Khan plans to make cars an oddity on London’s streets

London mayor Sadiq Khan’s draft transport strategy is aiming to bring car’s share of trips in London down from 36% today to just 20% in 2041. Andrew Forster spoke to Alex Williams, TfL’s director of city planning, who led the plan’s preparation

This is the network of rail services the mayor would like to control. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has so far rebutted the mayor’s call for further services to be devolved (those in light orange

This is the network of rail services the mayor would like to control. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has so far rebutted the mayor’s call for further services to be devolved (those in light orange

The mayor emphasises the importance of Crossrail 2

The mayor emphasises the importance of Crossrail 2

The illustrations in London mayor Sadiq Khan’s new draft transport strategy don’t contain many cars but that’s not surprising: the mayor wants to cut the share of passenger trips made by car/taxi/private hire vehicles from 36% in 2015 to 20% in 2041, with the share made by walking, cycling and public transport rising from 64% to 80%. “The success of London’s future transport system relies upon reducing Londoners’ dependency on cars in favour of increased...

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