Increase in funding and greater freedom over spending for Enfield to cut road deaths, improve town centres and cycling facilities, tackle the school run and carry out essential main road maintenance.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson today announced £2.8m of funding from Transport for London (TfL) for Enfield to deliver local transport improvements during the financial year 2009/10. 

This represents an approximate 20 per cent increase on the £2.3m received last year.

As well as increasing next year's local transport funding from TfL - up to £168.3m from £161m in 2008/09 - the Mayor also confirmed that London's boroughs will have greater freedom in choosing local transport projects.

TfL has included £100,000 for the borough council to spend locally on transport as it chooses.

The £2.7m package will allow the borough to finance several schemes to improve local transport for residents including:

  • £750,000 for the renewal of the carriageways and footways of the A110 Church Street and the A1005, The Ridgeway, which are currently in poor condition and which will be renewed to correct any uneven surface, potholes and cracks. Pedestrians and vehicles will benefit from smooth, defect-free roads resulting in safer journeys in the boroughs
  • £200,000 for the implementation of a 20mph speed limit which will be applied on Salisbury School on a part time basis. Additional signing and road markings will be installed. These measures aim to reduce motorists' speed on this section of the road which has seen five casualties in a three year period thus cutting the number of road deaths and accidents, making it safer for residents
  • £150,000 towards a key walking route in Enfield town centre.  Measures to improve the environment for pedestrians include an improved footpath surface, better crossings and rationalised street furniture. The town centre will also benefit from better lighting and enhanced 'rights of way signage'
  • £60,000 for cycle training including a cycle co-ordinator and a further £40,000 for cycle leisure routes.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: 'When I was elected I promised I would be different and give greater freedom to the boroughs.

'This is why this year I have introduced a £100,000 award for boroughs to spend as they choose.

'Boroughs are being given greater freedom to develop and deliver the schemes they want, which means more choice over a range of key local schemes to improve town centres and cycling facilities, tackle the school run and improve local roads.
 
'I am awarding Enfield a budget of £2.8m next year for local schemes that will make travelling safer, more accessible and more environment-friendly, helping to improve the quality of life for people across the borough.'

Funding for local transport schemes is allocated each year by TfL in response to the applications from boroughs based on their Local Implementation [transport] Plans (LIPs).

Funding is currently available for a wide range of programmes including road safety, maintaining borough roads, tackling the school run, improving walking, cycling and the local environment, making transport more accessible and measures to improve bus journeys. 

Notes to editors:

  • Below is a table with a breakdown of LIP funding for Enfield:

 20mph zones  300,000
 Bus priority  125,000
 Bus stop accessibility  77,000
 Education, training, publicity  25,000
 Environment  10,000
 London Cycling Network+ 165,000
 Local safety schemes  472,000
 Cycling 115,000
 Principal road renewal  860,000
 School Ttravel plans  284,000
 Streets For People  60,000
 Travel awareness  5,000
 Walking  190,000
 Trial funding  100,000
  
 Total 2,788,000

  • Each London borough has a LIP approved by the Mayor containing proposals to implement the Mayor's Transport Strategy locally. While TfL allocates funding for individual schemes, LIP and individual project delivery is the responsibility of each borough
  • A school travel plan is a package of measures, tailored to the needs of individual schools to deliver alternative transport methods for the school run, aiming to reduce single occupancy car journeys to school, cut congestion and increase safety near schools
  • Priorities for Local Implementation Plans include:
    • Improving road safety
    • Encouraging walking and cycling
    • Improving bus journey times and reliability
    • Relieving traffic congestion and improving journey time reliability
    • Improving the working of parking and loading arrangements
    • Improving accessibility for all on the transport network
    • Bringing transport infrastructure into a state of good repair
    • School travel planning
  • NB funding can be broken down by LIP programmes as above once final allocations have been approved