World class Infrastructure for a world city - A report from the London Infrastructure Commission
The London First Infrastructure Commission was set up to consider the challenges and opportunities involved in the provision of strategic infrastructure for London. In January 2010, the Commission issued a Call for Evidence, inviting business leaders and stakeholders to make written submissions, based on their expertise and experience as well as wider observations on London’s long-term infrastructure needs. The Commission has developed recommendations for regulators, local government and national government for the short, medium and longer terms, drawing on both supply side and demand side perspectives.
Martin Stanley, Chairman, London First Infrastructure Commission
Infrastructure
An effective infrastructure network is essential to London’s, and the UK’s, continued competitiveness and future economic growth yet much of the capital’s infrastructure is ageing, heavily crowded and contains little resilience.
Infrastructure supports agglomeration benefits, raises productivity, improves global and national connectivity, enhances competition by lowering transport and communication costs, and supports labour markets by enabling people to travel to work. If London is to remain a leading world city, continued investment in its infrastructure is essential.
London First and its members work to ensure London has the necessary transport, planning framework and wider infrastructure to underpin economic growth.
Find out more about our Infrastructure work:
Transport – Making the case to government to protect investment in London transport, our activities encompass the Tube, Crossrail, rail, roads, air and river transport.
Infrastructure Commission – Investigating the challenges and opportunities involved in the provision of strategic infrastructure for London, including energy, water, waste and ICT.
Planning and development – Influencing national and regional policy and implementation, to ensure it encourages the development needed to support London’s economic and population growth.
