Improving connectivity in East London Crossings, Connections & Community Supporting growth and housing delivery in East London Crossings, Connections & Community Supporting growth and housing delivery in East London Neil Bennett March 2016 Neil Bennett March 2016

Improving connectivity in East London London is experiencing extraordinary rates of growth there will be one million more people in London by 2025 there will be three million more people in London by 2050 and there will be one million new jobs ,200,000 jobs ,200,000 jobs

Improving connectivity in East London Half of London’s growth must be in East London - that’s more than 1 million additional people Good to go Needs support Needs a great level of support …but these sites face the greatest challenges and growth has been slow! London First analysis of infrastructure needs to enable growth and housing delivery: - Source. London First

Improving connectivity in East London Thameside West 2. Silvertown 3. Albert Island 4. Beckton 5. Barking Riverside 6. Sustainable Industries Park 7. Plumstead 8. Thamesmead 9. Abbey Wood 10. Belvedere 11. Erith 12. Slade Green We need to transform East London’s connectivity to support high value growth The major opportunities in East London are all in relatively inaccessible locations Image courtesy of Space Syntax

Improving connectivity in East London TfL is exploring proposals for a number of new connections across the River Thames This plan could deliver up to: New River Crossings for London (including crossings, tunnels and bridges)

Improving connectivity in East London 637ha new landscape 2,013ha of enhanced landscapes 95km new cycle paths 10 new bridges 10km of watercourses and canal restored 5 new sustainable visitor centres 230ha of new and enhanced habitats 275ha of industrial land remediated 1,070 properties at reduced risk of flooding More than 400,000 new visitors New bridge, Averley Marsh Three Mills Green, Stratford New boardwalk, Erith We need to transform East London’s places by investing in quality of life... Thames Estuary Parklands Farrells for H.M. Government, onwards

Improving connectivity in East London Empty docks ! In East London, the river and it’s docks were once full of ships…... all the activity has moved elsewhere The docks used to be thriving with activity......but are all empty now

Improving connectivity in East London There are 34 bridges across the Thames but only one east of Tower Bridge this is a legacy of London’s maritime history, when river traffic was at its peak and the docks were thriving.

Improving connectivity in East London 3 miles Sir Terry Farrell’s Manifesto for London 2007 Conventional high-level river bridges and tunnels connect motorways, making national and regional connections but they sterilise the riverbanks.

Improving connectivity in East London Sir Terry Farrell’s Manifesto for London 2007 Low-level bridges are for walking, cycling and public transport and connect communities at local level 1/2 miles …helping to address climate change through sustainable transport.

Improving connectivity in East London High-level bridge (Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford) It’s not ‘either or’ - we need both high-level and low-level bridges… …but low-level bridges can be more affordable than high-level bridges. Low-level lifting bridge (Millenium Bridge, Newcastle Quayside: Farrells masterplan)

Improving connectivity in East London Westferry Bridge Surrey Docks Bridge Deptford Bridge Greenwich Crossing Wood Wharf Crossing Royals Bridge Bugsby’s Bridge Connecting the North and South banks of the river will transform East London’s economy…... and enable other housing and sustainable community ideas to come to fruition.

Improving connectivity in East London Low level crossings will support growth in East London’s places and enable other housing and sustainable community ideas to come to fruition.

Improving connectivity in East London In conclusion: low level crossings will support: New waterfront communities and balanced metropolitan growth