London Borough of Newham
Second Local Implementation Plan (LIP2)
Equalities Impact Assessment Technical
Document
(DRAFT)
July 2011
Contents
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INTRODUCTION
1
1.1
Context of this report
1
1.2
1.2.1
Why carry out an EqIA?
Management of the EqIA
1
1
1.3
Background to the LIP2
1
1.4
Policy and Legislative Context
1
2
DETAILED METHODOLOGY
3
2.1
Stages of EqIA
3
2.2
Scope / Focus of the EqIA
4
2.3
Evidence Gathering
6
2.4
Assessment of Potential Impacts
6
2.5
Making recommendations
7
3
THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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3.1
Assessment of the Newham LIP2
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4
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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5
REFERENCES
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Context of this report
This Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA) Technical Document has been written as an appendix to
the Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Report of the London Borough of Newham’s Second Local
Implementation Plan (LIP2). It provides the full results of the EqIA, which are summarised in the
main body of the SA Report under the topics ‘Population and Equality’ and ‘The Local Economy’.
As it is intended as an appendix to the SA Report, this report does not repeat information from the
SA. This includes the EqIA baseline / evidence base for assessment which presented in Chapter 6:
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Section 6.1: Population and Equality
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Section 6.2: Human Health and Wellbeing
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Section 6.3: Recreation and Community; and,

Section 6.5: The Local Economy
1.2
Why carry out an EqIA?
EqIAs help the Council to deliver the best services for all of Newham’s residents through evidence
based planning. They save time and money by helping to get things right first time and avoid costly
challenges and demonstrate that the Council have given due regard to their equality duties under the
Equality Act 2010.
1.2.1
Management of the EqIA
Environmental Consultants at Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd have led and been responsible for
undertaking the EqIA. The assessment team has also been responsible for carrying out the
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA).
The
assessments have been undertaken using informed professional judgement and information
obtained from conducting the SEA. The EqIA has been integrated into the SEA and HIA.
1.3 Background to the LIP2
The London Borough of Newham is required to produce a Local Implementation Plan (LIP), which
stems from the Greater London Authority Act 1999. This year will be the Council’s second LIP since
the legislation was enacted – referred to as the LIP2. The purpose of LIPs is to identify how local
authorities intend to implement the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy at a local level.
Newham’s LIP goals and objectives have been developed in consideration of local, regional and
national documents, and through consultation and engagement with key stakeholder
representatives, political representatives and members of the public within Newham. Nine objectives
have been identified along with a number of associated sub-objectives as illustrated in Table 1-1 in
Chapter 1 of the main IIA Report.
1.4 Policy and Legislative Context
EqIA is a multi-disciplinary process which assesses the impact of the LIP2 on equalities issues, in
particular disadvantaged or excluded groups of people. EqIA helps identify where we can best
promote equality of opportunity, taking into account stakeholders’ opinions. It identifies and
assesses potential impacts of the proposal in order to make recommendations to mitigate potential
adverse impacts on the population, enhance potential positive impacts and address inequalities.
In this case, the ‘proposal’ is actually the range of interventions introduced by the LIP2.
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The EqIA is a legal requirement under the Equality Act 2006 and 2010, but it is also a way of
improving services and driving change. The Act introduces the new concept of protected
characteristics which are the six existing equality strands:

Age

Sex

Race

Disability

Religion or belief

Sexual orientation
plus:

Gender reassignment

Pregnancy and maternity
And some more limited protection around:

Marriage and Civil Partnership
As well as being a legal requirement, EqIAs are one of the key tools the Council have to help them
achieve their vision and principles.
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2 DETAILED METHODOLOGY
2.1 Stages of EqIA
The EqIA has been primarily desk-based. It has followed the stages outlined below as
recommended by Newham Borough Council’s EqIA template.
Table 2-1: Stages of the EqIA
Stage A – Strategic Thinking
Decide on the scope of the EqIA – who, what and when?
Stage B – Intelligence gathering
What data/evidence do you have and what more do you need?
Stage C – Judgement
From the evidence what is the impact likely to be and what actions are needed?
Key questions when assessing impact
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Is there evidence of unlawful discrimination?
 Seek legal advice!
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Could some groups be treated more favourably than others?
 Can this be justified?
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Are some groups affected more than others by the policy?
 Is this acceptable?
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Are some groups at risk of being excluded from the benefits of the policy?
 What are the barriers?
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Are some groups less satisfied with the delivery of the policy than others?
 What are the issues and what can be done about them?
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Does the policy advance equality for any group or groups?
 Could more be done to advance equality?
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Is the policy likely to improve relations between groups?
 Could they be further improved?

Is there a risk that the policy might worsen relations between groups?
What might be done to prevent this?
Stage D – Publication & review
EqIAs need to be published and a date set for review to monitor the actual impacts of the
policy.
There will be a further stage of stakeholder involvement following the publication of this document.
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2.2 Scope / Focus of the EqIA
The scope of the EqIA looks at how the Plan will affect some groups of society differently, if it
promotes equal opportunities and if it fosters good relationships between different groups. The
assessment has also considered how the LIP2 has complied with the Equality Act 2010 and if the
interventions discriminate on the grounds of the protected characteristics as identified in the table
below. For the purposes of this EqIA, we have merged the topics of ‘gender reassignment’ and
‘sexual orientation’.
Table 2-2:
EqIA Strands subject to Assessment and their Characteristics
Protected
Characteristics
Elements of Characteristic (identified in Equalities Act 2010)
Age
Discrimination – existing laws banning age discrimination on the grounds
of age are extended from just the workplace to goods and services
(beneficial age based treatment is allowed i.e. over 60s travel cards).
Disability
Protecting carers from discrimination – protects carers who, for
example, are caring for a disabled child or an older relative.
Wheelchair accessible taxis – cannot refuse a licence to an accessible
vehicle simply on the basis of having a policy to control taxi numbers.
Reasonable home adjustments – disabled people who live in rented
homes have the right to have reasonable adjustments made to communal
areas like entrances/hallways, provided they meet the cost.
Disabled young people – schools will have to provide auxiliary aids and
services for disabled pupils where reasonable.
Recruitment – unlawful for employers to ask job applicants about
disability or health before making a job offer, with specified exceptions to
ensure reasonable adjustments to any recruitment assessment.
The principles of Indirect discrimination are extended to disability
Sexual Orientation /
Gender
Definition - Revising the definition of ‘gender reassignment’ to make it
clear that a trans person does not have to be under medical supervision to
be protected from discrimination and harassment.
Young People - Extending protection against gender reassignment
discrimination to cover schools. This ensures that schools will have to be
even more sensitive to the needs of children who have gender identity
issues.
Association - Protecting people who face discrimination because of their
association with transsexual people, for example, as their partner.
Civil Partnerships – are now permitted in religious premises but a
religious group cannot be forced to host a ceremony (this is subject to
public consultation).
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Protecting pregnant women and new mothers from discrimination clarity provided over mothers being able to breastfeed without being asked
to leave public places and schools cannot discriminate against pupils who
are pregnant or new mothers.
Race
Caste – references to this can be banned where there is evidence it is
being used to discriminate against individuals.
Religion / Belief
None Specific.
Sex
Gender pay gap - There is a requirement for public bodies with 150 plus
staff to publish their gender pay gap and pay secrecy clauses are banned.
Socio-economic
inequality (or class)
None Specific.
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Protected
Characteristics
Elements of Characteristic (identified in Equalities Act 2010)
All Characteristics
Positive Action – employers can in very specific circumstances can
choose to appoint a person from an under represented or disadvantaged
group in order to make their workforce better reflect the community they
serve – however this is only when all other factors (such as competence,
aptitude, experience during an interview or assessment are equal). HR
advice should be sought in such circumstances.
A broad scoping of potential impacts of the LIP2 is laid out in the table below. It identifies areas
where there need to focus the assessments to understand the potential impacts of the Delivery
Actions and Schemes. It also considers people who share more than one protected characteristic
e.g. impact of policies on older Muslim women, or disabled people who are Lesbian, gay or bisexual.
Table 2-3:
EqIA Scoping against the LIP2 Delivery Actions and Schemes
Protected
Characteristic
Assessment of relevance
or potential to impact:
Positive and Negative
Reason for this assessment
If Low/No you must provide evidence or a
clear explanation of your reasoning.
High, Medium, Low/No
Age
Medium Positive
Low Negative
Improved accessibility to public transport,
services and facilities with a rise in the number
of bus stops and pedestrian crossing points can
help access for elderly. Schemes promoting
School Travel Plans can help young people
access educational facilities with greater ease
and by more sustainable modes such as active
travel.
Parking restrictions such as Residential Parking
Zones (RPZs) could reduce access to services
and facilities for elderly people who are unable
to travel to centres by other means.
Disability
Medium Positive
Low Negative
Improved accessibility to public transport,
services and facilities with a rise in the number
of bus stops and pedestrian crossing points can
help access for people with mobility issues. In
particular, Puffin crossings are promoted which
help wheelchair users cross roads more safely.
Parking restrictions such as RPZ could reduce
access to services and facilities for people with
disabilities who are unable to travel to centres by
other means.
Sexual
Orientation /
Gender
Reassignment
Medium Positive
Delivery Actions and Schemes look to improve
access for all and improve travel safety
particularly at night and particularly for
vulnerable groups
Pregnancy and
maternity
Low Positive
Low positive impacts identified through access
improvements via a variety of transport means
and enhanced safety.
Race
Medium Positive
Delivery Actions and Schemes look to improve
access for all and improve travel safety
particularly at night and particularly for
vulnerable groups.
Religion / belief
Medium Positive
Delivery Actions and Schemes look to improve
access for all and improve travel safety
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Protected
Characteristic
Assessment of relevance
or potential to impact:
Positive and Negative
Reason for this assessment
If Low/No you must provide evidence or a
clear explanation of your reasoning.
High, Medium, Low/No
particularly at night and particularly for
vulnerable groups
Sex
Low Positive
Delivery Actions and Schemes look to improve
access for all by a variety of different means
including enhanced interchanges and improved
travel safety particularly at night and particularly
for vulnerable groups. Women may feel more
vulnerable and have a greater fear of crime at
night.
Class or socioeconomic
disadvantage
High Positive
High positive impacts envisaged through
improved accessibility to different modes of
transport for all. Improvements to the quality of
the streetscape in various locations and better
safety measures can help reduce social
deprivation. This is particularly significant as
Newham is one of the most deprived areas in
England.
2.3
Evidence Gathering
Background information on the nine social strands being assessed under the EqIA has been
gathered and can be found within the ‘Population and Equality’, ‘Health and Wellbeing’ and
‘Recreation and Community’ Sections of the IIA Report. In addition to this, extensive baseline
information has been used from the LIP2 Document: Chapter 2 – Borough Context.
The data sources have included information from:
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Newham Annual Residents Survey (NARS)
The Liveability Survey
Newham Household Panel Survey
Focus Groups and Consultation Events
Census data
Performance data
Service user data
Analysis of comments and complaints
Demographic data / population figures
As well as information from consultation and several other sources, all of which are referenced in the
IIA Report.
2.4
Assessment of Potential Impacts
The EqIA has considered if the policy in its intention or implementation:

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

Targets or exclude people who share a protected characteristic?
Affects some people sharing a protected characteristic more than others?
Is likely to be equally accessed by people sharing any of the protected characteristics?
Creates or leaves in place barriers to people accessing or benefiting from the policy?
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The EqIA has looked to identify both beneficial and adverse impacts of the LIP2 on those sharing
any of the protected characteristics and also whether these impacts might be enhanced.
Following the scoping of the assessment and identification of potential areas for differential impact
either positive or negative, the following questions have been applied to each of the protected
characteristics during the assessment of Delivery Actions and Schemes:
1. Is there evidence of unlawful discrimination?
– Seek legal advice!
2. Could some groups be treated more favourably than others?
– Can this be justified?
3. Are some groups affected more than others by the policy?
– Is this acceptable?
4. Are some groups at risk of being excluded from the benefits of the policy?
– What are the barriers?
5. Are some groups less satisfied with the delivery of the policy than others?
– What are the issues and what can be done about them?
6. Does the policy advance equality for any group or groups?
– Could more be done to advance equality?
7. Is the policy likely to improve relations between groups?
– Could they be further improved?
8. Is there a risk that the policy might worsen relations between groups?
– What might be done to prevent this?
2.5
Making recommendations
Recommendations have been made in order to maximise potential benefits, minimise/avoid negative
impacts and reduce inequalities (as identified in Chapter 4). If deemed necessary, we also make
recommendations to monitor the health impacts that arise after the implementation of the LIP2. The
monitoring would define the populations whose equalities is to be monitored, the aims of the
monitoring and questions to answer, and what/how/who to carry out the monitoring. We have made
several recommendations for equalities impact monitoring.
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3 THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
3.1
Assessment of the Newham LIP2
Table 3-1 identifies the linkages between LIP2 interventions and equalities ‘determinants’ and
provides the assessment of the potential equalities impacts of the LIP2, addressing all of the
Delivery Actions and Schemes put forward. Where appropriate, we have also proposed measures
for maximising potential benefits or mitigating against potential negative impacts.
The assessment uses the eight key questions to guide the process and establish what potential risks
or opportunities may occur as a result of the LIP2.
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Table 3-1: EqIA Assessment of Delivery Actions and Schemes
EqIA Strand
Disability
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Race
Religion / Belief
Medium Positive:
Medium Positive:
Low Negative:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
The Delivery Actions in this
group aim to provide
improvements to bus services,
particularly where public
transport is inadequate. They
aim to improve journey time
reliability and efficiency, and
locate new development where
there a reduced need to travel
can help improve access for
both young and old.
Improvements to bus
services particularly
where PT is
inadequate, improving
journey time reliability
and efficiency and
locating new
development where
there is a reduced need
to travel can help
improve access.
The Delivery Actions
within this group can
help pregnant women
and people with
pushchairs etc to
access services and
facilities with greater
ease.
The Delivery
Actions within
this group can
help all people
to access
services and
facilities with
greater ease.
The Delivery Actions
within this group can
help all people to
access services and
facilities including
places of worship with
greater ease.
Newham has more young
people than the London
average and improving
transport links can help this
group access educational and
training opportunities.
Further provision could
be made to develop
better access
opportunities to PT for
people with disabilities
so they can access
employment
opportunities as easily
as more able people.
Lesbian Gay, Bisexual and
Transexual (LGBT) people
could be excluded from
the benefits of public
transport improvement
and reliance. It has been
identified that LGBT often
fear to travel on buses
(particularly at night time),
and may be made
vulnerable to hate crime
on buses.
Age
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Delivery Actions (grouped by MTS goal)
Supporting Economic
Development and
Population Growth
Furthermore, improving public
transport can help the more
elderly to access services and
facilities in main centres.
Enhancing the Quality
of Life for all
Londoners
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Improving the environment for
pedestrians and cyclists whilst
promoting healthy travel
behaviour can help younger
people to take part in physical
activity. Particularly important
given the high obesity rates
amongst young people in
Newham.
Improving the quality of
the public space and
tackling congestion and
highway efficiency can
help people with
mobility issues access
services and facilities
with greater ease.
Low Negative:
Restricting parking could
prevent elderly people
accessing services and
facilities.
Recommendation: There
needs to be a good supply of
disabled parking retained and /
or increased.
Low Negative:
Restricting parking
could prevent people
from mobility issues
accessing services and
facilities. Potential for
conflict with cyclists and
people with mobility
issues.
Recommendation:
There needs to be a
good supply of disabled
parking retained and /
or increased.
High Positive:
It is not likely that either
sex with benefit more or
less than the other and
so no potential effects
are thought likely.
The Delivery Actions are likely to improve
relations between different social groups
through better access to employment, services
and facilities and improving the environment
for cyclists and pedestrians from key Growth
Areas (Stratford, Canning Town and Royal
Docks) which currently have insufficient
transport links.
In addition, some of these areas suffer from
high levels of deprivation and could see
greater benefits of improved accessibility.
Recommendation: Work
with the Police, TfL and
bus companies to improve
safety and CCTV on
buses. Bus staff training
may be needed to better
address the issue. Work
with partners to provide
suitable alternatives (e.g.
licensed taxi parking)
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Negative:
Restricting parking
could restrict access to
services and facilities
for those with
pushchairs and young
children.
Recommendation:
Ensure good access to
public transport
borough-wide in
conjunction with
restricted parking
measures.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Improving the quality of
the public space and
tackling congestion and
highway efficiency
could help people
access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Improving the quality of the public space and
tackling congestion and highway efficiency
could help people living in deprived areas
access facilities and services with greater
ease.
Improving the quality of public space could
make deprived areas more attractive and feel
safer for walking and cycling.
Low Negative:
Restricting parking
could restrict access to
religious buildings.
Recommendation:
Ensure good access to
public transport
borough-wide in
conjunction with
restricted parking
measures.
Appropriate segregation
of cyclists / pedestrians
where space allows.
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EqIA Strand
Age
Disability
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Race
Religion / Belief
Improving the Safety
and Security of all
Londoners
Medium Positive:
Medium Positive::
Medium Positive:
The measures may also
reduce the number of young
people becoming involved in
criminal activities.
Reducing crime and
anti-social behaviour
through improved
lighting, CCTV and
other streetscape
improvements can help
more vulnerable groups
in Newham feel safer
and also reduce the
fear of crime.
Reducing crime and antisocial behaviour through
improved lighting, CCTV
and other streetscape
improvements can help
more vulnerable groups in
Newham feel safer and
also reduce the fear of
crime.
Medium
Positive:
Medium Positive:
Addressing problems of crime
and anti-social behaviour can
help more vulnerable groups
such as the elderly feel safer
within their living environment.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Increasing the number of bus
stops and pedestrian crossing
points, better accessibility of
transport systems and
improving connectivity
between residents and
opportunities can help elderly
people access services and
facilities with greater ease.
Increasing bus stops
and crossing points
which are DDA
compliant and
improving connectivity
and accessibility to
public transport can
help people with
mobility issues better
access resources.
Delivery Actions support
initiatives to improve travel
safety, particularly
amongst vulnerable
groups.
Can help people with
young children (and
pushchairs) and
pregnant women
access services and
facilities with greater
ease through increasing
bus stops and crossing
points and improving
accessibility and
connectivity to and
between public
transport.
Delivery
Actions support
initiatives to
improve travel
safety,
particularly
amongst
vulnerable
groups.
Delivery Actions
support initiatives to
improve travel safety,
particularly amongst
vulnerable groups.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Improving Transport
Opportunities for all
Londoners
These measures can also help
young people access
education and training facilities
and working age people to
access employment.
Reducing crime
and anti-social
behaviour
through
improved
lighting, CCTV
and other
streetscape
improvements
can help more
vulnerable
groups in
Newham feel
safer and also
reduce the fear
of crime.
Reducing crime and
anti-social behaviour
through improved
lighting, CCTV and
other streetscape
improvements can help
more vulnerable groups
in Newham feel safer
and also reduce the
fear of crime.
Sex
Medium Positive:
Medium Positive:
The Delivery Actions in
this group aim to
reduce crime and antisocial behaviour
through a variety of
measures. This will be
particularly beneficial to
women travelling at
night (a group of key
concern) and may help
reduce fear of as well
as actual crime.
Low Positive:
Promoting walking and cycling
can help younger people to
take part in physical activity.
Particularly important given the
high obesity rates amongst
young people in Newham.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Certain areas within Canning Town, Stratford
and Forest Gate are ‘unsafe’ at night and this
generally corresponds with areas of high
deprivation.
Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour and
addressing the safety of public spaces and
movement corridors through improved lighting,
CCTV and other measures can help people
feel safer in their living environment and may
contribute to lowering deprivation.
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Delivery Actions
support initiatives to
improve travel safety,
particularly amongst
vulnerable groups and
so this can be of
particular benefit to
women, especially
those travelling at night.
Increasing the number of bus stops and
pedestrian crossing points, better accessibility
of transport systems and improving
connectivity between residents and
opportunities can help people living in more
deprived areas of Newham access services
and facilities with greater ease.
These measures can also help people access
education and training facilities and working
age people to access employment.
In addition, the Delivery Actions within this
group aim to improve travel safety particularly
at night which will help reduce the fear of crime
and actual crime, particularly significant in
areas of high crime which tend to be within the
most deprived areas.
In addition, the Delivery
Actions within this group aim to
improve travel safety
particularly at night which will
help reduce the fear of crime
especially amongst the elderly.
Reducing Transport’s
Contribution to Climate
Change and Improving
Resilience
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
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EqIA Strand
Age
Disability
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
LIP2 Schemes (Corridors and Neighbourhoods)
Romford Road
Comprehensive
Corridor Improvement
Scheme, Streetscape
Enhancement and Bus
Priority and Vehicle
Progression
Measures.
Barking Road
Comprehensive
Corridor Improvement
Scheme, Streetscape
Enhancement and Bus
Priority and Vehicle
Progression Measures
Green Street
Comprehensive
Corridor Improvement
Scheme, Streetscape
Enhancement and Bus
Priority and Vehicle
Progression Measures
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
The measures in this scheme
to improve access and
address safety issues can help
elderly people to access
services and facilities with
greater ease. It may also
enhance access to educational
and training opportunities for
younger people in addition to
employment for those of
working age.
Improving access to
services and facilities
including Puffin
crossing upgrades and
streetscape
improvements could
help those with mobility
issues access services
and facilities better.
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
The measures in this scheme
to improve access and
address safety issues can help
elderly people to access
services and facilities with
greater ease. It may also
enhance access to educational
and training opportunities for
younger people in addition to
employment for those of
working age.
Improving access to
services and facilities
including Puffin
crossing upgrades and
streetscape
improvements could
help those with mobility
issues access services
and facilities better.
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Improving crossings, bus
access and reliability and
footway and streetscape
improvements can help elderly
people access services and
facilities with greater ease. It
may also enhance access to
educational and training
opportunities for younger
people in addition to
employment for those of
working age.
Improving access to
services and facilities
including crossing
upgrades and
streetscape
improvements could
help those with mobility
issues access services
and facilities better.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Streetscape
improvements including
decluttering and Puffin
crossing upgrades
could help those with
young children and
pushchairs to access
services and facilities
more safely and with
greater ease.
Low Positive:
Streetscape
improvements including
decluttering and Puffin
crossing upgrades
could help those with
young children and
pushchairs to access
services and facilities
more safely and with
greater ease.
Low Positive:
Streetscape
improvements including
decluttering and
crossing upgrades
could help those with
young children and
pushchairs to access
services and facilities
more safely and with
greater ease.
Scheme could help
improve access to
religious buildings.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Many areas close to Romford Road are within
the top 20% most deprived of all areas in
England. Measures to improve access and
enhance the streetscape can therefore help
people living in these areas access services
and facilities with greater ease whilst
enhancing the living environment which could
reduce levels of deprivation.
The scheme could also encourage more
businesses to locate in the area and so
provide some localised job opportunities.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Scheme could help
improve access to
religious buildings.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Many areas close to Barking Road are within
the top 20% most deprived of all areas in
England. Measures to improve access and
enhance the streetscape can therefore help
people living in these areas access services
and facilities with greater ease whilst
enhancing the living environment which could
reduce levels of deprivation.
The scheme could also encourage more
businesses to locate in the area and so
provide some localised job opportunities.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Scheme could help
improve access to
religious buildings.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Areas around Green Street are within the top
10 – 20% most deprived of all areas in
England. Measures to improve access and
enhance the streetscape can therefore help
people living in these areas access services
and facilities with greater ease whilst
enhancing the living environment which could
reduce levels of deprivation.
The scheme could also encourage more
businesses to locate in the area and so
provide some localised job opportunities.
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Age
Disability
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
East Ham Town
Centre
Comprehensive Area
Improvement Scheme
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Enhancing East Ham town
centre through measures to
address safety, improve the
streetscape and access to the
station can help elderly people
to access services and
facilities with greater ease and
make them feel safer within
their living environment.
Improving access to the
station and removal of
street clutter can help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement, CCTV
and extended Pedestrian
Zone hours in addition to
improved vibrant social
spaces. This is of
particular benefit to those
within vulnerable groups.
Streetscape
improvements and
improved access to the
station could help those
with young children and
pushchairs to access
services and facilities
more safely and with
greater ease. In
addition, improving
safety on the roads and
extending Pedestrian
Zone hours can be of
further benefit.
In addition, it will also allow
younger people to access
educational and training
opportunities more easily.
Race
Religion / Belief
Medium
Positive:
Medium Positive:
Measures can
reduce actual
and fear of
crime through
lighting renewal
and
improvement,
CCTV and
extended
Pedestrian
Zone hours in
addition to
improved
vibrant social
spaces. This is
of particular
benefit to those
within
vulnerable
groups.
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement,
CCTV and extended
Pedestrian Zone hours
in addition to improved
vibrant social spaces.
This is of particular
benefit to those within
vulnerable groups.
The measures can also
help improve access to
religious buildings
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
High Positive:
Medium Positive:
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement,
CCTV and extended
Pedestrian Zone hours
in addition to improved
vibrant social spaces.
This is of particular
benefit to women,
particularly those
travelling alone at night.
There are areas around the centre of East
Ham which are within the top 20% most
deprived areas in England.
Improving access through better footways,
improved access and legibility to the station
and extended Pedestrian Zone hours can help
enhance access for people living in deprived
areas.
Safety measures such as 20mph speed limits,
CCTV security and lighting renewal and
improvements can reduce actual and fear of
crime.
Streetscape enhancements including the
establishment of vibrant, social spaces, new
litter bins and tree planting will help improve
the living environment. This will be particularly
beneficial in the centre of East Ham and along
Barking Road where the LLSOAs are within
the top 10% most deprived areas in England in
relation to living environment.
The scheme could also encourage more
businesses to locate in the area and so
provide some localised job opportunities.
Wakefield Local Safety
Scheme
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Road safety improvements in
Wakefield to complement the
East Ham town centre scheme
include kerb realignments and
provision of crossing points
which could help improve
access for elderly people.
Road safety
improvements in
Wakefield to
complement the East
Ham town centre
scheme include kerb
realignments and
provision of crossing
points which could help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
Stratford Area NorthSouth Corridor
Improvements
Schemes
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Scheme involves
comprehensive corridor
improvements to Manor Road,
West Ham Lane and Tramway
Avenue. The scheme looks to
enhance vehicle and bus
progression, cycle and
pedestrian improvements and
enhancements to the
streetscape. This can help
elderly people to access
services and facilities with
greater ease and improve the
living environment.
Removal of street
clutter and improved
vehicle and bus
progression can help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Road safety
improvements in
Wakefield to
complement the East
Ham town centre
scheme include kerb
realignments and
provision of crossing
points which could help
improve access for
people with pushchairs
or young children.
Removal of street
clutter and improved
vehicle and bus
progression can help
improve access for
people with pushchairs
and young children.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Access improvements
could help people
access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Road safety improvements in Wakefield to
complement the East Ham town centre
scheme include kerb realignments and
provision of crossing points which could help
improve access for people living within
deprived areas.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Comprehensive corridor improvements to
Manor Road, West Ham Lane and Tramway
Avenue including streetscape improvements,
new trees and cycle and pedestrian
improvements can help improve access for
people living in these areas in addition to
enhancing the living environment and
potentially improving relations between
different groups. This is particularly beneficial
as these roads all run through areas within the
top 10% most deprived areas in England.
In addition, it will also allow
younger people to access
educational and training
opportunities more easily.
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Royal Docks/Beckton
North-South Corridor
Improvements
Schemes
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Scheme involves
comprehensive corridor
improvements to Royal Docks
/ Beckton. The scheme looks
to enhance vehicle and bus
progression, cycle and
pedestrian improvements and
enhancements to the
streetscape. This can help
elderly people to access
services and facilities with
greater ease and improve the
living environment.
Removal of street
clutter and improved
vehicle and bus
progression can help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Removal of street
clutter and improved
vehicle and bus
progression can help
improve access for
people with pushchairs
and young children.
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Access improvements
could help people
access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Comprehensive corridor improvements to
Prince Regent Lane and Woolwich Manor Way
including streetscape improvements, new
trees and cycle and pedestrian improvements
can help improve access for people living in
these areas. This is particularly beneficial as
Prince Regent Lane runs through an area in
the top 10% most deprived in England whilst
Woolwich Manor Way runs through area in top
20%.
The streetscape improvements can enhance
the living environment however the area is one
of the least deprived in terms of people’s living
environment.
In addition, it will also allow
younger people to access
educational and training
opportunities more easily.
In terms of barriers to housing and services,
the area is in the top 10% most deprived in
England and therefore improving access
through better vehicle and bus progression
and better cycling and pedestrian measures
could help reduce these barriers.
Recommendation: Further measures to
improve access to public transport and
improve connectivity to services and facilities
in order to reduce barriers to housing and
services.
Woodgrange Road
Corridor Improvement
Scheme
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Scheme involves
comprehensive corridor
improvements to Woodgrange
Road. The scheme looks to
enhance vehicle and bus
progression, cycle and
pedestrian improvements and
enhancements to the
streetscape. Enhancements
to the interchange walking
route between Wanstead Park
and Forest Gate Stations are
also promoted. This can help
elderly people to access
services and facilities with
greater ease and improve the
living environment.
Scheme involves
comprehensive corridor
improvements to
Woodgrange Road.
The scheme helps to
improve access through
a variety of measures
including
enhancements to the
interchange walking
route between
Wanstead Park and
Forest Gate Stations.
This can help people
with mobility to access
services and facilities
with greater ease.
In addition, it will also allow
younger people to access
educational and training
opportunities more easily and
people of working age access
employment opportunities in
Newham and beyond.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Removal of street
clutter, improved
vehicle and bus
progression with
enhancements to the
interchange walking
route between
Wanstead Park and
Forest Gate Stations
can help improve
access for people with
pushchairs and young
children.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Access improvements
could help people
access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
High Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Comprehensive corridor improvements to
Woodgrange Road including streetscape
improvements, new trees and cycle and
pedestrian improvements between stations
can help improve access for people living in
these areas. This is particularly beneficial as
the road runs through the top 10% most
deprived in England.
The streetscape improvements including tree
planting and decluttering can enhance the
living environment which is one of the most
deprived in Newham (within the top 10% most
deprived in England).
In terms of barriers to housing and services,
the area is in the top 10% most deprived in
England and therefore improving access
through better vehicle and bus progression
and better cycling and pedestrian measures
particularly in between stations could help
reduce these barriers.
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Little Ilford Traffic
Management and
Streetscape
Improvement Scheme
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Road safety improvements in
Little Ilford include kerb
realignments and provision of
crossing points which could
help improve access for elderly
people.
Road safety
improvements in Little
Ilford include kerb
realignments and
provision of crossing
points which could help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
The scheme also looks to
address the effects of ratrunning traffic through the Little
Ilford area which could be of
benefit for people of working
age accessing employment.
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Road safety
improvements in Little
Ilford include kerb
realignments and
provision of crossing
points which could help
improve access for
people with pushchairs
or young children.
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Road safety improvements in Little Ilford
include kerb realignments and provision of
crossing points which could help improve
access for people living within deprived areas.
Recommendation: Additional measures to
address the rat-running traffic could be
improvements to public transport access to
promote modal shift, removing some
commuter traffic. This could help improve
access to employment for people in deprived
areas.
Recommendation: Additional
measures to address the ratrunning traffic could be
improvements to public
transport access to promote
modal shift, removing some
commuter traffic.
Forest Gate Traffic
Management and
Streetscape
Improvement Scheme
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
The scheme aims to address
traffic dominance in the local
centre. Measures such as
improved walking links and
decluttering could help elderly
people to access services and
facilities in the centre.
The scheme aims to
address traffic
dominance in the local
centre. Measures such
as improved walking
links and decluttering
could help people with
mobility issues to
access services and
facilities in the centre.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
The scheme aims to
address traffic
dominance in the local
centre. Measures such
as improved walking
links and decluttering
could help people with
pushchairs and young
children access
services and facilities in
the local centre.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Access improvements
could help people
access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Forest Gate local centre is within the top 1020% most deprived in England. Measures
such as street de-cluttering and tree planting
can enhance people’s living environment (also
in the top 10% most deprived).
This area is within the top 10% most deprived
in terms of barriers to housing and services.
Addressing traffic dominance could help
remove barriers to services in addition to
enhanced walking and cycling opportunities
that could benefit the population further.
Recommendation: Further access
improvements to Forest Gate local centre
could be made through better accessibility to
public transport.
London Area
(Plaistow) Local Safety
and Traffic Reduction
Scheme
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Road safety improvements in
Plaistow include kerb
realignments and provision of
crossing points which could
help improve access for elderly
people.
Road safety
improvements in
Plaistow include kerb
realignments and
provision of crossing
points which could help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
Central Newham
Pedestrian Safety and
Controlled Crossing
Upgrade Scheme
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Pedestrian safety
improvements on
Barking/Green St jn,
Barking/High St Jn and DDA
compliant crossing upgrades
on Barking Road at East Ham
could help improve access for
elderly people.
Pedestrian safety
improvements on
Barking/Green St jn,
Barking/High St Jn and
DDA compliant crossing
upgrades on Barking
Road at East Ham
could help improve
access for people with
mobility issues.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Road safety
improvements in
Plaistow include kerb
realignments and
provision of crossing
points which could help
improve access for
people with pushchairs
or young children.
Pedestrian safety
improvements on
Barking/Green St jn,
Barking/High St Jn and
DDA compliant crossing
upgrades on Barking
Road at East Ham
could help improve
access for people with
pushchairs or young
children.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Measures can help
people (particularly
those with mobility
issues) access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Road safety improvements in Plaistow include
kerb realignments and provision of crossing
points which could help improve access for
people living within deprived areas (Plaistow is
within the top 20-30% most deprived areas in
England).
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Pedestrian safety improvements on
Barking/Green St jn, Barking/High St Jn and
DDA compliant crossing upgrades on Barking
Road at East Ham could help improve access
for people living within deprived areas around
these junctions.
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Traffic Management
and Road Safety
schemes (Boroughwide) based on
Member priorities and
accident data Analysis.
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Addressing adverse and traffic
safety impacts in the borough
including those of new
development such as
Westfield or the Olympic
Legacy Development could
help elderly people access
facilities with greater ease
whilst also facilitating access
for younger people and those
of working age accessing
employment.
Addressing adverse
and traffic safety
impacts in the borough
including those of new
development such as
Westfield or the
Olympic Legacy
Development could
help people with
mobility issues access
facilities with greater
ease.
Borough-Wide RPZ
programme
Low Negative:
Low Negative:
Restricting parking through
RPZ could prevent elderly
people from accessing
services and facilities.
Restricting parking
could prevent people
from mobility issues
accessing services and
facilities.
Recommendation: There
needs to be a good supply of
disabled parking retained and /
or increased.
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Negative:
Recommendation:
There needs to be a
good supply of disabled
parking retained and /
or increased.
Addressing adverse
and traffic safety
impacts in the borough
including those of new
development such as
Westfield or the
Olympic Legacy
Development could
improve access for
people with pushchairs
and young children.
Restricting parking
could restrict access to
services and facilities
for those with
pushchairs and young
children.
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Negative:
Recommendation:
Ensure good access to
public transport
borough-wide in
conjunction with RPZ
measures.
RPZ could restrict
access to religious
buildings, particularly as
visits to religious places
could be longer than
the time allowed for
parking.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Borough-Wide RPZ
Monitoring and
Programme
Development
Low Negative:
Low Negative:
Low Negative:
Restricting parking through
RPZ could prevent elderly
people from accessing
services and facilities.
Restricting parking
could prevent people
from mobility issues
accessing services and
facilities.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Recommendation: There
needs to be a good supply of
disabled parking retained and /
or increased.
OPTEMS LBN03 Residential Haven
Streetscape and
Walking/Cycling
Permeability
Improvements –
Bisson and Doran
Areas.
Recommendation:
There needs to be a
good supply of disabled
parking retained and /
or increased.
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Improving pedestrian
permeability and streetscene
improvements can help more
elderly people access services
and facilities. In addition to
this, cycle and pedestrian
improvements can help
younger people to access
educational and training
facilities.
The pedestrian and
streetscene
improvements could
help improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Low Positive:
The pedestrian and
streetscene
improvements could
help improve access for
people with pushchairs
and young children.
RPZs can help improve access for short term
shoppers and allow residents to park with
ease. This can help reduce deprivation in
more deprived areas.
Low Negative:
Paying for parking and residents permits may
be of detriment to people living in more
deprived areas.
Recommendation: Parking costs should
not be of detriment to residents in more
deprived areas.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
RPZs can help improve access for short term
shoppers and allow residents to park with
ease. This can help reduce deprivation in
more deprived areas.
Low Negative:
Paying for parking and residents permits may
be of detriment to people living in more
deprived areas.
Recommendation:
Ensure good access to
public transport
borough-wide in
conjunction with RPZ
measures.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Addressing adverse and traffic safety impacts
in the borough including those of new
development such as Westfield or the Olympic
Legacy Development could help reduce
deprivation and improve access for people
living in more deprived areas.
Low Positive:
Ensure that the
guidance set out in
the Parking Policy
and Procedures
document is followed.
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Low Positive:
Recommendation:
Borough-Wide Electric
Charging Point Pilot
Study
Restricting parking
could restrict access to
services and facilities
for those with
pushchairs and young
children.
Sex
Recommendation: Ensure that parking costs
are not of detriment to residents in more
deprived areas.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Medium Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Walking and cycling improvements can help
people from this area (within the top 20% most
deprived) access services and facilities.
Improvements to the streetscape could help
improve the living environment in this area.
Currently, the area is within the top 60% least
deprived in relation to living environment.
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OPTEMS LBN06 Walking Route
Improvements in
Vicinity of Olympic
Park (Maryland).
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Pedestrian improvements
including crossing points can
help elderly people to access
services and facilities with
greater ease. This will be
particularly beneficial for
visitors and residents alike
during the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympics Games.
Pedestrian
improvements including
crossing points can
help people with
mobility issues to
access services and
facilities with greater
ease. This will be
particularly beneficial
for visitors and
residents alike during
the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympics Games.
Relieving pressure on the
Stratford interchange could
help young people and those
of working age to access
education and training facilities
and places of work more
efficiently.
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
The pedestrian
improvements could
help improve access for
people with pushchairs
and young children.
This will be particularly
beneficial for visitors
and residents alike
during the 2012
Olympic and
Paralympics Games.
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Access improvements
could help people
access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
OPTEMS LBN07 DDA Crossing
Upgrades
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
DDA compliant crossing
upgrades on key approaches
to the Olympic Park could help
improve access for elderly
people. This will be
particularly beneficial for
visitors and residents alike
during the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympics Games.
DDA compliant crossing
upgrades on key
approaches to the
Olympic Park could
help improve access for
people with mobility
issues. This will be
particularly beneficial
for visitors and
residents alike during
the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympics Games.
OPTEMS LBN10 Greenway Cycle
Connectivity
Improvements
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Upgrading the Greenway can
help improve links to stations
and other services and
facilities. This can help
facilitate access for elderly and
also young people and those
of working age. During the
2012 Olympics and
Paralympics Games this will
also help improve access for
visitors to the borough.
Upgrading the
Greenway can help
improve links to stations
and other services and
facilities. This can help
facilitate access for
those with mobility
issues. During the
2012 Olympics and
Paralympics Games
this will also help
improve access for
visitors to the borough
with mobility issues.
Improved lighting on the
Greenway could help
improve safety for more
vulnerable groups of
society.
Upgrading the
Greenway can help
improve links to stations
and other services and
facilities. This can help
facilitate access for
those with pushchairs
and young children.
During the 2012
Olympics and
Paralympics Games
this will also help
improve access for
visitors to the borough
who also have young
children.
Improved
lighting on the
Greenway
could help
improve safety
for more
vulnerable
groups of
society.
Improved lighting on the
Greenway could help
improve safety for more
vulnerable groups of
society. It may also
improve access to
religious buildings.
There are high levels of
childhood obesity in Newham
and this scheme could help
reduce this through the
promotion of physical activity.
DDA compliant crossing
upgrades on key
approaches to the
Olympic Park could
help improve access for
people with pushchairs
or young children. This
will be particularly
beneficial for visitors
and residents alike
during the 2012
Olympic and
Paralympics Games.
Measures can help
people (particularly
those with mobility
issues) access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Pedestrian improvements can help people
from this area (within the top 10-30% most
deprived) access services and facilities.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
DDA compliant crossing upgrades on key
approaches to the Olympic Park could help
improve access for people living within
deprived areas.
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Improved lighting on the
Greenway could help
improve safety for
women, particularly
those travelling in the
evening / night.
Upgrading the Greenway can help improve
links to stations and other services and
facilities. This can help facilitate access for
those living in more deprived areas
surrounding the Greenway. Lighting
improvements could also help improve safety
and reduce crime.
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Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
The scheme aids bus
progression along New Barn
Street which can help to
benefit elderly people wishing
to access services and
facilities in addition to young
people accessing educational
and training facilities. The
scheme can also help working
age people access places of
work.
The scheme aids bus
progression along New
Barn Street which can
help to benefit people
with mobility issues
wishing to access
services and facilities.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
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Disability
OPTEMS LBN15 North South Traffic
Priorities Pilot Study
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Scheme looks to identify any
potential restrictions in north
south movements in the
borough and identify measures
for improvement. Dependant
on the exact measures to be
implemented this could help
improve access for elderly
people and also for young
people to access educational
and training facilities in the
north and south of borough.
Working age people may also
benefit through improved
access to places of work.
Scheme looks to
identify any potential
restrictions in north
south movements in the
borough and identify
measures for
improvement.
Dependant on the exact
measures to be
implemented this could
help improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
STIG - Warton Road
Bus and Streetscape
Improvement Scheme
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Improving bus access to the
Westfield and Ardmore
developments can help elderly
people access shops with
greater ease and also can help
those of working age access
employment.
Improving bus access
to the Westfield and
Ardmore developments
could help people that
have problems with
mobility access shops.
STIG - Windmill Lane
Pedestrian and Cycle
Improvement Scheme
Low Positive:
STIG - New Barn
Street Waiting and
Loading Restrictions
(Bus Progression)
Scheme
The provision of a contra-flow
cycle lane and improvements
to cycle connectivity to access
bridge H3 from the east
including Forest Lane and
Maryland could encourage
physical activity. Particularly
important for young people
whose obesity levels are on
average high within Newham.
Low Negative:
Parking restrictions could
mean that elderly people have
reduced opportunities to
access services and facilities
easily.
Recommendation: Sufficient
provision should be made for
disabled parking on New Barn
Street.
Low Negative:
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
Scheme looks to
identify any potential
restrictions in north
south movements in the
borough and identify
measures for
improvement.
Dependant on the exact
measures to be
implemented this could
help improve access for
people with pushchairs
and young children.
Improving bus access
to the Westfield and
Ardmore developments
along with car club
parking could help
people with pushchairs
and young children
access facilities.
The scheme aids bus
progression along New
Barn Street which can
help to benefit people
with pushchairs and
young children wishing
to access services and
facilities.
The scheme may help
facilitate better access
to religious buildings.
The scheme aids bus
progression along New
Barn Street which can
help to benefit people
accessing religious
buildings.
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Scheme looks to identify any potential
restrictions in north south movements in the
borough and identify measures for
improvement. Dependant on the exact
measures this could help improve access to
the north and south of the borough for people
living in more deprived areas of Newham.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
The area around Warton Road is in the top
20% most deprived of areas in England.
Enhancing bus access along with car club
parking could help to improve access from
these areas to services and facilities and may
also help reduce levels of deprivation.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
The cycling improvements could help to
improve access for all around Forest Lane and
Maryland which is within the top 20% most
deprived areas in England.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Area around New Barn Street is in the top 10%
most deprived areas in England in total and in
relation to living environment and barriers to
housing and services.
These measures can therefore help improve
access to services and facilities from deprived
areas.
Parking restrictions
could mean that people
with mobility issues who
also have problems
using public transport
from accessing services
and facilities easily.
Recommendation:
Sufficient provision
should be made for
disabled parking on
New Barn Street.
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EqIA Strand
Age
Disability
OCWRE - Olympic
Greenway – West
Ham Memorial Park
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
A new pathway and
connection ramp will help
young people to access
educational and training
facilities as well as recreational
opportunities in West Ham
Memorial Park. This can
therefore help improve
physical activity levels.
The new pathway and
connection ramp can
help people with
mobility issues better
access the Greenway
and Memorial Park.
OCWRE - Grange Rd Pretoria Rd
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Removal of non DDA
compliant barriers, new
dropped kerbs and
accessibility improvements can
help more elderly people to
access services and facilities
in Grange Road – Petoria
Road.
Removal of non DDA
compliant barriers, new
dropped kerbs and
accessibility
improvements can help
people with mobility
issues to better access
services and facilities in
Grange Road – Petoria
Road.
OCWRE - Lower Lea
Crossing
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Widening of the cycle path can
help promote physical activity,
particularly amongst young
people, where obesity is
prevalent.
Widening of the cycle
path could facilitate
wheelchair access.
OCWRE - Beckton
District Park
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Improving the surface of the
existing route in Beckton Park
can encourage more people to
visit the park including elderly
and young people. It could
also help encourage physical
activity, addressing obesity
levels amongst the young.
Improving the surface
of the existing route in
Beckton Park can help
to improve access for
wheelchair users and
others with mobility
issues.
OCWRE - Jake Russel
Walk
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Removal of non DDA
compliant barriers can help
more elderly people to access
Jack Russel walk and its links
to services and facilities.
Removal of non DDA
compliant barriers can
help people with
mobility issues to
access Jack Russel
walk.
OCWRE - Greenway
Resurfacing - West
Ham bridge to
Memorial Park
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Improving the surface of the
Greenway to Memorial Park
can encourage more people to
visit the park including elderly
and young people. It could
also help encourage physical
activity, addressing obesity
levels amongst the young.
Improving the surface
of the Greenway to
Memorial Park can help
to improve access for
wheelchair users and
others with mobility
issues.
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
The new pathway and
connection ramp can
help people with
pushchairs and young
children better access
the Greenway and
Memorial Park.
Removal of non DDA
compliant barriers, new
dropped kerbs and
accessibility
improvements can help
people with pushchairs
and young children to
better access services
and facilities in Grange
Road – Petoria Road.
Widening of the cycle
path could facilitate
access for people with
pushchairs.
Improving the surface
of the existing route in
Beckton Park can help
to improve access for
people with pushchairs.
Removal of non DDA
compliant barriers can
help people with
pushchairs and young
children to access Jack
Russel walk.
Improving the surface
of the Greenway to
Memorial Park can help
to improve access for
people with pushchairs.
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Measures can help
people (particularly
those with mobility
issues) access religious
buildings with greater
ease.
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
The new pathway and connection ramp can
help people living in deprived areas around the
scheme better access the Greenway and
Memorial Park and enhance their quality of
life.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
These measures may be of some benefit to
people in disadvantaged areas (Grange Road
and Petoria Road bisect areas in top 10-20%
most deprived) through better access to
services and facilities.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Widening of the cycle path could help people
in this area to access services and facilities
including employment and education. This
could help to reduce deprivation as part of the
Lower Lea Crossing is in an area within the top
10% most deprived in England.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Helps improve access to open space and
recreational facilities and therefore could
enhance quality of life and contribute towards
addressing deprivation issues. Areas
surrounding the park are within the top 10-30%
most deprived in England.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Helps improve access to open space and
recreational facilities and therefore could
enhance quality of life and contribute towards
addressing deprivation issues. Areas
surrounding the park are within the top 30%
most deprived in England.
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EqIA Strand
Age
Disability
OCWRE – Greenway
Gateways
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
New entrance features
improving access and
improving branding and
signage of Greenway entry
points will help improve access
for young people to education
and training facilities in
addition to better employment
access for those of working
age. Can also encourage
active travel thereby helping
increase physical activity.
New entrance features
improving access and
improving branding and
signage of Greenway
entry points will help
improve access to the
Greenway for people
that experience mobility
issues.
Greenway Vision
Strategy
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Impacts are dependant on the
type of improvements which
will be carried out in the future
however it is thought that the
scheme will help to
continuously ensure of good
access to the Greenway for a
variety of different users and
therefore will continue to
ensure of good access to
education and training facilities
benefiting young people in
particular. Also can improve
employment access for those
of working age. Can also
encourage active travel
thereby helping increase
physical activity.
Impacts are dependant
on the type of
improvements which
will be carried out in the
future however it is
thought that the
scheme will help to
continuously ensure of
good access to the
Greenway for people
with mobility issues.
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Low Positive:
Improving access to the
Greenway can help
people with pushchairs
and young children use
the route with greater
ease.
Impacts are dependant
on the type of
improvements which
will be carried out in the
future however it is
thought that the
scheme will help to
continuously ensure of
good access to the
Greenway for people
with pushchairs and
young children.
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
Low Positive:
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Measures can help
people access religious
buildings with greater
ease and via active
travel.
Impacts are dependant
on the type of
improvements which
will be carried out in the
future however it is
thought that the
scheme will help to
continuously ensure of
good access to
religious buildings.
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
New entrance features improving access and
improving branding and signage of Greenway
entry points will help improve access for
people living in deprived areas and enhance
their quality of life.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Impacts are dependant on the type of
improvements which will be carried out in the
future however it is thought that the scheme
will help to continuously ensure of good
access for people from more deprived areas to
services and facilities.
LIP2 Schemes (Smarter Travel)
Assorted Smarter
Travel Programme
Measures to be
confirmed following
Member and
Stakeholder
Consultation
Low Positive:
Low Positive:
Scheme is not yet defined but
will be developed in
conjunction with School Travel
Plans. This will help ensure of
good access to schools for
young people and those
working in educational
establishments.
Scheme is not yet
defined but will be
developed in
conjunction with School
Travel Plans. This will
help ensure of good
access to schools for
young people with
disabilities and those
working in educational
establishments.
Scheme is not yet
defined but will be
developed in
conjunction with School
Travel Plans. This can
help people with young
children to access
schools with greater
ease.
Low Positive:
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Scheme could help those living in more
disadvantaged areas to access educational
facilities with greater ease.
LIP2 Schemes (Maintenance)
Barking Road - Priory
Road to Hartley
Avenue
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Barking Road - Priory
Road to Dickens Road
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Manor Road Greenway to West
Ham Lane
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
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EqIA Strand
Age
Disability
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Barking Road - High
Street North to Norfolk
Road North
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
Green Street E6/E7 Romford Rd to
Selsdon Rd
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Balaam Street E13 High St to Barking
Road - various
sections
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
St Martins Avenue E6
Central Park Road to
Barking Road
Race
Religion / Belief
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Church Road Dersignham Avenue to
Browning Road
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Plashet Grove - High
St N to Whitfield Rd
(various sections Ph2)
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Plashet Grove - High
St N to Whitfield Rd
(various sections Ph3)
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Densham Rd E15 Vicarage Lane to West
Ham Lane
No significant benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or
risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant
benefits or risks
identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Medium Positive:
Enhancing Forest Gate town
centre through measures to
address safety, improve the
streetscape and access to the
station can help elderly people
to access services and
facilities with greater ease and
make them feel safer within
their living environment.
Improving access to the
station and removal of
street clutter can help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement, CCTV
and extended Pedestrian
Zone hours in addition to
improved vibrant social
spaces. This is of
particular benefit to those
within vulnerable groups.
Streetscape
improvements and
improved access to the
station could help those
with young children and
pushchairs to access
services and facilities
more safely and with
greater ease. In
addition, improving
safety on the roads and
extending Pedestrian
Zone hours can be of
further benefit.
Medium
Positive:
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
No significant benefits or risks identified.
No significant benefits
or risks identified.
LIP2 Major Schemes
Forest Gate - Manor
Park Comprehensive
Town Centre Area
Enhancement Scheme
In addition, it will also allow
younger people to access
educational and training
opportunities more easily.
Measures can
reduce actual
and fear of
crime through
lighting renewal
and
improvement,
CCTV and
extended
Pedestrian
Zone hours in
addition to
improved
vibrant social
spaces. This is
of particular
benefit to those
within
vulnerable
groups.
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement,
CCTV and extended
Pedestrian Zone hours
in addition to improved
vibrant social spaces.
This is of particular
benefit to those within
vulnerable groups.
The measures can also
help improve access to
religious buildings
High Positive:
Medium Positive:
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement,
CCTV and extended
Pedestrian Zone hours
in addition to improved
vibrant social spaces.
This is of particular
benefit to women,
particularly those
travelling alone at night.
There are areas around the centre of Forest
Gate which are within the top 10-20% most
deprived areas in England.
Improving access through better footways,
improved access and legibility to the station
and extended Pedestrian Zone hours can help
enhance access for people living in deprived
areas.
Safety measures such as 20mph speed limits,
CCTV security and lighting renewal and
improvements can reduce actual and fear of
crime.
Streetscape enhancements including the
establishment of vibrant, social spaces, new
litter bins and tree planting will help improve
the living environment. This will be particularly
beneficial in the centre of Forest Gate where
the LLSOAs are within the top 20-30% most
deprived areas in England in relation to living
environment.
The scheme could also encourage more
businesses to locate in the area and so
provide some localised job opportunities.
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EqIA Strand
Age
Disability
Sexual Orientation &
Gender Reassignment
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Plaistow
Comprehensive Town
Centre Area
Enhancement Scheme
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Medium Positive:
Low Positive:
Enhancing Plaistow town
centre through measures to
address safety, improve the
streetscape and access to the
station can help elderly people
to access services and
facilities with greater ease and
make them feel safer within
their living environment.
Improving access to the
station and removal of
street clutter can help
improve access for
people with mobility
issues.
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement, CCTV
and extended Pedestrian
Zone hours in addition to
improved vibrant social
spaces. This is of
particular benefit to those
within vulnerable groups.
Streetscape
improvements and
improved access to the
station could help those
with young children and
pushchairs to access
services and facilities
more safely and with
greater ease. In
addition, improving
safety on the roads and
extending Pedestrian
Zone hours can be of
further benefit.
In addition, it will also allow
younger people to access
educational and training
opportunities more easily.
Race
Religion / Belief
Medium
Positive:
Medium Positive:
Measures can
reduce actual
and fear of
crime through
lighting renewal
and
improvement,
CCTV and
extended
Pedestrian
Zone hours in
addition to
improved
vibrant social
spaces. This is
of particular
benefit to those
within
vulnerable
groups.
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement,
CCTV and extended
Pedestrian Zone hours
in addition to improved
vibrant social spaces.
This is of particular
benefit to those within
vulnerable groups.
The measures can also
help improve access to
religious buildings
Sex
Class or Socio-economic
Disadvantage
High Positive:
Medium Positive:
Measures can reduce
actual and fear of crime
through lighting renewal
and improvement,
CCTV and extended
Pedestrian Zone hours
in addition to improved
vibrant social spaces.
This is of particular
benefit to women,
particularly those
travelling alone at night.
There are areas around the centre of Plaistow
which are within the top 20% most deprived
areas in England.
Improving access through better footways,
improved access and legibility to the station
and extended Pedestrian Zone hours can help
enhance access for people living in deprived
areas.
Safety measures such as 20mph speed limits,
CCTV security and lighting renewal and
improvements can reduce actual and fear of
crime.
Streetscape enhancements including the
establishment of vibrant, social spaces, new
litter bins and tree planting will help improve
the living environment. This will be particularly
beneficial in the centre of Plaistow where the
LLSOAs are within the top 30% most deprived
areas in England in relation to living
environment.
The scheme could also encourage more
businesses to locate in the area and so
provide some localised job opportunities.
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4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The potential equalities impacts of the Newham LIP2 are illustrated in Table 3-1. The LIP2 may
have direct and indirect positive impacts on all equalities strands. Some negative impacts are
highlighted in the table and recommendations for improvements are identified in Table 4-1
below. It should be noted that there is a wide distribution of transport schemes of similar type
and extent, which should help reduce inequalities across Newham.
In order to maximise the potential benefits of the LIP2 for all sections of the population, the
recommendations given in Table 4-1 should be implemented. However, there are no significant
negative effects of the LIP2 identified by this EqIA which cannot be mitigated through standard
controls.
Those benefits which have been identified as speculative should generally be followed up with
monitoring, as this indicates that either the evidence base or the nature of the interventions are
uncertain, such that benefits may not be achieved in reality. Refer to the SA Report main text for
monitoring proposals.
Table 4-1: EqIA Recommendations / Action Plan
Delivery Action /
Scheme(s)
Affected Group(s) Recommendation
Council Action
(Including Any
Changes to the LIP2)
Supporting Economic Sexual orientation / Work with the Police, TfL and bus
The Council accepts
Development and
Gender
companies to improve safety and
this action. No
Population Growth
reassignment
CCTV on buses. Bus staff training
change to the LIP2.
may be needed to better address the
issue. Work with partners to provide
suitable alternatives (e.g. licensed taxi
parking).
Enhancing the
Quality of Life for all
Londoners
Elderly
There needs to be a good supply of
disabled parking retained and / or
People with mobility increased.
issues
The Council already
acknowledges this
requirement and
assesses need on
site-by-site / schemeby-scheme basis.
The Council won’t
remove disabled
parking without
replacing it.
Appropriate segregation of cyclists /
pedestrians where space allows.
This is a Council
policy addressed
within the Design
Guide. It will only not
be done where it
cannot be achieved.
Ensure good access to public transport
borough-wide in conjunction with
restricted parking measures (RPZs,
etc.).
The Council will put
detailed
consideration to
access to bus stops
and the quality of the
pedestrian
environment to
access bus stops.
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Religion / Belief
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Delivery Action /
Scheme(s)
Affected Group(s) Recommendation
Council Action
(Including Any
Changes to the LIP2)
Little Ilford Traffic
Management and
Streetscape
Improvement
Scheme
Age
It is expected that
other measures, in
particular the
Romford Road
scheme, will assist in
achieving the desired
modal shift alongside
traffic management.
The Council
continues to monitor
transport movements
and proactively
address modal shift.
Borough-Wide RPZ
programme
Elderly
Socio-Economics
Additional measures to address traffic
could include improvements to public
transport access to promote modal
shift, removing some commuter traffic.
This could help improve access to
employment for people in more
deprived areas.
There needs to be a good supply of
disabled parking retained and / or
People with mobility increased.
issues
The Council will
assess the
availability of
disabled parking
through surveys and
consultation. A
consultation
procedure will ensure
responses are taken
on board.
Pregnancy and
Maternity
Ensure good access to public transport
borough-wide in conjunction with
restricted parking measures (RPZs,
etc.).
The Council will put
detailed
consideration to
access to bus stops
and the quality of the
pedestrian
environment to
access bus stops.
STIG - New Barn
Elderly
Sufficient provision should be made for
Street Waiting and
disabled parking on New Barn Street.
Loading Restrictions People with mobility
issues
(Bus Progression)
Scheme
The Council would
never reduce
disabled parking, and
always look to reprovide. There are
areas where parking
will remain
unaffected.
Borough-Wide RPZ
Monitoring and
Programme
Development
Religion / Belief
This EqIA will be discussed with the Head of Corporate Planning and Partnerships before being
presented to the Directorate Management Team for approval. The Divisional Director will then
sign-off the agreed EqIA and pass it to the Head of Corporate Planning and Partnerships for
signing.
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