Suburbanisation - Surbiton
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- Created on: 10-11-15 12:11
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- Surbiton - Suburbanisation
- Causes of suburbanisation here
- Close to main roads e.g A3
- Fastest trains reach LONDON WATERLOO within 18 mins
- Variety of good housing here
- Large variety of shops ect
- Good state SCHOOLS
- Effects of suburbanisation here
- 70% of households own at least one car - CONGESTION
- Cars park on roads making it hard for larger vehicles to pass
- Located in LONDON TRAVEL ZONE 6 - Making it expensive to commute
- Causes more people to drive to work - further increasing the air pollution and congestion
- 40% of residents drive to work
- Causes more people to drive to work - further increasing the air pollution and congestion
- House prices have soared
- Average house price is nearly £700,000
- 70% of households own at least one car - CONGESTION
- Population
- 1971
- 141,000
- 2011
- 160,000
- 1971
- Managing the problems
- IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY FOR SURBITON TOWN CENTRE
- Launched in September 2009
- Widening roads
- New access road to station
- Set delivery times for shops
- Delivery bays can be used as parking bays
- SURBITON NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMITTEE
- Locals have more of a say
- Currently a campaign to get Surbiton into travel zone 5
- Cheaper for commuters to use TRAIN
- Secure bike storage
- IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY FOR SURBITON TOWN CENTRE
- Causes of suburbanisation here
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