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Meeting the Challenges Achieving Our Ambitions Friday 27 th November 2009 Delivering a Sustainable Transport System Challenges Minimising the impact of transport on the environment; reducing carbon emissions Supporting economic growth,


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Meeting the Challenges Achieving Our Ambitions

Friday 27th November 2009

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Delivering a Sustainable Transport System

Challenges

  • Minimising the impact of transport on the environment;

reducing carbon emissions

  • Supporting economic growth, tackling congestion and

improving journey times

  • Promoting use of alternatives to the car and encouraging

sustainable travel behaviour

  • Improving health and access to employment and local

services

  • Improving safety for all road users
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  • JLTP submitted April 2006
  • 5 year plan
  • Vision and Objectives
  • Comprehensive range of targets
  • New Joint Plan for 2011
  • 50% growth in cycling since 2003/04
  • Public transport patronage up
  • Road safety improving
  • Journey times down by 5%
  • Air quality not on track

Performance

Clear majority 18/21 targets

  • n‐track

Current Joint Local Transport Plan

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West Of England RFA2 Prioritised Major Schemes Programme

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4 year £70m project delivering now:

  • 10 bus corridors with 60 services
  • 944 improved bus stops including raised kerbs providing

level access

  • Over 120 new low floor buses with reduced emissions
  • 301 bus stops with real time passenger

information displays

  • 22 junctions with bus priority

signals

  • 8.6km of new bus or priority lane

Greater Bristol Bus Network

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Bath Transportation Package

  • Programme Entry October 2007
  • £51m of RFA funding to tackle congestion by

improving public transport and pedestrian access for residents and visitors

  • 2.2m more public transport trips per year

Rapid Transit – Ashton Vale to Temple Meads

  • Bid for £43m of RFA funding March 2009
  • 4km segregated busway and 3km bus lanes
  • 7,400 trips per day
  • 3,200 fewer vehicle trips per day

Weston Package Phase 1

  • Bid for £11m of RFA funding April 2009
  • M5 J21‐ improve journey time reliability and safety
  • Proposals for the A370 in the ‘Gateway’
  • Worle station – new 320 space car park, bus

interchange, extended/new bus services

3 schemes in approval process

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2 bids submitted Spring 2010

North Fringe to Hengrove Package

  • Major, integrated set of transport schemes

including rapid transit routes, park and ride and Stoke Gifford Transport link

  • £168m Regional Funding Allocation
  • Consultation until 8th January 2010

South Bristol Link

  • £47m Regional Funding Allocation
  • Preferred option of combined single

carriageway road and Rapid Transit on inner alignment

  • Consultation until 31st December
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Rail

  • Rail usage is low in the West of England

– 1% of all journeys to work (2001 census)

  • BUT trends have shown the potential impact local rail travel

can have

  • 44% increase in rail journeys last 5 years
  • Severn Beach Line has ridership up 22% since 2006
  • More frequent service and reliability issues: problems with

capacity and rolling stock

  • West of England Partnership responded to Great Western

Route Utilisation Strategy Consultation today

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Cycling

  • “Sea change” in the way bikes

and cycling are perceived

  • Cycling City ‐ £22m investment
  • 4% of journeys to work (2001 census)
  • 50% growth in cycling since 2003/04
  • 50% of car journeys in the city are under 3 miles

‐ the challenge is to get those drivers cycling

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  • vision, goals,

problems/challenges

  • delivery plan for 3 year

schemes

  • supplementary documents
  • consultation summer 2010
  • plan produced for March 2011

The Joint Plan 2011 ‐ 2026

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Communications

  • Common Travel+ branding across

major schemes programme

  • Ensure linkages between schemes are

recognised

  • Proactive and integrated approach
  • New travelplus.org.uk website

providing travel and transport information