Ben Watts, Sarah Fish and Emma Shibli Gloucestershire County Council BUMP – Study Tour 2016 Gloucester, United Kingdom Friday 26th Februray 2016 The sole responsibility for the content of this presentation lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Communities. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
Welcome to Gloucestershire Todays agenda 1 - Introduction 2 - How Gloucestershire has embraced the BUMP principles 3 - The importance of local engagement 4 - Central Severn Vale Connecting Places Strategy (SUMP) 5 - Questions 6 - Re-connecting places - the regeneration of Gloucester
Todays presentation • Today you will learn about our experience of applying the BUMP principles to the development of our long-term transport strategy • This will be followed by a more in-depth look at Gloucester and our approach to improving travel choice within the city centre by o Enhancing the quality of the urban environment o Removing barriers to encourage greater levels of walking, cycling and public transport use.
Gloucestershire Study Tour 2016 1 Introduction
Where is Gloucestershire?
What the county is famous for?
The Place
The role of the County Council – what we do • Gloucestershire is a two-tier county which means – • There is a County Council and six District Councils. • The County Council is responsible for – • Health, Education, Transport – this includes… o Producing a long-term transport strategy o Managing the local transport network – local highways, pavements, cycle ways, public rights of way, bus stops
The role of the County Council – what we don’t do • Land use development planning – this is a District Council responsibility • Public transport delivery – this is commercially operated – although we do subsidise some services in rural areas • Rail services are delivered by different rail franchises and the stations are managed by the train operating company • National road network investment – this is the responsibility of a Government Agency • Our role is therefore to work in partnership with local stakeholders to maintain functioning transport network
Gloucestershire Study Tour 2016 2 How Gloucestershire has embraced the BUMP principles
Boosting Urban Mobility Plans • Gloucestershire joined the BUMP programme in 2014 • We applied the BUMP principles to our Local Transport Plan review • The existing Local Transport Plan was written in 2011 and this was considered more functional than aspirational • We wanted something that would set the strategic tone for transport delivery across the county
New Vision • We identified a new vision for transport delivery: “A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth by providing door to door travel choices” • This highlights the importance of journey reliability as the economy grows • It also moves away from a culture where the car is the only mode • To one where the car is one mode of travel choice
New Outcomes • A new set of outcomes were identified focussed on improving the quality of place for people to live and enjoy; and businesses to relocate or grow to support job creation • These were framed around four primary objectives: o Support sustainable economic growth o Enable community connectivity o Conserve the environment o Improve community health and well being
New document structure and design The implementation of the plan will be monitored through a new set of indicators which will be reported on annual report
Gloucestershire’s Connecting Places Strategy (SUMP) Areas
Structure of a Connecting Places Strategy (SUMP) • Each document is designed to be short and accessible to encourage people to read and understand it • It includes the following sections: • An area Summary – facts and figures • A description of the place • A summary of the issues • A summary of the delivery priorities: o Short-term 2015 to 2021 o Medium-term 2021 to 2026 o Long-term 2026 to 2031 • The locally focussed outcomes we are trying to achieve
Connecting Places Strategy (SUMP) - Review process • These are living documents with a new flexible review process • Informed by the local community as evidence (issues and priorities) are agreed through the planning process • This will either be through the adoption of: o Local Plans (covering district wide housing and employment development plan) o Neighbourhood Development Plan (covering local village or towns planning issues)
Political adoption and stakeholder consultation Stage Task Status 1 Evidence Base review Completed – March 2014 2 Issues consultation – Completed – July 2014 1 day 3 Stakeholder consultation Completed – November 2014 4 Public Consultation on LTP consultation document – Completed – March 2015 6 weeks 5 Review of plan Completed - October 2015 6 Public consultation on full draft LTP – Completed - February 2016 11 weeks 7 Formal adoption June 2016
Gloucestershire Study Tour 2016 3 The importance of local engagement
Stakeholder Engagement • Explained simply the view of the approach – people focussed not transport • 10 minute examination of initiatives toolbox • Sense-check our initial analysis of each corridor area • Group work to identify gaps / missing issues • Group work on tools and solutions per area
Blend of solutions • Physical (hardware) – traffic management schemes, new road links, new rail stations, pedestrian priority schemes etc. • Operational (software) – technology driven, urban traffic control, intelligent logistics management, bus management etc. • Behavioural (mindware) – travel planning, personalised travel planning, marketing and promotion etc.
Gloucestershire Study Tour 2016 4 Central Severn Vale Connecting Places Strategy
Area Profile • Central Severn Vale constitutes the county’s major urban areas • Strong trip attractor • Approximately half the county’s population live in this area • Higher proportion of the working age population when compared to the county average • The area is highly desirable and provides the potential for sustainable economic growth • The emerging Local Plan identifies significant housing and employment growth over the next 15 years
Transport Profile • M5 motorway – linking Birmingham and Bristol • A417 linking M5 with M4 • A40 providing east west access • 2 railways stations (Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa) linking London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Swindon • Good bus network coverage with strong commercial network • Congestion occurs on many of the roads in the area, particularly around Cheltenham and Gloucester • Air Quality issues in Cheltenham and Gloucester
Stakeholder Views
Physical Delivery Priorities Highways • Widening of southwest bypass, Gloucester • Junction improvements to northern and western bypass, Gloucester • Outer ring road junction improvements, Gloucester • Motorway junction upgrades Rail • Gloucester railway station enhancement Bus • Gloucester Transport Hub, new Bus Station, Gloucester
Operational Delivery Priorities Highways • 20 mph zones • Bus Corridor improvements • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement Cycling • Access improvements • Cycle infrastructure improvements Rail • Metrowest rail extension (Phase2) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • Continued roll out of Real Time Passenger Information
Behavioural Delivery Priorities Highways • Highway Safety promotions Rail • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies Bus • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard ticket Park and Ride expansion Thinktravel • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Bikeability training in schools • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging points • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments / key corridors • Workplace Travel Plans
The expected outcomes • Highly accessible economic vibrant urban centres which benefit from the strong transport linkages • An increased role of technology to inform, prepare and make people aware of travel conditions so they can consider their travel options • More people using public transport by aiding and highway improvements to reduce delays • More people cycling and walking across all age groups for shorter distance trips
Gloucestershire Study Tour 2016 5 Does anyone have any questions?
Gloucestershire Study Tour 2016 6 Re-connecting places - the regeneration of Gloucester
The Gloucester Story ‘The Magnificent Seven’ are the set of major redevelopment sites that are driving forward the regeneration of Gloucester and creating the ‘step change’ required to transform the fortunes of the city. They have been pushed forward over the last 10 years by a partnership with the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company.
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Reducing traffic impacts in Gloucester
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