Sunday, February 18, 2007
LAMBETH TRASNPORT AWARD
Lambeth short-listed for top transport awards
ARTICLE FROM LAMBETH'S WEBSITE
12 February 2007
Lambeth Council is celebrating after being nominated for two prestigious transport awards.
Lambeth has been short-listed for the London Transport Awards 2007 in the categories of "Transport Borough of the Year", and "Cycling."
The nominations come on top of Lambeth being named "Sustainable Transport Borough of the Year" by Transport for London last year.
Cllr Nigel Haselden, deputy Cabinet member for transport and parking on Lambeth Council, said:
"Competition for these awards is tough so I'm delighted that Lambeth has been short-listed. We are working hard to improve transport, balancing the needs of road-users by maintaining our streets and making them safer, while at the same time leading the way among local authorities in promoting sustainable forms of travel, such as cycling and walking.
"The improvements are having a real effect on people's day to day lives, making the borough a safer, more pleasant place by cutting congestion and accidents, and helping in the fight against global warming by reducing carbon emissions. The nominations are a tremendous reward for the borough and the staff who have worked so hard and innovatively during 2006 and before."
The nomination for Transport Borough of the Year came as a result of the council's all round approach to improving transport, with the right mix of maintaining and developing road infrastructure while at the same time placing a strong emphasis on promoting sustainable forms of transport.
Recent developments include:
Lambeth has been short-listed for the London Transport Awards 2007 in the categories of "Transport Borough of the Year", and "Cycling."
The nominations come on top of Lambeth being named "Sustainable Transport Borough of the Year" by Transport for London last year.
Cllr Nigel Haselden, deputy Cabinet member for transport and parking on Lambeth Council, said:
"Competition for these awards is tough so I'm delighted that Lambeth has been short-listed. We are working hard to improve transport, balancing the needs of road-users by maintaining our streets and making them safer, while at the same time leading the way among local authorities in promoting sustainable forms of travel, such as cycling and walking.
"The improvements are having a real effect on people's day to day lives, making the borough a safer, more pleasant place by cutting congestion and accidents, and helping in the fight against global warming by reducing carbon emissions. The nominations are a tremendous reward for the borough and the staff who have worked so hard and innovatively during 2006 and before."
The nomination for Transport Borough of the Year came as a result of the council's all round approach to improving transport, with the right mix of maintaining and developing road infrastructure while at the same time placing a strong emphasis on promoting sustainable forms of transport.
Recent developments include:
- A 2.9 per cent fall in traffic figures in the borough since 2001.
- The renegotiation of the council's parking contract to offer a fairer deal for motorists.
- The introduction of a council work place travel plan to cut non-essential car-use by staff, and the introduction of pool bikes for staff, showers at council offices, and an electric pool car. Figures show single-occupancy car journeys by staff going to and from work have fallen nine per cent in the last two years.
- The continuing promotion of car clubs as an alternative to car ownership.
- A major project to improve street lighting in the borough.
- The introduction of school travel plans at 30 schools, with another 33 schools on schedule have travel plans in place by March. This is reducing 'school run' car journeys.
- A £15 million investment to improve the 'street scene', including the removal of unattractive street clutter, improvements to footways, the replacement of street name plates, and upgrading tired street furniture.
The council's submission on cycling focused on the way the council has been developing cycle facilities and road layouts that allows cyclists to ride in a safe and assertive manner, reducing conflicts between cyclists and other road users. The council is a leader in promoting safe and assertive cycling, creating a unique "Cycling in Lambeth" map that shows cycle routes in three shades, which relate to how easy they are to cycle.
The winners of the awards will be announced on Wednesday 25 April 2007.
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