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Innovacion develop economic options for London's Royal Docks

As part of a Regeneris team Innovacion have been commissioned by Newham Council, Design for London and the London Development Agency to develop and appraise the strategic economic options for investment priorities in the Royal Docks over the next 25 years. The economic study will explore development scenarios and options based around the current array of economic assets and identify the supporting infrastructure required to bring forward sustainable development. This commission forms the initial stage in the production of the Royals Development Framework which runs through to March 2011.

Innovacion advise on potential Crossrail regeneration benefits

Adding 40% to London’s rail transport capacity and opening in 2017, the £16 billion Crossrail scheme will be the largest transport project in the Greater South East for 50 years. With Regeneris and Cyril Sweett, Innovacion have been commissioned to help the LDA to identify and secure the wider regeneration benefits that Crossrail could provide around the location of the 29 London stations and their hinterlands and to identify where there are market failures that could benefit from public sector investment. The end product will be an investment plan outlining key milestones and timescales for specific interventions by the LDA.

Innovacion investigate business impacts of congestion at Blackwall Tunnel

Innovacion is helping to assess and review the business impacts of traffic congestion at the Blackwall Tunnel as part of Transport for London’s short listing appraisal of proposed river crossings in east London. Evidence was brought together from a range of literature and secondary sources as well as through a roadside survey and selected business case studies.

Midlands Highways Alliance: collaborating to save £11 million in maintenance costs by 2011

Working under the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, the Midlands Highways Alliance will save the region £11 million across highways maintenance and improvements by 2011. Supported by Constructing Excellence, the nine councils in the region and Highways Agency have been making efficiency savings through procurement frameworks for major and medium sized highways schemes and professional civil engineering services, sharing best practice in maintenance contracts and by the joint procurement of commodities such as salt.

Read more in Innovacion's case study in IDeA's Partnership and Places library

Barking up the wrong tree

The halting of the development of the light rail extension needed for 11,000 new homes at Barking Riverside throws up a number of questions about our appetite for seeing through major developments in urban brownfield locations.

In November 2008 the Mayor of London halted the public inquiry process for the proposed Docklands Light Rail (DLR) extension to Dagenham Dock to give time for DLR to negotiate with the Mayor’s office and the Government over who will fund the ongoing developmental costs as well as the final £500 million bill. This pause gives the opportunity to reflect on what the DLR scheme’s progress to date tells us about our appetite for bringing forward major urban developments and transport infrastructure schemes, and what this means for the policy that espouses such an approach.

Rumfitt A; "Barking up the wrong tree"; Town & Country Planning (March 2009)

Download Barking up the wrong tree (TCPA March 2009) 

Innovacion advise Transport for London on objective setting for river crossings

Innovacion have been appointed to advise Transport for London on objective setting and the economic benefits of river crossings in the context the revised Mayor's Transport Strategy (MTS), the London Development Agency's draft Investment Plan and the revision process for the London Plan.

Innovacion complete Year 3 Monitoring of the Docklands Light Rail extension to City Airport

Innovacion were today commissioned to produce a monitoring report to assess the impact of the London City Airport and North Woolwich extension after the third year of operation.  The review investigated impacts on airport journeys, local accessibility, regeneration, equality and inclusion and built on the year one and two monitoring reports, which were also completed by Innovacion.

Innovacion considers the economic benefits of the proposed Thames Gateway Bridge for North Bexley

Innovacion reviewed the potential economic effects of the package of East London river crossings (including the Thames Gateway Bridge) proposed by Transport for London on the future aspirations, strategies and masterplans for the development and regeneration of North Bexley.

Innovacion to produce Statement of Case for proposed DLR extension to Barking and Dagenham

Innovacion have been appointed to draft the Statement of Case for the £500 million Docklands Light Rail extension to Dagenham Dock which succinctly lays out the evidence to be presented by QC and a range of expert witnesses at the Tranpsort and Works Act Public Inquiry in late 2008.

Innovacion to produce regeneration case for Dagenham Dock DLR Extension

Innovacion with Paul Hackett of Ester Consultancy (and former Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister) will develop a wide regeneration narrative and top level business case called “Catalyst for Change” for the proposed extension to Dagenham Dock.  This work looked at the current baseline in Barking and Dagenham and the contribution of the scheme to delivery of London’s housing policy and targets and the Thames Gateway Delivery Plan.

Innovacion monitors second year of DLR Extension to London City Airport

Innovacion will produce the monitoring report to assess the impact of the London City Airport and North Woolwich extension after its second year of operation.  The review will investigate impacts on airport journeys, local accessibility, regeneration, equality and inclusion. Innovacion also looked at the performance of the extension in its first year of operation.

Download DLR London City Airport Year 2 Monitoring Report 

Innovacion secure €1.6 million for DLR

Innovacion produced an initial bid to INTERREG IVB for station enhancements for the Stratford International DLR extension.  As a result DLR were successful in securing €1.57 million in EU funds.