The ambitious plans will cost £30bn over the next 20 years, delivered through TfL, boroughs, central government, developers and other stakeholders working collaboratively.
There will be scores of new road projects and smart traffic lights as well as improvements to London's public spaces and streets, through major schemes at Vauxhall, Waterloo, Elephant and Castle and Old Street.
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Road Haulage Associationspokesperson said:
“The framework set out by the mayor’s roads task force and the response from Transport for London recognises the importance of roads in the capital – both the maintenance of roads we have and the potential for new road building.
“It brings with it a new commitment to improve planning and budgeting that should bring much needed improvements to the network at reduced cost.
“London is in the forefront of traffic planning and engineering and we welcome that.
“The haulage and distribution sector has modernised the way it operates and it clear that TfL is doing the same.
“It has clearly recognised, post-Olympics, the importance of collection and delivery services by HGVs and other vehicles and that, too, is to be welcomed.”
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RHAsaid that there are “key questions” such as how and when will money on roads be spent to ensure essential vehicles, such as trucks, can provide the services on which London relies.
It also wants adequate provision for the delivery of goods embedded into the planning process for new developments.
“There will be many competing voices and it is essential that the haulage and distribution industry makes its case clearly and forcefully,” a spokesperson said.
The plans include 19 road schemes supporting more than 300,000 jobs, new river crossings and support for new 'car-lite' developments with good public transport, walking and cycling links, a revitalisation of high streets and town centres and new cycling-focused 'mini-Hollands' in Outer London.
London's Transport Commissioner, Sir Peter Hendy, said: “We welcome the Roads Task Force's vision, as it is one we share.
“It rightly recognises that delivering the vision requires major and sustained investment in London's road and public transport networks and we will continue to work with partners to make the case and develop innovative funding solutions.
“We'll now work with partners, including London's boroughs, to turn this vision into reality and deliver more reliable road journeys, safer, more attractive streets and town centres, and to transform the environment for walking and cycling.”