Built Environment Education Conference

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Built Environment Education Conference
Mike McCrory Director, Road Network
Development Transport for London
September 2005
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The Presentation

• Transport for London
• Responding to Delivery Challenge
• Delivery Challenges Remaining
• The Way Forward

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Transport for LondonVision

• To sustain Londons place as a premier world
  city.
• Transport for London to be the worlds leading
  transport authority
• To deliver safe, reliable and integrated
  transport to all those who live in, work in or
  visit London.

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Transport for LondonRemit

• Transport for London (TfL) is the body
  responsible for the capital's transport system.
• Its role is to implement the Mayor's Transport
  Strategy for London and manage the Capitals
  transport services.
• TfL is responsible for both the planning and the
  delivery of transport facilities, and an
  integrated approach to allow people, goods and
  services to move around London easily and safely.

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Transport for LondonResponsibilities

• 27 million journeys per day in Greater London
• 8.5 million on Public Transport
• 11 million by private vehicle
• 7 million on foot
• 0.3 million by bicycle.

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Transport for LondonStructure
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TfL - Surface TransportStructure
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TfL - Surface Transport

• Delivery (1)
• Business Plan expenditure 2bn turnover
• More than 2,000 projects p.a.
• 4,000 staff
• Olympics 20
• 2016 what

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TfL - Surface TransportDelivery (2)
From Trafalgar Square
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TfL - Surface TransportDelivery (3)
to small network improvement schemes
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TfL - Surface TransportDelivery (4)
and Bus Priority Schemes
Bus passengers growing year by year 7.5 p.a.
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TfL - Surface TransportProject Delivery
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TfL - Surface TransportThe Future

• London 2016 Growth (London Plan)
• 700,000 new jobs
• 450,000 new homes
• 800,000 new residents (a new Leeds!)

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TfL - Surface TransportThe Future

• Cross Rail
• Joint TfL/DfT delivery
• 10.5 Billion project
• 7-year build

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TfL - Surface TransportThe Future

• Thames Gateway Bridge
• Provides local regeneration and development
• At Public Inquiry, target completion for 2012
• Cost 380 million through PFI
• Tolled, local traffic

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TfL - Surface TransportThe Future

• 2012 Olympics
• 1.8 billion investment
• A sustainable game, lasting legacy
• 70,000 Olympic family movements per day

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TfL - Surface TransportDelivery Challenges

• Resource, skills and capability shortage.
• Deliverability
• Dependency

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TfL Surface TransportMeeting the Challenges

• Restructure of TfL - Streets
• Capability Development / Expansion
• Graduate and Technician Recruitment / Training
• Recruitment and Retention
• Built Environment Delivery
• Collaboration with Academia

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TfL - StreetsRestructuring in Streets
Chief Operating Officer - Streets
Road Network Performance Traffic Manager
Street Management (restructured)
Traffic Operations
Road Network Management
Operational Support
Road Network Development
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TfL Surface TransportStreets Capability
Development

• Learn from TfLs Consultants and Contractors
• Export skills from senior staff to those more
  junior
• Develop blended training programmes with
  specialist / experts
• Discuss requirements with Academia / the industry
• Self development tools

• Vision
• to be capable, intelligent and self-reliant
• to be an example to other Transport Authorities

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Growing the Streets
15 Deliverables
GROWTH
On going Mgt
Graduates School Leavers
Training inc. Senior Mgt Training
Transfer of Consultant Skills
Communication Plan
Mentoring and Coaching Programme
Talent Management Plans and Succession Planning
Training Plans
LD Solutions
Design
Gaps
To-Be Needs
Project Plan
Project Set Up
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TfL Streets TransportStreets Graduate and
Technician Recruitment and Training

• 70 Graduates for 2005
• Training Plans (2/3 years) in place aimed at
  professional membership
• Sponsored MSc
• School leavers to be recruited in 2006
• Technician Training Plans for 2006 onwards
• Vocational courses put in place

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TfL Surface TransportStreets Graduate and
Technician Mentoring and Coaching

• Each Graduate has been assigned a Mentor and
  Coaches
• Mentors and Coaches will be trained before the
  Graduate intake
• The arrangements will be expanded to cover
  Technician intake in 2006

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Training Development in DRND
Dec 05 Jan 06
Apr 06 May 06
Aug 06 Sep 06
Apr 07 May 07
Dec 06 Jan 07
Oct 05
Sep 07
TfL Induction (4 days)
Presentation Skills (2 days)
Budget Mgt (x days?)
?
?
Traffic Signals
LTAU
Influencing Negotiating (2 days)
DRND Induction (1 day)
Facilitation Skills (1 day?)
Fundamentals PMgt / Spearmint (2 days)
Intro to Mgt (3 days)
Report Writing (2 days)
Managing Self Thru Change (eLearning)
Time Mgt (eLearning)
Traffic Legislation (1 day)
Internal Consultancy (x days?)
Prince 2 Foundation (2 days)
Technical Training as identified / required
Professional Development / Accreditation
Assessment / Membership - BCS
Approved Masters Programme?
Key
Training Course/Workshop
Placement
?
Scheduled Talk
Ongoing Training/Development
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TfL StreetsBuilt Environment (MORI findings)

• More discerning public quality of environment
  affects votes!
• A perception of London as a badly maintained,
  cluttered city
• EH Survey 70 of Street furniture is
  unnecessary, duplicated or redundant

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TfL - StreetsBuilt Environment Delivery
Road Network Development
Traffic Engineering Highway Engineering Road
Safety Modelling Soft Modes Mode Priority
Network Improvements
New Delivery Methodologies
Public Realm
Streetscape Urban Design Architecture
Consistent, holistic quality project delivery
Public Realm embedded in project delivery
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TfL StreetsChallenges Remaining (1)

• Graduate output does not appear to match industry
  needs
• Graduates require considerable employer training.
• Degree 3/4 years and employer training 2/3 years
  time to be effective of 5/7 years
• (2005 to 2012 7 years todays university
  starters will not be playing a significant part
  in 2012 Olympics)
• What of the London/SE existing resource base
  will retire before 2012/2016?

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TfL StreetsChallenges Remaining (2)

• Trained and effective resources joining the
  industry and remaining in it
• First career / university course choice
• Increased delivery demands, skills shortage
• Innovation, vision and research led
• Industry solutions to industry challenges

How to move forward
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TfL StreetsA way forward (1)

• Trained and effective resources
• Blended course content that suits employer
• Employer support in the blending
• Employer training time/resources re-directed to
  university course content
• Employer training and work experience a
  fundamental element of graduation
• Industry mentoring while at university

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TfL StreetsA way forward (2)

• A first choice University course/career
• Employer career marketing at universities and to
  school leavers
• Industry provision of career satisfaction
• Raising Industry profile/promoting high profile
  projects
• Achieving public acceptance/rewarding
• CPD supported by modular courses

Issues Quality schemes not just the cheapest
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TfL StreetsA way forward (3)

• Employer / Academia Collaboration
• Research targeted at employer challenges
• Academia/Employer Working Groups
  (London/regionally) to discuss industry
  challenges, courses, research, etc.
• Sponsored professional Chair (of Built
  Environment), lecturers, researchers
• Joint system developments/trading
• CPD, training courses, e-learning