Reurbanisation Case Study: London Docklands

Yet most of all, the most important and significant was the regeneration of the transportation, which around half the corporation’s money was spent on. The 18 miles, 128 stations Dockland Light Railway was built, which Is now carrying more than 80000 passengers dally and only take passengers 10 minutes to Central London. The Corporation has also promoted an Integrated transport policy which has delivered a modal split, on the Isle of Dogs Central Business District for example, of 27% private to 73% public transport at peak hour travel.

The Corporation aimed a great success at the end and all these pull factors pulled people to move back to the city from the suburbs.

Push factors of suburbs: Many governments have been setting various polices to encourage people to move from the suburbs back to the clues. Such as In Britain, the government sets up greenbelt area, where has no buildings are allowed to be built on It and therefore to stop the urban growth. However the cycles were worn out and population was decreasing, therefore the government has to renew the urban cycles In order to attract the population back.

Also, London for example, had already been urbanize and had less and less suburb places, people have to go back to the declined city as they have nowhere to expand outside It. Total employment nearly doubled from 27000 in 1981 to 53000 in 1990. From a social total resident population raised doubled from 39429 in 1981 to 61500 in 1990, also, was spent on.

The 18 miles, 128 stations Dockland Light Railway was built, which is now carrying more than 80000 passengers daily and only take passengers 10 minutes o Central London.

The Corporation has also promoted an integrated transport policy Many governments have been setting various policies to encourage people to move from the suburbs back to the cities. Such as in Britain, the government sets up greenbelt area, where has no buildings are allowed to be built on it and therefore to stop the urban growth. However the cities were worn out and population was decreasing, therefore the government has to renew the urban cities in order to they have nowhere to expand outside it.