Proposals on bus priority require a fundamental review as speeds on a third of London’s bus routes have fallen more than 5% in the past year, including a reallocation of road space, construction works (with resulting congestion) and an increase in the volume of private hire and van traffic. CILT calls for bus corridors to be redefined, expanded and upgraded, and a review of how to reinstate bus priorities as a core aspect.
Meanwhile, funding for Crossrail 2 remains unclear and the draft’s does not include assessments of London’s railways’ ability to manage load distributed within London or consider rail heads’ potential to transfer goods for last mile deliveries by road. Furthermore, it says the DMTS focus on freight vehicle movement, rather than logistics, risks increasing traffic volumes, higher costs and constraints on the economy - CILT proposes eliminating freight journeys by a consolidation of loads.
CILT proposes permitting certain zero-emission electric freight vehicles to share bus priorities, to investigate the use of off-peak capacity at passenger railway stations to move roll cages or totes on trolleys and examining a permit scheme to kerb space for deliveries.
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The Mayor of London’s Draft Transport Strategy (DMTS) lacks realism and risks unintended consequences, according to a report from the Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
