Interesting that there are toll exemptions for #BlueBadge holders. I wonder how they'll manage that, given that the badge is for a *person*, not a vehicle. You can have a badge without even being able to drive, you can use it in any car you are traveling in - your partner's vehicle, your parents' or your childrens' vehicles, a friend or neighbour's vehicle, a hire car, ... #Silvertown https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33zdzdzxdxo
BBC NewsSilvertown Tunnel: Who pays and why the controversy?The new Silvertown Tunnel is open - but who will pay to use it, and why is it controversial?
![The latest predicted pedestrian and cycle traffic flow figures obtained by TiL are given in the Concept Design Study report [Ref 23] and reproduced in Table 1. This shows predicted peak flows projected forwards to 2031 and 2041 and indicates potentially busy usage at peak times. A large proportion of the users will be using the bridge to get to and from work, and they will be particularly keen to avoid long delays in the event that the bridge has to open during their journey. Marine vessels also desire a minimum of delay while they must wait for the bridge to open, so a minimum opening cycle time will be an important bridge design parameter for both these sets of users.
Predicted peak pedestrian and cycle traffic flows. - Pedestrians 6-9000/ day in 2031, 8-10k/day in 2041, cyclists only modelled per hour in the AM commute - 988/hour in 2031 to 1255/hour in 2041.
[Text and table lifted from 9th page in the linked PDF, number page 5]](https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/110/730/333/842/056/371/original/5e860e69e7b79ffa.png "The latest predicted pedestrian and cycle traffic flow figures obtained by TiL are given in the Concept Design Study report [Ref 23] and reproduced in Table 1. This shows predicted peak flows projected forwards to 2031 and 2041 and indicates potentially busy usage at peak times. A large proportion of the users will be using the bridge to get to and from work, and they will be particularly keen to avoid long delays in the event that the bridge has to open during their journey. Marine vessels also desire a minimum of delay while they must wait for the bridge to open, so a minimum opening cycle time will be an important bridge design parameter for both these sets of users.
Predicted peak pedestrian and cycle traffic flows. - Pedestrians 6-9000/ day in 2031, 8-10k/day in 2041, cyclists only modelled per hour in the AM commute - 988/hour in 2031 to 1255/hour in 2041.
[Text and table lifted from 9th page in the linked PDF, number page 5]")
