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Fiona ClowesGeographic Information Systems Lead

fionaclowes@tfl.gov.uk

Network ManagementSurface Transport Transport for London

The Power of Playbook

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• Transport for London Road Network

• 5% of London’s roads carry 30% of the traffic

• Around15% of the UK’s traffic congestion is concentrated in London on just 1,500km of the country’s 400,000km of roads

TfL’s Road Management Responsibilities

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Healthy Streets

for London

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6 TfL’s Playbook:A tool for Communication, Coordination and Collaboration

7 TfL’s Playbook:Information Portal

8 TfL’s Playbook:Map Window

9 TfL’s Playbook:Analysis Tools

10 TfL’s Playbook:Custom Apps

11 TfL’s Playbook:Story Maps

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• Core system for managing asset maintenance and improvement

• Inventory of 700,000 assets• References location, attribute and

condition data

TfL’s Playbook:Data Integration

Network Asset Management System (NAMS)

13 TfL’s Playbook:Data Integration

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“All in all, a very good example of using technology to encourage efficient joined up working” London Borough of Newham

“It is useful to coordinate works on the network to ensure that clashes do not happen” London Borough of Merton

“Many thanks for providing access to this brilliant application”.Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

“I have used Playbook to reduce conflicts with our projects, i.e. resurfacing schemes..” Internal TfL “I find Playbook immensely

useful in planning traffic works as it allows me to quite quickly assess the impact” Internal TfL

“I use playbook to find out where major carriageway and footway renewals are planned so I am able to manage maintenance works better and I can allocate finances efficiently”. Internal TfL

“The ability to easily find the various pre-existing traffic and pedestrian surveys enhanced our team’s ability to establish traffic movements and patterns for assessment of various proposed works impacts”. Internal TfL

TfL’s Playbook Success:Internal and External Collaboration

15 TfL’s Playbook Success:Improvements in Data Management

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• Collaborative working internally and externally.• Users have more time available to plan and

coordinate schemes on the road network as they spend less time pursuing and collating information.

• Network knowledge accessible and shared easily. • Removed duplication.• Improvements to data quality.

TfL’s Playbook Success:Summary of the Benefits

17 TfL’s Playbook:Future Plans

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Questions? Fiona Clowes – GIS LeadNetwork Management

Surface Transport, Transport for Londonfionaclowes@tfl.gov.uk