CROSSRAIL

• why is Crossrail needed?

  • more people using public transport to commute
  • 1.35 billion passengers on the underground
  • demand to grow by 60%
  • 50 million people use busses per week
• what transport improvements are planned?

  • improve access for disabled people
  • increase number of passenger journeys
  • encourage further regeneration
  • improves integrated transport system
• what are the impacts of Crossrail?

  • raise property values by 25%
  • brings an extra 15 million passengers
  • reduces journey times
• SOCIAL transport challenges:

  • higher risks of accidents for cyclists
  • breathing problems/bad health
  • inconvenience with congestion
• ECONOMIC transport challenges:

  • congestion makes people late
  • delayed deliveries -> loss of money
• ENVIRONMENTAL transport challenges:

  • air pollution
  • climate change
  • breakdown of roads/tyres