, car clubs, taxis and private hire vehicles) and to provide for essential motor vehicle traffic, including addressing the servicing of City buildings and the needs of disabled people, whilst minimising the environmental impact of these modes;
    • encouraging the provision of infrastructure for alternative-fuel vehicles, such as off-street electric vehicle recharging points;
    • using traffic management measures and street works permits to improve journey time reliability on the City’s roads;
    • requiring developers to demonstrate, through transport assessments, construction logistics plans, travel plans and delivery/servicing plans, how the environmental impacts and road danger of travel and servicing will be minimised, including through the use of river transport.

For more information please see the Local Plan