PassageWay Service Status digital signs help developers demonstrate their commitment to sustainable public transport across London.

The London Plan is the blueprint for what London will look like in the the next 20-25 years. The plan is underpinned by the concept of ‘Good Growth’ and identifies the policies that will inform planning decisions. The London Plan aims to ensure that London has sufficient affordable new housing, workspaces and better-connected infrastructure to accommodate its growing population, which is estimated to grow by around 10% to 9.5 million by 2026 (10.8 Million by 2041) , or by circa 70,000 per annum (depending on your sources).

The London Plan reads that

“car-free developments should be the starting point for all proposals in places well-connected by public transport”.

The parking provision for new homes schemes with good rail and Tube links has been cut from one space per home to none and in outer London the number of spaces has been reduced from two to one-and-a-half per unit.

The London Plan states that development plans should:

A. Promote and demonstrate the application of the Mayor’s Healthy Streets Approach to: improve health and reduce health inequalities; reduce car dominance, ownership and use, road danger, severance, vehicle emissions and noise; increase walking, cycling and public transport use; improve street safety, comfort, convenience and amenity; and support these outcomes through sensitively designed freight facilities.

B. Identify opportunities to improve the balance of space given to people to dwell, walk, cycle, and travel on public transport and in essential vehicles, so space is used more efficiently and streets are greener and more pleasant.

What’s more all development proposals should

A. Demonstrate how they will deliver improvements that support the ten Healthy Streets Indicators in line with Transport for London guidance.

B. Reduce the dominance of vehicles on London’s streets whether stationary or moving.

C. Be permeable by foot and cycle and connect to local walking and cycling networks as well as public transport.

Developers and their architects can powerfully demonstrate their commitment to sustainable public transport, the London Plan and Healthy Streets by incorporating PassageWay Service Status digital signage into their plans.