Welcome to London Head of Delivery Planning, TfL Lilli Matson

The National Road Safety Conference 2012 Welcome to London Lilli Matson Head of Delivery Planning Transport for London

‘A Summer Like No Other’

Transport and the Games £6.5bn investment in transport infrastructure delivered a major early legacy for London London’s public transport system carried more people than ever during the Olympics 62 million journeys on the tube 83 million passengers on the buses 15% increase in cycling in central London The roads carried both regular traffic and Games Family vehicles reliably Success = Commitment, Collaboration and Investment

Road Safety Challenges In the Next Five Years Understanding changing casualties: KSIs are down overall but there has been a recent increase in cyclists and pedestrian KSIs Slight injuries have increased for cyclists, pedestrians and Powered Two Wheelers Long Term Predicted growth in walking and cycling Limited capacity on the Road Network Growing Population – 1 million more people by 2025 Funding – both centrally and at a local level

Commit to and improve London’s safety camera network Learn from others’ good practice Campaign for innovation and improvements in vehicle design Continue making good data available to all Invest in London’s roads to make them safer Better collaboration with external organisations Actively promote best practice Research to improve policy Lobby Government to allow new engineering solutions Data-led marketing campaigns London’s Draft Road Safety Action Plan

Key Activities Significant investment year on year Engineering e.g. Better junction improvements Education e.g. The Children’s Traffic Club/ new audiences Enforcement e.g. Upgrading Safety Cameras Success = Commitment, Collaboration and Investment