Locally
The Council is not the
provider of transport services, but do have an important role
to play in providing the conditions for these services to flourish
and in promoting transport improvements on behalf of residents.
Reducing traffic congestion and delivering better public transport
are major challenges.
Public transport
The tubes and trains are vital arteries across the borough and
into central London. Bus usage is high, with 67% of local residents
using the bus service at least once a week and 33% using it everyday.
Facilities for pedestrians and cyclists are equally important,
with 25% of all trips in the borough being made wholly on foot.
Local people want to see major improvements in transport services
- 35% say they are dissatisfied with local bus services - and
the council is determined to work residents to develop strategic
transport solutions for the borough.
Highways - Up to 80,000
pedestrians a day use key intersections and there are over 10,000
holes dug in the roads by utility companies every year. There
are 220 km of roads and footways in the borough (1,000 streets).
Special annual surveys identify roads and footways in need of
major structural repairs, whilst urgent repairs are carried out
within 24 hours of being reported.
Road Safety - Council officers investigate a variety of
traffic problems on the public roads within the Borough and design
improvements where possible.
These can be such measures as the installation of zebra or pelican
crossings, one-way streets, pedestrian refuge islands, traffic
signs, width restrictions, road markings and traffic barriers.
Traffic accident records are studied and remedial measures designed
when a common cause can be identified which is susceptible to
an improvement by physical works.
Hammersmith and Fulham signed a local Public Service Agreement
(PSA) with Government with the intention of further improving
the services to local people that the Council provides. This agreement
covers the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005 and there are
12 targets focused on tackling criminal and anti-social behaviour,
employment, education, transport and cost efficiency.
For transport, the targets are:
To halt the deterioration in local highways by 2004 and start
to eliminate the backlog of repairs
Indicator: The amount of the Borough Principal Road Network (BPRN)
with a Structural Condition Index (SCI) in excess of 70 (BVPI
96, using the United Kingdom Pavement Management System (UKPMS)
rules and parameters)
Current performance: In 2000-01
BVPI 96 of 18%
Target: 10.0%
