TfL releases new 'Walk the Tube' maps to get Londoners out on foot

Step ahead: TfL's new map with walking distances
Transport for London

Two new walking maps of London were launched today by Transport for London in a bid to get more people using pedestrian routes between stations.

The number of steps and approximate time it takes to go by foot between Tube lines in Zone 3 has been added to existing central London maps.

National rail lines have now also included for zones one, two and three.

The shortest distance in Zone 3 is Custom House to Prince Regent on the DLR, which is seven minutes or 700 steps.

The longest distance is Canning Town to North Greenwich on the Jubilee Line, which is 104 minutes, or 10,400 steps – because it involves diverting to cross the river.

Other examples include, according to TfL’s calculations, 16 minutes to walk from Acton Central to Willesden Junction on the Overground, or 1,600 steps, and 25 minutes, some 2,500 steps, from Archway to Highgate on the Northern Line.

The maps were published ahead of a two-day Walking Summit starting today at Bloomberg in the Square Mile, where politicians, transport officials and Living Streets activists were set to discuss how to make London more pedestrian-friendly.

The event in Finsbury Square will “highlight the benefits that higher levels of walking can deliver for London, including reduced car use, better air quality and helping reduce rates of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes”.

International speakers include Janette Sadik-Khan, New York’s former transport commissioner.

Transport for London managing director Leon Daniels said: “Our new walking Tube map is designed to help people who want to get more active and try making more of their journey round on foot.”

Tompion Platt, head of policy at Living Streets, said: “Cities around the world are starting to realise that if you can get more people walking and reduce car use, you can improve the health and happiness of everyone living and working there.”

Val Shawcross, deputy mayor for transport, said: “By improving our streets to encourage active travel, we can reduce the impact of transport on our environment - leading to cleaner air and a greener, quieter and less traffic dominated city for all to enjoy.”

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