The future of public transport in Hackney

The council's draft Transport Strategy which is out for consultation until October 24th includes a Public Transport Plan which will shape our council's work for the next 10 years.   This is the place for you to discuss the proposals and what you'd like to see included and help us form our response to the proposals.

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    James Diamond

    A first reading of the Public Transport Strategy and some discussions at Green Drinks brought up the following comments: 

    • Lack of ambition, especially over cycle parking at stations (PT8), and disabled access to stations (objective for a mojority of stations to be accessible is weak) (may also be covered in cycling strategy).
    • Ambition to improve walking and cycling conditions at public transport locations, but not clear how the policies will deliver this.
    • Aim of maximising the benefits of Crossrail 2 to the borough, but then accepting that TfL is moving in a different direction.  (Current options see Crossrail 2 stations in the borough down to 1 compared to 3 originally proposed on the currently safeguarded route).  (If the current safeguarded route is released there may also be development implications).  Need to make a strong case for three Crossrail 2 stations in the borough.
    • Not clear how access to public transport will be improved in some areas with low PTAL scores (areas with poor access) eg North-West part of the borough, Queensbridge, Victoria Park, Hackney Marshes and Lower Clapton (eg new bus routes).
    • Vague ambitions for the West Anglia line (serving 7 stations in the borough), with no targets on frequency or accessibility.
    • Ambition for an interchange between Dalston Junction and Dalston Kingsland stations implied, but not stated clearly.
    • Policy on alternative uses of stations is interesting, but implicitly accepts destaffing of stations
    • Timetable is supposed to be in appendix, but not there.
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