Transport News
£3m borough boost
A multi-million funding boost for transport improvements in Hackney has been announced by Transport for London (TfL).
The £3.3million package will be used to cut road deaths, improve town centres and cycling facilities, and carry out essential road maintenance.
London boroughs are to be given greater freedom to develop and deliver the schemes they want, providing more choice over a range of key local schemes.
Among the projects to benefit is the Gillett Square Streets For People scheme, a £400,000 cash injection will create wider footways, better street lighting, trees and pedestrian facilities in Dalston town centre.
The Hackney Cycle Training Programme will use £200,000 in extra funding to provide free courses to enable more residents to develop the skills and confidence to cycle in London. In 2007/08 Hackney trained over 1,100 children and 350 adults and numbers are increasing every year.
Walking routes between Hackney Central and London Fields will see £100,000 worth of improvements to footway surfaces, new crossings and safety measures.
It is hoped these works will encourage more people to take up walking by creating more direct routes and reducing traffic impact.
The road surface and pavements on Green Lanes will also get a £238,000 revamp to correct uneven surfaces, potholes and cracks. There will also be money to introduce more 20mph zones, controlled parking and develop school and work travel plans.
Page updated: 1 Dec 2008