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Durham Sustainable Transport Plan ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES REPORT Final Report 04/11/2015 JMP Consultants Ltd Durham Sustainable Transport Plan ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES REPORT Final Report 04/11/2015 Report Record JMP Consultants Ltd 100 Wellington Street Job No. Report No. Issue No. Prepared Verified Approved Status Date Leeds NEA6139 1 2 AL/OH/EA EA MJR Final 04/11/2015 LS1 1BA Contents Amendments Record T 0113 397 9740 E [email protected] Issue No. Revision description Approved Status Date www.jmp.co.uk 1 Draft Report MJR Draft 22/10/2015 [email protected] 2 Final report incorporating minor amendments MJR Final 04/11/2015 facebook.com/jmp.consultants twitter.com/#!/_jmp linkedin.com/company/jmp consulting ii Durham Sustainable Transport Plan – Issues and opportunities report JMP Consultants Ltd Contents Durham City strategic cycle routes – STAKEHOLDER VIEWS 61 Transport Initiatives 2015 ........................... 16 Introduction ................................................ 61 INTRODUCTION 6 Cycling for health and active travel – Helme Stakeholder perspectives ........................... 61 Park 2014 ................................................... 18 Durham Sustainable Transport Strategy ...... 6 This report .................................................... 6 A LEGACY IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Stakeholder involvement .............................. 6 MEASURES 19 Tables Structure of the report .................................. 6 Background ................................................. 19 LSTF South Durham Local Motion to work . 19 Table 1 City visitor attractions and visitors POLICY CONTEXT 7 (2012)................................................................. 22 Introduction ................................................... 7 lstf living streets ‘walk to’ programme ......... 20 Table 2 Key employment sites........................... 23 The planning context for this strategy .......... 8 Bus improvements ...................................... 20 Table 3 Mode share of method of travel to work 26 County Durham Sustainable community Shared space and vehicle restrictions ........ 21 strategy 2014-2030 ...................................... 8 Table 4 East-west movements........................... 26 JOURNEY PURPOSE ANALYSIS 22 County DurhaM Regeneration Statement Table 5 Key education sites in Durham City....... 26 Tourism ....................................................... 22 2012-30 ........................................................ 8 Table 6 Approximate bus flows per direction on Employment and education ........................ 23 Growth and transport plans in the key city centre roads........................................... 43 Regeneration Statement .............................. 9 Resident profiling ........................................ 28 Table 7 Bus frequencies per hour to key destinations per hour (one way).......................... 44 Local transport Plan 3 (ltp3) 2011 .............. 10 ANALYSIS OF TRAVEL BY MODE 30 Table 8 Bus services to Belmont Business Park 44 Durham city integrated transport Approch .. 11 Walking ....................................................... 30 Table 9 Cathedral bus routes.............................. 45 Durham cycle strategy and Action Plan 2012- Cycling ........................................................ 35 2015 ........................................................... 14 Table 10 Park and Ride sites.............................. 45 Bus .............................................................. 41 Air quality strategies ................................... 14 Table 11 Park and Ride journey time to city Rail .............................................................. 51 centre.................................................................. 45 county durham Joint Health and Wellbeing Cars and Car Parking ................................. 53 strategy ....................................................... 15 Table 12 Cathedral bus journeys in 2014........... 50 Taxis and car club ....................................... 58 Annual report of public health for county Table 13 Park and Ride occupancy (2014)......... 50 durham 2012/13 ......................................... 15 Disabled users ............................................ 59 Table 14 Durham Railway Station services........ 51 Tourism policy ............................................ 16 Table 15 Direct key rail destinations................... 51 Durham Sustainable Transport Plan - Issues and opportunities report iii JMP Consultants Ltd Table 16 City centre car parking........................ 55 Figure 6 Durham Strategic Cycle Routes by Figure 24 Serious accidents and clusters of classification......................................................... 17 accidents.............................................................. 40 Table 17 City centre car parking charges........... 56 Figure 7 Local Motion to work Scheme area....... 20 Figure 25 Arriva bus map..................................... 41 Table 18 Railway station parking charges.......... 56 Figure 8 Key tourist attractions............................ 23 Figure 26 GNE bus route map............................. 42 Table 19 Historic city car parking benchmarking.................................................... 56 Figure 9 Employment and education sites........... 24 Figure 27 City centre bus frequencies (both directions combined)............................................ 43 Table 20 Parking at key employment sites........ 57 Figure 10 Incoming and outgoing commuters to Durham City......................................................... 25 Figure 28 Sniperley Park and Ride...................... 45 Table 21 Weekday coach parking accumulation....................................................... 58 Figure 11 Durham City student population by Figure 29 Park and Ride route and stops............ 46 MSOA................................................................... 27 Table 22 Locations and operating times of taxi Figure 30 Durham Park and Ride routes............. 47 ranks..................................................................... 58 Figure 12 Percentage of none car ownership in Durham City......................................................... 28 Figure 31 Durham Bus Station............................. 48 Table 23 Disabled bays in city centre car parks..................................................................... 58 Figure 13 Percentage of poor or very poor Figure 32 Eastbound Leazes Road stop.............. 49 health in Durham City.......................................... 28 Table 24 Walking SWOT analysis........................ 71 Figure 33 County Durham bus journeys.............. 49 Figure 14 Environmental awareness in Durham 29 Table 25 Cycling SWOT analysis......................... 72 Figure 34 2014 monthly passenger variation....... 50 Figure 15 Walking journey times to the Market Table 26 Public transport SWOT analysis........... 73 Place.................................................................... 30 Figure 35 Approximate morning peak vehicle flows across Durham City..................................... 54 Table 27 Roads and traffic SWOT analysis......... 74 Figure 16 Pedestrian infrastructure in Durham.... 31 Figure 36 City centre car parking......................... 55 Figure 17 Leazes Bowl junction........................... 32 Figure 37 Locations of car club cars.................... 59 Figure 18 Aykley Heads and Arnison Centre Figures walking routes. ..................................................... 33 Figure 38 Signage showing accessible routes, Station Approach.................................................. 59 Figure 19 Pedestrian accidents............................ 34 Figure 1 Transport infrastructure in Durham City 10 Figure 39 Shared space area, Saddler Street...... 60 Figure 20 Cycling journey times to Figure 2 County Durham Proposed Super Cycle Market Place........................................................ 35 Routes.................................................................. 12 Figure 21 Cycle infrastructure in Durham............ 36 Figure 3 Durham City UTC schemes................... 13 Figure 22 New Elvet and Framwellgate Bridge.... 37 Figure 4 Durham City 2014 AQMA...................... 14 Figure 23 Unsheltered cycle parking at Claypath 39 Figure 5 Site audit locations................................. 17 iv Durham Sustainable Transport Plan - Issues and opportunities report JMP Consultants Ltd Durham Sustainable Transport Plan - Issues and opportunities report 5 JMP Consultants Ltd Introduction the City as it develops its transport provision over The legacy of previous investment in DURHAM SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT the next 15 years. sustainable transport in Durham City; STRATEGY A review of evidence on demographics, and the composition of people travelling into and The Durham Sustainable Transport Strategy STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT within the City; seeks to address the City’s transport challenges In seeking to understand the issues and A review of evidence of existing transport and support the City’s local economic needs over opportunities to be addressed within the patterns by mode; the next 15 years. County Durham has a strong Sustainable Transport Strategy for Durham City, A narrative on the views and perspectives of ambition for the future of its communities, JMP met with a broad range of stakeholders. This stakeholders; including Durham City, encapsulated in the engagement included one-to-one meetings with Sustainable