The document summarizes a workshop on community transport projects in a growing London. It includes presentations from public health and transport experts on how to create healthier streets that encourage walking and cycling. The speakers discuss London's health issues like obesity and lack of activity, and how street design impacts public health. They describe London's "Healthy Streets" approach, which aims to improve street environments and promote active travel. This includes changes at the street, neighborhood and city-wide levels. The workshop then involved group discussions about improving specific streets to meet healthy streets goals and addressing challenges to implementing changes.

1. Priorities for Transport in a Growing London
Workshop 2: Community Projects
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
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2. 9:00 Welcome (Jo Wilson, Head of Policy, Future of London)
9:05 Panel presentations
Dr Lucy Saunders, Public Health Specialist, TfL/GLA
Mark Bland, Mini-Holland Programme Manager, LB
Waltham Forest
Tom Platt, Head of Policy and Communication, Living Streets
9:25 Q&A
9:35 Workshop
10:30 Networking & close
Agenda

3. Dr Lucy Saunders
Public Health Specialist, TfL/GLA
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4. • Life expectancy of Londoners has been increasing but
adults are living more of their lives in poor health
Health of adults in London today
Overweight
6 in 10 adults are
overweight or obese.
Obesity makes up 85% of
the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Depression
1,000,000 Londoners
have a common mental disorder.
Regular physical activity is as
effective as antidepressant for
treating mild-moderate
depression
Dementia
Now costs UK economy
£26bn per year.
Burden falls on informal carers.
72,000 in London will increase
2.5x by 2050.
Type 2 diabetes
By 2035, 4.9 million people will
live with diabetes (3.8m in 2015).
5 millions people are currently at
risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
10% of NHS budget is spent on
diabetes.
28% of adults in London
do less than 30 minutes
of activity in a week.
A quarter of men and a
third of women aged
over 65 do not leave
their house at all on a
given day.

5. • Today’s children are the first generation not expected to
live as long as their parents
Health of children in London today
Overweight
4 in 10 children aged 11 in
London are already
overweight or obese.
London’s children are the
fattest in England
Depression
Teenagers with depression
doubled between the 80’s and
2000’s
Today’s children are the most
restricted in their independent
movement and outdoor play
Type 2 diabetes
533 children and young
people now have Type 2
diabetes despite this being a
condition of older age.
Lack of
independence
8 in 10 children in
London do not meet
minimum activity levels
– 1 hour/day.
Walking, cycling and
outdoor play are the
highest energy-
expenditure activities
for children.

6. Street environments & transport are central to the health of
Londoners
The health impacts of the transport system in
London relate mostly to motorised road
transport

7. Mayor’s Vision for Healthy Streets
“My vision is to create ‘Healthy Streets’ – which aims to reduce
traffic, pollution and noise, create more attractive, accessible and
people-friendly streets where everybody can enjoy spending
time and being physically active, and ultimately to improve
people’s health.”
A City for All Londoners (October 2016)

8. 10 Healthy Street
outcomes

9. Why we need the Healthy Streets approach
All indicators influence:
Health Inequalities Whether people choose to walk & cycle

10. The Healthy Streets outcomes are interdependent

11. The virtuous circle delivered by the Healthy Streets
approach

12. The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets: Street level
How we deliver street level changes will vary by street type
Public realm improvements are only one part of it

13. The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets: Network Level
Network level
• Strategic management of
transport networks across
London supports significant
mode shift and enables street
level improvements.
• With a comprehensive
approach to mode shift, people
will switch from car to public
transport for long trips and
switch from public transport &
car to active travel for short
trips.

14. The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets: spatial planning
Network level
Growth areas and regeneration
can set ambitious standards for
new development
The urban form affects how
‘walkable/cycleable’ the
environment is and how viable
public transport is
Top 70% areas amenable to walking and
cycling.
Growth areas

15. The importance of behaviour change activities, operations,
marketing, communications and enforcement
Network level
Cycle training for lorry driversKids learning how to
use public transport
Activation of public spaces
Prioritisation in
traffic signals
Promotional activities

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The 3 levels of delivering Healthy Streets
• Changing the look and feel of streets.
• Local measures to activate public spaces
and promote behaviour change among
communities
Street
level
How we deliver street level changes will vary by street
type
Network level
• The London Plan can support the delivery of
Healthy Streets outcomes through policies for
regeneration, new developments and growth areas.
• Spatial planning can support long term aspirations
for environments that are more conducive to active
travel – higher density, mixed land-use, low car-
dependence.
• London-wide policies e.g. ULEZ and campaigns
can influence behaviour across the city.
• Strategic management of transport networks across
London supports significant mode shift and enable
street level improvements.
• Strategic interventions to change the way our
streets are used e.g. targeted on-street policing,
management of temporary closures, flexible uses
throughout the day to manage demand
Network
level
Pan-London
level

17. Mark Bland
Mini-Holland Programme Manager,
LB Waltham Forest
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18. The Enjoy Waltham Forest Programme
Mark Bland – Programme Manager

19. • Cycling in Outer London is mostly low, with great potential for improvement.
• The programme is not just for cyclists, but for everyone who lives and works in the
borough.
• The main focus is on replacing short car trips within the borough.
• There will be a substantial redesign of the main town centre, to show what is
possible when roads and spaces are built around cyclists.
• A network of routes linking to all parts of the borough.
• Public realm improvements to promote and attract visitors and inward investment.
• Cycle hubs at interchanges and residential cycle parking hangars .
• Supporting brand to promote and encourage behavior change.
What are ‘Mini-Hollands’?

20. • A network of excellentcycle
routes
• Lea Bridge Road – a street
for everyone
• Villages and Town Centres
• Complementary measures
• Cycle parking
Enjoy Waltham Forest vision…

21. • Mini-Holland bid document
• Mini-Holland business case
• Engagement strategy
• Mini-Holland Design Guide
• 2020 Cycling Vision
• Robust policies and masterplans
• Cycle account
Project delivery: our key documentation

22. Ruckholt Road- a quick win

23. Walthamstow Village – trial scheme

24. Framework for delivery

25. Linking with wider corporate objectives
• Housing: 12,000 homes built
or underway by 2020
• Business: “Keep, Seed and
Grow” 5,400 new
businesses
• Employment: 26,000 new
jobs ensuring local people
have

26. What initiatives work?
Working with schools
• School travel plans
• Community events (e.g. Le Tour de Waltham Forest)
• Cycle training
Trialling schemes
• Walthamstow Village trial
Community engagement and involvement
• Commonplace – a digital approach
• Cargo bike loan scheme
Innovative infrastructure
• Enhancing and creating new public spaces
(e.g. Walthamstow Gyratory)

27. Lessons learnt
Key points
• Strategic documents – get them in
place, and stick to them!
• Comprehensive, continuous and
transparent engagement – go
digital!
• Use the ‘streets for everybody’
message to promote the scheme

28. Thanks!
www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk

29. Tom Platt
Head of Policy and Communication,
Living Streets
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30. Priorities for Transport in a Growing London
Tompion Platt - Head of Policy and Communications

33. • here in Lodnon - city of London and ped pound

34. 3 steps towards a walking city
1. plan places so that people aren't reliant on a car
to make everyday journeys to school, the shops,
etc
2. design places that feel safe and inviting to walk in
3. encourage people to walk

35. WALK
3 ideas

36. 1

37. • Time to cross

38. 2

40. 3

42. tom.platt@livingstreets.org.uk

43. Q&A
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9:35 Briefing and review of materials
9:40 Group discussion
• What are the main physical improvements that need to be
made to this street to deliver the Healthy Streets
outcomes?
• What other non-infrastructure interventions could improve
the Healthy Streets outcomes? ?
• What challenges might exist to delivering change at this
location and how might these be addressed?
10:15 Findings from each table
Workshop

45. Next steps
Late Jan: Priorities for Transport online briefing
19 Jan: Build to Rent report launch
26 Jan: Housing Zones report launch
9 Feb: Workspace that Works report launch
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46. Thank you
futureoflondon.org.uk
@futureofldn
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