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TAITH NORTH WALES REGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY

TAITH NORTH WALES REGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY. TAITH North Wales Regional Transport Strategy. The Region’s Transport Aims extend the multi-modal infrastructure support sustainable improvement in the level of economic activity enhance the safety and quality of transport services.

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TAITH NORTH WALES REGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY

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  1. TAITHNORTH WALES REGIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY

  2. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy The Region’s Transport Aims • extend the multi-modal infrastructure • support sustainable improvement in the level of economic activity • enhance the safety and quality of transport services

  3. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy The Challenges • peripheral location/competitive disadvantage • a narrow and vulnerable economic base • high quality environment • extensive rural areas/low population density • highest regional road accident rate in Wales

  4. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Roads • East-West route reasonable but - • congestion/accidents in Flintshire/Cheshire • at - grade junction West of Conwy inadequate • integrated traffic control needed

  5. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Roads • North-South Routes inadequate- • A470 and A487 need substantial improvement • A483/A5 needs dual carriageway throughout • congestion/accidents at A55/A483 junction • Better connections to Trunk Road network • Highway maintenance grossly under-funded

  6. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Public Transport • improved service levels • passenger interchange facilities • information • fares • through ticketing

  7. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Rail • service frequency, reliability and quality • journey times/infrastructure improvements • connections • passenger capacity • new services/re-opening disused lines • freight capacity

  8. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Bus • service frequency, reliability, quality and stability • quality partnerships • strategic routes

  9. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Community Transport • greater contribution • better co-ordination

  10. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Cycling/Walking • improved facilities/increased safety • travel to work • leisure/tourism • transport of cycles on buses/trains • interchange facilities • education

  11. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Sea • more freight • interchange facilities • developments at Holyhead, Mostyn and Pont Penrhyn

  12. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Air • improved public transport links to Manchester and Liverpool Airports • ‘Air Wales’?

  13. TAITHNorth Wales Regional Transport Strategy Planning • Unitary Development Plans • policies • spatial framework • Travel Plans • travel to work • business travel • deliveries

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