Appendix B – Partner involvement

Business/Company Name of those involved in workshops and engaged in the bid Cascades Shopping Centre Colas Community First for - Dial-a-ride and community transport Cycle Touring Club (CTC) D Day Museum Federation of Small Businesses First Group Buses & Greyhound Coaches Gosport Ferry Chamber of Commerce Highbury College Hover Travel Isle of Wight Council Job Centre Plus National Express Natural History Museum Network Rail Pall Europe PCT/NHS/Portsmouth Hospital Portsmouth City Museum Portsmouth College Portsmouth Cycle Forum Portsmouth Football Club Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Portsmouth International Port Portsmouth Naval Base Portsmouth University Portsmouth Youth Parliament PUSH Pyramids Centre Royal Marines Museum Shopmobility Solent LEP South West Trains Southsea Castle Southsea Traders Association Stagecoach Sustrans Transport for South Hampshire Wightlink Ltd

Hilary Reed: Right to Ride Representative Portsmouth, 87 Ringwood Road Southsea Portsmouth Hampshire PO4 9JJ 8th February 2012

To: Pam Turton Assistant Head of Traffic and Street Management Portsmouth City Council Civic Offices Guildhall Square Portsmouth PO1 2NE

Dear Ms Turton,

Portsmouth’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund Bid – A Sustainable and Connected Centre.

Thank you for your January 2012 letter seeking support for the above scheme.

Portsmouth’s LSTF bid is most welcome. The measures will make a big difference to strengthening Portsmouth’s economy, creating growth, and contributing to the man-made climate change mitigation.

As one of two Portsmouth CTC right to ride representatives, I fully support the LSTF bid to reduce levels of private motor transport through practical and feasible measures, to increase the proportion of journeys made by bicycle for the following reasons:

• It will enhance the development of a sustainable transport system in Portsmouth. It will help make Portsmouth a cycle-friendly city . Portsmouth’s flat and compact geography makes it ideal for active travel modes for residents, commuters and visitors, and encourage shift from personal car use. The National Highways and Transport Survey 2011 highlights the need to fill important gaps in the national cycle network in Central Portsmouth and provide additional cycle parking across the city. The measures will be important in promoting rail-cycle trips.

• It will build on successful initiatives to promote cycling as part of the Healthy Pompey Project. This resulted in:

o Publication of popular local themed ride leaflets, guided rides. 50,000 leaflets were distributed. o 4947 under 10s received cycle training;

II o Access2cycling (A2C) days to encourage businesses to encourage their employees to cycle to work. 8 major employers, 5 colleges and the university took part. o Setting up of a successful bike recycling scheme (now being run by Portsmouth Cycle Forum). 1228 people participated in the bike recycling scheme. • It will help boost Portsmouth’s economy: Healthier employees encouraged to cycle more will benefit their employers through reduced absenteeism, lower turnover rates, improved productivity and employee morale, and lower health care costs.

• It will help boost Portsmouth’s retail economy – Switching to the bicycle means that visitors will have significantly more money to spend – the green pound.

Research shows that high street turnover increases after investment to improve the public realm. People who travel to the shops on foot, by cycle or by public transport spend as much if not more than those who travel by car (Local Transport White Paper, 2011).

• It will help boost Portsmouth’s tourist economy: Cycle tourism in the UK is currently valued at £635 million per year. Encouraging cycle tourism can encourage utility cycling. Many people rediscover cycling on holiday or as a leisure activity, and are encouraged to cycle more for other purposes. Portsmouth is a gateway ferry port used by many cycle tourists. This role needs maximising.

• It will improve health via active travel : The health benefits of cycling are well known and include maintaining healthy body weight reducing associated health risks, prevention of falls and osteoporosis, and mental health and well-being.

• It will reduce congestion and deliver environmental benefits: More cyclists mean fewer cars on the road, less pressure for car parking in work and residential areas, less congestion, and reduced emissions.

• It will help boost Portsmouth social cohesion: Cycling promotes enhanced social cohesion as areas become progressively traffic free, and improved health and physical fitness result when undertaken as regular exercise.

• The bike hub will increase cycling in and around the city. It will:

o Enable people who work in and visit the city centre. o Overcome a major barrier to cycling, the fear of theft. o Offer outreach, information and training to promote safe and responsible cycling. o Engage new people with cycling and introduce them to its economic, health and environmental benefits. o Benefit visitors/ tourists by providing hire bikes, information on routes and acting as a centre for guided rides. (Leicester Bike Park in Leicester Town Hall has achieved 81% growth in commuter cycling (2004 to 2009) and 10,500 daily city cycle journeys.) o Be a resource for advice, bike servicing and repair. o Provide opportunities for employment training. o Be a PCC “shop window” as a Premier green healthy –cycling- Waterfront City.

III • Cycling is an anti-poverty measure: Cycle ownership is a measure in “Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK: The 2011 survey and the Europe 2020 Poverty Measurement.” Portsmouth has the lowest car ownership in Hampshire. These proposals support and encourage people to use low cost healthy travel by bike for work, education, leisure and shopping and avoiding worklessness.

Cycling plays a part in sustainable energy security: Cycling plays a part in energy security against the backdrop of the global recession and the challenge of man-made climate change.

PCC plans that present some clear solutions to ever rising energy costs, dependency, and reduced energy reliability are further welcomed and supported.

CTC is particularly keen to support the bid by working with the City Council to :

• Set up University and City Centre Cycle Hub : The CTC has much national and local experience, resource and advice to implement best practise in setting these up.

• Promote cycling in Portsmouth : CTC works with Portsmouth Cycle Forum, nationally and at European level. CTC is able to promote Portsmouth as a cycling destination, and also as an infrastructure resource for best practise.

I look forward to supporting Portsmouth City Council in delivering the transport improvements you propose, and securing long-lasting greener healthier aspirations for the City.

Yours sincerely, Hilary Reed

Hilary Reed CTC Portsmouth Right to Ride Representative.

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9th February 2012

Pam Turton Assistant Head of Traffic and Street Management Portsmouth City Council Civic Offices Guildhall Square Portsmouth PO1 2NE

Dear Ms Turton,

Portsmouth’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund Bid ––– A Sustainable and Connected Centre

Thank you for your letter of the 6th February, inviting Cascades Shopping Centre to indicate support for the above scheme.

The proposed measures will complement and add value to a variety of short and longer-term initiatives designed to make Portsmouth a more attractive place to live, work and visit. These include the development of the proposed Northern Quarter development in the City Centre, the Tipner Park and Ride scheme, and public realm / development proposals for The Hard Interchange, Guildhall Square, and Portsmouth and Southsea Station. Portsmouth’s LSTF bid is most welcome. The proposed package will play a vital contribution in strengthening Portsmouth’s economy and creating jobs. In particular, it will:

• Help attract employers to Portsmouth, and inincreasecrease the skill level of employees - Many employers report that higher qualified employees do not see Portsmouth as an attractive place to live and work. Currently, competing businesses and business relocations to outside Portsmouth attracts higher calibre staff. Reducing traffic congestion is essential in encouraging business to choose a city centre location and road schemes to improve internal circulation around the city centre, such as those attached to the Northern Quarter scheme, are most necessary, as is Park and Ride . • Accessibility - Ensure workers are able to access the jobs available in Central Portsmouth, by a variety of modes, and are not deterred from working in central Portsmouth. • Strengthen Portsmouth’s retail and tourist economyeconomy – The overall attractiveness of Portsmouth as a retail and leisure destination is diminished by the dispersed nature of the Central area (with Gunwharf Quays, the City Centre and Southsea seen as separate destinations). Measures to make it easier to travel around Portsmouth (such as more visible public transport, walking and cycling links, and better information) will help Portsmouth compete with other primary retail and leisure destinations in the region. • The opening of the new Mary Rose Museum in AAAutumnAutumn 20201212 – An even greater number of international and domestic visitors are expected to visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. A clear and visible transport network will be essential in encouraging them to stay and spend money at the wide variety of other attractions that Portsmouth has to offer.

The proposed measures will maximise the benefits associated with and make a significant contribution to the economic growth aspirations of Portsmouth. We look forward to supporting Portsmouth City Council in progressing the above transport improvements and helping to deliver its aspirations for the City.

Yours sincerely

Rhoda C Joseph Centre Director Cascades Shopping Centre

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Pam Turton Assistant Head of Traffic and Street Management Portsmouth City Council Civic Offices Portsmouth PO1 2NE

Dear Ms Turton,

Portsmouth’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund Bid – A Sustainable and Connected Centre

Thank you for your letter of the 17th January, inviting Sustrans to indicate support for the above scheme. Apologies for the delayed response.

Portsmouth’s LSTF bid is most welcome and the proposed measures will make a significant contribution to strengthening Portsmouth’s economy, creating growth, and contributing to climate change mitigation. As the volunteer Sustrans ranger for the Portsmouth area, with approximately 15 miles of national cycle network route now marked out, I would like to give full support to the LSTF bid for the following reasons:

Objective 1: Improve connectivity. The locations referred to in the document are part of the National Cycle Network route 22, a long distance cycle route from south of London through , to east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight via Portsmouth. The Portsmouth section runs through some busy urban roads and inadequate cycle paths; the LSTF initiative will make this a much safer, more attractive route to those coming to and from the International Ferry Port (including international visitors) and the Isle of Wight and Gosport ferries. Sustrans would be keen to work with PCC to promote this route.

Objective 2: Encourage mode shift from car. As a charity encouraging people to make the move from car to sustainable transport, Sustrans are fully behind this ambition.

Objective 3: Make Portsmouth a more desirable place. Like many similar cities of its size, Portsmouth suffers congestion with excessive traffic making life less bearable for its citizens and visitors. Unlike most cities it is flat and very compact, making cycling and walking a more practical proposition. These measures should encourage more of its residents to make more active travel choices. Projects such as the cycle hub and improved signage will give visitors a chance to explore more of the city, thus providing more commercial opportunities for its businesses.

Yours sincerely,

Roger Inkpen Sustrans Volunteer Ranger 50 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SE

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Anna Marshall Head of Outreach Operations Jobcentre Plus Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wynnstay House 121 High Street Cosham Hampshire PO6 3DR

Tel: 02392 304841 Date: 21.02.12

Pam Turton Assistant Head of Transport & Environment Portsmouth City Council Civic Offices Guildhall Square Portsmouth PO1 2NE

Dear Pam,

Portsmouth’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund Bid – A Sustainable and Connected Centre

Thank you for your letter inviting Jobcentre Plus to express our support for your bid.

Jobcentre Plus supports people of working age from welfare into work and helps employers to fill their vacancies. We have links with all local colleges and work collaboratively to influence courses offered or to develop be-spoke courses (Pre-Employment Training Courses or sector based work academies) to meet the requirements of new or existing employers, e.g. a course was recently developed to meet the requirements of the new Morrison’s store in the City.

Portsmouth’s LSTF bid is most welcome and the proposed measures will make a significant contribution to the economic growth aspirations of Portsmouth including job creation. The proposed measures will also complement and add value to other short and longer-term initiatives to make Portsmouth a more attractive place to live, work and visit, e.g. the development of Tipner Park and Ride, the proposed Northern Quarter development in the City Centre, and public realm / development proposals for The Hard Interchange, the Guildhall Square, Portsmouth and Southsea Station.

In particular, the proposed package will help attract employers to Portsmouth, and increase resident skill levels; • Employment growth in South Hampshire over the past decade has been strongest along the M27 corridor, while Portsmouth City has experienced a small fall in employment. Some locations are often perceived as inaccessible to those on no or lower income, who have relatively low travel horizons and a poor understanding of the public transport, walking and cycling options available to them. Better

XVIII market and provision of transport information is essential, along with measures to encourage job growth in central Portsmouth. • Many employers report that higher qualified employees do not see Portsmouth as an attractive place to live and work and a location outside Portsmouth helps them to attract higher calibre staff. In addition, reducing congestion is essential in encouraging business to choose a city centre location. • Until two years ago, the majority of jobseekers had low or no skills. Since the recession, this situation has not improved, but there are an increasing number of highly skilled unemployed, who live in the area, but who used to out-commute. Some of these individuals would choose to work more locally if there were increased demand for higher qualified employees. It will also;

• Help create jobs in Portsmouth’s retail and tourist economy, creating jobs which match those being sought by job-seekers. Most unemployed claimants are seeking low skilled jobs, in the areas of ‘sales and customer service’ (26%) and ‘elementary’ occupations (31%) i - Measures to make it easier to travel around Portsmouth (such as more visible public transport, walking and cycling links, and better information) will help Portsmouth compete with other primary retail and tourist destinations in the region. • Ensure workers are able to access the jobs available in Central Portsmouth, by a variety of modes, and are not deterred from working in central Portsmouth. • Increase levels of sustainability by removing the barriers which occur during employment, creating loss of earnings, churn and loss of expertise for employers.

JobCentre Plus involvement

We will continue to work with the link officer at PCC to identify demands for sector based work academies or pre employment training courses for retail and tourism / hospitality skills and meet the travel costs for jobseekers attending these and other employment and skills related courses. This represents JCP match funding and is allocated on an individual case basis.

We will also work with PCC to ensure that job-seekers are informed about the transport opportunities in the area and encourage them to broaden their travel horizons by discussing and agreeing practical travel details to access specific jobs or training opportunities.

We look forward to supporting Portsmouth City Council in progressing the above transport improvements and helping to deliver its aspirations for the City.

Yours sincerely,

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From Rachel Mills, Integrated Transport Manager Ms F Patrick Highways and Transport, County Hall, Team Manager – Transport Planning High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD Portsmouth City Council Civic Offices Guildhall Square Tel (01983) 821000 Portsmouth Fax (01983) 823545 PO1 2NE Email rachel.mills @iow.gov.uk DX 56361 Newport (Isle of Wight) Web www.iwight.com

20 th February 2012

Dear Felicity,

BID TO LOCAL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT FUND

Thank you for taking the opportunity to involve the Isle of Wight Council in your bid development. As you are aware Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight benefit from fast and frequent ferry connections with three of our main cross Solent terminals located within Portsmouth.

Many Island residents regularly travel to Portsmouth for employment, education, health, retail and leisure and therefore any improvements to interconnectivity would greatly improve accessibility, encourage car free visits and promote local economic prosperity.

The Isle of Wight Council are also compiling a tranche 2 bid based upon ‘Sustainable Transport Access to Tourism’. We believe that there are significant synergies between our bids and, with good cross Solent and onward linkages, there is a real opportunity for tourists to sustainably visit both centres and benefit from the complimentary tourism offer.

We wish you well with your bid and hope to work with you in the future.

Yours sincerely

Rachel Mills Integrated Transport Manager

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