Workplace Parking Levy: A new UK instrument? Grant Butterworth Planning and Transport Strategy Service Manager Nottingham City Council UK
Outline Introduction to Nottingham Context Nottingham’s Transport performance Parking Policy New Opportunity of Workplace Parking Levy Marketing our Vision Next Steps and conclusions
Nottingham City Council’s Transport and Planning Pow ers � highway authority and public transport authority � local and strategic planning authority � retained ownership of main bus company � bus company is operator of new tram system � own one third of city centre car parks and four park and ride sites � responsible for enforcement of parking control on street
A few w ords about m e……. � Background is land use planning � I manage Nottingham City Council’s: � land use planning policy team � transport strategy team � public transport team
A few w ords about Nottingham The capital of England’s East Midlands 6 th biggest city outside London A population of over 600,000 Travel to work area 750,000 A first choice for shopping leisure and entertainment A modern, go ahead city A great place to live, work and learn
Greater Nottingham City City 274,000 274,000 Travel to work Travel to work area 742,000 area 742,000 Conurbation Conurbation 630,000 630,000
Retail � Top 5 retail ranking in UK � 40% increase in floorspace over last 10 years � Retail and leisure key development driver � Strong demand - over 300 retailers requirements
Em ploym ent � Up to 60,000 jobs located in City Centre � 293,000 jobs across urban area � Growth in service sector rather than manufacturing (now accounts for 80% share) � City GDP per head amongst the highest in the country
Education � Two popular high ranking universities � 50,000 students (30,000 full- time) � Generate 15,000 graduates per year � Up to a third of graduates stay in Nottingham area � Less positive (but improving) picture in schools
How did w e get here? � Integrated planning and transport � Resisted out-of-town retail during 1980’s & 1990’s � Planned for growth in-town � Public ownership of bus company retained � New Local Transport Plan � ‘Big Picture’ transport vision
Ambitious plans for employment growth across whole of Greater Nottingham
Integrated ‘Big Picture’ transport strategy to support this growth
Strategic road network- need to reduce impacts of through traffic on city centre
Bus networks offer key alternative to the car: increase capacity for access
Rail development plans in place - but very limited funding
NET Lines 2 and 3 a big priority - but 25% local contribution needed
Resources needed to maintain and civilise local roads as well
Interchanges plus park and ride
Our transport credentials 1 : track record 2001-2005 Local Transport Plan 1: � Traffic growth stabilised � Public transport use up 6% � Killed and seriously injured reduced by 23% (child KSI’s by 38%) � Unemployment down 23%
120 Greater Nottingham LTP 1 Sum m ary 110 100 90 80 70 60 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 B us & Tram use (+6.6% ) R egistered unemployed (-22.6% ) Traffic (+1.2% ) K illed and Seriously Injured (-22.8% )
Our transport credentials 2 : quality bus services
Our transport credentials 2 : quality bus services Nottingham City Transport: national Bus Operator of the Year 2004 trent barton: national Bus Operator of the Year 1999, 2001, 2003 High Patronage: – 67m bus passengers 04/05 – highest % bus commuting of any large city outside London (2001 Census) Good Reliability: – Nottingham City Transport 04/05 avg: 97% High Vehicle Quality: – NCT 82% low floor (100% by 2007) Average Fleet age: 4.8 years – trent barton low floor: 100% by 2006 Average Fleet age: 3 years
Our transport credentials 3 : Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit � Opened March 2004 � Patronage ahead of target: 8.4m mppa NET Line One 10 � 3,000 park and ride spaces 8.4 9 8.3 � 8 99% reliable 7.2 7 � 98% punctual 5.5 6 5 � 25,000 users a day 4 3 � Lines 2 and 3 a major priority 2 1 0 Pessimistic Central Optimsitic Estimated build-up build-up build-up demand for (50%) (65%) (75%) 1st year out-turn range of forecasts
Our transport credentials 3 : Nottingham Express Transit � Success of NET Line 1 provides a national model to follow � Biggest UK Local authority led PFI scheme � Bus integration and park and ride key success factors � NET Phase 2 Key Building block of LTP2
Key Challenges: Congestion � Impacts particularly impact on speed and reliability of public transport � LTP Target not on track � Despite investment in bus priority scheduled times are slower � More radical priority and schemes required? � And ££££s for buses and NET Phase 2……
Parking Policy Package Response for Congestion reduction � Workplace Parking Levy key potential component of parking strategy � Off street control (planning standards, City council owned car parks) � Complementary car park, Bus, Park and ride and pricing strategies � On Street control:Parking Attendants � Future opportunities of Moving Traffic Offence/Bus Lane Enforcement � Central tool to support new Traffic Manager responsibility (Traffic Management Act duty)
Restraint based Developm ent Control Planning parking Policies � Land is in short supply � Planning objective to retain compact city and reduce dispersal � Dense development is good for public transport � Standards comply with PPG13: maximum not minimum � More restrictive in City Centre
Restraint based Developm ent Control Planning parking Policies Current standards � Office standards 1 space per 40msq outside city centre � 1 space per 100msq in city centre � PPG13 allows 1 space per 30msq � Historically we have had more restrictive standards than the adjoining authorities: evidence of developers locating to secure higher provision
Restraint based Developm ent Control Planning parking Policies � Travel plans: monitored in conjunction with LTP
W orkplace Parking Levy � New Opportunity Transport Act 2000 � What is it? � Potential scenario?
W orkplace Parking Levy � Approx £175 per parking space per year, charged to OCCUPIER (employer) � possible exemption for small businesses, schools, NHS health facilities and emergency services � Around 34,000 liable spaces (80,000 in total) � refund for approved commuter travel plan expenditure � 100% revenue ringfenced for transport � Revenue over 10 years c. £90m?
W orkplace Parking Levy � Parking surveys provide operating database � Simple operating system, in-house add on to existing Parking Services function � Simple IT, links to planning and Business Rates � Online applications � Annual licence � Enforcement – requires Regulations from Government
W orkplace Parking Levy w ill: Target commuters and peak traffic periods Raise revenue for Promote use of Travel transport investment Plans Reduce pressure for green belt land Encourage Encourage better take and urban use/viability of (and fairer) car dispersal public park transport management Help retain compact city model- easier to Encourage serve by bus/tram efficient/productive use of land
W hat could W PL Buy? � Income £90m in years 1-10: – 25% Local Contribution to NET Phase 2 (£70m needed over 30 years) – Midland Station Masterplan – Bus service support and development – Local transport initiatives
NET I ntegration w ith heavy rail � Midland Station Masterplan � Integrates buses and light rail with heavy rail � Improves capacity � Scheme of regional/national significance (Eurostar at St Pancras) � Funding is a key challenge
W hy not Road User Charging? � Retail and leisure: footloose customers with Derby and Leicester close by � Economic climate in retail and leisure sectors � VHS vs. Betamax: need to choose right technology � Financially less efficient � Keen to make progress now
Gaining the Evidence and Building the case: w hat about im pacts? � Must be able to demonstrate impact on congestion � Business impact small, with many ways of reducing it � Social and economic impacts largely positive � Environmental impact positive � Impact on congestion also small, but significant when includes what levy will buy……
Local requirem ents to be satisfied to m ove forw ard? � Reassurance on Government funding approval for NET Phase 2
Potential next steps and tim etable? � Member decision to proceed when negotiations with Government are concluded � Decision will commit to formal consultation � Consultation, public inquiry and amendments – 9 months � Member consideration – 3 months � DfT consideration – 6 months � Preparation before start – 3-6 months � Commence scheme in 2008?
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