{"id":1198,"date":"2022-10-17T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/?page_id=1198"},"modified":"2024-06-19T16:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:14:57","slug":"opdcproject","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/projects\/opdcproject\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Oak and Park Royal \u2013 towards active travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The project is being led by Dr Dan Greenwood (Centre for the Study of Democracy), working with Prof. Rachel Aldred and Ms Minerva Fadel, all based at University of Westminster. The study is funded by the Research England Regional Innovation Fund, and was previously (with input from Dr Jan Gerhards) funded by the University of Westminster Policy Support Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An updated short version of our report (June 2024) is available <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Policy_Doc_June_24_Short_V1.pdf\">here<\/a> and the full version is <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Policy_Doc_June_24_Full_V1.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/06\/Policy_Doc_June_24_Full_V1.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our film about the project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rve-embed-responsive rve-embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe title=\"Old Oak and Park Royal \u2013 towards active travel?\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/779224613?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This research investigates policy for \u2018active travel\u2019, such as cycling and walking. This is an important component of overall sustainable transport, together with public transport. The Mayor of London has set an overall target of 80% of people in London travelling by sustainable transport by 2041. Given the climate emergency and dangerous levels of air pollution in the city, achieving the target is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00017-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo shows a sign saying 'Welcome to Park Royal, London Borough of Ealing, Please Drive Slowly'. The sign clutters a narrow footway. There is a narrow paint-only cycle lane on one side of a busy but narrow road.\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00017-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00017-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00017-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00017-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Entering Park Royal, a footway is narrowed by sign placement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study centres upon the major redevelopment project around Old Oak Common Station, a new interchange between High Speed 2 and the new Crossrail. The area also includes the neighbouring Park Royal industrial area. The regeneration project is being planned and managed by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) established by the London Mayor in 2015. The updated 2022 Local Plan proposes around 20,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs on the 650-hectare site, during 2018 \u2013 2038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many people, driving is integral to their lifestyle. With OPDC being an industrial area, the roads can be inhospitable for cyclists. Parts of OPDC currently have poor public transport accessibility. Yet, creating new cycle routes can be controversial. In this context, our research considers OPDC\u2019s strategic, cross-borough vision, including their plans, timescales and budgets for active travel infrastructure. We also assess the process through which this planning and related policies are being formed and delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00054-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo shows an extended HGV lorry cutting a corner containing a cycle lane that is paint-based at that point (there are bollards further along). There is also guard railing.\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00054-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00054-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00054-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00054-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>HGV flows within the area are high, including on this stretch of road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OPDC is a Mayoral Development Corporation. Development corporations are tasked with \u2018delivery\u2019 \u2013 actively working with the private sector to develop land and attract investment. They usually also have development control powers and often plan-making powers (creating the local plan). They are not, however, highways authorities: control over highways remains with local authorities. Hence, development corporations must work closely with highways authorities to meet active travel aims. Moreover, OPDC straddles three local authorities. It must work in a joined-up way with the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing, and Brent, as well as regional and national transport organisations, to deliver projects. This research therefore assesses the effectiveness of London governance, and development corporations, in coordinating policy delivery for sustainable transport, with a focus on active travel. The inter-relationships between processes for policy formulation, local delivery and expected impacts are explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00035-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Person riding a Brompton negotiating a busy junction with HGVs and van traffic.\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00035-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/10\/DSC00035-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Junctions can be busy and intimidating for people walking and cycling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The project is being led by Dr Dan Greenwood (Centre for the Study of Democracy), working with Prof. Rachel Aldred and Ms Minerva Fadel, all based at University of Westminster. 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