Click to edit Master title style Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) 1
Click to edit Master title style Road User Charging • Congestion Charging Schemes all motorists liable and responsible for payment • Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) only commuter parking liable, employer pays 2
Click to edit Master title style Congestion • Congestion is costing Nottingham £160m a year (mostly in peak period) • 70% of peak period congestion is commuters Solutions for the future: • Provide attractive alternatives to the car • Continue to develop high quality public transport • Protect the city’s commerce and inward investment • Improve the city’s environment and sustainability 3
Click to edit Master title style WPL Scheme Development • 2000 – 2005 Scheme Development • 2006 NET Phase Two Programme Entry Approval • 2007 Public consultation • 2008 Scheme Order • 2009 Secretary of State decision • Oct 2011 Licensing begins • April 2012 Charging begins 4
Click to edit Master title style WPL Operation • Approximately 2400 employers hold a WPL licence • About 425 employers are liable for a WPL charge • 100% compliance of liable employers since year 1 • No penalty charges issued to date • £25.3 million revenue raised in the first 3 years • > 99.9% of revenue collected • < 5% operating costs 5
Click to edit Master title style Public Transport Improvements • Extending the existing tram network (NET Phase Two) – Delivered August 2015 • The redevelopment of Nottingham’s Railway Station into a 21st century transport and business Hub – Delivered 31/3/14 • Maintaining and improving the city’s Link bus service which serve some of the city’s key employment sites, hospitals and universities - Delivering 6
Click to edit Master title style Electric Link Buses • 45 fully electric midi buses in service since 2012 – largest electric bus fleet in UK • 13 more electric buses due for delivery in 2016 • Charging equipment already installed: 60 trickle chargers and 8 rapid chargers • Total investment to date £15m - £5.4m from WPL, £2.6m from LSTF/LTP and the rest from BBA, Green Bus Fund etc 7
Click to edit Master title style Business Support A range of ongoing business support measures are available to employers and employees, these include: • Travel planning and smarter choices • Public transport and personal journey planning support • Parking management • Traffic management • Parking management support grants available • Cycling infrastructure support grants available 8
Click to edit Master title style Impact on Congestion Still awaiting evaluation due to building public transport alternatives But signs are good: From: Meta Analysis of Outcomes of Investment in the 12 LSTF Large Projects, Interim Findings, 9 Transport for Quality of Life and TRL for DfT, 2015
Click to edit Master title style Economic Impacts • No evidence so far of negative impact • WPL plays a very small role in business location decisions • However public transport investment proven to attract investment • Economic indicators in Nottingham similar to benchmarked cities • Main expressed issue is availability of suitable premises • £375 per liable wpp 10
Click to edit Master title style Without WPL • There would be no business incentive to minimise parking provision and encourage more sustainable commuter travel • Further public transport investment, particularly NET Phase Two, would have been unaffordable • More of a challenge to manage impacts of economic 11 and population growth
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