Policy information sourced from the Waltham Forest Local Plan

60 Promoting Sustainable Transport

New development will be expected to contribute to the Council’s objective to deliver more attractive, accessible, healthy and safe streets, places and neighbourhoods for all residents in Waltham Forest. As such, development proposals will be supported where they:

A. Create an environment where residents and visitors actively feel welcomed and choose to walk, cycle or use public transport as part of their everyday life;

B. Contribute towards enhancing streets to meet Healthy Streets(42) indicators across the public realm in the borough;

C. Increase the proportion of trips made by walking, cycling and public transport and improve local connections and facilities for these modes, in line with Policy 61 ‘Active Travel’ and Policy 62 ‘Public Transport’;

D. Improve the quality and resilience of the public realm, ensuring accessible and adaptable public space for people and activities from all walks of life;

E. Create safe neighbourhood environments, including reducing road danger, improving personal security and meeting the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy objective for Vision Zero;

F. Provide legible, prominent and coherent wayfinding for walking and cycling to and through strategic and local active travel networks, public transport hubs, amenities, schools and green spaces;

G. Support permeability for active modes of travel, and prioritise road space for cycling, walking and public transport;

H. Ensure neighbourhoods have good connections to public transport, in line with Policy 62 ‘Public Transport’;

I. Deliver car-free development to reduce car dominance in terms of congestion and excessive parking on the street;

J. Support sustainable transport initiatives that reduce demand for car ownership, such as: car club development; cycle hire facilities; local bus service improvements; electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and pocket parks, in line with Policy 66 ‘Managing Vehicle Traffic’ and Policy 67 ‘Electric Vehicles’; and

K. Improve air quality and noise pollution by promoting sustainable transport initiatives and reducing Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions and exposure of vulnerable people to air pollution, in line with Policy 88 ‘Air Pollution’ and Policy 63 ‘Development and Transport Impacts’.