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Originally Posted by LtBk
I am very impressed with all the new projects London is doing to improve mass transit. Too bad other British cities don't have good transit based on stuff I read on SSC. BTW, how many people use London Overground daily?
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Going by the latest known figures (c.2008), London was growing by around 100,000 per annum so the reality is that there needs to be a lot more done in expanding transport infrastructure - the bus network has absorbed most of the growth however.
Ridership on the London Overground before the ELLE was at around 30,000; with the opening of the ELLE and other system-wide upgrades (new trains, higher frequencies, better performance) some 100,000 are expected to use the LO each day by 2011. An additional extension to Clapham Junction in 2012 and various mixed-use developments around the stations (mostly around Canada Water and Dalston Junction at the present moment) should see further growth in usage perhaps to 200,000 by 2015.
The problem with the other UK cities is that they have lower population densities and they lack a Mayor with any credible power (ie not just ceremonial duties). Things are starting to change, but they aren't happening overnight unfortunately.