TfL is responsible for London's network of principal routes, structures and services including:
In terms of roads, TfL controls the Transport for London Road Network which at 580km accounts for 5% of London’s roads, but carries 33% of London’s traffic. Road Space management is the department within TfL responsible for designing, managing and operating the TLRN network. More than 27 million journeys are made across London every day, from local walks to deliveries, cycle trips to the daily commute. In order to keep London moving and meet future demand, our road network and the way we manage it needs to be modernised. As part of our Road Modernisation Plan innovative designs are being implemented to transform cycling in London and to improve the environment for all road users. With respect to Cycling we are meeting the following challenges:
Current examples of which can been seen through our recent design and implementation of our cycle portfolio, including schemes such as Cycle Superhighways East-West, North-South, CS5, CS2 and our innovative junction design such as Kennington Oval, Elephant and Castle and Queens Circus. |
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