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Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Mini Holland presentation June 2014 Waltham Forest Mini Holland Waltham Forest is one of three boroughs to be selected for full mini-Holland status, this is out of 18 outer London boroughs that bid. Outline bid

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Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Mini Holland presentation

June 2014

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Waltham Forest is one of three boroughs to be selected for full “mini-Holland status”, this is out of 18 outer London boroughs that bid. Outline bid was submitted in early 2013 and Waltham Forest was shortlisted and invited to submit a detailed bid in December 2013. The 3 successful London boroughs are Enfield, Kingston and Waltham Forest, each receiving up to £30million to deliver over 3 years. Waltham Forest Mini Holland

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London context

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

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London context

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

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The main elements

  • Lea Bridge Road Cycle Superhighway
  • Walthamstow Town Centre
  • Villages
  • Secondary Centres
  • Network of excellent cycle routes
  • Complementary works

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

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Our Mini Holland

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Create distinctive cycle friendly urban quarters wedged

between forest and marshland

  • Comprehensively integrated into the wider regional

transport network

  • There isn’t a better time - building on Project13 town

centre investment of £9m and integration into the extensive regeneration taking place across the borough of £270m

  • Introduce exemplary streetscape typologies which

encourage change in the way people travel, making cycling and walking the preferred option for most local trips

  • Implement innovative schemes, drawing on international

best practice, benchmarking cycling provision in the UK

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Lea Bridge Road Cycle Superhighway

  • Lea Bridge Road - most cycled route, 42% increase (2013-2014)
  • Links Walthamstow and the villages with Hackney and Central London
  • Lea Bridge Station
  • A redesign of the entire length of Lea Bridge Road from the borough

boundary to Whipps Cross roundabout including:

  • Segregated cycle tracks in both directions
  • Improved public realm including better junctions, greening, new crossing

facilities for pedestrians and cyclists

  • New public spaces and places to meet
  • A radical redesign of Whipps Cross roundabout

Lea Bridge Road, existing

Lea Bridge Road, Potential No 97 redevelopment and Whipps Cross roundabout

Bakers Arms, Lea Bridge Road Lea Bridge Station

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

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Walthamstow Town Centre

Walthamstow Gyratory (Existing)

Walthamstow Gyratory (Proposed)

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • World class cycling destination
  • New green heart of the borough - where people choose to live

and stay

  • Shopping destination of choice – accessible to all and easy to

get to by bike

  • High quality public realm - greening, modal filters, cycle

parking

  • Better corridors and key junctions
  • Quietway 38 - Linking Coppermill Lane and Walthamstow

Village

  • Redesign of Walthamstow Gyratory
  • Air quality improvement scheme in Selborne Road
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The Villages

Contra flow Cycling, Markhouse Village

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

We want to ‘villagise’ the residential areas around the town centre and create:

  • Distinct urban villages with own identities
  • Creation of self contained villages removing through traffic with multiple

access points to the new network of cycle routes

  • New public spaces and destinations, areas of greening, recreation and play
  • residential cycle parking and new cycle hubs at key transport interchanges
  • increased number of car club vehicles
  • combination of innovative measures: 20 mph speed limit, reclamation of

space for pedestrians, and semi or fully segregated facilities.

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Secondary Centres

Town Cntre Improvements before, during and after implementation

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

Neighbourhoods with unique identities, adding vitality

  • Development of bespoke schemes to ensure links with other

centres including Leyton, Leytonstone, Highams Park and Chingford

  • Each has its own identity, challenges and opportunities
  • Applying similar design principles for consistency
  • segregated/ semi segregated cycle tracks on Forest Road
  • Road closures to address rat running and enhance conditions

for cyclists and pedestrians

  • Creating parklets and pocket parks in residential areas
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A network of excellent cycle routes

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Leyton to Blackhorse Road
  • Leyton to Chingford
  • Forest Road
  • Lea Bridge Road

Leyton to Blackhorse Road High quality cycle route providing a link via Markhouse Road-Church Road- Grange Park Road- and High Road Leyton to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford and onto Canary Wharf/the city via Leyton Town Centre Markhouse Road Semi segregated/segregated cycle track in both north and southbound

  • directions. A key link between Blackhorse village area and Lea Bridge Road

Leyton to North Chingford

  • Substantial stretches of segregation
  • Key junctions on all main routes redesigned where necessary to ensure

they are safer for cyclists

  • Introduce cycle signal phasings, using innovations such as the bicycle

radar detector to ensure cyclists are given time to cross junctions when they need it.

  • Introduce green wave technology for pedestrian crossing at junctions

Church Road junction with Markhouse Road

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Complementary works

  • We want the implementation of our mini-Holland programme to create a

modal and cultural shift towards cycling.

  • As part of the work we, will work on and enhance the relationship with

communities, groups and educational hubs to deliver the change.

  • We shall also identify cycling champions within the community that can

help us promote cycling.

  • Creation of cycle hubs at all key stations
  • Additional cycle parking provision in residential and key shopping areas.
  • Increase car club vehicles (including vans for business use)
  • Cycle hubs
  • Pocket Parks

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

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Challenges

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Enabling participation from diverse groups
  • Placemaking - competing demands for road space
  • Demonstrating benefits of cycling to all
  • Bus Lanes
  • Signal design
  • Delivering during a period of major change in the borough
  • Ensuring routes are continuous and seamless
  • Monitoring of schemes
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Benefits

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Cycling on London’s network trebled over 10 years
  • Huge increases between 2012/13 for people cycling
  • Lea Bridge Road increased by 42%
  • Kings Head Hill in Chingford by 56%
  • Demands for safer and better cycling at their highest
  • People discouraged by fear of traffic, road dangers, media
  • Mini Holland - mainstream cycling for residents of all ages and

backgrounds to provide people with healthier, accessible , flexible and inexpensive options to get around for recreation, studies or work

  • Over half of car journeys made are for trips of less than

2miles

  • Improved environments and place for residents and businesses
  • Better look and feel, and safer environments
  • Catalyst for regeneration, inward investment and growth
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Programme

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

Walthamstow Town Centre (inc Forest Road) June 14 to June 17 Pembroke Road – trial area May 14 to June 15 CSH – Lea Bridge Rd (Hackney Border/ Orient Way) June 14 to June 17 CSH – Lea Bridge Rd (Orient Way/Whipps Cross Rbt) May 14 to Mar 17 North-South route (Leyton/ Chingford) May14 to Mar 17 Ruckholt Road – trial area May 14 to Mar 15 North-South route (Leyton/ Blackhorse) May 15 to Jan 17 Leytonstone secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Leyton secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Highams Park secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Chingford secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Walthamstow Town Centre (inc Forest Road) June 14 to June 17 Pembroke Road – trial area May 14 to June 15 CSH – Lea Bridge Rd (Hackney Border/ Orient Way) June 14 to June 17 CSH – Lea Bridge Rd (Orient Way/Whipps Cross Rbt) May 14 to Mar 17 North-South route (Leyton/ Chingford) May14 to Mar 17 Ruckholt Road – trial area May 14 to Mar 15 North-South route (Leyton/ Blackhorse) May 15 to Jan 17 Leytonstone secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Leyton secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Highams Park secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17 Chingford secondary centre Aug15 to Feb 17

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Progress

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Established internal governance
  • Research – Leeds Link Project and cycling conference, best practice in Southampton, and global cycling projects in Denmark,

Germany and NL

  • Pilot areas
  • CSH Lea Bridge Road/ Ruckholt Road
  • Villages – Pembroke Road area
  • Programme development
  • Developing design guide and kit-of-parts with Public Realm and Urban Design teams
  • Tour de France promotional plans
  • We already implement exemplary cycling initiatives and push the boundaries – including works on the 20 most dangerous cycle

junctions in the borough

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Next steps

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Develop detailed designs for pilot schemes
  • Develop outline designs for Lea Bridge Road
  • Develop outline designs for Villages
  • Engagement/ promotion
  • Tour De France family fun day, Walthamstow Garden Party, Ward forums
  • Leyton Big Weekender, Chingford Big Weekender, Leytonstone Car Free Day
  • Community orgs - Waltham Forest cycling campaign, Walthamstow Family Bike Club, Residents

Associations

  • Internal - Member and staff engagement, cycle funday/ training at Town Hall,
  • Embed into services across Council – Public health, Growth, Housing, development,

commissioning etc

  • External – our suppliers, TfL, Enfield, LLDC (events/ sports)
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Contact

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Hoe Street Corridor Improvements

Waltham Forest Mini Holland

  • Mark Bland , Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme Manager
  • mark.bland@walthamforest.gov.uk
  • Vala Valavan, Mini Holland Head of Delivery
  • vala.valavan@walthamforest.gov.uk