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Islington’s Transport Strategy Local Implementation Plan 2011 to 2031
Transport for London (TfL) LIP maintenance funding
5.11 All local authorities in London receive an annual allocation for principal road maintenance
from Transport for London. Islington’s allocation for 2011/12 was announced in 2010, and
the 2012/13 allocation was announced in 2011. The allocation for 2013/14 will be
announced in 2012.
5.12 Transport for London LIP maintenance funding towards principal road maintenance in the
borough has declined over recent years, as has council funding towards road maintenance.
Between 2007/08 and 2011/12, overall funding for principal road maintenance has dropped
from £2.18 million to £249,000 (an 89% reduction).
5.13 In the period 2007/08 to 2009/10, the percentage length of the principal road network in poor
overall condition and requiring maintenance dropped from 13.4% to 4.9% – a 63%
reduction. It is envisaged that due to the reduction in funding available for principal road
maintenance, the percentage of principal roads requiring maintenance will increase, as
funding currently committed will only benefit one location in Islington (the junction of Stroud
Green Road / Crouch Hill with Hanley Road / Stapleton Hall Road – see paragraph 5.67).
Selecting and prioritising local transport interventions
5.14 Islington’s methodology for prioritising local transport improvements is not a uniform one. In
preparation for this transport strategy, the council has prepared a database of potential local
transport improvement schemes and assessed each potential scheme against the following
criteria:
Can the scheme be delivered within the timescale during which TfL LIP funding is
available?
To what extent is the council dependent on external partners for delivery?
To what extent is the scheme related to other (committed) projects?
How well does the proposal support the council’s LDF Core Strategy, Sustainable
Community Strategy and the Mayor’s Transport Strategy?
How well does the scheme contribute towards the council’s fairness agenda?
5.15 Subsequently, schemes have been assessed against:
Deprivation data
Road traffic casualty data
Analysis of Islington’s transport environment
Islington’s spatial strategy in the Core Strategy
Contribution to achieving Islington’s transport and regeneration objectives
Islington’s contribution towards achieving the goals of the Mayor’s Transport
Strategy at borough level
The Strategic Environmental Assessment for this strategy
The Equality Impact Assessment for this strategy
5.16 The highest priority schemes were allocated funding in particular financial years to ensure
that the necessary staff resources were available, and so that schemes did not interfere with
each other or with other major events such as the Olympics. This process led to the final LIP
delivery plan as set out in this strategy.
5.17 As already indicated, many of the proposed local transport interventions will be delivered in
partnership or in consultation with partners and local stakeholders. Larger schemes in
particular are delivered with the assistance of partners, such as Transport for London, public
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