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[email protected] Halton Borough Council Places, Economy and Transport Policy & Strategy Halton Borough Council Rutland House Halton Lea Runcorn WA7 2GW www.halton.gov.uk/spatialplanning DRAFT The Third Local Transport Plan for Halton 1 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Setting our goals 5 3 What do we mean by transport: Providing for Halton’s needs 8 4 Planning for the future 10 5 The challenges and opportunities 11 6 Links to other policy areas 15 7 Local Transport Plan 3 Consultation Results Phase 1 22 8 Primary Transport Strategies 29 No. 1 Airport Surface Access 30 No. 2 Bus Strategy 33 No. 3 Cycling 38 No. 4 Demand Management 41 No. 5 Development Control Strategy 43 No. 6 Freight Distribution 47 No. 7 Intelligent Transport Systems and Traffic Management 50 No. 8 Maintenance of Transport Assets 53 No. 9 Network Management 57 No. 10 Parking 60 No. 11 Passenger Rail 63 No. 12 Peak Oil Production and Emerging Vehicle Technology 66 No. 13 Provision for People with Disabilities 69 No. 14 Public Rights of Way (PROW) and Greenways 72 No.