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3.2 Studies 5 have demonstrated that: ◆ many movements, especially in the outer Gateway, are by car and some road improvements will be needed, but generally new road capacity would be very quickly absorbed, so that public transport and a multi-modal approach offer the most effective means of increasing accessibility. ◆ some major enhancement of strategic public transport infrastructure will be needed to release the full potential of sites and manage the movement of growing numbers of passengers. ◆ sustainable development will only occur if local public transport is also enhanced so that homes and jobs can be effectively linked, more intensive development can be achieved in locations with good accessibility and fullest benefit can be gained from strategic public transport investment. ◆ large volumes of freight are handled in and pass through the Gateway, which has a key role in the UK’s international trade. Freight movement, by-pass and interchange facilities will need major improvement to handle growth and to prevent conflicts between passenger and freight movements. ◆ transport improvements are critical to regeneration and are important in reducing risk for developers. ◆ investment is needed to address existing infrastructure deficits and connectivity. 5 In particular, Llewellyn-Davies Relationship between Transport and Development in the Thames Gateway 2003. 11
12 3.3 The RPBs consider that the minimum housing and employment figures for 2016 in Creating Sustainable Communities could only be achieved if current transport infrastructure planning assumptions set out below are delivered as soon as possible within the 2016 timeframe. The successful development of the Gateway is contingent upon them. ◆ Channel Tunnel Rail Link and CTRL domestic services: completion 2007 ◆ East London Transit phase 1: completion 2008 ◆ Greenwich Waterfront transit phase 1: completion 2008 ◆ Kent Fastrack: completion in phases ◆ M25/A2/A13/A127: Improvements: various completion dates ◆ A249 Swale crossing: completion 2006 ◆ DLR extension to City Airport: completion 2005 ◆ DLR extension to Woolwich: completion 2008 ◆ DLR to Barking Reach: completion 2008 ◆ Thames Gateway Bridge: completion 2013 ◆ Mayor’s package of bus improvements in Transport Strategy 3.4 Other transport projects are needed to reduce the serious risk of under-achievement of these figures and to provide the potential for higher figures and for substantial continuing growth. They include the following schemes, which have partial approval, are in preparation or are subject to feasibility studies and have the potential to be completed before 2016. ◆ Crossrail: phase 1 completion by 2012 and development of phase 2 ◆ East London and Greenwich Waterfront Transits phase 2: completion 2010-2012 ◆ C2c line improvements and connections ◆ “Transport for Medway”
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Page 5 and 6: 2 1. The Context 1.1 The Thames Gat
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