LTP-Annual Progress Report V10

Bristol - The City in Statistics All figures relate only to the area within the City administrative boundary.

Population: 380,800 (2001)

Buses: Number of bus stops: 1,550 Number of city bus services: every 15 minutes during the day: 20 every 30 minutes during the day: 16 Bus lanes (one-way): 13.2 km Park and Ride Services 3

Rail: Number of stations: 12 Average number of passengers using Temple Meads station (2002): 17,500 (per day)

Highways: Motorways (M5, M49, M32): 17.6 km A class roads: 95.8 km B class roads: 54.8 km C class roads: 70.0 km Unclassified roads: 970.9 km Number of traffic signal road junctions: 144

Parking: Multi-storey public spaces: 7,467 Park & Ride spaces (Brislington, Long Ashton): 3,078 Other off-street public spaces: 5,998 On-street Pay & Display spaces: 1,944

Walking: Number of pelican/puffin/toucan crossings: 164 Number of zebra crossings: 150 Traffic signals with pedestrian phase: 103 Public rights of way: 160 km

Cycling: Segregated and shared cycle-routes: 66 km On-road cycle-lanes (including bus lanes): 23 km On-street cycle parking spaces (city centre): 1,011 Cycle parking spaces (Temple Meads station): 250

Car Ownership: (1991 Census, by households) Two or more cars per household: 25% (20% in 1991) One car per household: 46% (46% in 1991) Households without a car: 29% (34% in 1991)

Means of Travel to Work: (2001 Census of Bristol residents) 1991 (%) 2001 (%) Rail or Bus: 14.7 13.5 Car driver/passenger: 58.6 57.1 Motor cycle: 2.8 1.6 Pedal cycle: 3.3 4.6 On foot: 14.7 15.6 Working at home: 3.7 7.3 Bristol Local Transport Plan Annual Progress Report 2003 | CONTENTS |

1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Delivery of schemes on the ground 3 2.1 Overview: How did programme and outputs compare? 3 Table 2.1: Programmed/actual outputs. 4 2.2 Examples of schemes contributing towards national targets 3 Table 2.2: Examples of 2003/2003 schemes contributing to National Targets 7 3.0 Progress towards targets 11 3.1 Overview 11 3.3 Summary of targets on track 11 Figure 3.1: Target 13 air quality monitoring 12 Figure 3.2: Public Footpaths (BV178) 12 3.6 Tackling targets not on track 12 Figure 3.3: Targets 16 & 17 cycling to work 13 3.12 Establishing milestones 14 3.13 Target modifications 14 Table 3.1: Amendments to LTP targets 15 Table 3.2: Strategic monitoring table 16 Table 3.3: Core Indicators Pro-forma (‘Annex A’) 25 4.0 Road Safety and Social Exclusion 27 5.0 Congestion Statement 29 6.0 LTP Spending programme 31 6.1 2002/03 Programme 31 Table 6.1: Five year capital programme, sources of funding 31 Figure 6.1: Actual spend against LTP capital allocation 2002/03 32 Table 6.2: Variation in spend against LTP capital allocation 2002/03 33 6.6 2003/04 Programme 34 6.8 Supporting revenue 34 Table 6.3: Transport revenue expenditure 2002/03 and 2003/04. 34 7.0 Programme development 35 7.2 Major schemes 35 Figure 7.1 : Bristol Supertram – Line One (City Centre to Bristol Parkway) 36 7.16 Supplementary bids 38 7.21 Policy Initiatives 39 • Casualty Reduction PSA 40 • Clear Zone for Central Bristol -draft Strategy 42 • Social exclusion and Accessibility Planning 39 8.0 Evidence of Improvement 43 8.1 Responding to decision letters 43 Table 8.1: Addressing Points raised in the Government Office Settlement Letter 44 8.2 Cross-Boundary Working 43 Table 8.2: Cross-Boundary Working 46

9.0 Consultation and Best Practice 51 9.1 Consultation and Involvement 51 9.4 Best Practice activities including Centre of Excellence role 54 Table 9.1:Best Practice Activities 56 Table 9.2: Good Practice Dissemination 58 9.6 Best Value Reviews 54 10.0 Wider Issues 61 11.0 Barriers to Implementation 63 11.1 Common Issues in the former Avon Area 63 11.2 Addressing skills shortage 63 11.3 Overcoming Barriers Identified in 2002 63 12.0 Maintenance Information 64 13.0 Accessibility of the Annual Progress Report 65

Appendices Contents: 1. Implementation Table. 2. VIVALDI Supplementary Bid 3. Finance Forms 4. Street Lightning Inventory (‘Appendix A’) 5. Bridges and Major Highways Maintenance Data (‘Annex D’) 6. Response to GoSW Settlement letters LTP/APRs - detailed response 7. Responses to Capital Programme APR Consultation

The following documents were also submitted to the Department for Transport with this APR: Bus Strategy 2003-2006 Joint Bus and Coach Framework (Consultation Draft) Draft Bus Information Strategy Draft Clear Zones Strategy

Executive Summary This is the third Annual Progress Report (APR), marking a half way point in the implementation of the Bristol Local Transport Plan (LTP). The year 2002/03 continued to see good progress in terms of implementing schemes and moving towards meeting targets, building upon the work of the first two years. An effective spending programme was achieved drawing on the full LTP funding allocation supplemented by additional funding from Bristol City council (see part 6.1 of the report). A substantial amount of implementation was achieved and part 2.1 the Local Strategy Partnership) the Corporate Plan and explains how this compared with the planned alterations to the Bristol Local Plan. Similarly best programme for 2002/03. Key elements of practice exchange across a variety of topic activities implementation included opening of the Portway Park has informed the Council’s approach in relation to a and Ride site; commencement on the A38 corridors number of schemes including Home Zones, Smart both north and south of the city showcase bus routes; Cards, Travel Plans, design of 20mph zones around new safer routes to school; expansion to the walking schools, and cycle planning. Co-ordination with and cycling network; new casualty reduction schemes; adjacent local authorities has further increased since car parking improvements and a range of promotional the 2002 APR, and details are provided in part 8.2. The and mobility management initiatives. A variety of Best Value Review for integrated transport services, demonstration projects and initiatives were launched programmed for commencement in late summer will in the context of the VIVALDI project funded by the build upon these strengths. European Commission and through successful supplementary bids to the Department for Transport. In relation to programme development, part 7 of the The full implementation picture together with APR identifies a number of issues:- measures to support the needs of disabled people is • Progress in relation to "major" schemes provided in Appendix 1. (over £5m) Implementation progress is continuing to be positively • A supplementary bid in relation to the VIVALDI reflected in the monitoring of the LTP targets. A project, together with further comments in relation conclusion on direction can be drawn for three to possible future bids. quarters of targets, of which 60% are on target (see part 3.2). Additional resources are being directed at • Developments in relation to three overlapping road safety in view of the disappointing trend in policy themes of:- relation to the number of people who have been killed • The Road Safety component of the PSA or seriously injured during the monitoring period. The inclusion of an enhanced casualty reduction target • A Clear Zone for Central Bristol - Draft Strategy within the Council’s Public Service Agreement (PSA) • Social Exclusion and Accessibility Planning with government will assist in driving forward improvements in this important area. Although the The document also provides the specific technical ambitious national target for cycling is not on track, information requested in the government guidance. growth trends are positive particularly compared with As with previous years, the aim has been to provide an national trends and reflects the Council’s long term accessible and informative document for those commitment to encourage cycling. The Council’s stakeholders and individuals concerned with transport response to the underperforming targets is set out in in Bristol, whilst meeting the detailed requirements of part 3.3 of this APR. the guidance on the preparation of the APR. Public involvement from strategy development to scheme level has continued to inform policy and scheme design and examples are set out in part 9, with fuller details in Appendix 1. The LTP is influencing the development of the Community Strategy (through

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Executive Summary Paragraph Delivery of schemes on the ground • Comparison between programmed and outturn outputs para2.1 Table 2.1 • commentary on progress in delivery major schemes para7.1 • Examples of schemes delivered para2.2, Table 2.2 Progress towards targets and objectives • Proforma A Table 3.3 • Proforma B Table 3.2 • Commentary on progress para3.2 • Congestion statement (if applicable) para5.0 • Road Safety statement para4.0 LTP spending programme • Table(s) and supporting narrative on 2002/03 spending programme Tables 6.1,para 6.1, Fig 6.1 • Table and supporting narrative on 2003/04 spending programme Table 6.2, para • Finance forms (F1-F4) 6.2 Appendix 3 Evidence of improvement • Proforma C Para 8.1, Table 8.1 • Revised strategies (if applicable) N/A Consultation and best practice (may be integrated with delivery section) • Details of consultation and best practice activities paras9.1, 9.2 Tables 9.1,9.2 • Comments from district councils (if applicable) N/A Wider Issues (if reported; this may be integrated with delivery section) • Details of integration of delivery programme with wider issues Para10 Accessibility planning (if reported) • Details of accessibility planning activities para7.3 part 3 Barriers to implementing LTPs • Statement on possible barriers to implementing the LTP para11 Additional information required for maintenance para12 and Appendix 5 Supplementary bids para7.2 and Appendix 2

1.0 Introduction • Completion of Portway Park & Ride Scheme, including introduction of real time passenger The purpose of this year’s Local Transport Plan information. Annual Progress Report (LTP APR) is to set out what has been achieved in the year April 2002 to • A positive Scheme Appraisal (Annex E) for March 2003 in terms of implementation, targets Rapid Transit Line 1 (City Centre to Parkway and effective spending programme. The via UWE) submitted to Government and document also addresses the detailed undergoing consideration. requirements of government guidance on • First stage of the bus exhaust emissions preparing this third APR. retrofitting programme (34 vehicles). This year’s APR is able to reflect many important achievements for the April 2002 to March 2003 Traffic Management reporting period. The delivery programme was • Extensions to Urban Traffic Management and enhanced with funding allocated from the Control along a number of radial routes. Council’s own resources in addition to the funding provided from Government. The • Provision of 9 new signal-controlled crossings following gives a flavour of current progress in (pelicans, toucans, puffins). delivering schemes on the ground: • Provision of pedestrian facilities at 4 junctions as part of traffic signals upgrading. Public Transport • Completion of the Victory Home Zone, and • Substantial preparatory work for the first consultation and outline design for The Dings stage of the "Showcase" bus routes, including: Home Zone. extensive public consultation, completion of legal orders, measures to address the Road Safety concerns of consultees and commencement of implementation. • Closure of 2 pedestrian subway systems at 2 locations in response to local concerns, with • Over 50 raised kerbs installed at bus stops to replacement at-grade crossings. assist passenger access to buses. • 4 "Safer Routes to Schools" Schemes. • Extension of Dial-a-Ride coverage to all 35 wards in the city to give people unable to use • Design and commencement of installation of conventional public transport a door-to-door 20mph Zones introduced at 22 sites across service. the city covering 35 schools (being completed by August 2003). • Preparatory work for the pioneering US-style Yellow School Bus scheme serving Henbury • Casualty reduction engineering schemes at 6 school (which began operating on 3 June sites (together with 54 high-friction road 2003). surface schemes). • "Kerbcraft" skills taught in 14 schools. • 2 child pedestrian casualty-reduction schemes completed at Sea Mills Square and Shirehampton High Street.

Parking • Trenchard Street multi-storey car park (MSCP) refurbishment, Phase 1 - new lighting, markings, CCTV. • Installation of pay-on-foot equipment at Trenchard Street, West End and Tollgate MSCPs.

• Ongoing review of parking restrictions near Bridge and Highway Maintenance Bristol Zoo, at Clifton Village and North • Arrested the deterioration of the road Street, Bedminster. network by a systematic approach on • Installation of secure motorcycle parking preventative maintenance measures via facilities at a number of council-run car parks revenue funding. This, as part of a robust across the city. maintenance and asset management regime, has resulted in a successful containment of Travel Awareness and Widening Choice liability claims against the Council. • Establishment of a 4-year contract for • Re-surfaced 1.5 km of the principal route provision of car clubs and commencement of network and 5 km of the non-principal routes extension of the scheme in Bristol. via LTP and General Rate funds. • 5 Public Rights of Way improvement schemes • Re-constructed 122 footways via LTP and implemented. General Rate funds. • Extension of the Legible City Scheme into • Completed the major part of strengthening of Clifton and installation of prototype audio Bristol Bridge (scheme completed in May equipment at five panels in central Bristol. 2003), a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade 2 Listed Structure. • A number of promotional events and schemes such as "Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride", "In Town • Structurally refurbished Ridgeway Road Without My Car" and piloting of the Bike bridge and Cumberland Road retaining walls. Buddies Scheme. • Reconstructed A4 Portway retaining wall. • High standards of travel plan work through • Structural accommodation of walkway under the Avonwide Award Scheme and support to the railway bridge in St Luke’s Road. employers. • Repaired the retaining wall in Eldon Terrace. • 4 new on-street kiosks introduced, providing on-trip travel information. • Provided added safety on various bridges by the application of anti-slip surfacing. • Completion of first phase of "TravelSmart" personalised travel marketing scheme in • Erected over 3,000 new lighting columns Hartcliffe and preparatory works for citywide from non-LTP funds. Bishopston scheme. These are described in detail in the • A variety of cycling improvements, including 2 Implementation Table (Appendix 1), together sections of the National Cycle Network. with a full report on implementation progress in section 2 of this report. Freight The future programme is also being informed • Publication of the through a number of policy initiatives set out Commercial Vehicle more fully later in the document including: Drivers’ Atlas, as part of the Freight • A stronger emphasis on casualty reduction Quality related to the Public Service Agreement made Partnership. with central government in 2003. • Development of a "Clear Zones" strategy for central Bristol (linked with the development of the Air Quality Action Plan). • The development of policies and measures to more effectively combat social exclusion.

2.0 Delivery of schemes on construction works for the Broadmead expansion scheme starting. The importance the ground of adequate coach parking continues to be 2.1 Overview: how did programme and recognised in support of the tourism sector, outputs compare? and in assisting towards effective network management. A working group is appraising Table 2.1 provides an overview of planned and site options. Further, an Objective 2 bid has implemented scheme numbers for 2002/03, for recently been submitted for the development each of the scheme types. Of the 29 scheme of a coach park at Riverside Park south of M32 areas in the list, 13 were on programme, 10 junction 3. The proposals are for a 35 space experienced slight slippage (of four months or park, with a coach drivers’ amenity building less) and 6 were affected by slippage of more and CCTV. The development also proposes to than 4 months. In the case of the second provide an enhancement of the local category, the type of schemes and scale of amenities for the surrounding community. slippage is such that it is not expected to have a measurable effect on the LTP objectives. For the • Parking measures. Efforts are being made to third category the implications are as follows: bring two elements back on programme. In relation to the proposed Kingsdown • Road Safety Schemes. Although only 50% of controlled parking zone, detailed work is planned road safety engineering schemes underway to resolve a number of legal and were completed in 2002/03, this was technical issues, arising from the need to compensated by switching resources to address a variety of local issues identified in treating a large number of sites with high the course of the extensive consultation friction surfacing (which typically achieve 1st process. The City Centre traffic reduction year rates of return of over 1000%). Of the target is on target, and so the delay is not engineering schemes not implemented, expected to have a large implication for the deferral on 5 sites was based on value for LTP targets. In the case of the slippage on money considerations. There is increasing use Events Controlled Parking, this again is not of consultants to assist the scheme expected to significantly affect the LTP programme, and a move towards route based programme or targets, for reasons explained studies in the 2003/04 work programme in in the table. conjunction with other schemes such as the ‘Showcase’ bus routes. Additional resources • Water transport landing stages: a delay in are allocated to casualty reduction in the one new landing stage is not expected to 2003/04 programme. Further, larger and affect LTP objectives, and the programme is more complex schemes are being worked up expected to be brought back on track in in preparation for future years. These factors 2003/04 combined together will help to redress the apparent slippage in 2002/03. 2.2 Examples of schemes contributing towards national targets Air Quality Action Planning second phase of • Table 2.2 provides a range of examples of recent fitting of pollution reduction technology to schemes which are contributing towards the existing buses. The city council has pursued national targets, as requested in this year’s this vigorously in 2002/03 and will continue guidance. An assessment of their impact and/or to do so in 2003/04. This element of the proposed method of measurement, is also programme can only be achieved with the full provided. involvement of the bus company, which has indicated its renewed support for the project. • Coach parking. The proposed temporary site at Stratton Street has been withdrawn following the granting of planning consent for the Broadmead expansion. The latter directly occupies the site, which would only be available for a short period of time prior to

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 2 | 3 | | Delivery of schemes on the grounds| Britain led to slippage. approximately 4-6 approximately months to the implementation process. N/A • completed in Spring Works 2003. • Prolonged negotiations with Harbourmaster/SS Great • Phased unaffected. programme N/A N/A N/A Robust and programme higher of levels is staffing expected to see on programme track in 2003/4. to delayed summer Centre Resource 2003 Cycle due to geological problematical conditions (not funded by LTP funds). Shortfalls Shortfalls and implications • added have stakeholder consultations Complex • Design work route 2 will commence late summer 2002. No major implications with scheme commencing operation in June 2003. N/A N/A N/A 4 Completed 4 on 1 programme, scheme delayed Slightly Slightly behind programme New scheme atintroduced work for Preparatory Portway future schemes on programme. On Bristol Programme: Dial-a-Ride now to available all wards in Bristol from April 2003. On butprogramme, to be enhanced through improved vehicle specification in 2003. of rank Complete of review rank provision/continuation - on improvements programme. Largely on (2-3 Programme month slippage) scheme delayed; Programme now for 2003/04 programmed On Programme On Programme On plus programme 2 additional schemes resulting from virement of resources. Progress Progress made commenced Implementation in 2002/03 6 4 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 1 No of schemes Public Rights of Way improvements improvements Rights Public of Way Table 2.1: numbers Overall and Table types of schemes planned and outputs for 2002/03 Cycle Promotion Schemes Cycle Subway Closures/atSubway grade facilities Schemes Cycling Rail Rail enhancements: Local Stations transport: enhanced landing Water stage Schemes Walking Urban Bus Challenge Weston Lawrence shelter and provision raised kerbs Taxis: Pilot Bus Project:Pilot School Yellow and Park Ride Scheme Transport Community Renewal Vehicle - Scheme type Showcase bus corridor A38

| 4 | Section 2 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Delivery of schemes on the ground| judicial review judicial the review High Court. (now resolved). Plan, butTravel this is being pursued. Resource limitations resulted Resource in a number of schemes being into moved 2003/04 Problems with criteria operational need to This be resolved. funded, there and are no therefore is implications non-LTP for the spend programme on other Work project areas (including residents’ parking in Home has Approach progress. for Zones) schemes affected being amended in the light of detailed surveys. Schemes are aimed at managing peak demand associated with events. Delay is not expected to affect targets/objectives LTP This is the largest area being addressed, and 50% of restrictions were reviewed in 2000/03. also Progress made longer in other Therefore term seven on areas. programme track. Shortfalls Shortfalls and implications • 1 Scheme at contract stage in Jan but due delayed to • A second due was delayed to lack of support for School • Third scheme by affected delays in TRO’s. advertising Project is largely on and programme any slippage can be caught with in 2003/04. 2nd phase of on-street bays for 2003/04 slightly behind butprogramme still expected in 2003/03. Problems with and resources staff availability contractors slipped some schemes to 2003/04 Preliminary central Preliminary parking central zone completed. review Drafting of order due variation to commence On Further programme. 30 spaces proposed Civils works being completed summer 2003. In 2002/03, 10 tasks partially complete, 6 tasks in progress, 4 tasks phase, in and preparation 14 tasks being specified. Broadly on butprogramme delay rolling out of on-street Membership bays/TROs to continue levels grow. Mostly on 3.5 programme: completed and switched on, completed infrastructure for remainder. 20 completed, designs completed for the remainder of Implementation Kingsdown and CPZ delayed, is now for 2003/04 programmed Preliminary appraisals of completed. areas Further affected for 2003/04 programmed consultations Progress Progress made 5 Schemes Complete 1 additional scheme into introduced the with programme, vired resources from traffic general management funds. 1 1 1 3 6 35 25 (part) No of 4 years 35 spaces schemes 5 corridors 34 tasks over Motorcycle Parking Sites Parking Motorcycle Parking Restrictions Parking review Introduction of Controlled Parking Zone Introduction (funded Zone of Parking from Controlled revenue) Special Event Parking Controlled Extension of Extension UTMC Signals Modernisation Traffic 20mph Zones 20mph outside Zones schools Projects Demonstration Vivaldi: Car Clubs: extension to new areas Safer Routes to Safer Routes Schools Scheme type

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 2 | 5 | | Delivery of schemes on the grounds| shortages. In the case of five schemes, external been have consultants employed to assist. with Integrated a late phase of "showcase" bus Route development. reported casualties, linked with other measures recently implemented nearby. surfacing at 30+ sites with high casualty concentrations. out accessibility and to safety, assess the capacity, equipment condition of the signals traffic in the city. This study statistically linked and faults road safety to age of equipment and is being used to help plan further local safety schemes and modernisation works. traffic N/A Dedicated Home team Zone appointed in order to speed up progress. consultation/implementation Bus unable company to carry out to conversions the original timetable. Ability to implement scheme will depend on full involvement of bus in company first half of 2003/04. A range of sites alternative are being appraised Bid submitted under Objective 2 funding for a new site, serving the M32/Bristol City Centre. signing Strategic review delay is due to the work programme stage expected Tender for 2003/04) (programmed pressures. summer 2003 • A number of schemes were due delayed to staff • schemes so were deferred that Two they could be • schemes were put Two under review following a fall in • £110,000 was into reallocated funding high friction • A signals traffic performance assessment was carried Shortfalls Shortfalls and implications Second Second phase of bus with retrofitting pollution reduction scheme Retrofitting with local - technology. operator HGV on programme. Extension of Extension pedestrian signing to Clifton largely completed. Clutter reduction measures extended. 7 Schemes substantially implemented On Programme 1 scheme completed, 2 Home subjectZones of detailed consultation Identified Identified scheme not since progressed, the site is affected by the new Planning Consent for Broadmead expansion Progress Progress made 2 3 4 1 1 15 No of schemes Air Quality Action Plan Travel Awareness activitiesAwareness and events Travel StreetResidential Improvement (Home Zones) Road Safety Schemes Road (named sites) Temporary coach Park Temporary Legible City Schemes Scheme type

| 6 | Section 2 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Delivery of schemes on the ground| Overall, atOverall, speed camera sites, accidents decreased have by 5.9% during 2002/03 when and decreased to compared have by the 13.2% year, previous when with compared the (April 3 previous 1999 year average to March 2002). Monitoring process in place – too early at this stage to report any impacts. Smoothing traffic flows/journey time via Smoothing flows/journey savings, the traffic use and of MOVA SCOOT on arterialcarried out Work routes. on 10 sites work with for preparatory 6 further sites. Enabled additional time to be given to pedestrians, buses and whilstcyclists, flows. maintaining traffic Initial ‘after’ been surveys have conducted and it is estimated currently that the site is some attracting 25,000 thatreturn trips per year, would travelled have to Bristol central by car private prior to the site opening.The site also provides a local bus express service for Shirehampton and Sea Mills since no service on previously operated this route and is well used by these communities. One car trip for three every saved matches. Monitoring of the scheme to date indicates that Car ownership amongst members is reduced by 40% Before Expected increased bus improvements. use and Time/reliability journey data collected and after studies are programmed. 17 sites to improved meet BV165 criteria including 9 pedestrian and controllers 5 junctions modified to meet currentThis standards. ensures that the junction has minimal delays to public transport and builds priority for all buses equipped This with will ACIS. be measured through ‘before’ and ‘after’ studies and is by demonstrated observed large reductions in queue lengths at key junctions. Expected Expected Outcomes Schemes. Modernisation Schemes aimed at reducing queues and enabling reallocation of network capacity to buses, pedestrians and cyclists. • of Extension Partnership. Safety Camera • Major ‘Kerbcraft’ Scheme - pilot scheme • on of Extension major UTMC radials. • Introduction of and A4 Park Ride. Portway • of Car Share Development/adoption • of Extension Citywide Car Clubs Scheme. • Showcase bus route corridors. • and of Extension Signal UTMC 2002/03 Schemes 2, 18, 19 4, 5, 14b, 14c, 6, 7 Local Local targets supporting the National targets 1, 12, 14, 21, 9, 28, 23, 27. or seriously injured by 40% and children killed or seriously injured by 50% by 2010. of local public transport, with an increase in use of more than 12% by 2010. areas areas below 2000 by levels 2010. Table 2.2: Examples of Table Schemes Supporting Targets National 3. number Reduce of people killed 2. punctuality accessibility, Improve National National target 1. congestion Reduce in large urban

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 2 | 7 | | Delivery of schemes on the grounds| £50,400 are saving 21.9 accidents accidents per annum. accidents per annum. average of 19.6 average accidents per annum. • schemes. 6 schemes Route/Area costing £508,000 are saving 10.8 In total 52 accidents at an economic cost of £3.3m are being annually saved with (compared a financial cost in Bristol Typically of £1.32m) approximately there are 0.1 KSI casualties to accident.every The be can programme therefore expected to 5-6 save KSIs per annum. 90 – 99% reductions in particulate, and CO HCs reductions for buses can be predicted from earlier results of independent testing of the equipment specification In the case of diesel, 90% less NOx, for petrol 40% less. Schemes monitored through a of combination automatic and manual counts. in Bristol improvements Route typically found to increase flows by 10-100%. with quality Workplaces cycling to levels facilities record work 50-100% higher to than work Cycling citywide modal average. share has increased by nearly 40% from the 1991 census with (compared no growth in the UK on average) Expected Expected Outcomes The below data is based on after data from schemes implemented in the 2000-2003 period, given that 3 years ‘after’ data is in required order to of measure confidently after effects smaller schemes. The casualty reduction divides programme into 3 broad categories of schemes. Based on schemes implemented during the last 3 years the of contribution each category was as follows: • Junction schemes. A total of 10 schemes costing £757,500 are saving an • Anti-skid surfacing. A total of 10 schemes costing reduction reduction technology. with operating LPG fuel Schemes. • of Retrofitting 34 buses with pollution • Schemes identified under (1) • Increasing proportions of vehicles BCC • Extensions to local cycle network. • Promotion of Programme Local Cycle 2002/03 Schemes • Casualty Reduction Programme. 22, 10, 20, 25, 15, 16, 17 13 Local Local targets supporting the National targets 2010. National National Air Quality objectives. 5. number of cycling trips Triple by 4. Air Improve Quality by meeting National National target

| 8 | Section 2 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Delivery of schemes on the ground| t accessibility Expected Expected Outcomes The arrest of the of deterioration the road network by a systematic approach of maintenance measures via funding.This, as revenue preventative part of a robust maintenance and asset management regime, has resulted in a successful containment of liability claims against the Council. network and 5 km of the non-principal and General funds Rate routes via LTP dressing (5% of network) General funds Rate 2002/03 Schemes • 1.5 Re-surfaced km of the principal route • 363,000m2 of surface carriageway • and Re-constructed via 122 LTP footways Local Local targets supporting the National targets BV096, BV097 local roads by 2004 and eliminate the maintenance backlog by the end of the plan period. has not been included in this table. NB: Because of the overwhelming City/Urban characteristics of Bristol, the national indicator to relating rural public transpor 6. Halt in deterioration condition of National National target

3.0 Progress towards targets Summary of targets on track 3.3 As noted above, where an assessment can be Overview made, 60% of the local and Best Value targets 3.1 The Local Transport Plan sets out eleven listed in Table 3.2 are currently estimated to be objectives and under these objectives targets on track. Target 23, to reduce car traffic in the were set so that measurements of progress central area, shows continued progress towards could be made as the plan progresses. As in meeting the milestone set for 2005. Although previous progress reports and requested by longer term data will provide a fuller picture government guidance a summary table pedestrian flows into the central area (Target 26) reporting progress towards local targets is shows an 18% increase on the base. included in Table 3.2 below. This table lists the Accessibility of public transport services is eleven objectives of the Bristol Local Transport showing improvement with the number of Plan and shows the targets against these. As can buses with low floor platforms (target 14b) and be seen from the table some targets are set so number of low floor bus stops (target 14c) that they can measure progress towards more increasing by more than the annual target. than one objective, and where this is the case, to 3.4 The plan set out a target to achieve the national avoid duplication the target and indicator have standard for pollutants covered by the National been listed once. Table 3.2 also lists current Air Quality Strategy. (Target 13). Nitrogen relevant Best Value indicators, together with dioxide diffusion tubes have been located at 21 core national indicators, as many of these were roadside sites for many years and longer term set as local indicators in the original Transport data shows a significant fall since 1991 Plan. As set out in government guidance a (introduction of mandatory catalytic converters). summary table listing the core national As this particular set of diffusion tubes will indicators separately is included below as Table continue in the foreseeable future they will be 3.3. able to give a good indication of the annual 3.2 This is the third progress report of the 5 year average roadside concentration of nitrogen period of the Bristol Local Transport Plan. The dioxide in the city. As shown in Figure 3.1 the effects of much of the investment and schemes indicator is showing good progress from the implemented since the plan began are base year 1999, however because of the beginning to be reflected in the indicators upon variability of these measurements (due to which the targets are based. However the lead- wind/weather) it is not prudent to say how soon in time of some investment in transport the target will be met. In the Consultation draft infrastructure means that it is not always Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) however, possible to ascertain significant global changes measures will be targeted towards this. attributed to measures implemented through 3.5 Together with specific targets to increase the Plan. As set out in Table 3.2, progress walking, the local transport plan includes the towards the targets of the Plan has been related Best Value indicator for the percentage assessed with 60% of targets, where these can of footpaths that are easy to use. The footpath be determined, currently estimated to be on network in an urban area such as Bristol forms track. Some indicators do not show clear an essential part of the overall network, and evidence whether they are on track to meet the improving this network has been an important target or not. For some Best Value indicators this element in improving the overall environment is because survey methodologies have changed for pedestrians. As can be seen from Figure 3.2, since the base was set. Where a particular target investment in the public rights of way network has been met and a new more stretching target through the local transport plan is being set, this is also the case as trend data is not yet reflected in the indicator collected for Best Value available for an assessment to be made. As purposes. identified in Table 3.2 there are indicators currently assessed to be falling short of the targets. Although more long term trend data is needed in many cases, actions are being taken to tackle these areas, and a summary of this is set out below.

Fig 3.1 - Target 13: Air Quality Monitoring Annual Average Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide (micrograms/M3)

2 NO Ug/m3 Trend Target 40

30 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year Fig 3.2 - Public Footpaths (BV178) Percentage of Public Footpaths that are easy to use

66 %

60 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Tackling targets not on track 3.6 This authority is concerned that the road safety indicators, as identified in Table 3.2 are moving away from the targets set. Some of the recent changes may be related to modifications in the way in which the accident statistics are reported and investigations are being carried out into this. Notwithstanding this, efforts to address road safety within the city are being further increased. The City Council has shown its firm intention to prioritise road safety by entering in to a local Public Service Agreement (PSA) with the Government to reduce the number of road users killed or seriously injured. The local PSA target is described in Table 3.2 below and more details on the agreement are set out in Section 7, Programme Development.

Fig 3.3 – Targets 16 & 17: Cycling to Work % of economically active population who cycle to work

5 Bristol

4 England & Wales

3 %

0 1991 2001

Year source: Office for National Statistics, Census 1991 & 2001.

3.7 As well as the Local PSA the Council is continuing to increase capital funding for road safety measures. In addition to safer routes to school and 20 mph Zones around schools programmes, the budget for specific local safety schemes has been increased to £1million for 2003/04, reflecting the priority given to road casualty reduction. This amount is almost double the allocation proposed in the original local transport plan, and builds on over £800,000 spent on specific road safety measures in 2002/03. 3.8 Together with increased capital funding, the Council is furthering many other initiatives aimed at addressing road safety issues. These include support for the Safety Camera Partnership, increasing the capability of the Road Safety Education Team with new staffing 10 shows a 7% increase in cycling citywide and and a recruitment drive for school crossing Target 25 shows an 11% increase in cycling in patrol wardens. Increased promotional activity is the central area of Bristol. These increases have also ongoing with the extension of the Child been measured in the relatively short space of Cycle Training Scheme and and the work of the time since the base year (2000). However longer School Travel Plan and Kerbcraft Officers. As term trend data shows that past investment in noted above a more detailed account of the cycle measures is reflected in continued growth extensive area of road safety work being in cycling levels. undertaken can be found in Section 7 of this progress report. 3.10 As can be seen in Figure 3.3 the proportion of employees cycling to work in Bristol has grown 3.9 As reported in last year’s Progress Report, by nearly 40% between the 1991 and 2001 indicators show significant increases in levels of Census, which is contrary to the national trend. cycling. However these increases are not Continued investment in cycle measures such as sufficient to keep up with the trend needed to improving local and national routes in the Bristol meet the targets. As shown in Table 3.2 Target

Council is confident that the continued work with local operators to radically improve bus services will show steadily growing patronage, and the longer term target will be met.

Establishing milestones 3.12 As set out in government guidance, consideration has been given to amending targets to include interim milestones. In many cases, it has not been felt appropriate as significant changes in indicators will become more readily apparent given longer term data. However certain targets have been amended, area, promoting cycling, providing cycle training most importantly concerning road safety where improving road safety and working with local the interim milestone target for 2005 has been employers will, it is believed see this growth stretched under the local Public Service continue. It is considered that the full potential Agreement. for growth in cycling is only likely to be triggered when a substantial proportion of the network is completed, and the Council is working towards this. 3.11 Target 7 of the Plan is to increase the number of trips made on local bus services. However, the indicator collected as part of this and for Best Value purposes shows a decrease on the base year 2000/01. The major bus operator suffered from major recruiting difficulties in 2001, leading to reductions in frequencies and services not running, which undoubtedly had an effect on passenger totals. However this has now been overcome and the indicator has shown an increase in 2002. Major elements of the implementation programme are directly targeted at increasing bus patronage with the completion of the first Showcase Bus Route on Target Modifications the A38, and the development of further routes initially on the A420 corridor east of the City 3.13 As part of the ongoing assessment of the LTP the Centre. Although the global effect of these large Council has reviewed the targets of the LTP to projects will take time to be reflected in annual focus these more clearly. As a result, some of patronage figures across the whole city, the the targets have been amended to make them more stretching where appropriate or to bring local targets into line with national core targets. A key part of this review was to consult the Council’s main transport consultative group, the Bristol Transport Forum, to seek the views of the Plan’s stakeholders. Table 3.1 sets out the amended targets now incorporated into this Progress Report, and the reasons for each amendment.

Table 3.1 – Amendments to LTP Targets

Original Target (as set Proposed New Target Reason for Change out in 2002 APR Table B1)

2a. New Additional Target To reduce the number of people killed To further strengthen the many measures (Not previously included) or seriously injured in road accidents to already aimed at road safety the City Council 126 by 2005. has entered in to a Public Service Agreement This target relates to the (PSA) with the Government. This includes Public Service Agreement (PSA target 9) setting exacting targets, and the new target (PSA) covering road described is more rigorous than the current safety, as described. targets of the LTP. This target has formed part of a formal agreement with the Government. The original targets set out below will also still be reported on through the Annual Progress Reports.

10. Double the level of cycle By 2010 to triple the number of cycling To bring the target in line with the new use by 2002 and double trips compared with a 2000 base national Ten Year Plan cycling target and it again by 2012. 1998 (measured flows across survey reflecting that the 2002 milestone has passed. Base. cordons). National 10-Year Plan Target: ‘By 2010 to triple the number of cycling trips compared with a This amendment also applies to the 2000 base’. following cycling targets: cycling - 15) to secondary schools, 16) to work, 25) To the central area

6. Increase the proportion Increase the proportion of local bus When this target was included in the Local of local bus services services whose journey time reliability Transport Plan there was no national guidance whose journey time is within 1 minute early and 5 minutes available on measuring bus journey time reliability is within 5% of late. reliability. However, a nationally accepted the scheduled journey methodology has since been developed which time. has been adopted by local authorities and area traffic commissioners. This methodology is reflected in the proposed new indicator.

7. To increase the number To increase the number of trips made Based on historic evidence and following of trips made on local on local bus services by 12%* by 2010 discussions with the local bus operator, revision bus services by 15% by and to increase the proportion of bus of this target is proposed to be more realistic 2006 and to increase the users satisfied with the quality of and also to bring it into line with the national proportion of bus users public transport. target. satisfied with the quality of public transport. Consultation referred to a slightly lower 10% increase, however this was increased to 12% to reflect the National Target.

14. Increase to 100% the By 2005, increase to 90% the number of Original target has now been met, so new proportion of new new speculative business Travel Plan target is needed. This new target is business developments developments where an interim travel aimed at securing greater travel plan of over 2,500m2 floor plan is submitted prior to implementation on speculative developments space where a travel plan determination of planning application where the end occupier is not yet known. is implemented, by 2004. and the full travel plan is developed following occupancy.

9. Increase the number of Achieve a 5% per annum increase in rail To make the target more stretching as a 5% trips made on local rail use on local passenger services over the increase was achieved by 2002. Also to reflect services by 5% by 2006. Local Transport Plan period up to 2006. the rail passenger target in the Joint Rail (Increase rail modal share (Increase rail modal share to at least Strategy for the former Avon area, adopted in to at least 1.5% for 1.5% for journeys to work by 2006). June 2000. journeys to work by 2006).

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 3 | 15 | | Progress towards targets| congestion congestion congestion 2. Increase bus use 1. road Reduce Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 1. road Reduce No clear evidence as yet. As the plan progresses impacts of measures will be reflected in the data used for Access Mapping Yes. Target presently exceeded, but more longer term trend data needed On track/not on track to meet targets Yes 2002 = 89% within 25 minute journey time of the city centre. Longer term changes need to be reflected in this indicator for the Access Mapping to show any significant changes 2002 Index = 118 Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes 2002 Index = 102.2 1996 re-based to area central avoid flows having an effect excessive on total. Base: 971,000 (combined cordons) Base Index = 100, Target2005 = 110, Target2015 = 88 2001 = 87% of population within 400m of a bus 90% stop, of population within 25 minutes of the city centre. 2000 base central area pedestrian (trips) cordon = 7055 = 100 target = 110 Baseline data 20% by 2005, and to thereafter seek a 20% reduction in car by private traffic 2015. within 400 metres of a bus stop that is served by a route with a frequency of at least 4 buses per hour and during the day, to ensure that the time-tabled journey time is no longer than 25 minutes to the City and Centre 15 minutes to the local neighbourhood by centre, 2010. 1) growth Reduce in car by private traffic 4) Ensure that 98% of the population live (26) Increase by 10% the number of walking trips into the area central by 2005. Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 or (Numbers to refer LTP LTP to Best indicators) Value Household Interview Surveys, Pedestrian Surveys Access mapping of PT and population data Source Source of data Traffic Surveys Surveyed Pedestrian Surveyed Flows % of population within set distance of Transport Public node. Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP of car private Volume (vehicles) traffic the transport system contributes the towards promotion and development of a successful in economy Bristol by improving access to jobs and creating an attractive environment for business. Local Local objectives contained in the LTP 1. Ensure that Table 3.2 - Strategic Monitoring Table Reporting 3.2 Progress against- Table Monitoring Strategic Table Local Objectives Targets and

| 16 | Section 3 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Progress towards targets| number of people killed or seriously injured deterioration in deterioration road condition congestion 2. Increase bus use 3. to reduce the Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 7. Halt the 1. road Reduce No indicator However showing improvement No On track/not on track to meet targets No clear evidence is Progress not to comparable baseline data as survey parameters changed. have No clear evidence. Length of traffic sensitive roads has been redefined by DfT. Comparison with years previous is not possible 02/03 all stops 61% (73%) stops BCC (57%) First stops) 2002 = 243 Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes 2002/03 = 14.7% 2002/03 = 26.8% 2002/03 = 15.9% 02/03 = 3.65 94-98 Avg = 177 Baseline refers Baseline to refers previous indicators (00/01 - 0.28%) (00/01 – 0.72%) New Indicator 00/01 – 3.24 days/km 2000/01 – 50% (All bus stops) Baseline data seriously injured in road collisions to 126 by 2005 city display a current timetable by 2003. Indicator down broken between those bus stops that are the responsibility of the city council, and those that are the responsibility of the operators. 2a) the Reduce of no. people killed or Road condition Road % where structural maintenance should be considered (BV0 96) Principal Classified roads (BV0 97a) Non-Principal Unclassified Roads (BV0 97b) Non-Principal Roads (BV100) of No. days temporary traffic or controls road closures on sensitive traffic roads caused by council road works per kilometre of sensitive roads traffic 8) ensure that To 90% of bus stops in the Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 (Numbers to refer LTP LTP or to Best indicators) Value Recorded accident data monitoring of maintenance programme Survey Pedestrian Facilities Source Source of data highway inspections PSA Target PSA Number of people Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) in road collisions. Road Closures Road on sensitive roads traffic % of bus stops displaying a current timetable Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP National Core Indicators collisions collisions and improve personal safety and security. integration of integration all individual modes to ensure that the transport system serves the function of the City. 3. Reduce 2. the Develop Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 3 | 17 | | Progress towards targets| " " " " " " " " " " cycling cycling trips 5. triple the of level Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to No Child cyclist trend has decreased although adult has rate increased Yes Yes On track/not on track to meet targets See above No 2002/03 = 6.57 2002 = 28.3m.p.h. 2002 = 1,577 Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes See Local PSA target 2a) above 2002 child KSI = 34 2002 Slight = 238 ’98 Base=1,904 target =1,270 1994 to 1998 Base = 177 Previous targets 2005 = 133 2010 = 106 94 to 98 Base: Child KSI's 29.6, Slight = 206 (per 100m veh kms). Base 94 to 98: 5.22 per 100,000 (pop) 2000 = 30 mph Baseline data 50% and a achieve 10% reduction in the of rate slight casualties by 2010 in line with national targets. KSI in accidents road by traffic 2012. by 5mph by 2005. At sites strategic across the city to road safety. improve (22) cycle Reduce theft by 33% by 2012. Previous LTP target Previous LTP 2 though listed has below, been superseded by Local targetPSA above. 2b) a Achieve 25% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) in road collisions by 2005 and a 40% reduction by 2010. 3) reduce the number of child To KSIs by (18) (BV099) the Reduce number of cyclists (19) speeds traffic in the average Reduce city Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 or (Numbers to refer LTP LTP to Best indicators) Value Speed Surveys cycle Police theft data Accident figures Accident Figures Source Source of data Accident figures Measured Measured mean speeds traffic of No. reported cycle thefts Local Local target. Number of people KSI in road collisions. National Core Indicator KSI figures Cycle Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP Local target. Number of people KSI in road collisions. Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| 18 | Section 3 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Progress towards targets| congestion congestion quality cycling cycling trips 1. road Reduce 4. air Improve Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 2. Increase bus use 5. triple the of level Yes But more long term trend data needed Yes moving Trend standard towards On track/not on track to meet targets No clear evidence as yet. As the plan progresses impacts of measures will be reflected in the data used for Access Mapping No 7% increase on base but below target trend 3 2002 Index = 114 2002 = 45.02 ug/m Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes 2002 = 51% Longer term changes need to be reflected in this indicator for the Access Mapping to show any significant changes 2002 = 17,235 3 standard standard = 40 ‘99/00 base 52.08 ug/m Base year 2000 = 51% to Rebased 2000 ’00 base = 16,183 ’10 target= 48,500 2000 baseline for combined ped surveys = 13,533 = 100 Baseline data pollutants covered by pollutants the covered National Air Quality Strategy. health facilities health and facilities community centres are served by accessible public transport by 2010 with compared a 2000 base 2002, and increase by 10% the number and proportion of journeys made on foot by 2012. 13) the Achieve national standard for the 5) Ensure that all major NHS hospitals, 10) the number of Triple cycling trips by 2010 11) Halt the trend in downward walking by Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 or (Numbers to refer LTP LTP to Best indicators) Value Air Quality Monitoring Cycle counts Cycle Household Interview Surveys, Pedestrian Surveys. Source Source of data Access mapping of PT and healthcare data Levels 2 Annual Average roadside NO Cycle flows across Cycle data. ATC cordons, National Core Indicator Number of people walking. Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP % of NHS hospitals, health and facilities community centres served by public transport. transport systems complement the of aspirations people in Bristol to enjoy good health. 4. Ensure the Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 3 | 19 | | Progress towards targets| accessibility accessibility cycling cycling trips congestion 2. Increase bus accessibility 2. Increase bus 2. Increase bus 2. Increase bus use Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 5. triple the of level 1. road Reduce Yes Yes No clear evidence On track/not on track to meet targets Target Yes has been met, new stretched target to be developed Target Yes. met, New target to be set under amended indicator after benchmarking exercise. 2002/03 = 26% 2002/03 = 284 See left Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes Latest Event = 2,913 Cycles. participants Total > 3,000 (as many cycles carried more than 1 person). =300% increase Based on previous indicator = 67% Amended Indicator = 47.6% 53% Base year 1996 (participants in Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride) = 1,000 1999/00 ‘00/01 = 15% 2000/01 = 175 2001/02 = 223 Data not yet from available local operator Baseline data See TargetHeadline No's 2 & 3 (objective 3), 4 (objective 1), 5 & 11 (objective 4). (20) increase by 300% the number of people taking part in by cycling events 2002. 14a) (& BV165) Ensure that 60% of for facilities pedestrian incorporate facilities disabled people by 2002 BV indicator amended by Audit New Office indicator not with comparable previous base figure. 14b) Increase the number of buses with low floor Platforms. 14c) Increase the number of stops equipped for low floor bus use by an of 50 average per year (24) Increase public transport trips to the area central by 10% by 2005 and 30% by 2015 (base year 2000). Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 (Numbers to refer LTP LTP or to Best indicators) Value Data Data from Public Transport providers Survey Pedestrian Facilities Data from operators Survey Bus Stops Source Source of data Event Cycle surveys (Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride) Bus & Rail trips to area central % pedestrian with facilities for facilities disabled people. % of fleet low floor buses. Number of stops with raised kerbs. Local performance indicators contained in the LTP Number of cyclists participating in cycling events. transport system makes an active to contribution the physical, social and environmental of regeneration Bristol and its local communities, especially those most isolated from existing transport networks. Bristol's transport system addresses the needs of disabled people. 6 Ensure that the 5 Ensure that Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| 20 | Section 3 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Progress towards targets| cycling cycling trips congestion reliability reliability 5. triple the of level 1. road Reduce Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 2. Increase bus 2. Increase bus use No Clear Evidence No (11% increase on base, but below target trend) Yes On track/not on track to meet targets Yes longer However term trend data to required with compare initial samples No Surveys Surveys conducted three every years. Indicators due to be reported in 03/04 2002 = 8,362 ‘02/03 = 70% Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes 64% 02/03 = Index 95.3 ‘99/00 = 64% 2000/01 = 61% annual bus Total passengers’ 00/01=33.7m index = 100 ‘00/01 Base BV103 = 35% satisfied with information BV104 = 40% satisfied with Services 2000 base = 7,546 2010 target = 22,638 Baseline data (BVPI (BVPI 178) of Percentage total length of easy footpaths to use by public Also TargetHeadline No 1 (objective 1) 6) Increase the proportion of local bus services whose journey time reliability is within 1 minute early and 5 minutes late of scheduled journey time. increase the number of trips To 7) made on local bus services by 12% by 2010 and to increase the proportion of bus users satisfied with the quality of public transport. (25) By 2010 to triple the of level cycling into the area with central compared a 2000 base. Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 (Numbers to refer LTP LTP or to Best indicators) Value Household Interview on- Surveys, street cycle surveys, counts Annual survey of paths data data from operators Bus Passenger Surveys Source Source of data Bus Surveys Central Area Cycle Central Flows State of footpath network Annual local bus passengers (BV102) of Percentage users satisfied with public transport information. (BV103) and services (BV104) Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP % of bus services between 1 minute early and 5 minutes late of scheduled journey time. quality alternatives to the car and encourage their use. Core National Core Indicator Core National Core Indicator 7 Provide Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 3 | 21 | | Progress towards targets| congestion congestion congestion congestion cycling trips cycling trips 1. road Reduce 1. road Reduce Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 1. road Reduce 5. triple the of level 5. triple the of level New TargetNew so too early to judge progress. Yes On track/not on track to meet targets No No No No Clear evidence. trend However data from census shows long term growth New Target New 02/03 = 11 Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes Primary 2002 = 38% Secondarry 2002 = 18% 2002 = 1.9% 2001 Census % mode split for cycling to work increased by 39% to compared 1991. 2001 = 4.6% 1991 = 3.3% 2000/01 = 3 (Target = 12) 1999 base: Primary 35%, (Target 26%) Secondary 14%, (Target 11%) Base 1999 = 2.5% mode share (School travel target surveys) 2010 = 5%, 2012 = 10% Base (northern area household = interviews) 5.5% mode share. is Information also now available from local employer surveys, and this indicator could be rebased to use these data. Original target met, New target and indicator set out. 2002 Base to be determined Baseline data (21) Increase by 400% the number of Bristol employers receiving the Area Employers Avon by Award 2005 Travel (12) Reduce (12) car Reduce journeys to school by 25% by 2003. (15) By 2010 triple the of level cycling to secondary schools with compared a 2000 base. (16) & (17) By 2010 triple the of level cycling to work with compared a 2000 base. Achieve a 10% modal share of journeys to work by bike by 2012. 14) By 2005 to Increase to 90% the proportion of new business where an developments plan interim is travel submitted prior to determination of planning application and the plan full is travel following developed occupancy Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 or (Numbers to refer LTP LTP to Best indicators) Value Avon Area Avon Employers Award Travel Household Interview Surveys, SRtS Surveys? Household Interview Surveys, Plan Travel Surveys Source Source of data School Surveys for Rebased % of respondents Proportion of all new business developments where plans are travel implemented. Mode share of cycle journeys to school Modal share of cycle journeys to work Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP Number of car journeys to school. development takes place in such a way that it will reduce the need to travel dependency on the car especially at peak periods. 9 Ensure that 8 Lessen Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| 22 | Section 3 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Progress towards targets| 1. Reduce 1. road Reduce congestion 1. road Reduce congestion Which national Plan PSA or 10 Year target does the local target/ outcome link to 1. road Reduce congestion 1. road Reduce congestion Yes No On track/not on track to meet targets Yes Increase following target trend No Clear evidence. 2005 target 0.90, 2015 target 0.7 2002 Index = 92 2002 Index = 111 Progress Progress made in 2002/03 against local outcomes 2002 = 26,405 (‘01 Census=0.9%) Census special workplace statistics still awaited, relevant however, data will also be from available Smart Travel projects. 1999 base data: 23,400 passenger per movements day. Target’06 = 32,900. but(N/a ’91 Census = 0.7%) 1997 Base (northern area household = interviews) 46% Target 2005 = 41.4% base year 96. (combined inner & car cordon central trips) = 399,637 = 100 1996 base (outer car cordon total) = 222,632 = 100 2005 target = 110 (forecast do- minimum growth = 112) Baseline data See TargetHeadline 13 5). (Objective 9) Acheive a 5% per annum increase in rail use on local passenger services by 2006 (Increase rail modal share to at least 1.5% for journeys to work by 2006). 28) the Reduce number of trips of less than 5 kilometers made by car by 10% by 2005 (23) total Reduce car in traffic the central area by 10% by 2005 and 30% by 2015 reduce growth in car in To traffic the (27) outer area by 15% by 2005. Local Local targets or outcomes contained in targets 1-28 (Numbers to refer LTP LTP or to Best indicators) Value Traffic Surveys - Cordons Traffic Surveys - Cordons Household Interview Surveys. Source Source of data Rail Census Local Local performance indicators contained in the LTP Number of trips made on local rail services. emissions of and human to exposure air and noise pollution from transport to safe for levels human health and well being. cultural climate that is receptive to alternative methods of transport to the private car. 11 Reduce 10 a Foster Local Local objectives contained in the LTP

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 3 | 23 | | Progress towards targets| els by 2010. lev tter bus service by 2010 n killed or seriously injured by 50% by 2010, with compared the icles, icles, sulphur dioxide, benzene and 1-3 butadiene. inate inate the backlog by the end of the Plan period re re than 12 per cent from 2000 by levels 2000 average for 1994-98 tackling average the significantly higher incidence in communities. disadvantaged 4. air Improve quality by meeting our National Air Quality Strategy objectives for carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, part 3. reduce the number of people To killed or seriously injured in Great Britain in road accidents by 40% and the number of childre Other 10 Year Plan targets and Other indicators: 10 Year 5. By 2010, to triple the number of cycling trips with compared a 2000 base 6. a achieve one-third increase in the To proportion of households in rural areas within about 10 minutes walk of an hourly or be 1. reduce road congestion on the network inter-urban To and in large urban areas in England below 2000 by levels 2010. 2. punctuality and accessibility, reliability of Improve local public transport (bus and light rail) with an increase in use of mo Transport Plan DETR's 2010 Public The Service– 10 Year Agreement: Numbers as quoted in table above 7. sufficient Provide to resources local authorities to halt the in deterioration the condition of local roads by 2004 and to elim

| 24 | Section 3 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Progress towards targets| Questionnaire Questionnaire survey on a local panel. representative Manual and automatic surveys at points and on screenlines across the city and Police Local Authority accident statistics Source Source of data CVI Survey conducted under UKPMS RP version 3.02 Local bus operators No Clear evidence Survey carried out 3 every years. Due to be conducted in 03/04 Not the however, Track, on trend is moving in the right direction with a 7% increase in cycling in 2002 compared with 2000 levels. NotTrack on NotTrack on LA view on progress No Clear evidence NotTrack on 15 126 45% 48,500 Data 112 (index) Target 2010 2010 2010 2005 Year 2005/06 Targets are being revised Targets to reflect the changes in survey parameters 34 243 40% 26.8% 15.9% 14.7% 17,235 Data 95.3 (index) 2002 2002 2002 Year 2002/03 2002/03 2002/03 2000/01 2002/03 Most recent position 177 40% 29.6 = 100 (index) 16,183 Data 33.7 million Baseline data not comparable as survey parameters have changed 2000 average average Baseline position 2000/01 2000/01 2000/01 2000/01 2000/01 Year1 1994 - 1998 1994 - 1998 Number of cycling trips at a representative number of counting points Number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in the authority Number of children (aged less than 16) killed or seriously injured on roads in the authority (3) unclassified roads - BV97b Thousands of bus passenger journeys (i.e. per boardings) year in the authority - BV102 of Percentage bus users satisfied with local bus services - BV104u Units/Definitions (1) principal roads - BV 96 (2) non-principal classified roads - BV97a Number of children killed and seriously injured Number of deaths and serious injuries (all ages) Number of cycling trips Number of bus passenger journeys Bus passenger satisfaction Road Condition Road (% .where structural maintenance should be considered) Table 3.3 - Indicators Core Table (Annex Pro-forma A) Indicator Core

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 3 | 25 | | Progress towards targets| Source Source of data LA view on progress Line 1 planned for butimplementation not within period of first LTP. Indicator Not Currently Applicable Urban Authority Indicator Not Applicable Data Target Year Data Year Most recent position Data Baseline position Year1 Average time lostAverage per vehicle kilometre Units/Definitions Thousands of light rail passengers per year % of rural households within 13 minutes walk of an hourly or better bus service or % of rural households within 800 metres of an hourly or better bus service (please state which) Congestion Congestion - time Average lost per vehicle kilometre % of rural households within 13 minutes walk of an hourly or better bus service Light rail passenger journeys Core Indicator Core

4.0 Road Safety and Social community, thus aggravating many of the characteristics and problems. Avenues and links Exclusion Statement were opened up to work with existing partners 4.1 Bristol City Council recognises the relationship in some of the most deprived areas of Bristol. between social disadvantage and road safety 4.8 Local Neighbourhood and Renewal Action Plans and seeks to combat this through a number of have been established in Ashley, Easton and co-ordinated initiatives. The extent of the Lawrence Hill. In Ashley, the St. Paul’s problem was reported in the 2002 APR which Community Partnership has been set up to bring included the Road Casualty Review 2001. This local people together with agencies, community included a table outlining road casualties for and voluntary groups to develop a locally owned each ward against the multiple deprivation Neighbourhood Action Plan. There is a proposal indicies. for an Inner City Community Bus Project which 4.2 The level of deprivation and need in Bristol’s has been progressed by the ‘Getting About’ Task inner city means that it has been able to secure Group and is part of the St. Paul’s Unlimited a number of funding avenues for road safety Community Partnership structure. education, engineering and major regeneration funding programmes. 4.3 Bristol City Council has concentrated on many of the wards within the 20% most deprived wards in Bristol as it is felt that there is a significant road accident problem related to deprivation. These wards are: Lawrence Hill, Filwood, Southmead, Knowle, Ashley, Whitchurch Park, Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe, Easton, Lockleaze, Kingsweston, Windmill Hill, Henbury and Hillfields. 4.4 Research has shown that child pedestrian accidents tend to occur in wards with higher deprivation. Bids have previously been submitted to the government and have resulted in the implementation of two schemes to 4.9 In Easton and Lawrence Hill the Local specifically reduce child pedestrian casualties in Neighbourhood Partnership has an Action Plan Kingsweston and Avonmouth. with a number of strands including community 4.5 Bristol was successful in obtaining a grant to run safety, traffic and transport and business and a Child Pedestrian Training Scheme (Kerbcraft) in employment. The traffic and transport task the three most deprived wards of Bristol groups are looking at the impact of the M32 and (Lawrence Hill, Filwood and Southmead). A the A4320. Solutions are being sought to the further two schemes have been applied for in issues around the restrictions that these major the next most deprived wards. roads place on the community in terms of travel and accessing local facilities particularly for 4.6 In 2002 work was carried out to apply for the vulnerable members of the community. Inner City Road Safety Demonstration Project. The wards of Lawrence Hill, Easton, Windmill Hill 4.10 The community safety group is addressing the and Bedminster were included and with the issues around fear of crime, which affects a exception of Bedminster are within the 20% significant number of people once it gets dark. most deprived wards in Bristol / England. The underpasses and footbridges that cross the major roads have been identified as robbery 4.7 Results of discussions with partners concluded hotspots even during daylight hours. The that streets should if possible be the place to business and employment task groups are bind the communities and neighbourhoods concerned with removing barriers to together. It was felt that traffic moving through employment, such as transport. the area can easily divide and fragment the

4.11 The Objective 2 programme (2001-2006) for the Lawrence Hill. The Delivery Plan identifies eight South West of England includes the wards of key areas of work: employment and business, Ashley, Easton, Lawrence Hill and Windmill Hill. healthy places, happy places, tackling crime, It focuses on: increasing incomes, increasing the lifelong learning, housing, community services, opportunities available to people, businesses arts, sport and leisure, tackling racism. and communities, widening access to 4.15 Bristol City Council is working with all these employment opportunities, creating and partners to bring about road safety supporting sustainable communities and improvements amongst other outcomes. protecting and enhancing the environmental Various traffic schemes have come about due to assets within the area. the funding possibilities of working with these partners. For instance a scheme was implemented at Lower Ashley Road last year through the St. Agnes and St .Werburgh’s Regeneration area funding. The Council will build upon this body of work in the context of the Casualty Reduction PSA (see also section 7.3).

4.12 SRB6 (2001-2007) covers a third of the geographic area of the city and includes the wards of Ashley, Easton, Lawrence Hill and Windmill Hill. The £8.35m funding aims to help bring better services to local communities in Bristol through encouraging more ‘joined up’ work between the statutory, voluntary and community organisations. The aim is to: enhance the employment prospects, education and skills of local people, address social exclusion and enhance opportunities for the disadvantaged, promote local economies and business, tackle crime and drug abuse and improve community safety. 4.13 The £3m URBAN programme ended in 2001 and covered a population of over 17,000 residents in the wards of Ashley, parts of Easton and Lawrence Hill. It included St Pauls, St Werburghs, St Agnes, Barton Hill, Redcliffe, Old Market and parts of Easton. The Programme’s focus was to improve the training and employment prospects of the local community by increasing empowerment, participation and wealth and enhance the impact of existing regeneration programmes. 4.14 The NDC Pathfinder Partnership in Barton Hill has established a local partnership called Community at Heart. It was awarded £50m in January 2000 to spend over the next 10 years regenerating Barton Hill, The Dings, Redfield and

5.0 Congestion Statement e.g. promotion of "Traveline"; Journey Planner; provision of real time information, 5.1 As requested by government guidance, Bristol on site and web based; a variety of map has not set a local target concerning congestion based information; introduction of transport nor is it reporting against the congestion core information channels at i-plus screens. A indicator. However the authority has conducted Travel Information Centre is planned for journey time surveys in the past for its own opening in 2004. purposes and these have proved useful in supplementing the information available from Cross boundary/Longer distance journeys the Government’s "Traffic Speeds in English • Programme of park and ride sites (and Urban Areas Report: 2002". support to three existing sites). 5.2 The Council has an integrated and multi-faceted • Rail station improvements and support for approach to managing congestion through the rail improvement studies/funding bids to the following policy tools: Strategic Rail Authority. • Widening transport choice. Travel Demand Management • Travel demand management. • Promotion and support for development of • Effective network management and use of travel plans, some of which are now recording road space. measurable reductions in single car occupancy to work places. • Land use policies to support these three elements. • Management of central area car parking spaces in order to prioritise use for off-peak 5.3 Examples are set out below in relation to each of short stay parking. these policy tools • Proposed extension to the Central Controlled Widening Transport Choice Parking Zone/Residents’ Parking Scheme, resulting in a reduction of on street Intra urban journeys: commuter parking. • Substantial financial support to the bus network, particularly orbital routes and • Very limited new car park provision in new support to Bristol’s only suburban railway commercial developments particularly in the (the Severn Beach line). central area. • Programme for "Showcase" bus routes on key • Development of School Travel Plans and Safer commuter corridors, including bus priorities Routes to School aimed at reducing the need aimed at improving journey time reliability for car access to schools. and journey time lengths, affecting 7 • Preparation of a road user charging scheme corridors. The programme is expected to for Central Bristol. achieve mode shift on key commuter corridors. Effective Network Management • Substantial investment in cycle and • Extensions of UTMC along commuter radial pedestrian infrastructure and services (e.g. routes and innovative work to manage better crossing facilities, training, sections of route as "sub-regions". This is information; secure parking) contributing to helping to maximise capacity for sharing time increases in the use of both methods of and space between the different users. travel. • Programming of traffic signals modernisation • Support to local commuter ferry services, to enable more effective management of helping to reduce short cross-city car demand at node points on the network. journeys. • Judicious reallocation of road space to • Programme of information based schemes prioritise bus, cycle and walking. enabling the range of options for travellers to be more easily accessed in an up to date form

• Co-ordination of road works including development of Road Report data base and improved information dissemination procedures. Implementation of trench sharing schemes and installation of spare duct capacity for future requirements should help to reduce the number of occasions where a road has to be re-opened in the future. • Use of Special Parking Area powers to enforce against illegal parking on key commuter routes at busy times, where blockages would add to delays. • Use of powers to prevent parking in bus lanes. • Development of a city-wide car club scheme aimed at reducing car ownership and therefore the propensity to drive short journeys in congested conditions. • Freight: planned commencement of City Logistics Scheme and community delivery • Consideration of provision of bus priorities on points linked to e-centres (as part of VIVALDI). the M32 corridor, in conjunction with the • Expanding use of Vehicle Message Signing. Highways Agency. • Review of signing of the strategic road • Use of bus lanes by motorcycles, cycles and network, linked into a review of the road taxis. network hierarchy. Land Use Planning The following policies are expected to reduce the demand for travel: • Encouragement for mixed-use and higher density development close to public transport nodes (eg. Temple Quay). • Encouragement of city centre-low car ownership housing schemes. • Linking of development contributions with levels of accessibility. • Safeguarding of rail lands. • Safeguarding of future greenways and securing their development in conjunction with new development. • Securing commitments to travel plans as part of planning agreements.

6.0 LTP Spending Programme 6.2 A detailed report on all transport capital expenditure in 2002/03 and programmed 2002/03 Programme expenditure in 2003/04 is included in Appendix 6.1 The overall transport capital programme set out 1 to this document. However, summary under the Local Transport Plan is funded from financial information on progress in 2002/03 various sources and Table 6.1 below describes and planned expenditure in 2003/04 is included these areas of funding highlighting the way in in this section. Consultation with stakeholders which transport capital expenditure was on the past presentation of annual progress resourced in 2002/03. The broad programme reports showed that the detailed covers the many areas of capital investment implementation table was considered to be very aimed at securing the necessary improvements useful. However the implementation table has in local transport to realise the objectives of now been incorporated in the appendix to be Bristol’s Plan. able to report in enough detail whilst avoiding an overly long main document.

Table 6.1 - 5 Year Capital Programme, Sources of funding (£000’s)

Currently programmed Capital Expenditure

Source of Funding 1st LTP Period 2nd LTP(1)

‘02/03 ‘03/04 ‘04/05 ‘05/06 ‘06/07

LTP settlement (actual & indicative) 11,024 10,154 8,774 8,364 -

(actual) (indicative only)

Discretionary element of single 450 0 To be decided capital pot

Council central funds 2,403 2,936 To be decided

Specific government bids - - -

• Child Pedestrian Training grant - - -

• School Travel Plan Bursary 3 Year Revenue funding - - - ‘01/02- ‘03/04 •Workplace Travel Plan Bursary - - -

•Council Travel Plan Bursary } - - -

•Personalised Travel Planning 50 - - -

• Urban Bus Challenge 63 435 334 172 -

• Home Zones Challenge 70 170 227 - -

• Child Ped’ Casualty Reduction 103 - - - -

European funding 740 655 850 430 -

Total 14,853 14,400 10,185 8,966 -

(1) Future expenditure levels in the next LTP period (06/07+) are being currently considered particularly in respect of the new Prudential Code. However it is not possible at present to forecast these future levels of funding with any certainty

6.3 Table 6.1 shows that the core LTP funding therefore more than utilising the full 2002/03 allocation for 2002/03 was augmented by LTP allocation for integrated transport and funding from many other areas. Underlining the maintenance. Council’s commitment to progressing the Local 6.5 Appendix 1 provides details on progress in Transport Plan, over £2million was added to the 2002/03 on all the specific measures and project transport programme from the Council’s own areas of the capital programme, including a resources and £450,000 from the discretionary comparison of outturn with planned element of the Single Capital Pot (representing expenditure. However Table 6.2 shows a 50% of the total discretionary amount awarded summary of overall expenditure across the in 2002/03 for all council service areas). Figure broad areas of the programme. In order to 6.1 and Table 6.2 summarise how the Local maximise the implementation of the Plan the Transport Plan funds were allocated and spent programme has varied to provide for areas that by comparing programmed with actual outturn are progressing more rapidly compared with expenditure. those experiencing some delays in delivery. Divergences from planned programme. Outturn expenditure on particular areas which have varied by more than 25% in financial terms 6.4 As shown in Figure 6.1 actual expenditure in being: 2002/03 was broadly in line with what was programmed across the major areas of the LTP • Bus Infrastructure investment funded capital programme. The settlement (41% higher than programmed). received for 2002/03 amounted to The original expenditure profile of the A38 £11.474million (including the allocation from Bus Showcase Corridor was re-phased with Bristol’s discretionary element of the Single some elements of the scheme programmed Capital Pot). Actual outturn expenditure on LTP for 2001/02 slipping to 2002/03. This arose funded projects amounted to £12.536million, as a result of the enhanced public

Figure 6.1 Actual spend against LTP Capital Allocation 2002/03 LTP 2002/03 Programmed Spend - Allocation: £11.474m LTP 2002/03 Actual Spend: £12.536m

Bus £1.125m Bus £1.591m

Rail & Other Public Transport £0.233m Rail & Other £0.109m

Park & Ride £0.700 Park & Ride £0.730m

Walk/Cycle £0.950 Walk/Cycle £1.577m

Road Safety (incl. Safer Routes to School) £1.650m Road Safety (incl. Safer Routes to School) £1.584m

Studies £0.120 Studies £0.028m

Demonstration Projects & Promotional Work Promotional Work (incl. Travel Plans, (incl. Vivaldi, Travel Plans, Car Clubs, Air Quality) Car Clubs, Air Quality) £0.846m £1.180m Road User Charging Investigation £0.075m Road User Charging Investigation £0.100m Traffic Management & Signals £1.526m Traffic Management & Signals £1.362m Maintenance £4.470m Maintenance £4.054m

consultation exercise conducted on the were delayed. This particularly affected scheme. This exercise did delay planned walking expenditure, where implementation of some of the elements of additional measures were able to be brought the scheme, however it is considered that the forward to compensate for other areas, such significant benefit of greater public as the 20mph Zones around schools acceptance of the measures compensates for programme which was delayed due to any additional delay. problems with contractors. • Rail and other Public Transport • Studies and Investigations (53% lower than programmed) (72% lower than programmed) The implementation of planned local rail Actual expenditure in this area was lower improvements were delayed and some than programmed as planned work in programmed expenditure slipped over into support of the Callington Road Link did not go the first quarter of 2003/04. However, the ahead as envisaged. Also planned financial physical improvements to local stations have contributions to other studies, such as the been progressed and these are detailed in the Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study were Implementation Table in Appendix 1. not required when anticipated as the study programme slipped. • Walk and cycle measures (66% higher than programmed) • Promotional Work In order to maximise progress in 2002/03 (28% lower than programmed) within the overall traffic management Slippage occurred under this programme programme, adjustments to planned area due to the major exhaust retrofitting expenditure were made to allow for certain project with bus operator First not elements progressing rapidly while others proceeding as planned. However the

Table 6.2 Variations in LTP spend against LTP Capital Allocation 2002/03

LTP 2002/03 Programmed Actual Spend % difference LTP 2003/04 Spend (£000s) (£000s) Programmed Spend (£000s) Bus 1,125 1,591 +41% 2,040 Rail & Other Public Transport 233 109 -53% 176 Park & Ride 700 730 +4% 600 Walk/Cycle 950 1,577 +66% 595 Road Safety (incl. Safer Routes to School) 1,650 1,584 -4% 1,570 (Expenditure on specific Local Safety (750) (809) (+8%) (970) Schemes, within overall road safety related expenditure)

Studies 120 28 -72% 144 Demonstration Projects & Promotional Work 1,180 846 -28% 1,349 (incl. VIVALDI, Travel Plans, Car Clubs, Air Quality) Road User Charging Investigation 100 75 -25% 0 Traffic Management & Signals 1,362 1,526 +12% 640 Maintenance 4,054 4,470 +10% 3,040 Total 11,474 12,536 +9% 10,154

project is still ongoing and expenditure Supporting Revenue Expenditure will be rephased. 6.8 In order to successfully implement the programme of capital investment necessary to 2003/04 Programme deliver the objectives of the Plan and national 6.6 Table 6.2 summarises programmed LTP spend in objectives under the Ten Year Plan capital 2003/04, however the implementation table in investment must be balanced with equivalent Appendix 1 to this progress report provides full supporting revenue expenditure. This is crucial details of the current year capital programme. to maintain existing and new infrastructure, The assessment of Bristol’s transport support existing and new services including Park performance in the 2003/04 LTP settlement was and Ride, and provide for core staff resources. As in the highest category "well above average", reported last year there are strong concerns that and from this the Council received a 17% the enhanced capital resources received through increase in LTP funding over the amount that the Local Lransport Plan process are outstripping had previously been indicated for 2003/04. the more limited availability of revenue resources to support this programme. This 6.7 The provisional programme set out in the 2002 undoubtedly constitutes one of the constraints Annual Progress Report was based on the on delivery of the LTP programme (see also previous indicative allocation. Therefore the section 11.1). current programme summarised above does differ from this. The additional resources 6.9 Table 6.3 lists relevant revenue budgets for both received have enabled the Council to expand 2002/03 and 2003/04 financial years, which certain areas of the programme, with additional support Local Transport Plan capital investment. funding allocated to the Showcase bus route Unfortunately unlike the 5 year LTP capital proposals to enable further progress on the next allocations, it is not possible to forecast with route, the A420 corridor east of the city. enough certainty available levels of supporting revenue funding for future years of the Plan. The figures listed in Table 6.3 do not include staff overheads

Table 6.3 Transport Revenue Expenditure 2002/03 Outturns and 2003/04 Programmed

Areas of Revenue expenditure. 2002/03 2003/04 (reference numbers refer to related capital expenditure in the Outturn Planned Implementation Table in Appendix 1) Expenditure Expenditure 1. Night Bus Service 130 155 1. Supported Bus Services 1,681 1,951 1. Concessionary Fares 1,258 1,515 2. Park and Ride support 641 416 (existing & new sites, net of income)

3. Community Transport 625 760 6. Rail Services support 118 135 8. Water Transport (support for ferry operations) 12 13 16. Transport surveys 50 58 29. Road Safety including Education, Training and Publicity 43 41 32. Highway Maintenance. 4,931 5,240 Routine maintenance of footways, carriageways, gully emptying, verge maintenance, lighting, cycleways and public rights of way. etc.

7.0 Programme development complementary to the scheme to Parkway. The route from the city boundary to Parkway is to be 7.1 The following section describes how the included in the South Gloucestershire Local Plan. programme is developing in relation to It will support the City Council’s promotion of supplementary bids, major schemes and the Parkway route. additional policy initiatives. 7.6 The Annex E is being developed in dialogue with Major schemes DfT. Their requests for additional information 7.2 The situation for each of the three major have been and continue to be supplied. This schemes included in the LTP is set out below: development includes the incorporation of new and emerging government guidance. 7.7 The Council is awaiting the outcome of this process – government endorsement of the scheme, eligibility for funding and permission to proceed – before completion of route design and public consultation. The Strategic Rail Authority and Network Rail have reconfirmed their support for the project. Continuing delay has resulted in the latest forecast of 7 years to take the project forward to operation.

Road User Charging 7.8 Road User Charging (RUC) is one element of the current integrated transport strategy. Modelling, consultation and behavioural Light Rapid Transit (LRT) research has demonstrated that the Council’s 7.3 Evaluation of the two route options for Line 1 – traffic reduction targets will not be met by City Centre to Bristol Parkway Station and City improving alternatives to the car on their own. Centre to Cribbs Causeway – was conducted This is a national problem, and the recently during the second half of 2002. First results of published report of the Commission for the test of economic viability, using the model Integrated Transport (‘ 10 Year Plan-Second developed by Atkins, were available in December Assessment Report’) highlights this as a 2002. These demonstrated that the route to challenge for the 10 Year Plan Review. The Cribbs Causeway did not meet the normal challenge is to seek commitment to the use of expectations of DfT and Treasury in cost-benefit effective demand management measures terms, whilst the shorter route to Parkway (including road pricing) in association with any proved positive in this respect. It was also the measures to increase new road capacity, and case that the Cribbs Causeway route represented balancing supply and demand. The Council is a £100m (50%) increase in capital cost compared continuing to investigate all aspects of to the Parkway option and its adoption would implementing a road user charging scheme and result in a further delay of two years to the work is continuing on developing the business implementation programme for Line 1. case for the scheme. 7.4 Based on these results and the agreement 7.9 Work has been completed on the development reached with South Gloucestershire Council, the of an integrated transport model for testing City Council submitted a scheme appraisal in the options for scheme operation and the impacts form of an Annex E submission to DfT for the for Bristol through the Bristol Area Transport City Centre to Parkway route in late December Study (BATS). Investigations are now continuing 2002 (see Figure 7.1). into the options for system architecture and the 7.5 South Gloucestershire Council has subsequently appropriate technology to use. decided not to pursue the case with government 7.10 In terms of research into equipment the Council for a tram to Cribbs Causeway. It is now has previously undertaken an EC-supported trial reviewing options which will include measures (INTERCEPT 2000-2002) with volunteer drivers

Figure 7.1

Bristol Supertram - Line One (City Centre to Bristol Partway) M5 J15 J20 J16 Aztec M5 West Patchway Brook Waterside Drive

Patchway

Coniston M4 Road Bradley Stoke Cribbs Causeway Centre J17 Park & Ride Highwood Bus, Car & Coach Lane East Interchange P&R Highwood Lane West Bradley Stoke estimated population Great The Mall Bristol 25,000 Meadow Cribbs Parkway Business Causeway Park A4018 Regional (4,000) Shopping Bristol Parkway Centre S.Glos. Interchange with Bus & Rail Bristol A38 P&R Parkway North J19 Retail ParkParkway & Ride North Park & Ride Retail Additional P&R M32 to be investigated HP MoD (7,000) J1 MoD UWE North Bristol A4174 Business Park UWE (1,000) Bonnington South Walk Hewlett Packard (1,700) UWE (2,200) (16,000 Students)

Ashley Down J2

Stapleton J3 Road Key City Centre to Parkway with stops City Centre to Cribbs Causeway with stops Broadmead Lawrence P&R Park & Ride Sites The Hill Centre Employment (with estimated employees by 2004) Other Trip Attractor Prince Temple Street Meads Redcliffe

testing the concept of microwave beacons Callington Road Link communicating with in-car tags. This autumn it 7.13 Consultants were invited to tender to undertake is undertaking a further EC-supported studies to evaluate this scheme at the end of demonstration trial as part of the PROGRESS 2002. Two consultants were shortlisted and project (2000-2004). This trial is in partnership interviewed in December 2002. However, in the with the DfT’s DIRECTS trial and will be testing light of the Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) equipment in Study, it has been decided not to proceed with volunteer vehicles ranging in size from private this work at this stage. light goods through to lorries. The trial will involve vehicles that travel on the main access ULTra System routes into Bristol (M4, M5, M32, A4 Portway), 7.14 The City Council has been in discussion with and also vehicles that travel into or across the Advanced Transport Systems Limited regarding a city centre cordon, detailed in the LTP. possible demonstration project for this technology in Bristol. It is understood that DfT have advised the company that the most appropriate approach to taking forward a bid for funding would be through the Annex E process (demonstrating that the scheme meets a clear transport need, and would cover its operating costs). Clearly this would require further study, but consideration is being given to a possible Annex E submission in the 2004 APR. It would be helpful to know DfT’s initial views on this. This proposal would be in addition to, and not conflict with, the live scheme scheme appraisal for the first stage of the Bristol Supertram network.

7.11 The recent EC Directive on interoperability of Major Schemes Outside Bristol electronic toll collection systems states that all a A38 - A370 Link. This potential new highway new schemes should utilise GPS technology link was studied by consultants during from 2008. By 2010 the Directive envisages 2001/02 and a bid was made by North technology advances to allow units to be fitted Somerset Council (supported by Bristol City to all vehicles. With the Directive, the national Council) in its APR 2002 for government HGV scheme due in 2006 and ongoing national support to progress a scheme on an debate about charging, GPS solutions are of alignment near Barrow Gurney. However, increasing interest for charging proposals. By whilst not dismissing the scheme out of undertaking these trials we are ensuring that hand, government was not prepared to the Council is up to date with developments in, consider further supporting the project until and reliability of, road user charging equipment. the Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study had examined the strategic highways issues 7.12 The integrated strategy proposes to use the in the area. revenues from RUC to fund improvements to public transport, walking, cycling and, in b South Gloucestershire Urban Ring Road Bid. particular, the LRT scheme. It is important that South Gloucestershire Council has drawn up appropriate transport improvements are proposals to implement measures on the introduced prior to the introduction of a scheme. A4174 Avon Ring Road that include junction Through our investigations and research, with improvements, further high occupancy active support both from the EC and vehicle lanes and multi-modal interchanges government, we hope to better understand the at Bristol Parkway and Emerson’s Green. There charging scheme options and develop the is the potential for these proposals to optimum solution for Bristol, should the Council complement schemes in Bristol, particularly decide to implement a scheme. aspirations for improvements to the M32

following its de-trunking and a Park & Ride providing greater bus priority and reduce the Scheme for the M32 corridor. problems of severances and crime in the area around junction 3 of the motorway in particular. Street Lighting PFI Expression of Interests It has not been possible to bring forward a 7.15 Local Authorities were advised earlier in the year scheme this year owing to uncertainty about the that any expression of interest in a PFI for street likelihood of funding through a supplementary lighting should be made in this year’s APR. bid, the delay in commencement of the Greater Consideration was given whether or not to Bristol Strategic Transport Study and the support improved street lighting via the Private arrangements for de-trunking the M32 south of Finance Initiative route. However, it has been the boundary with South Gloucestershire. On decided not to exercise this option but to the latter issue, discussions have commenced explore other avenues such as partnership between the council and the Highways Agency working with other initiatives and the Single working towards a target date of April 2004 for Capital Pot. the handover of the motorway to the council, subject to the approval of the council. Issues to Supplementary Bids be discussed include the resolution of any objections, and the provision of funding to cover VIVALDI programmed capital maintenance scheme as 7.16 This year’s APR includes a supplementary bid for well as the increased routine maintenance the VIVALDI project, set out in detail in Appendix responsibility. It is currently anticipated that 2. In response to the call for proposals under the draft orders for the de-trunking will be European Commission’s (EC) CIVITAS initiative, a published this autumn. Should the target date bid was submitted by the Council, together with of April 2004 be unattainable, it is likely that the local stakeholders, in 2001. The bid was de-trunking will instead take place in October successful and the four year demonstration 2004. project, titled VIVALDI (Visionary and Vibrant Actions through Local Transport Demonstration Initiatives) commenced in February 2002. The broad package of measures to be implemented at the Bristol site, totalling over £9m will be supported by an allocation of EC grant of some £3.26m. To provide matched funding for the VIVALDI works being progressed by the council, supplementary bids were submitted through the APR in both 2001 and 2002. These bids were successful: £700,000 was awarded to support VIVALDI initiatives in 2002/03 and £800,000 in 2003/04. A further supplementary bid of £1,000,000 is included in the 2003 APR to fund further works in 2004/05 including Home Zone 7.18 In the case of the Air Quality Action Plan, a development, measures to support a city centre costed plan is expected to be submitted to Clear Zone, a city logistics scheme, community DEFRA in late Summer. Some elements are delivery points and Smart cards. already being funded through the LTP. However, Other bids considered the ability of the Council to implement the full plan will depend on further resources. 7.17 Earlier APRs had indicated that the Council was considering developing supplementary bids in 7.19 The Council also notes the availability of limited relation to the detrunking of the M32 and for national resources to support possible the Air Quality Action Plan. In last year’s APR it supplementary bids relating to vehicles entering was anticipated that the Council would be in a the railway, and the recommendations of this position to submit a supplementary bid this year year’s APR guidance on this issue. In response, it to progress measures for the M32 motorway is intended to undertake a review of all relevant corridor. These measures would include sites in order to establish risk. This information

will be used to determine any further action 7.23 The submitted LTP anticipates and makes some including the possibility of a bid for mitigation provision for a needs-based approach to measures in 2004. transport planning with two relevant targets (4 and 5). One of these, measuring public 7.20 Earlier in the year, The Government Office for transport access to health facilities, was adopted the South West invited local authorities to following discussions with the then Health consider joint bids in response a number of Authority. Though its ‘Sustainability Indicators’ generic issues identified in SWARMMS that work, the Council also maps the proportion of needed to be addressed across the study area population within given walk ranges, of local and indeed the entire region. The 4 Councils of health facilities and other services. the former Avon area have considered these. Together they have concluded that the issues raised by SWARMMS in this area are the need to support rural access to key services and the need for improved travel awareness initiatives. Consequently, the 4 Councils are considering the preparation of a joint supplementary LTP bid in the next APR (i.e. 2004) to support implementation of the SWARMMS strategy in the short to medium study rather than wait for the conclusion of the Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study (GBSTS). While the 4 Councils acknowledge that these will be considered again under the auspices of the GBSTS there are short- term improvements that can be implemented. 7.24 From a practical point of view, a strong emphasis However, before preparing this bid, the 4 unitary is given to needs-based provision through the authorities would welcome feedback and advice extension of Dial-a-Ride and support to a variety from the Government Office of the South West of Community Transport initiatives across the regarding the appropriateness and content of city, as well as increasing revenue support for such a joint bid. socially necessary services. All of the Community Transport provision is made through support to Policy Initiatives external stakeholders. This includes Bristol Dial- 7.21 As set out in the introduction, this year’s APR a-Ride (with whom there is a service level stresses three developing strands of policy: agreement), Bristol Community Transport and social exclusion issues; casualty reduction linked several local providers. The Council also with the PSA and the development of a Clear promotes a number of ‘innovative’ schemes such Zone Strategy for central Bristol. as Travel Smart, car clubs and car sharing, which have the potential to assist mobility restricted Social Exclusion and Accessibility Planning groups. However, it is accepted that addressing 7.22 The scheme programme is reflecting the the needs of mobility restricted groups will growing emphasis on social inclusion issues, in require greater emphasis in the next round of the wake of the ‘Making the Connections: Final LTPs. Opportunities for stakeholder and Report on Transport and Social Exclusion’ partnership working are being further document from the Social Exclusion Unit. Last developed. year’s APR provided an overview of how Bristol 7.25 For example, the council has recently City Council is already active in a number of key approached job centres about producing a "how issue areas identified in the report. Further, the to get to" map for the major employment area way in which links with the Local Strategic of Avonmouth. Partnership and Neighbourhood Renewal are being developed is also set out in part 8 of this 7.26 Work has begun to assess the recommendations APR, and this can be expected to influence of the report ‘Making the Connections‘. It is future programmes. expected that the thrust of this report will have a considerable bearing on the approach taken in preparing the next LTP. In terms of Accessibility

Mapping the Council currently has the ‘ACCMAP’ accident concentration designed to help programme and the application of this will be inform and plan future campaigns and further developed to assist the accessibility programmes (revenue). planning process, building upon the existing LTP • Scheme Assessment process managed by the accessibility indicators. It is anticipated that this team to maximise road casualty reduction will influence resource and programming within the integrated transport agenda priorities in providing transport opportunities to (no cost). relevant areas and groups. • Best Practice – continue to learn from and Casualty Reduction PSA inform others of good practice (no significant 7.27 The Council has recently adopted a new 3 year cost) including: KSI target to reduce the annual number from •Core Cities 242 to 126 by 2005 (compared with the target of 133 originally identified in the LTP). Bristol • South West Road Casualty Reduction historically has recorded below average KSI rates Working Group on a population basis and continues to compare • Safety Camera Partnership for Avon, well with most of the Core Cities. However this Somerset and Gloucestershire target is likely to prove to be particularly challenging, particularly as KSIs have recently •Contribute to the Transport Research shown an increase in the City (as reported in Laboratory (TRL) Monitoring of Local Safety section 3.2). The Road Safety Service has recently schemes (Molasses) database been strengthened, and additional funding has been allocated. As set out in section 4, there is a • Development of a Bristol Road Safety Identity. growing emphasis in areas of deprivation in • The undertaking of a comprehensive child conjunction with the Neighbourhood Renewal safety audit areas. Casualty concentrations continue to occur at nodes (with 207 sites recording 5 or more • Route based studies, including integration injury accidents in a 3 year period). Whilst this with Showcase bus schemes continues to be the focus of much of the current engineering programme, the emphasis on route Resources treatment and speed management is expected • School Travel Plan Officer re-appointed. to increase. A number of route studies are Funding through DfT ceases at the end of planned for 2003/04. March 2004, although it is hoped that funding can be continued through central 7.28 The below sets out the current and planned government funding streams. activities in pursuit of the new objective. • Increased Local Safety Scheme and Studies Understanding the problem/strategy budget, from <£0.5m in 2000/2001 to c£1m development in 2003/2004 – 13 schemes and 4 studies • Road Safety Strategy re-launch planned for planned for 2003/2004. The safety schemes Autumn (Funded through LTP allocations), may reduce road casualties by c.80 per year. incorporating: To reach the target of <126 KSI in 2005 from • Speed Management Strategy with: •Road Safety Audit Guidelines incorporating the SAM (Scheme Assessment process) • KSI study – a study to investigate police records to understand the apparent increase in the severity ratio of injuries to road casualties. Nearing completion. • Publication of the Annual Road Casualty Review incorporating sites with an injury

Education/Training • Road Safety Advertising in Community magazines, Council Tax Bills and School Menu flyers, etc (Revenue & PSA). • Avonsafe – on-going multi-agency programme with police, health and highway authorities throughout the former Avon area and the Junior Lifeskills Centre at the CREATE (Revenue). • BRAKE – annual weeklong campaign focussing on Children and Speed (LTP). • ‘Kerbcraft’ Officer to work with schools and the 2002 level of 243 means that the Council ensure essential pedestrian skills are learnt by needs to save more than 350 crashes per year, children from wards with a high index of year-on-year (LTP). multiple deprivation (DfT). • New Road Safety Education Team recruited • Child Car Seat Centre opened in March 2003 – following recent retirements (revenue & LTP). free try-before-you-buy advice centre open to all (PSA). • School Crossing Patrols recruitment drive planned (revenue). • Support to Adult Cycle Training through funding to the Service Level Agreement with • Bid under the Council’s ‘Action Planning to Cycle West (now known as ‘Life Cycle UK’) . Reduce Budget Pressures’ to increase revenue resources for advertising and other media • Extending the existing Child Cycle Training campaigns. Scheme to more school children (revenue). • Enhance national campaigns such as on • Bid for 2 additional DfT-funded ‘Kerbcraft’ speed and drink-drive with Bristol-specific Officers to supplement the existing 1 in post. information and publicity materials. If successful recruitment planned by 1 April 2004. • Develop a road safety publicity strategy to work either alone or in partnership and Develop linkages with the Community Safety • involving media (TV, Radio and the Press), Partnership and Strategy. Roadside advertising (Adshel and First Bus). • Be more pro-active in advance of changes to • Enable the Car Seat Advice Centre to be open legislation i.e. use of mobile phones in on a regular basis. vehicles. • Deliver Road Safety Theatre in Schools to Engineering more schools. • School 20mph Zones – first 20+ school zones • Review and develop better road safety about to be signed with more planned (LTP). resources (speed guns and feedback displays; mini traffic lights; lesson packs for literacy • Safer Routes to School – continued and numeracy hours of the national investment to endeavour to make children’s curriculum) journeys to and from school safer (LTP). • Support School Anti-speed campaigns. • High-Friction Surfacing – continued investment to improving skid resistance on • Work towards extending cycle training to all approaches to pedestrian crossings, etc (LTP). school children. • Work towards extending ‘Kerbcraft’ to all Enforcement primary school children. • Safety Camera Partnership for Avon, Somerset Development of motor-cycle and car safety and Gloucestershire – new sites planned and • packs to be provided to all purchasers in the erection of zone signs city-wide (Self-funded). City.

Draft Clear Zone Strategy for Central Bristol 7.29 Following Bristol’s designation as a ‘Clear Zone Trailblazer’ site, a draft Clear Zone Strategy for central Bristol has been produced (submitted as a free-standing report with this APR ) based on the area defined by the proposed RUC cordon. This area covers major retail, leisure and business districts. 7.30 The strategy will focus on three key themes: economic development, traffic reduction and air quality management, as well as contributing to other issues such as safety and social inclusion. It will draw together key elements of the LTP, City Centre Strategy and Air Quality Action Plan, and will provide a framework for integrating and promoting transport improvements in the City Centre. 7.31 The main transport objectives are to: • reduce traffic levels in the city centre; 7.33 The Clear Zones strategy outlines a broad programme of actions over the short, medium • create a greater amount of space for and longer-term. A number of these measures pedestrian and leisure activities; (such as Showcase Bus Routes) are currently • improve access by non-car based modes; being progressed through the LTP, with many of the more innovative elements being piloted • promote clean and efficient transport. under the VIVALDI project (examples include 7.32 The Clear Zone seeks to meet these goals improvement of the City Centre orbital bus through the implementation of a range of service; and logistics initiatives). innovative measures following three basic 7.34 The Clear Zone will be implemented in an approaches: evolutionary way, progressing from measures • Fostering a new culture – providing the that are ongoing or planned with existing mechanisms and support to allow people to funding, through to the more visionary elements change their behaviour and reduce their as acceptance of the concept is developed. The dependence on the car as a means of access key sources of funding will initially be through to the City Centre or Clear Zone. the LTP and the VIVALDI project. However, in the long term private funds will be sought through • Promoting cleaner and more efficient modes developers and businesses as the concept is of travel – ‘cleaning up’ existing vehicles and taken forward. developing the necessary infrastructure that allows people to make trips in a more benign way. • Managing access – more direct measures to reduce traffic levels and re-allocate space to other uses.

8.0 Evidence of Improvement 8.3 The Joint Committee for Strategic Planning and Transportation has done much work in the past Responding to comments from the year, with Committee Members meeting train Government Office for the South West company and Strategic Rail Authority 8.1 Table 8.1 sets out the city council’s response and representatives, and transport consultants, to actions to the settlement letters from the secure better rail services across the areas of all Government Office for the South West, received four Councils. The shared objectives of in December 2000, 2001 and 2002. Committee members from the different Councils are also evident in their commitment to Cross-Boundary Working: Bristol City, developing a joint strategic bus and coach Bath & N E Somerset, South framework, and in their engagement with the Gloucestershire, N Somerset Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study. Statement on Joint Working in Transport 8.4 The Committee has also established effective 8.2 A wide range of liaison arrangements is in place joint planning arrangements for transport between the four Unitary Councils in all areas of through its Joint Strategic Planning and transport, to co-ordinate provision, share best Transport Unit. This has resulted in a joint practice and experience, and exploit economies accessibility planning service for the area and in of scale. It was recognised at local government the past year, progress towards a Travelcard re-organisation in 1996 that some matters scheme, and best practice research into would continue to be best be approached jointly transport requirements for new developments. by the four Councils. A range of cross-boundary issues exist where consultation, co-ordination, and joint working takes place, and these arrangements develop further as needs become apparent and the range of circumstances change. Contact with external bodies such as the Government Office, the Highways Agency, the Strategic Rail Authority, train and bus operators, and stakeholder groups is often made jointly too, to save resources and achieve a holistic approach to cross-boundary issues.

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 8 | 43 | | Evidence of Improvement| The Council has sought forums as feedback from consultative to the members’ views on the of the effectiveness As arrangements. consultation set out in the 2002 APR, the and Bike Forum Group and were surveyed were positive aboutTravel Temple of the the effectiveness forums. Group were as Some taken operates forward a amendments to result the Temple the way of the Itconsultation. is intended to extend this to other groups and consultative the Green Commuter Club, has been consulted on views about their furtherForum, details of this are set out in Appendix 7 of this report.. The Council is furthering efforts to improve road safety. The There are Council is concerns continuing regarding furthering to efforts road safety. improve road safety indicators moving from away targets and to tackle this the Council is to continuing increase funding for this area and has into entered a local ServicePublic Agreement with (PSA) government on improving road safety. This comment has been noted and Section 2 of the 2003 APR document lists examples of local schemes against their impact on the relevant national targets Completed Finance for the Forms 2003 APR are included in Appendix 1. As with forms F1 to F3, historical data for 1998/99 and 1999/00 is no longer F4. for Form required undertaken Consultation on the APR sought stakeholders’ views on how they the rated Council’s in progress implementing the Plan. As set out on the 2002 APR some 66% in progress considered the first year to be good or very good. Similar has consultation been and conducted this year, results shown have that some 75% of the the over progress responses considered received first two years of the plan to be good or very good. Summary of actions taken in response to comments contained in the decision consultation arrangements. We look to We forward arrangements. consultation hearing the results of this in next years APR. implementation of schemes contained in the LTP. We note We that of implementation schemes in contained the LTP. you consulted on its first APR (the results been have summarised), but it is not clear whether consultees had an opportunity to comment view on of the itself progress than Council’s rather simply on the quality of of presentation progress. the APR’s technical guidance and employ the correct output codes throughout. The only omission appears to be that of historical data for 1998/99 and 1999/00 on F4. transport targets clearer as the reader needs between to tables cross-refer C3 and B1 to identify where a scheme might an have impact on a national transport should target. You consider listing national targets in table C3. cases, cases, actions already taken. Proposed actions include increasing the proportion of funding for 2002/03 that is to devoted road safety in an attempt to meet the KSI target. Action already taken in an effort to meet the cycling target includes promotional activities, working with employers and cycle training initiatives. 4.2. should consider liasing with You stakeholders on of the your local effectiveness transport 4.0.Consultation arrangements 4.0.Consultation 4.1. been examples have of provided Several with consultation continued stakeholders on the 3.0. Spending programme 3.1. Appendix 1 the contains finance which been forms, have completed in with accordance the 2.0. Delivery of schemes on the ground 2.1. need to make the You link between the schemes and delivered national towards progress Summary of the comments contained in settlementthe December 2002 LTP decision letter that indicated a need for improvement or clarification 1.0. targets towards Progress and objectives 1.1. Where targets are not the APR on sets course for delivery, out in proposed actionsmany or, Table 8.1 – Addressing Table Raised Points in the Government Office Settlement Letter (December 2002)

| 44 | Section 8 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Evidence of Improvement| The revised The bus revised strategy has been the subject of further during consultation 2002/03 and the final Bus Strategy from developed this is submitted with this report.Progress A strategy for public transport has information also been and developed accompanies the bus strategy. Section 9 APR of also this sets year’s out an analysis of the outputs from achieved dissemination of air quality good practice. This comment has been noted and this table now only lists those areas where a specific response is thus required, condensing to the feedback provide to table. the general public However, and other stakeholders of the plan, a summary of all points raised in the December 2002 Settlement Letter has been included in Appendix 6. In order to long an avoid documentexcessively certain areas been have included as appendices in the 2003 APR, including the detailed This table. implementation has been by facilitated including the summary table comparing the and broad programme outputs in Section 2 of this document. This is noted and effortevery will be made to make this document web on available the Council’s site as soon after submission as This possible. document will be in formats available alternative and the in way which these can be requested is set out in the The APR. document will made in also available a be range of accessible locations such as local health libraries, and centres other for providing centres specialist groups. Summary of actions taken in response to comments contained in the decision Section 9 of this document includes more detail of how practices been have influenced by drawing on good practice from elsewhere strategy strategy for public transport information. It is important thatclear link between actions your APR a taken and demonstrates the achievement targets. of LTP These are helpful in bringing to the life. narrative Although the document is significantly longer than 30 pages, it is not an long overly read. But you should consider putting into in Annexes some order your helpful of to tables, Table keep for example the Implementation within the prescribed limit. 2001 decision letter. Concentrating solely on 2001 Concentrating responses decision to letter. the constructive criticism included in the decision letter than rather also including responses to the authority’s in commendations the letter should condensed the have section. connection connection with your role as a of for air Centre Excellence quality (for which a network group and a web no site analysis been have has established). been However, provided in the APR of of the good effectiveness practice sharing or the applicability of lessons to other authority or policy areas. several areas of several its transport although detail greater been could policy, have to provided whatdemonstrate practices changed have as a result. We understand We that short summaries of were progress produced and now have been disseminated to members interested of the should public.ensure that You with future APRs summaries and a web version is shortlyavailable after submission. note We that you have taken steps to the provide document in on formats alternative request, although it is not clear whether the document or summaries been have placed in accessible locations. 7.1 are pleased We that now you have a developed bus revised strategy and are a developing 7.0 Other issues – and Comments Further Actions 6.2. It is written in plain language and is well with presented tables pictures, graphs, and maps. 6.1. Appendix 5 a contains pro forma summarising actions taken in response to the December 5.2. Best practice groups been have established to address specific issues, particularly in 6.0 Presentation 5.0 Best Practice sh aring and learning 5.1. The APR examples includes of several how good benefited you have practice from in other’s Summary of the comments contained in settlementthe December 2002 LTP decision letter that indicated a need for improvement or clarification

Table 8.2 Cross-Boundary Working A wide range of other arrangements is also in place between two or more authorities. Thus, in the past year, joint working has taken place in the following fields. Under each heading, four-authority initiatives are denoted by a ● while bilateral and tri-lateral arrangements are shown by a ■

Activity Outcome Strategic Land Use Planning

● Joint Replacement Structure Plan for the former Avon Guidance for Local Plans and Local Transport Plans area adopted in September 2002. across the area

● Continued research toward a review of land use and Action to secure the future needs of the area in land transport strategy to input into the South West use and transport Regional Strategy under the new planning arrangements.

Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study ● Involvement by all the Councils in helping the Integrated strategy to determine the future transport Government Office to formulate the brief for the study, needs of the area. The study will be fundamental in providing information for consultants, with the Joint providing area-wide strategic guidance, and in making Unit co-ordinating much of this work. the case for the funding needed in the area.

● Continued co-ordination as the study progresses over the next 18 months, on defining the land use and transport strategies for testing.

Air Quality ● Jointly commissioned scoping review for Local Air Promotion and sharing of best practice in defining Air Quality Strategies, conducted by the University of the Quality Action areas. West of England in 2001.

● Joint approach to identifying exceedences in Stage 3 and Stage 4 reviews.

● Fitting pollution reduction technology to cross- Economies of scale in improving air quality. boundary buses; joint discussions under way to assess feasibility.

Bristol / Bath to South Coast Study ● Active partnership in this Government Office study by Strategy for long-distance movement in Bath and Bath & NE Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire surrounding area. and the Joint Unit.

Bus ● Joint Strategic Bus Framework adopted for Guidance for reviews of bus strategies in the area. consultation, July 2003.

● Close Bristol / South Gloucestershire co-operation on Maximise benefit of Showcase route on travellers. A38 Showcase bus route scheme, through regular co- ordination meetings, seeking economies of scale in the procurement of real-time information, and by providing letters of support for traffic regulation orders in recognition of joint LA benefits.

Activity Outcome ● Joint funding for many cross-boundary bus services. Maximise network coverage for inter-urban journeys. ● Regular four-Council bus officer working group meetings. Achieve best practice and co-ordination where needed. ● Bus data working group across the Councils with regular Ensure effective information provision. meetings, including participation in South West Public Transport Information provision. ● New technology in public transport – working group set Achieve cost-effective provision and minimise waste. up in 2003 between the four Councils and the Joint Unit to co-ordinate real time Information systems and Smartcard developments.

■ Joint Bath & NE Somerset / North Somerset / Bristol Continued access to the countryside from Bristol. funding and promotion for Chew Valley Explorer, part using Rural Bus Challenge funding.

■ Rural Transport Partnership (North Somerset, Bath & NE Better provision for meeting rural transport needs Somerset, Community Action).

■ Greater Bristol Travel Map: co-operation of Bristol and Seamless bus information provision. South Gloucestershire on publishing a large folding map.

■ Romney Avenue Bus Link – ongoing planning for a bus Bus gate for effective and reliable bus penetration. gate straddling the Bristol / South Gloucestershire boundary: joint working between the Councils.

Consultation – Transport Forums ● Attendance of UA officers at neighbouring authorities’ Maximise potential for joint and co-ordinated Forums. projects.

Cycling ● Regular cycling officer meetings between the four Shared Best Practice and better cross-boundary route Councils. planning. ● Cycle route mapping: Avon-wide project lead by South Co-ordinated information resource and shared cost. Gloucestershire.

● National Cycle Network routes 3 and 4: implementation Early completion of national and local cycle network. secured jointly and through secondments and other partnership arrangements with Sustrans.

■ NCN route 24 under construction in partnership New cycling facility for commuting and leisure. between: Bath & NE Somerset Council, Mendip District, Somerset County, Norton Radstock Town Council and Sustrans.

■ Joint cycle forums between South Gloucestershire and Information sharing and economies of time. Bristol.

■ Continuing joint funding for Avon Valley Project Officer. Co-ordinated early achievement of valley route upgrade.

■ Usage monitoring of Bristol Bath Railway Path, joint Early feedback on ways of encouraging cycling. between Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & NE Somerset and Sustrans.

Activity Outcome ■ Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride : joint event with North Joint action to encourage cycling. Somerset. Freight ● Bristol and Neighbouring Authorities’ Freight Quality Better liaison with freight interests and improved Partnership, on which all four Councils are represented planning for freight. – awaiting signatures. Topic groups to be established.

■ Freight Atlas for the Bristol urban area funded by Bristol New free information resource for HGV drivers. with support from South Gloucestershire and Bath & NE Somerset as part of the FQP, February 2003.

Highways ● Inter-UA discussions held on harmonising Local Plan Co-ordinated cross-boundary route planning. safeguarding for future schemes.

■ A38 – A370 Link: jointly funded study and steering Case made for new road link, to be re-assessed in group to progress proposals (North Somerset, Bristol, Greater Bristol Study (qv). Bristol International Airport, SW Regional Development Agency). ■ M32 Corridor study joint between Bristol, South Case made for route enhancement for buses / HGVs. Gloucestershire and the Highways Agency.

■ Whitchurch Bypass – joint Bristol / Bath & NE Somerset Appraisal of new road link. study.

LRT ■ Co-ordinated work on route of Line 1. Liaison on assessment of alternative schemes, 2002.

■ Joint design work on Broadmead – Parkway route. Co-ordinated work toward Transport and Works Act submission.

■ Consultation on further South Gloucestershire Case for new routes. Alternative Rapid Transit study.

Park and Ride ■ Joint Bristol / North Somerset consideration of A38 Joint consideration of schemes and decisions. Bedminster Down scheme.

■ Joint Bristol / Bath & NE Somerset study into A37 Whitchurch site.

Parking Standards and Transport Requirements for New Developments ● Joint Unit work with the four Councils to define New supplementary guidance 2004/05. common approach for Local Development Frameworks.

● Joint visit made to Thames Valley authorities March Best Practice approach for above document. 2003 to seek out Best Practice. Public Rights of Way ● Joint Local Access Forum established by Bristol, Bath Improved provision and guidance for Rights of Way and NE Somerset, and South Gloucestershire including Improvement Plans. appointment of a Local Access Forum officer.

Activity Outcome Public Transport Fares ● Joint Concessionary Fare proposal – consultant study Further widened reduced fare network. reported January 2003.

● Bristol Area Travelcard – joint proposal between the Reduced cost, more convenient fare for bus/ rail/ ferry Joint Unit, Councils, and operators: discussions held travel. with bus, rail and ferry operators, and with the Office of Fair Trading on Ticketing Block Exemption eligibility. Joint working party established to progress the scheme.

■ Bristol’s concessionary fare scheme extended April Wider opportunity for reduced fare travel. 2003 to cover cross-boundary travel.

Rail ● Joint Rail Strategy adopted July 2001. Strategy for improved rail services.

● Regular four-Council rail officer meetings Cross-boundary rail planning and joint lobbying.

● Liaison with Rail Passenger Committee toward a Likely establishment of officer to foster partnerships. Community Rail Partnership and work to progress a partnership.

● Regular Councils / Joint Unit liaison with Wessex Improved communication and understanding of needs. Trains under WT’s Stakeholder Charter. ● Joint liaison on future rail timetables through RPC/ Co-ordinated lobbying for better rail services. Wessex/ SRA.

● Annual rail passenger census conducted by the four Feedback on trends and responses to new facilities. Councils; analysis co-ordinated by Joint Unit.

● Joint dialogues with Strategic Rail Authority at Improved communication and understanding of needs. various levels.

■ Financial support to maintain services on the Bristol Improved rail service. – Severn Beach line: joint by Bristol and South Gloucestershire. ■ Joint Bristol / South Gloucestershire. / Joint Unit Case made for low cost improvements on rail line. Bristol – Severn Beach / Filton rail study completed.

■ Joint North Somerset / Bristol work on a new Bristol Joint planning work for new rail service in congested – Portishead passenger service – stalled by corridor. withdrawal of SRA from new projects.

Road Safety ● Standing former Avon area Road Safety Officers Information sharing and cross-boundary route planning. Liaison Group.

● Avonsafe accident reduction group. Shared Best Practice on schemes to reduce accidents.

● Annual rail passenger census conducted by the four Feedback on trends and responses to new facilities. Councils; analysis co-ordinated by Joint Unit.

Activity Outcome ● Police Road Safety Forum involving all four Unitary Better communication and enhanced role for police. Authorities. ● Safety Camera Partnership: Bristol are lead authority Economies of scale. for maintenance.

● School Crossing Patrol joint steering group. Support, sharing of information.

● South West Local Area Safety Officers Association. Sharing of Best Practice.

● Accident Data User Group: the four Councils and Avon Shared understanding in data interpretation & & Somerset Constabulary. planning.

Traffic Management ● Liaison between Councils on a number of projects, Planning in for all cross-boundary scheme effects. including South Gloucestershire’s 2003 LTP bid for the Avon Ring Road corridor.

■ Kingswood Town Centre: resolution of numerous cross- Holistic planning approach to route provision. boundary issues on A420 across Bristol / South Gloucestershire boundary.

■ South Gloucestershire: review of signing on strategic Consistent approach to signing on continuous radial road network in conjunction with Bristol’s Legible City routes. scheme.

Traffic Monitoring ■ Bristol City Council act as lead authority for Economies of scale. maintenance in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

● Free exchange of information on bordering roads on a Economies of scale in traffic counter deployment. regular basis between engineering staff in the four Authorities.

● Bristol Outer Cordon traffic data collection by all four Co-ordinated analysis of trends and scheme effects. Councils co-ordinated by Joint Unit.

● South Gloucestershire co-ordinate collective action by Economies of scale and co-ordinated survey effort. the councils on manual counts for DfT to support the National Road Traffic Census.

Traffic Signals ■ Bristol City Council act as lead authority for Economies of scale. maintenance in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Travel Plans ● Joint four-Council Travel Plan Award scheme. Increasing numbers of companies developing travel plans.

● Involvement / attendance at neighbouring authorities’ Shared experiences and good practice. Green Travel Forums / Green Commuter Clubs.

● South West Regional Travelwise Network : four Council Exchange good practice on green travel initiatives. involvement.

9.0 Consultation and Best Practice Stakeholders. The Partnership has been rationalised from an initial 80 plus members Public Involvement and Best Practice: The to 25 members. The City Council’s Corporate Role of the Wider Community Plan has responded to the priority given to 9.1 Community involvement and development of transport, which is included in the Plan as one stakeholder working is proving to be of six corporate priorities. This priority is set fundamental to the successful delivery of the out in full in the box below. Local Transport Plan. Further, the council has • The Local Strategic Partnership is considered built upon the extensive range of "Best Practice" to be a key mechanism for delivering activities which were set out in last year’s Neighbourhood Renewal. Considerable Annual Progress Report. Examples of public transport investment has already been made stakeholders involvement and best practice in the 10 priority areas in Bristol. There is activities are set out below. growing involvement particularly in relation to road safety and community transport. The Public and Stakeholders Involvement Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy is currently 9.2 As reported in the 2002 APR, public and being updated. A recent sustainability stakeholder involvement continues and develops workshop in Bristol recommended that at three broad levels: strategy, sub strategy and transport be given a greater emphasis in the scheme level. new strategy. Each of the areas is developing its own Action Plan, three of which have been Strategy Level prepared to date. Nine Action Plans are • Feedback to the public and stakeholders expected to have been prepared by December provided through the bi-monthly Bristol 2003. The role that transport improvements Transport Forum, distribution of the APR and play will vary depending on locally defined availability on the Council’s website. A priorities. The current Local Transport Plan is ‘Popular’ leaflet version was widely sufficiently flexible to respond to the distributed entitled ‘What is happening with Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy, and this is transport in Bristol’ and initiatives are likely to be an influential factor in preparing communicated through the ‘Don’t Choke the next LTP. Bristol’ leaflet, and a variety of events. • Following a period of earlier consultation, • Consultation with stakeholders on the draft Draft Alterations to the Bristol Local Plan Capital Programme for 2003. Stakeholders were published in February 2003 and included the Bristol Transport Forum, the included a number of new or amended Green Commuter Club and members of the policies for transport. These included policies Bristol Transport Plan Commission. relating to the safeguarding of railway land (including future LRT routes), travel plans, air • The Local Strategic Partnership (called the quality, and car clubs. A significant number Bristol Partnership) has been formed and of changes were included to reflect the Community Strategy has been prepared. principles of PPG13. The responses are Some of the targets, including transport currently being analysed. A total of 260 targets, in the Best Value Performance Plan respondents submitted 2000 comments, 300 "Serving Bristol Better" have been included in of which relate to the Movement chapter. The the Community Strategy. The Local Transport two main policy issues in the Movement Plan has therefore successfully influenced the chapter which have attracted a significant Community Strategy. The Community number of comments are safeguarding of LRT Strategy contains a series of Action Items, five and the parking standards. of which are transport based. The actions relate to local bus services, travel plans, travel • A new web site has recently been launched awareness/air quality, Home Zones and which provides up to date information on an casualty reduction. Work has recently been extensive range of transport services at: carried out to prepare delivery plans for each www.bristol-city.gov.uk/transport of the five actions and to agree responsibilities between the Council and

enabling structured discussion on the three Corporate Plan Key Priority: Transport broad ‘package’ of measures. The Action Plan Making it easier and safer for people to get will be submitted to DEFRA in late summer around the city by developing and maintaining 2003. an efficient and sustainable transport system. • Joint working with local employers on travel "We will continue to introduce projects and plans, both at group and individual levels, activities to improve road safety and reduce continues to grow. Over 100 organisations congestion and pollution. We will lobby on are members of the Green Commuter Club, behalf of the citizens of Bristol for major the local car share scheme is expanding and improvements in public transport. We will work tailored support has been given to with transport operators in the city, encouraging approximately 15 employers in 2002/03. better, more reliable and affordable bus and • A number of specialist transport forum train services. We will build on our successes as groups continue to meet regularly and a Centre for Excellence for Transport and inform policy developments and European Projects including POLIS and VIVALDI. implementation. The 2002 APR reported on Over the next three years, Local Transport Plan user satisfaction with the Bike Forum and projects include: the tram, new park and ride Temple Travel Forum. The Green Commuter sites, showcase bus corridors, bus priority Club has recently been surveyed on user measures, extended community transport, Safer satisfaction and the effectiveness of this Routes to School and 20mph Zones, introducing forum. The results are set out in full in Yellow School Bus scheme, traffic calming and Appendix 7. In broad terms, all respondents road safety initiatives, road improvements and find the Forum to be very useful(28%) or residents’ parking schemes, refurbishing multi useful (72%); 83% feel much better informed storey car parks, and better facilities for cyclists about transport plans in the city whilst 61% and pedestrians." find the opportunity to comments on plans useful. • A new Joint Local Access Forum has been Sub-Strategy established to assist and inform the • The draft Bus Strategy has been considered by development of the Rights of Way the Bristol Transport Forum and a variety of Improvement Plan under the Countryside and comments received. The strategy has now Rights of Way Act 2000. An officer has been finalised and is being implemented. recently been appointed to support this, with Further, in a pioneering piece of work, local joint funding from two of the adjacent local bus services have been the subject of a full authorities and the City Council. Inquiry in Bristol by a specially constituted Select Committee, involving a number of • Sustainable Energy and Climate Protection stakeholders. The Committee heard evidence Strategy. There is increasing concern at from a wide range of bus users and groups. A climate change impacts and the clear links report setting out 52 recommendations for between transport strategy, air pollution and action aimed at the Council, the bus quality of life in the city. This Strategy has operators and government, has been recently been approved for consultation and published. This work is likely to influence is likely to come up with suggested actions - future programmes as well as the next Local some of which are contained within the scope Transport Plan, and has been reflected in the of the Transport Plan process, others will need Bus Strategy. The Bus Strategy is submitted as to be considered in future years plans. a free-standing document with this APR, • Neighbourhood Partnerships. The City together with the Joint Strategic Bus and Council is moving towards a network of Coach Framework for the Avon area. Neighbourhood Partnerships across the City. • Over 1000 responses were received in Each partnership is expected to focus on response to the Air Quality Action Plan. A priority issues of concern to them. It is series of ‘focus groups’ were also held anticipated that in future years plans this will include significant emphasis on local

transport initiatives including road safety, air • Close joint working between North Bristol quality and congestion, and general traffic NHS Trust, and Bristol City Council has taken management issues. place to improve interchange at Southmead Hospital. This has brought together VIVALDI Scheme Level telematics expertise, work by the hospital to 9.3 There has been a substantial amount of public restrict non-essential free staff parking and and stakeholder involvement across the whole improvements to the bus routes serving the of the scheme programme, the details of which hospital through the Showcase scheme. are set out in the Implementation Table • All traffic management schemes are subject (Appendix 1). This also sets out the considerable to scheme assessment where the needs of amount of provision being made for disabled disabled people are considered from the very people as part of scheme implementation. Some outset of scheme design. A panel has also examples, included outcomes from the been set up with representatives of key consultations, are listed below : disability groups to take an active role in • Detailed consultation with traders and scheme development. residents on the Showcase bus corridor took • Following positive responses to a door-to- place in 2002/03. This led to modifications door questionnaire of the proposed area of being made to the Parson Street Gyratory the Southville Home Zone/20mph Zone, the system proposals, and the provision of a new 10 street representatives have produced draft off-street shoppers’ car park on Gloucester designs with a view to wider consultation. Road, and the hours of operation of the bus lanes. • Through the Service Level Agreement with CycleWest (now called ‘Life Cycle UK’), the • An audit of obstacles for disabled people council has supported the development of a along the Avon Trail between Netham Lock pilot adult cycle training scheme, now and Crews Hole Road was carried out and the developing into a significant road safety obstacles were designed out, making the new resource. The need for the initiative had been path fully accessible. identified in the Council’s cycling strategy. • 2002/03 saw subways at Easton Way/ The training scheme has formed the basis of a Stapleton Road and Quickthorne Close closed, national framework for adult cycle training, following detailed local consultation. recently published by the Cyclists’ Touring Club. • Mapping exercises were carried out with school children during the consultation of • The Council is working with disabled artists Safer Routes to Schools schemes which have on the ‘Art and Power’ project, which brings been implemented at Knowle Park, St Peter & public art projects to transport facilities such Paul Primary, St. Bernadettes Secondary and as park and ride sites. A video about the Primary and Dr. Bells Primary. project has been produced, which was shown at the Legible City conference hosted in • A draft outline design for The Dings Home Bristol earlier in the year. Zone Area has now been agreed with community street representatives and officers • Five thousand copies of the "Commercial and wider consultation in the community is Vehicle Drivers’ Atlas" pilot document have beginning. The VIVALDI local partner Sustrans been published, each containing a response is responsible for the initial consultation form inviting comments to be sent back. process which has indicated some 82% of Distribution has been jointly with the Road affected households in favour of a Home Haulage Association and the Bristol Chamber Zone. of Commerce and Initiative, who are circulating copies to their members. Press • All schools and local councillors were invited releases have appeared in the trade press. to comment on the proposals to introduce Initial responses have been good, with advisory 20mph Zones around 35 schools and requests for the document coming from amendments were made prior to across the country. Some of the comments implementation. include the following:

"Excellent idea – it’s great to see a local in November 2002 which was well received by authority assisting hauliers instead of making participants and also helped to inform our own rules and not telling us." Paul Arthurton approach to the Action Planning process. Transport, Wymondham, Norfolk. Twenty-one evaluation forms were returned. All of which said the seminar was useful or very "Excellent layout. Well detailed. Just what we useful and that they would like to attend future needed. Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester seminars. information please, plus any others you have." Wincanton Logistics, Maltby, Yorks. Comments included: Have received the altases, today and distributed "Good to see a seminar so well tailored to current them to the drivers. Many thanks. This is an work, good range of speakers, well run". excellent book, just what is required, pity a few "Organisation, chairing and range of topics more of the industrial zones in the country do presented were excellent – very appropriate to not prepare and distribute a similar item. I have our work". already put it to use, whilst drafting a wide load movement order for delivery to the City of Best Value Reviews Bristol College." C.Brown & Sons (steel), Dudley, W.Midlands. Review of the Traffic Management Service 9.6 The first transport- related Best Value review Best Practice activities including Centre commenced in April 2000 and was completed in of Excellence role. October 2001. The findings from an Audit 9.4 The Council continues to be highly active in Best Commission Best Value Inspection were Practice exchange and learning at international, published in February 2002. The Inspectors national and local levels. Best Practice from made a number of recommendations relating to elsewhere has helped to shape our approach to communication, project management and co- implementation in a range of programme areas ordination between sections and divisions. (see table 9.1 for a detailed analysis) including: 9.7 The Service Improvement Plan (SIP) for the • The design of 20mph Zones around schools, service was amended to incorporate the using lower cost options Inspectors’ recommendations. Work has commenced to introduce the changes identified • Specification of Vehicle Activated Signs in the SIP, however the problems identified with • Use of smart card technology in managing recruitment and retention of technically skilled the car club scheme staff has meant there is slippage with the roll out. • Design solutions for Home Zones 9.8 Elements of the SIP, which have been delivered, • Materials for use as part of high friction include improvements with communication, surfacing consultation, staffing and performance. • A modified approach to securing travel plans Examples are provided below: for developments where the end occupier is 9.9 During the past year the TRAMMIS project not known (TRAffic Management Management Information • An action plan for cycling stemming from the System) has been developing with a projected national benchmarking scheme delivery during the summer of 2003. The new system will enhance information both internally • Detailed operational issues relation to and externally offering the following providing real time information applications: - 9.5 As a leading practitioner in a variety of policy Internal: areas, the council has transferred its knowledge to others through a variety of media, and this • Manage traffic management projects in a also is analysed in table 9.2. This includes the consistent fashion. Allows engineers to keep Council’s dissemination role as a ‘Centre of an electronic project file in which they can Excellence’, relating to Air Quality Action access site plans, design drawings, contact Planning. A major seminar was hosted in Bristol and consultation details, photographs etc.

• Improved management and manipulation of October 2002. The review is due for completion accident data. Includes more efficient in July 2003. To date the provisions put in place provision of Performance Indicators have dramatically improved the response rate for response to incoming correspondence, • Provides management information. Includes regularly exceeding corporate indicators. ongoing project costs, staff pay rates, over and under spend etc. 9.14 The effectiveness of the SIP will be considered in detail as part of the forthcoming Best Value • Provides a map-based system for holding review of delivering an Integrated Transport highway and highway feature information. Strategy. • Assists forward planning of network management. Review of Integrated Transport-‘Delivering an Integrated Transport Strategy’ Key Stakeholders: 9.15 A new two year strategic cross cutting review of Traffic Management Engineers; Signals & traffic and transport services is programmed to Network Management Engineers; Traffic & begin in late Summer 2003, focussing on how Transport Managers; Design Engineers; Land Local Transport Plan projects translate into Charges Service; Legal Officers; Internal successful service delivery. It is intended to Consultees examine all of the functions within the Traffic and Transport Division, from policy to External: (Internet and Intranet service) programme to project implementation, • Allows ward search on current and historic maintenance and review. It will also embrace projects. cross cutting areas of transport, including highways maintenance responsibilities carried • Current status, Project Boundaries, Project out in the Department of Neighbourhood & Drawings, Contact References. etc. Housing Services, home-to-school transport and social services client transport, external • Improved consultation provision for current stakeholders particularly in relation to social projects. exclusion issues, sustainability issues and • Meets certain e-Government objectives neighbourhood renewal. A brief has been (Cupid List). prepared and a project board including a range of stakeholders is being formed. 9.10 Key Stakeholders: Members of Council; General Public; Emergency Services; Public Utilities; 9.16 Potential outcomes of the Review include: External Consultees • Improved framework to ensure that Bristol’s 9.11 Two partnerships have been entered into integrated strategy can meet demanding involving joint working with adjacent local and national needs and aspirations authorities. The service includes maintenance of Possible bringing together transport related traffic signals, telematic and safety camera • functions under a single managerial line equipment. Factfile development continues, providing quality information on a range of • Implementation of improved performance traffic management services. management arrangements 9.12 Recruitment and retention within the Traffic and • Possible savings and funding options to Transport division has been considered and a enable the LTP priorities to be delivered recruitment package identified. The advertising campaign did not attract the skilled staff needed to assist with the delivery of the annual work programme. The programme of works was delivered at greater cost with the assistance of consultants and agency staff. 9.13 Another best value review project included a review of technical and administration support to traffic management, which commenced in

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 9 | 55 | | Consultation and Best Practice| Different policy approaches to main-streaming social inclusion around EU member states Drawing on experiences from Frankfurt and subsequent of investigation other sites, informed the specification of the Bristol vehicle (design and retrofit contract awarded) The City Council is preparing an Action Plan to take the results of the project forward. other Also, range of local schemes authorities to on drawn have assist BCC’s their own cycling strategies has been Consideration given to the installation of these signs in areas where speed inappropriate is prevalent. Most plans for travel officespeculative development are being secured as part Plan targetTravel Plans). of s106 Travel (as agreements Interim being adjusted to reflect this. Better system design Influencing the development of national standards Able to draw on practical and technical approaches from other parts of UK Benchmarking comparisons with other cities. core Assisted in the formulation of the 4 year contract for the development and car of club operation Bristol’s scheme in awarded September 2002 Helped shape approach to development first phase of 20mph atZones primary schools in The Bristol. was Edinburgh initiative felt to be a suitable framework for Bristol as it offered a low cost option for promoting road safety using non- mandatory speed limits without engineering expensive measures. Output for Practice Core cities Core projectVIVALDI Six-monthly European meetings, reports and information with exchange other European and cities, operators academics Consortium Session. Meeting Bristol VIVALDI - Workshop 2003 Feb European Mobiservice ProjectCentres Meeting and site visit to Frankfurt June 2002 TRL reports for Vehicle Activated Signs Activated influenced have TRL the Vehicle reports successful for installation of these signs at a number of locations. The signs used are set at a threshold speed and display a message such as DOWN’‘SLOW when the level is exceeded. Plans DfT Best‘Using the Planning Process to Travel secure Practice Guide’ Active involvement in three national network groups is assisting the implementation of in RTI Bristol: • AICS Users’ Group • the RTIG: national body which is national developing standards • Implementers’ RTIG Forum Best Practice was shared from the Edinburgh ‘20mph Speed Reduction Initiative’ to help form the basis of the installation of advisory 20mph School atZones 35 schools in Bristol. been Benchmarking have carried exercises out with 8 other local authorities throughout 2002/3 to discuss the of progress the cycling policy in line with local and national targets for increasing cycling use. A draft report has been by prepared the Cyclists’Club as organisers of Touring the benchmarking project. Form/date of Form/date knowing/location Bus-Information Bus-Information Providing Information Travel Mobile Car Car Club use of Smartcard technology Social Inclusion Casualty Casualty reduction Travel Plans Travel Time Information(RTI) Real Casualty Casualty reduction-Vehicle Signs Activated 20mph Zones 20mph around Zones schools Cycling Table 9.1: BestTable Practice Dissemination - Learning from others Subject Area

| 56 | Section 9 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Consultation and Best Practice| The ANPR suppliers to the Edinburgh trial (and London scheme) were used as a starting point for the procurement processes for the PRoGRESS demo trial Viewing practical examples of the Dutch version of the Home (Woonerf)Zone and learning from the experiences of both the transport that professionals installed them and the people that live in This them. is to invaluable the development of Home in Zones Bristol where only one example exists The Guidelines launched in 2002 the represented first real attempt at drawing together the experiences gained from the development of the 9 UK pilots and outlines the basic principles to be followed in the development of retrofit and new build schemes Understanding the political perspective of road progressing user charging in cities such as Genoa Rome, and Edinburgh. Learning from the of failure the national Dutch charging scheme Bristol is now using this system and is experiencing promising accident savings Help to some re-affirm of the scheme planning and design assumptions Output for Practice Learning from trials of distance based GPS charging carried out by project partners Copenhagen and Gothenburg: seeing how well the technology performs and how users reacted have to inform the development of the GPS trial demo in autumn 2003 Home Zone Home Design Zone Guidelines June 02 Liaison with other local authority including providers visit to the scheme in Runnymede. IHIE IHIE EUROPRICE Project meeting with other cities and politicians Articles in journals such as the helped have Surveyor to influence the type of material used for high friction surfacing (anti-skid). example Surrey For Council has County used a higher quality and longer lasting material to target locations where there is a history of accidents. Form/date of Form/date knowing/location meetings Six-monthly and regular with communication ProGRESS project European members, reports and information exchange Transport PRoGRESS project, conferences, for Via PROGRESS London. project network, and conferences specific meetings with partnersin London involved RUC scheme Study tour: ‘Home in Zones the Netherlands’ 7-9 Oct 2002 Yellow Buses Scheme Yellow Road User Road Charging – political viewpoint Casualty Reduction-high friction surfacing Home Zones Home Zones Automatic Number Automatic Plate technology Recognition Subject Area GPS technology for User Road Charging

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 9 | 57 | | Consultation and Best Practice| On-going process of learning and dissemination through these media Exchange of issues/approaches/good practice of Exchange issues/approaches/good approaches to of Examples promoting innovative cycling to provided other practitioners to understand the Trusts Helped policy approach, and planning tool used by Las, and the scope for joint working. Based on examples in Bristol working with United Bristol Trust Healthcare and the North Trust. Bristol Benefits of Bristol practice explained to other LAs of Identification delivery factors key for projects. ITS benefited Merseytravel from advice on how Bristol approached operational problems by data improving quality. Enabled planning , and consultation to design be considerations more fully understood Description of projects ITS in Bristol in support of DfT ITS Assist programme Enables the sharing ideas for and consultation involvement of the community. Output for Practice Better understanding of approaches to Action Plan and areas implementation Material used by a number of other authorities as part of their promotional campaigns Hosted a visit from Northern Ireland practitioners Birmingham, April to Presentation 2002 Seminar, ITS Regional information Regular on the ofprogress home zones in Bristol are shared through ‘Home news’Zone which are read and to contributed by residents, home campaigners zones and in professionals. Two Bristol in featured the June issue of the publication. Best practice is shared by means including the use of through the newsletters, Improvement and Development Agency and the BBC Green Bristol web site. from Officers Bristol City been Council have invited to give talks at professional seminars to update others on the initiatives. Presentation to Presentation NHSRegional Seminar to Presentation LA/government seminar on the Bristol approach to Presentation the ITS UK Interest Birmingham Group, March 2003 at "The Business Case for ITS in the Local Authority context" advice Provided to Belfast and Merseytravel November 2002 November Bristol Conference, Material from ‘Drive Down Pollution’ campaign made to available other local authorities discussion Maintenance and group Site/email updating of Web A 3-page cycling article of Bristol was printed in an October 2002 edition of the outlining how Bristol had Surveyor, managed to get more people on their bikes Form/date of Form/date knowing/location Home Zones Transport policy and scheme implementation Real Time Time Information Real Showcase Bus Routes Intelligent Transport Systems Freight Quality Partnership Intelligent Transport Systems Cycling Plans-Health Sector Travel Subject Area Air Quality Action Planning Awareness Air Quality /Travel Air Quality Action Planning Table 9.2: Good Practice Table Dissemination

| 58 | Section 9 | Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | | Consultation and Best Practice| Information Information about project VIVALDI in context oftransport overall strategy Information on proposed Clear Strategy Zone Conception, consultation, design and strategy implementation Developing travel plans for travel Developing leisure sites in Harbourside area projectDisplay material an providing VIVALDI overview of measures being implemented in Bristol. Information projecton overall specific and/or measures Information on issues surrounding Smart employment Travel Information on marketing personalised travel Smart Information on Home Travel and Zone project elements ofVIVALDI project Promotion VIVALDI of to network of cities schemes with Overview VIVALDI focus of on soft modes and Home Zone Information on role of local authority in car club development and implementation Output for Practice These been have offered to other local authorities, and 10 local authorities gaining economies quantities ordered ofhave considerable so far, scale. Enabled practitioners to understand the principles of the Legible City work and its application to transport information provision. Presentation: Travel’‘Sustainable Presentation: – University of the West of England of Faculty Art 11 Oct 2002 + of Faculty Engineering Clubs; ‘Car the role of the local Workshop/presentation: authority’ Car Plus London 24 Conference October 2002 ‘www.polis-online.org/Bristol.htm’ Website: Polis forward Clean Clear TransportUrban Newsletter Zones – ‘Taking in Europe’ Issue 18 Victory Home Zone Bedminster Polis-CEMR Polis-CEMR Joint Brussels – Brussels Presentation. Seminar, 13 June 2002 for Forum Citizens’ 10 July 2002 Wales, – Presentation. Wales Cards, Smart ‘Piloting across Initiatives Presentation: the UK – Travel the Scheme’. – Conference ‘Challenging car-dependent London 19 Sept lifestyles’. 2002 Issue 34 mobility –News from management members: VIVALDI The ‘Sustrans – project’ Newsletter Polis – Issue 10, Transport October 2002: ‘Delivering Bristol’s Agenda’ Material Material produced for planning personalised and travel cycle promotion in Bristol in the form of 8 advice leaflets issues covering like carrying equipment, cycling with children and basic maintenance Major national hosted conference in Bristol in May This 2003. included a workshop and tour about and the the between relationship Legible the City LTP Project Plan Seminar Bristol for March 2003 Sector. Leisure Travel aimed Exhibition at transport professionals. London, May 2002 INTERCHANGE Exhibition/Conference Form/date of Form/date knowing/location Hilton Hotel Car Car Club/ Project VIVALDI VIVALDI Project VIVALDI Project VIVALDI Newport 20 June 2003 Clear Zones/VIVALDI Project Clear Zones/VIVALDI AGM IHIE VIVALDI Project VIVALDI VIVALDI Project VIVALDI SmartTravel / Project VIVALDI Mobility Management / Project VIVALDI VIVALDI Project VIVALDI Project VIVALDI Legible Legible City Project Plans / Travel Project VIVALDI Subject Area Promotion material Cycle

| Bristol Local Transport Plan – Annual Progress Report 2003 | Section 9 | 59 | | Consultation and Best Practice| Informing national policy Information on Bristol project demonstration Information projecton overall (all partner sites) and history of charging in Bristol Information on Copenhagen project focusing on technology demonstration Information on projectProgress setting in context strategy of LTP on Presentation local perspective and wider cross European projects Overview of project Progress Outputs from successful project including production of 5 guidance papers Output for Practice General Bristol strategy and the towards progress of implementation 6 Home by Zones 2006 Information projecton overall specific and/or measures Local Local Government UK 19 2002 February Association, Exeter, for Final conference Europrice project 13 December 2002 Presentation to Presentation visiting delegation from BONRoute group (Netherlands), London 8 2002 November of Co-ordination PRoGRESS stand at and Barcelona Exhibition, DGTREN Conference 11-13 2002 November ITS UK/Institutejoint of Logistics Transport, and seminar on road user charging 04 December 2002 to Presentation visiting delegation from Malaysia 12 December 2002 Web Page on Page website BCC Web aimed at Transport and members Professionals,consultants of the public on Presentation transport Bristol, Conference, 12-14 June and social inclusion, ATCO 2002 Transport in Participation national government’s Select Committee on Congestion Charging aimed at politicians 23 October 2002 (UK) 8 OctoberInstitute of 2002 Torquay Civil Engineers, Form/date of Form/date knowing/location EUROPRICE Transport policy in Bristol/PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project PROGRESS Project Subject Area Home Zones

10. Wider Issues • Major development in information provision is taking place e.g. VIVALDI trip planner; 10.1 Earlier APRs have given considerable attention to continuing promotion of Traveline; map based the role of the LTP as a core strategic document information and improvements to coverage of which connects upwards through the council’s timetable information at bus stops. First in Corporate Plan, to the Community Strategy and Bristol have recently simplified the downwards through citywide policies and plans presentation of bus timetable information for action. The current situation is set out in with the production of pocket timetables. more detail in section 9.1 of the APR. Last year’s APR also analysed the links with the ‘Urban • The Accessibility Planning process, described Renaissance’ agenda which continues to exert under "Policy Development" will provide a strong influence the transport programme. stronger framework for this shared priority. Social Exclusion is a key theme in this year’s APR. 10.2 The transport capital and revenue programmes are directly supporting the Government and Local Government Association jointly agreed transport related priority of: "meeting local transport needs more effectively by improving services and the forms of local transport and securing better access to jobs and services, particularly for those most in need". It is also helping to support some of the other seven priorities. Examples are provided below:

Transport shared priority • Substantial revenue support to ensure availability of a network of non-commercial Promoting healthier communities and bus routes. A number of these are entirely narrowing health inequalities shared priority non-commercial, and link residential areas to • The impetus given to cycling and walking key services during the day. Revenue support infrastructure development and promotion is allocated partly on the basis of need. This (set out in the Implementation Table) is programme also supports expanding expected to improve physical activity levels. provision of community transport services, and this is set out elsewhere. • The Public Service Agreement relating to casualty reduction is expected to reduce • Bristol’s only suburban railway, the Severn injuries and deaths, particularly in deprived Beach line, is financially supported and areas. provides access to employment in the northern and central area of the city. • The development and implementation of the Air Quality Plan is expected to improve air • A "Travel Smart" scheme is being piloted in an quality, thereby helping to reduce illness and area of above average unemployment and premature death associated with existing with a high number of job seekers, aimed at levels of pollution. providing, individuals with greater travel choice. Promoting the economic viability of localities • The A38 showcase bus route was prioritised shared priority partly because of the improvements in access • The transport programme operates in across the city centre to both non-centre and conjunction with the Bristol Local Plan (the central area employment. process of Alterations being made to the Plan is explained elsewhere). Facilitating • New vehicles are being purchased to enable economic development is a key objective of expansion of community transport schemes. the plan.

• A number of major development projects are being assisted by planned transport infrastructure development and management (e.g. Imperial Park, Broadmead expansion, Temple Quay North). • Parking policy aims to accommodate short- term visitor parking whilst discouraging longer stay parking. • Improving access to employment areas by widening transport options (Park and Ride, bus enhancements, cycle and pedestrian measures, rail station improvements). 10.3 Elsewhere is this APR, links with other policy areas are outlined, including: • The Bristol Local Plan (see 9.1) • Links with Neighbourhood Renewal and the Community Strategy. (see 9.1) • Other aspects of social exclusion and transport. (see 4, 7.3)

11. Barriers to Implementation Overcoming barriers identified in 2002 11.3 In terms of overcoming barriers to delivery set Common Issues in the former Avon area. out in last year’s APR, the steps taken by the 11.1 The four unitary local authorities in the former council are as follows: Avon area have identified the following as • Declining capital funding over the LTP period common barriers to implementation: – the council has welcomed the success of • Revenue resource limitations continue to past supplementary bids and hopes for affect our ability to maintain the investment continued success this year; it has also been progress possible with increased capital able to find some resources to augment the funds, and to support socially necessary bus Local transport allocations, though this may and community transport services. not be sustainable over a long period. • Recruitment and retention of skilled staff is • Shortage of revenue funding to support affecting our ability to implement scheme transport provision and staffing costs – the programmes. Council can do very little to address this problem under the current financial regime The Strategic Rail Authority’s freeze on local • without unacceptable increases in local funding initiatives, and in particular the taxation. withdrawal of the Rail Passenger Partnership Programme, is adversely affecting planning • Single Capital Pot ring-fencing – though the for rail improvements in the sub-region. prudential system of borrowing is likely to supersede this mechanism, there is still a Limitations of the bus regulatory framework • need to ring-fence transport allocations if continue to make it difficult to develop the national priorities are to be met. network and bring forward improvements on a scale that will substantially increase bus • Funding for Air Quality Action Plans – in the usage. absence of specific support for supplementary bids as a mechanism to Continued national policy under which some • obtain this funding, expenditure to meet transport users do not pay the full cost of commitments arising from the Environment their journeys distorts the travel market and Act is likely to have to be at the expense of prevents local authorities achieving traffic other transport budgets. reduction targets.

Addressing skills shortages 11.2 For Bristol, the constraints to delivery set out in last year’s APR largely remain. As regards addressing the skills shortage, the council is supporting the new transport courses at the University of the West of England and already has members of staff benefiting from the courses. This should help to provide a better- trained workforce in the medium term but, of course, reduces available resource in the short term. The Council has also had some success in recruiting to certain posts from non-traditional background, although such staff do require additional support initially. The difficulty of recruiting suitably experienced staff for key posts, particularly in project management, remains, and the council is unable to compete with employment packages offered in the private sector for suitable staff whose numbers are relatively fixed in the short term.

12. Maintenance Information 12.1 The additional maintenance information required by the guidance is set out in Appendices 4 and 5.

13. Accessibility of the Annual Progress Report 13.1 The report is being made widely available: • Through the Council’s Web site at www.bristol-city.gov.uk/transport An e-mail address is also provided for those seeking further information ([email protected]). A minicom number (0117 922 3854) is also available. These sources are promoted through a variety of council’s transport publications and on the back page of the APR itself. • Libraries and a variety of other visitor outlets • Direct mailings to a large number stakeholder groups and individuals • Local media publicity • Alternative formats on request • A ‘popular’ version in shorter leaflet form is produced which is disseminated through stakeholder networks, events and popular visitor destinations.

Trenchard St Multi-Storey Car Park before refurbishment

Trenchard St Multi-Storey Car Park after refurbishment

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