Transport for LondonDocklands Light Railway - Three-carriage Capacity Enhancement: Consultation
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Consultation with stakeholders and interested parties is a key part of assessing the impacts of a scheme. Consultation is essential in order to gain a full understanding of the baseline conditions and potential nature of impacts.
It is also important in ensuring that the scheme is designed to maximise the benefits it can deliver. DLR has adopted this principle and will consult with the public, stakeholders and interested parties throughout the development of this scheme. DLR undertook a major consultation with the local community.
In October 2002 , over 80,000 leaflets were mailed to local residents living within the catchment of the Bank-Lewisham route and to passengers using key interchange stations to ensure DLR received views from the widest spectrum of users possible. Over 3,500 responses were received, of which over 90% were in favour of the proposals to increase capacity with longer trains. Exhibitions of the proposals were open to the public at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and St Georges Town Hall in Shadwell. A second round of consultation was undertaken in early 2004, with exhibitions at Cabot Hall in Canary Wharf, The Forum in Greenwich and Lewisham Town Hall.
In March 2006, approximately 65,000 leaflets were distributed to residents and businesses along the line of route to Stratford and Beckton. This leaflet described the proposed project and sought the views of local people. Additionally 5,000 leaflets were distributed to passengers at key stations on the north and east routes. A series of local public consultation events were held to allow people to find out more about the scheme and put questions, comments and suggestions to the project team.
