Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Final Report
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Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Final Report 035699 24 August 2017 Revision 03 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved. Revision Description Issued by Date Checked 00 Draft Report BF 16/12/16 JF 01 First Issue SP/AR/OR 30/06/17 BF 02 Issue SP/AR/OR 07/08/17 BF 03 Final Issue SP/AR/OR 24/08/17 BF O:\035699 Bath Coach Parking Study\F33 Transport\04 Reports\170824 FINAL Report\170824 BF 035699 Bath Coach Strategy Final Report 03.docx This report has been prepared for the sole benefit, use and information of Bath and North East Somerset Council for the purposes set out in the report or instructions commissioning it. The liability of Buro Happold Limited in respect of the information contained in the report will not extend to any third party. author Sheena Pandita/ Anna Rothnie/ Oliver Renton date 24/08/17 approved Billy Fogg signature date 24/08/17 .. Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Revision 03 Final Report 24 August 2017 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved. Page 3 Contents 1 Introduction 9 1.1 Study Purpose and Overview 9 1.2 Report Structure and Contents 9 2 Review of existing coach infrastructure in Bath 11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Weston Island Coach Parking 12 2.3 Coach Pick-Up/Drop-Off Sites 13 3 Existing Coach Parking Management and Coach Operation in Bath 20 3.1 Introduction 20 3.2 Survey Methodology 20 3.3 Survey Results 28 3.4 Summary and Conclusions 66 4 Benchmarking and Best Practice 71 4.1 Introduction 71 4.2 UK Coach Guidelines 71 4.3 Review of Coach Operation in Case Study Towns and Cities 72 4.4 Summary of Case Study and Best Practice Review 94 5 Stakeholder Consultation 96 5.1 Introduction 96 6 Existing and Future Coach Demand in Bath 97 6.1 Introduction 97 6.2 Existing Provision for Coach Parking and Coach Pick-Up/Drop-off in Bath 97 6.3 Existing Demands for Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off 97 6.4 Determining a Representative Level of Demand for Coach parking and Pick-up/Drop-off 101 6.5 Future Peak Demands for Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off 102 6.6 Summary 102 Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Revision 03 Final Report 24 August 2017 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering. 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Page 5 7 Appraisal of Potential Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Sites for Bath 104 7.1 Introduction 104 7.2 Potential Future Coach Sites 104 7.3 Site Appraisal Methodology and Assessment Criteria 109 7.4 Site Appraisal Scenarios and Results 113 7.5 Consideration of Use of Sites for Overnight HGV Parking 116 7.6 Site Appraisal Summary and Conclusions 117 8 Potential Future Arrangements for Accommodating Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off in Bath 118 8.1 Introduction 118 8.2 Requirements and Desires of Different Affected Groups 118 8.3 Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Demands to be Accommodated 121 8.4 Potential Shorter Term Approach for the Accommodation of Coach Pick-Up/Drop-Off 122 8.5 Potential Shorter Term Approach for the Accommodation of Coach Parking 129 8.6 Potential Long Term Approach for the Accommodation of Coach Pick-Up/Drop-Off 132 8.7 Potential Long Term Approach for the Accommodation of Coach Parking 134 8.8 Potential Phasing of Proposed Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Provision 135 9 Parking Management: Use of Technology and Real Time Information 137 9.1 Introduction 137 9.2 Background 137 9.3 Our Approach 138 9.4 System Objectives 138 9.5 System Requirements 139 9.6 Consideration of Alternative Technologies 140 9.7 Summary Assessment of Alternative Parking Management Technologies 148 9.8 Conclusions 148 10 Management of coaches during events 153 10.1 Introduction 153 10.2 Description and Analysis of Coach Management for Existing Events 153 Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Revision 03 Final Report 24 August 2017 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved. Page 6 10.3 Coach Parking Locations for Major Events 161 10.4 Conclusions and Recommended Next Steps 163 11 Potential Coach Parking Charging Regime 166 11.1 Introduction 166 11.2 Key principles 166 11.3 Existing Coach Parking Charging Regime in Bath 166 11.4 Parking Charges Benchmarking 167 12 Summary and Proposed Actions 174 12.1 Overview 174 12.2 Background to the justification of the overall approach 174 12.3 A proposed Coach Management Strategy for Bath 175 12.4 Monitoring and Reviewing the Strategy 183 Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Revision 03 Final Report 24 August 2017 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved. Page 7 1 Introduction 1.1 Study Purpose and Overview To support Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Economic Strategy and Place Making Plan, and to facilitate the regeneration of Bath Quays, the Council has sought the development of a sustainable coach parking and coach pick- up/drop-off strategy for the City of Bath. Bath and North East Somerset Council is currently at the start of a major regeneration programme to re-develop Avon Street car and coach park into a new business district for the City - the Bath Quays project. In order to bring forward the development, the current coach park and drop off facility on Avon Street, which has already been reduced in scale, may no longer exist. The coach strategy would support the delivery of Bath Quays by identifying solutions that could enable this relocation of the Riverside Coach Park, through the development of an effective long term plan for management of coaches in the City, and the provision of adequate coach infrastructure. BuroHappold have been commissioned by Bath and North East Somerset Council to develop this coach strategy, as described in this report. 1.2 Report Structure and Contents The study considers a number of factors and issues related to coach provision in Bath, including the existing coach situation (both physical and operational), best practice, stakeholder wants and needs, the appraisal of potential future pick-up and drop-off sites, the use of technology for coaches, event management and a coach parking charging regime. The remainder of the report is structured as follows to cover each of these different aspects: The Existing Situation for Coaches in Bath Chapter 2 - Existing Bath Coach Infrastructure : A description of the existing provision for coaches in the city of Bath and an audit of that provision to identify strong points and or/deficiencies. Chapter 3 - Survey of Existing Coach Operation in Bath: A description of the surveying exercise that was undertaken to provide an understanding of the operation of coaches in Bath currently, and an analysis of the survey results, highlighting the main trends and patterns observed. Good Practice and Stakeholder Preferences for Coach Provision Chapter 4 - Benchmarking and Best Practice: A review of good practice guidance for coach provision, and an assessment of the coach provision in a number of other towns and cities, particularly those that are similar to Bath and/or those that have been recognised for the quality of their coach operation. Chapter 5 - Stakeholder Consultation: A review of the stakeholder exercise that was undertaken. Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Revision 03 Final Report 24 August 2017 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved. Page 9 Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Demand to be Accommodated Chapter 6 - Existing and Future Coach Demand in Bath: An assessment of the existing demand (ie how many spaces are required) for pick-up/drop-off and coach parking in Bath, as well as a potential future level of demand. Options for Future Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Provision in Bath Chapter 7 - Appraisal of Potential Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Sites for Bath: A discussion of potential sites for future coach pick-up/drop-off and parking in Bath, a description of the methodology used to assess them, and the resultant rankings of sites for potential use as pick-up/drop-off and/or coach parking locations. Also, a consideration of the suitability of these sites for use by HGVs. Chapter 8 - Potential Future Options for Accommodating Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off in Bath: The development of future options for the accommodation of coach parking and pick-up/drop-off in Bath, both for the long and shorter terms. Potential Future Coach Operation Management Measures Chapter 9 - Use of Technology and Real Time Information: A review of the different potential technologies that could be utilised in Bath to aid coach management/operation. Chapter 10 – Coach Management for Events: A review of the existing arrangements for coach operation during events in Bath, the strengths and weaknesses of these, factors affecting future event management for coaches and a discussion of potential options for Bath. Chapter 11 - Potential Coach Parking Charging Regime: A review of the existing coach parking charges in Bath, a comparison of these with those in place in other locations, and a discussion of appropriate future potential coach parking charges for Bath. Summary and Proposed Actions Chapter 12 - Summary and Conclusions: A summary of the work that has been undertaken as part of this study and a discussion of the recommended actions to be undertaken, as well as the proposed phasing of those actions. Bath Coach Parking and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Strategy Revision 03 Final Report 24 August 2017 Copyright © 1976 - 2017 BuroHappold Engineering.