How will Kew Gardens avoid contributing to parking problems in the area?
We are committed to encouraging both visitors and staff to use public transport. Our traffic plan and related marketing and public information efforts are directed towards persuading visitors to use the buses and trains that serve our area, and we’re always looking for ideas as to how to achieve this. We have recently received help from Transport for London to enhance our staff travel plan, and are able to report that RBG Kew staff are more likely to walk or cycle to work than other West London employees, and that 50% of our visitors arrive by bus tube or train – a higher proportion of public transport use than we can find among comparable attractions. We have various policies in place in conjunction with the local Council and police to manage traffic heading for the gardens. In addition, we have recently supported a Smarter Travel bid by the Borough. Our commitment to neither expand nor reduce our public car parking capacity holds good.
