This article contains a fivefold strategy for the mayor, assembly and parliament to pursue: i) Turn all paths into shared paths throughout London and the metropolitan greenbelt, with minimum width set by secondary legislation; ii) Create half a dozen bike priority outer borough town centres; iii) Extend the DLR, Tram and Overground in the outer boroughs; iv) Build 3-4 suspension swing bridges; two short rail tunnels; and v) Build up to eight car and lower van toll tunnels.
There are three purposes for the toll tunnels: i) To raise revenue for bike, pedestrian, and public transport investments and improvements; ii) To nudge most outer and inner borough households into e-vehicles; and iii) To make north-south journeys and south-south journeys more comparable to east-west journeys (M4, A40), and diagonal journeys.
There are additional benefits of the toll tunnels, direct and indirect: To London households, businesses, productivity, competitiveness, and society at large; Less pollution and noise; Better access for vans, lorries, cyclists and similar; On the new toll, and the existing (strategic) road network; Improved access, for the self employed, SME and skilled professionals.
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