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PLYMOUTH AND SOUTH WEST DEVON JOINT LOCAL PLAN - BASELINE TRANSPORT CONDITIONS REPORT PUBLIC FEBRUARY 2017 PLYMOUTH AND SOUTH WEST DEVON JOINT LOCAL PLAN - BASELINE TRANSPORT CONDITIONS REPORT Plymouth City Council Type of document (version) Public Project no: 70026293 Date: February 2017 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff The Forum Barnfield Road Exeter Devon EX1 1QR Tel: +44 (0) 1392 229700 www.wspgroup.com www.pbworld.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT Issue / Revision First issue Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Remarks Draft for Revised in line with Revised in line with Revised in line with comments PCC comments TSWG comments PCC comments Date 1 July 2016 16 September 2016 November 2016 20 February 2017 Prepared by CH, JP, MK JP JP JP Signature Checked by JP JP JP FR Signature Authorised by HR MK HR HR Signature Project number 70026293 70026293 70026293 70026293 Report number 2 2 2 2 File reference \\uk.wspgroup.com\Central Data\Projects\700262xx\70026293 - Plymouth Framework - Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan Transport Support iii PRODUCTION TEAM WSP | PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF James Purkiss Principal Consultant Gwyn Jones Assistant Consultant Chris Hill Assistant Consultant Maria Kosma Graduate Consultant Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan - Baseline Transport Conditions Report WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Plymouth City Council Project No 70026293 February 2017 Public v TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................1 2 STRATEGIC TRANSPORT CONTEXT .......................................................4 3 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .....................................................................7 4 TRAVEL PATTERNS ................................................................................13 5 ROAD NETWORK & TRAFFIC .................................................................26 6 BUS & COACH TRAVEL ..........................................................................53 7 RAIL TRAVEL ...........................................................................................63 8 ACTIVE TRAVEL NETWORKS & SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT INITIATIVES ............................................................................................72 9 MARINE CONNECTIONS .........................................................................82 10 PLYMOUTH CORRIDORS AND AREAS – STRATEGIES AND STUDIES .................................................................................................84 11 OVERVIEW OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS ........................88 12 SOURCES .................................................................................................91 Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan - Baseline Transport Conditions Report WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Plymouth City Council Project No 70026293 Public February 2017 vi TABLES Table 3.1 – Environmental designations in the JLP area ..................................................... 7 Table 3.2 - Local authority CO2 transport emissions estimates, 2014, by transport category .......................................................................................... 11 Table 3.3 - Local authority CO2 transport emissions estimates, 2005-2014 ....................... 11 Table 4.1 – Change in trip behaviour, 1995/97 to 2015 ..................................................... 14 Table 4.2 – Net commuting flows by local authority........................................................... 18 Table 4.3 – Key origins outside Plymouth with 20% or more commuters travelling into Plymouth and urban fringe ............................................................... 19 Table 4.4 – Key commuting destinations in Plymouth ....................................................... 19 Table 4.5 – Proportion of workforce from outside Plymouth authority area, Census 2011 .. 20 Table 5.1 – Annual Average Weekday Traffic (AAWT) Flows in 2015 – A38 ..................... 26 Table 5.2 – Annual Average Weekday Traffic Flows in 2015 – Other Strategic City Roads ............................................................................................. 27 Table 5.3 – Peak Hours and Peak Hour Flows, Plymouth Strategic City Roads, June 2015 ................................................................................................ 31 Table 5.4 – Heavy Goods Vehicles as Percentage of All Traffic, June 2016 – A38(T) ....... 32 Table 5.5 – Heavy Goods Vehicles as Percentage of All Traffic, June 2016 – Other Strategic City Roads in Plymouth..................................................... 32 Table 5.6 – Changes in Traffic Levels On Selected Road Corridors in Plymouth, 2005 to 2015 ................................................................................................ 33 Table 5.7 – A386 Cross-boundary Highway Capacity and Demand .................................. 37 Table 5.8 – Portion of classified roads where maintenance should be considered local highway authority, 2008/09 to 2014/15............................................. 41 Table 5.9 – Highway Assets in Plymouth .......................................................................... 41 Table 5.10 – Asset Management Documents ................................................................... 42 Table 5.11 – Road casualty statistics by severity and road user, 2014 and 2015, Plymouth authority area ................................................................... 48 Table 5.12 – Weekday Parking Tariffs for Cars in Selected Car Parks – Plymouth City Centre and Waterfront ..................................................................... 49 Table 5.13 – Weekday Parking Tariffs for Cars in Selected Car Parks – Rest of Plymouth ......................................................................................... 49 Table 6.1 – Weekday daytime combined bus frequencies on key city bus corridors .......... 53 Table 6.2 – Bus passenger journeys per head of population, 2014/15............................... 57 Table 6.3 – Percentage of non-frequent bus services running on time by authority, 2014/15 ........................................................................................... 58 Table 6.4 – Bus journey times southbound on Tavistock Road, 2014 ................................ 59 Table 7.1 – National Rail Stations in the JLP area ............................................................ 64 Table 7.2 – Entries and Exits at National Rail Stations in the JLP area and selected other local stations .......................................................................... 65 Table 7.3 – National Rail Passenger Survey satisfaction, spring 2016 .............................. 67 Table 7.4 – Delay Split by Operator for the 365 days to 17 September 2016 ..................... 68 Table 8.1 – Average daily cyclist numbers at count locations in Plymouth, January to August 2016 inclusive...................................................................... 74 Table 8.2 – Average pedestrian footfall, July 2016 ............................................................ 76 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan - Baseline Transport Conditions Report Project No 70026293 Plymouth City Council Public vii FIGURES Figure 1.1 – The JLP area .................................................................................................. 2 Figure 3.1 – Air Quality Management Area declared for Plymouth and Noise Important Areas identified by Defra ................................................................. 10 Figure 4.1 – Trip purpose as proportion of average numbers of trips per year and distance travelled ............................................................................ 14 Figure 4.2 – Trips by start time and purpose, Monday to Friday, 2011-2015 ..................... 14 Figure 4.3 – Trip Destination / Purpose by Time of Day and Survey Location.................... 15 Figure 4.4 – Commuting patterns of workers, according to the local authority of their usual residence ............................................................................... 16 Figure 4.5 – Commuting patterns of workers, according to the local authority of their workplace ........................................................................................ 17 Figure 4.6 – Key commuting flows between neighbouring authorities, 2011 ...................... 18 Figure 4.7 – 2011 Census: Method of travel to work by all residents aged 16-74 in employment, by authority................................................................. 21 Figure 4.8 – Method of travel to work – proportion driving to work ..................................... 22 Figure 4.9 – Method of travel to work – proportion travelling by bus .................................. 23 Figure 4.10 – Method of travel to work – proportion travelling on foot ................................ 24 Figure 5.1 – Annual Average Weekday Traffic on Selected Roads in Plymouth – 2015 ..... 28 Figure 5.2 – Average Weekday Flow Profile – Selected Locations on A386, June 2015 .... 29 Figure 5.3 – Average Weekday Flow Profile – Selected Locations on A379, June 2015 .... 29 Figure 5.4 – Average Weekday Flow Profile – A3064 St Budeaux Bypass, June 2015 ...... 30 Figure 5.5 – Year-on-year growth in motor vehicle traffic in Great Britain .......................... 33 Figure 5.6 – Junctions on Plymouth Road Network Prone to Congestion – 2016............... 35 Figure 5.7 – Major Highway Schemes With Approval or In Preparation, Plymouth and Urban Fringe ..................................................................................

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