The Richmond Transport Strategy 2040 is a new plan setting out how people will move around the borough in the years ahead.
The strategy outlines how travel can be made safer, easier and more reliable for residents, visitors and business, while supporting growth, improving the local environment and protecting the character of the area.
It focuses on topics including:
- Investment and infrastructure stewardship
- Urban quality, safety and environment
- Sustainable mobility and public transport
- Accessibility and inclusion
- Growth and development
- Regional and strategic connectivity
- Delivery, funding and monitoring
“This Strategy is a decision to change that trajectory. It is not simply a transport document. It is a commitment to behave differently as a Council,” said Alexander Ehmann (pictured) Chair of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames’ Transport and Air Quality Committee.
“The first change is cultural. We will treat the Borough’s transport infrastructure as a strategic asset, requiring active stewardship, investment and enhancement. We have rejected the reactive approach to deterioration and will instead secure, protect and enhance what we already have. Preventative maintenance is prioritised. Renewal works are opportunities to upgrade accessibility, safety, and environmental performance.
“Asset condition should be transparent and infrastructure risk needs to be actively managed. This professional stewardship is the foundation for our greater ambition. Having secured the fundamentals, the Borough needs to signal greater belief in its own future. For too long, this Borough has been denied the resources and support to advance major transport propositions. Measured demands and careful advocacy will not deliver the investment outcomes that our communities deserve.”
Within the next two years, the strategy will be followed by numerous sub-strategies focusing on these key topics.
The strategy document can be accessed HERE.
(Picture: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
