Electric vehicle charging points on the footway (2)

Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 13 September 2019.

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Photo of Caroline Russell Caroline Russell Green

In answer to my question 2019/4115 you told me that the Transport for London (TfL) Streetscape Guidance has been updated to be more: “explicit around the placement of electric vehicle charge points, recommending that charge points are placed on small sections of footway extended into the carriageway wherever practicable.” However, the ‘pedestrian clear zone’ requirement in the guidance is not defined, nor does it set out a clear minimum width requirement. Does TfL provide guidance on the minimum clear width of pedestrian clear zones, and does this take account of disabled mobility requirements?

Photo of Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan Mayor of London

Transport for London (TfL) provides guidance on minimum clear widths for pedestrians in the TfL Streetscape Guidance, Section 11 - Footway amenities, where it is referenced as the ‘footway clear zone’.

The ‘pedestrian clear zone’ requirement for electric vehicle charge points should have been ‘footway clear zone’ to be clear and consistent. I have requested that this is changed in the next iteration of the document.