I have just received a very long email from Alexander Jackson, TfL customer service manager, about Blackfriars Bridge.
Going through the email line-by-line and responding is a pleasure I will save for later. Right now, I only want to isolate one sentence:
“TFL is not expecting to see an increase in the amount of traffic using this junction from the original levels in 2008 (prior to any station works).”
The question is not whether there will be an increase in traffic, but how much the trend of decreased motor traffic will continue.
A longitudinal view of TfL’s screenline data for Blackfriars Bridge northbound from 7-10am from 1988-2010 shows us the following:
Car use is in decline, goods vehicles and taxis remain fairly constant, and people are cycling much, much more. Any scheme based on the amount of traffic remaining constant is folly.
Adding an extra motor traffic lane and narrowing the cycle lane is indefensible.
July 26, 2011 at 8:41 am |
[...] make up the enormous majority of traffic over the bridge during peak times, and the number of cyclists is still going up while cars are in decline. Blackfriars Bridge Northbound Traffic by Mode 2010 – Source: TfL Screenline [...]
September 6, 2011 at 8:01 am |
[...] figures are highly suspect – we know that actually, there are more bicycles than any other vehicle over Blackfriars Bridge into the City during the AM [...]
May 14, 2013 at 5:49 am |
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