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Portsmouth’s Second Local Transport Plan & Air Quality

Portsmouth’s Second Local Transport Plan & Air Quality. Paul Denyer Team Leader – Transport Policy. What is the Local Transport Plan?. Transport policies for the 2006/07 to 2010/11 Relationship of those policies with wider objectives both local and national Performance targets

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Portsmouth’s Second Local Transport Plan & Air Quality

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  1. Portsmouth’s Second Local Transport Plan&Air Quality Paul Denyer Team Leader – Transport Policy

  2. What is the Local Transport Plan? • Transport policies for the 2006/07 to 2010/11 • Relationship of those policies with wider objectives both local and national • Performance targets • Programme of schemes and initiatives • Investment framework as bid for funding

  3. Key Themes • Congestion • Accessibility • Road Safety • Air Quality • Maintenance

  4. The Strategy Reduce Manage Invest

  5. A bus based strategy “Proposals for a bus-based rapid transit system are at the core of providing this step change in bus transport.” (para 5.2.1)

  6. Some of the detail • A core highway based (bus) rapid transit system • Introduction of red routes on core corridors • Improvements to local bus services and infrastructure including extension of Bus Quality Partnership initiatives, improved interchange facilities and passenger informationsystems • Consideration of the most appropriate public transport technologies

  7. Local Transport ObjectivesCongestion Encourage more people to make better use of a range of transport modes, rather than rely on the car for every journey.

  8. Local Transport ObjectivesAccessibility To ensure that wherever possible people can can go where they need to without relying on cars…. …or that services can be brought to them

  9. Local Transport ObjectivesSafety To improve the level of safety for all road users, especially children and other vulnerable groups

  10. Local Transport ObjectivesMaintenance To improve the condition of the city’s highway infrastructure through use of the PFI contract

  11. Local Transport ObjectivesAir Quality To achieve national objectives by 2010 with a particular focus on Air Quality Management Areas

  12. Better Air Quality “Congestion and air quality are closely linked” (para 6.6.1) “Improvements to the quality and frequency of bus provision has air quality benefits” (para 6.6.9) “As an authority declaring AQMAs, the city council is obliged to produce Action Plans” (para 6.6.12)

  13. Better Air Quality 13 AQMA • 11 relate to local traffic • 1 to Trunk Road traffic • 1 to shipping

  14. Air Quality Low Emission Zones; Home Zones; Clear Zones; Traffic Calming; Re-allocation of road space; High occupancy lanes; Vehicle restricted areas; Parking Controls; Traffic Control systems; Speed Limits; Traffic Regulation Orders; Road User Charging; Roadside Testing; Emissions from stationary vehicles; Public Transport; Park & Ride; HGV; Travel Plans; Safer Routes to School; Car Clubs; Walking & Cycling: Workplace Parking Levy; Car Scrappage Schemes; Public Awareness campaigns

  15. How is it to be funded • LTP Capital • City Council Capital • City Council Revenue • Private Capital inc. developer contributions • Private Investment e.g. p/t operators

  16. Major Schemes • Tipner Interchange + Park and Ride • Tipner Lake Bridge • East Gate Link Road Phase 1 and 2 • Marketway Realignment • Farlington Railway Station inc. Park and Ride • Paulsgrove Railway Station

  17. Minor Schemes To Be Funded Through LTP2 Congestion • North End Centre • Traffic Management Schemes • Red Routes • Intermodal Freight Railhead (with external funding)

  18. Minor Schemes Funded Through LTP2 Accessibility • Quality Bus Partnerships • The Hard • Walking Routes • Public Spaces • Cycle Routes and Infrastructure • Travel Planning • Access to health, stations

  19. Minor Schemes Funded Through LTP2 Road Safety • Highway safety schemes • Area – wide traffic calming • Route traffic calming • Low cost accident remedial measures

  20. Minor Schemes Funded Through LTP2 Air Quality • AQMAs including monitoring • £50,000k has been specifically allocated for air quality • Many of the other measures have the potential to benefit air quality

  21. Targets and Monitoring Targets are based on • Mandatory Performance Indicators e.g. no. of people killed or seriously injured on roads • LTP indicators e.g. accessibility to hospitals, no.of cycling trips • Optional targets relevant to local circumstances

  22. Air Quality Targets of LTP2 • LTP8a – To reduce the proportion of land area within AQMAs to nil by 2009/10. • LTP8b – Road Traffic within AQMAs

  23. In conclusion Transport is a means to an end, not usually an end in itself. When we need to travel we make choices. Our choices can affect air quality

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