What the New UK Road Safety Strategy Means for London’s Street

At the beginning of the year, the Department for Transport announced its first major road safety overhaul in more than a decade – the UK’s new Road Safety Strategy aims to reduce read deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035. 

At the core of the strategy is a ‘Safe System’ approach that calls for safer street design, stronger enforcement, better training, and smarter use of data. But what does this mean for CRP’s partners? 

For London Boroughs, the strategy aligns closely with existing TfL and borough-led initiatives, such as walking and cycling improvements and the Healthy Streets Everyday Approach. However, Boroughs can expect higher expectations on infrastructure upgrades with more rigorous performance monitoring and accelerated investment to make streets safer and more accessible.  

For Business Improvement Districts, the strategy reinforces and elevates their role as safety and placemaking partners. Under the new strategy, BIDs could have new opportunities to support public realm upgrades, run safety campaigns, and collaborate on data driven innovations – all strengthening their mission to create vibrant, secure destinations for workers, residents, and visitors.  

In summary, the new Road Safety Strategy provides even more impetus or CRP and its partners to deliver safer streets, healthier neighbourhoods, and more accessible spaces. 

CRP has extensive experience in delivering placemaking schemes that are designed to improve road safety and accessibility. This is detailed in CRP’s  Towards Vision Zero guidance that translates national and international research into borough-level actions to reduce death and serious injury. This includes policy recommendations and practical borough-ready outputs and guidance. 

If you are interested in understanding how CRP can support you, reach out to CRP Senior Programme Manager Fiona Coull or visit our consultancy webpage here.