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HI HITRANS REGI TRANS REGIONAL ONAL TR TRANS ANSPOR PORT T STR TRATEG TEGY Y UP UPDATE TE

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Roles & Responsibilities

■ HITRANS’ main roles are as follows: – Production of a Regional Transport Strategy. – Project development/delivery/funding. – Key agency in development planning. – Statutory role in Community Planning – Regional promoter of economic development, sustainable and active travel, behavioural change and modal shift. – Regional modelling. – Can receive functions transferred to them from local authorities or Scottish Government. ■ Scottish Government responsible for the provision of many transport services and activities in HITRANS area including: – Trunk roads. – Rail services – rail franchise and Network Rail infrastructure. – Most publicly funded mainland-island ferry services, through the CalMac and Northlink contracts. – Operation of main airports, via HIAL. – Specification and funding of PSO air services from Glasgow to Barra, Campbeltown and Tiree. – Air Discount Scheme.

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RTS OBJECTIVES

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COMMITTED PROJECTS

■ Committed for delivery over the life of the plan – A9 Dualling ing betw etwee een n Perth th to Inver erness ess – Dualling of the A96 between Inverness/Aberdeen – Highla hland d Main n Line ne Impro provemen ements s – Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements – A82 Impr proveme ements nts – A83 Improvements – Sm Smart t and nd Int ntegra grated d Ticketing ting – Sc Scott

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ECONOMY

■ Advancement of a coordinated programme of investment in significant local road improvement projects ■ Advancement of a programme of investment in key regional and trunk road pinch points ■ Approach to redress the road maintenance backlog ■ Inverness Rail Station Redevelopment ■ Developing an integrated transport Hub in Oban ■ Electrification of Highland Main Line and Inverness to Aberdeen ■ Support investigation and development of Sleeper services to/from Caithness and Oban ■ Full implementation of the Scottish Ferries Review ■ Replacement and funding of local authority ferries / services in Orkney, Argyll and Highland ■ Examine the feasibility and impacts of fixed links to / between fragile islands ■ Support and strategy, including investment required, in ports around the region ■ Inverness Airport Development Plan ■ Securing and improving Inverness air slots to London ■ Introduction of a Skye Air service ■ Development of an Aviation Strategy for the region ■ Strategy to consider approaches to sustainable access to popular tourist sites around the region ■ Develop strategy for establishing transport routes / corridors as visitor attractions ■ Affordable and consistent freight fares ■ Rail Freight Strategy ■ Freight Quality Partnership

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COMMUNITIES, PARTICIPATION AND INTEGRATION

■ Locality Planning and Empowerment Approach ■ Affordable and consistent passenger and vehicle fares across air and ferry networks. ■ Package to reverse the decline on the Far North Line ■ Package to maximise the potential

• f West Highland Line and Kyle Line

■ Concessionary Fares ■ Comprehensive public transport information and mapping ■ Quality Bus Partnerships and Interchanges ■ Transport interchange improvements ■ Multi-modal ticketing / smart ticketing

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LOW CARBON AND HIGH ACTIVITY

■ Approach for ‘Health Gain’ ■ Improved walking and cycling links within the region ■ Supporting delivery of major sustainable projects ■ Support the provision of improved walking and cycling access at public transport interchanges ■ Develop low carbon tourism opportunities in the region ■ Personalised Travel Planning Strategy and Behavioural Change Support ■ Implementation of Active Travel Strategy

– Walking and cycling links within and between main towns and strategic links within the region

– Integration of cycling as part of longer public transport journeys ■ Implementation of Low Carbon Strategy ■ Building on the Smart Cities concept (including in Inverness), developing with partners in Scottish Government, Health Boards and Community Planning Partnerships a Smart Rural and Smart Island intervention approach

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• Outer Hebrides Ferry Service STAG
• Extend ADS to Business and Student Travel
• Hebridean Way Active Travel Route Development
• Western Isles Spinal Route Investment
• Fixed Link Investigation (Sound of Harris)
• Area wide sustainable travel strategy for active travel and

public transport integration

• Air Service Strategy
• Port / Harbour Development

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

■ Delivery Plan developed in partnership with LAs, CPPs, H&SC Partnerships, TS, SG and operators ■ Role in terms of LTS and NTS and LOIPs ■ Local accountability ■ Shared services ■ Regional Transport Strategy Statutory Consultation from May - July 2017

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