ULEZ done better

A Conservative initiative during the time Boris was Mayor, though since then Labour's Khan has been the face of it's execution on three occasions (in central 2019; inside North/South Circular Roads 2021; now London-wide 2023).

Now that the court ruling has meant Khan can push through with ULEZ, (and as of publishing this post, ULEZ a few days from enacting), let's review the gist of the process.


Minimum Euro4 petrol cars are allowed in ULEZ, 

Euro3 for motorbikes and the like.

Diesels however: Euro6.

So, not many would have to replace their personal vehicles as much as people have blown it out of proportion (clickbaits, misconceptions, God forbid any nefarious reasons), unless they're unfortunate to have gotten diesel. My condolences to van/minibus drivers minding their business.

Some would say only we would do this type of slap-on-the-wrist on road users, Congestion Charge and now Ultra Low Emission Zone.

What others do however would be more drastic. Roads banned to cars inside cities anyone? Bans on cars on certain days of the week based on your registration number?

What about Carbon Tax? Canada & Trudeau to London & Khan. Both upset people and hit middle-income people. 

All in all if you fail you have to pay £12.50 a day, contrast that with Congestion Charge which is currently a £15 daily fee... which itself was also a sticking point in the early mayoral career of Ken Livingstone at the turn of the century.

Though back when Congestion Charge was being brought in, three benefits were brought in directly visible by road users of all types.

Of course, we know it's not really to tackle pollution, but to have an extra income stream. Not really tackling traffic either. No extra transport links being done by the date of 29 August (even if some bus consultations were touting their addressing of ULEZ, likewise Superloop).

Now we not only have a £110 million scrappage scheme for Londoners, but some boroughs adding a £1000 grant per vehicle to those without good public transport.

For those without good public transport.

There's the issue.

Bus lanes 

Speeding up buses by a decent margin, with around 9% growth attributed to it

New bus routes 

(148 205 360 388, as well as splits like 363[63], 390[10], 430[74], 432[2], 436[36], 453[53] 460?[260] etcetera)

Tramlink 

though a few years in the making, it did reduce congestion in Croydon dramatically, allowing not just a reduction of car traffic but also an efficient upgrade from powerhouse bus route 130 - into trams. Also utilising a half-hourly railway between Wimbledon and Croydon into a frequent service.

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'Minor' daytime reroutes/extensions

London, better by day

I have made a spreadsheet for this, since I've gone wild and gotten many routes involved.

Summarised:

North (West and East):

Biggest PVR change:

Highlight change: 173 to Canning Town & 473 Custom House-Rainham | 62 to Romford

Lowest PVR change: 

South (West and East):

Biggest PVR change:

Highlight changes: 270 to Streatham | 199 to Bromley Common | 432 to Elmers End Green

Lowest PVR change: Zero; 196 reroute, 433 reroute

Night Network:

Biggest PVR change:

Highlight changes: 

Lowest PVR change: Zero; N113 reroute

Double deck conversions: 126 165 187 195 219 235 288 289 298 303 316 355 487 R68 R70 U1 U3 U7

Sunday service improvements (from every 20 to every 15, or above 20 to minimum 20): 47 50 96 103 116 118 128 150 152 165 166 194 195 196 197 198 201 233 275 330 340 403 407

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Night bus expansion

Again check the spreadsheet for full changes, or analyse the image below.

London, newly by night

All Heathrow day routes made 24-hour (excluding A10 X26/SL7)

Superloops to be complimented by Superradial (joke...?).


Tram changes
Tram from New Addington via Biggin Hill to Orpington

Tram extended from Harrington Road via Crystal Palace Station to Crystal Palace, intended but didn't have funding go-ahead.

Overground changes

Overground extensions (Crystal Palace to Wimbledon, Richmond to Shepperton)

Greater Anglia's Hertford East trains into Overground

Overground extension from New Cross via Hither Green to Dartford

Southern Metro services into Overground

Southeastern Metro services into Overground

(South Western Railway into Overground but it's becoming Crossrail 2 anyway, so TfL Rail 2 in the meantime?)

London Underground changes

Hammersmith & City via Dagenham Dock and Rainham to Erith

Giving another crossing (with potential extension to Dartford) rather than solely relying on the Dartford Tunnel/QE2 Bridge. Potential construction finish 2027.

Central Line diverted at Ruislip Gardens to Uxbridge; Piccadilly Line curtailed at Rayners Lane. Potential construction finish 2028.

Did flirt with an extension of the District but stopped reiterating fantasy ideas

Relatively short post, relatively not much to say, more time spent on map-editing and map-making, so I leave you with a warm stay safe until the next one.

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