South Nottinghamshire Academy Extension Travel Plan

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Accessibility by Cycle

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Figure 4.3 – National Cycle Network Route 15 in Relation to the Site (Source: Sustrans and OS Maps, 2021)

Public Transport Accessibility

• 20 minutes – Radcliffe on Trent, Cropwell Butler; • 40 minutes – Netherfield, Burton Joyce, Bingham, Aslockton, Bottesford, Cropwell Bishop, Cotgrave, Gamstonm West Bridgford, Edwalton, Nottingham City Centre; and • 60 minutes – Newark-on-Trent, Grantham, Loughborough, Long Eaton, Attenborough, Beeston, Langley Mill, Bulwell, Hucknall.

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Bus Accessibility

Situation Maximum Walking Distance (m)

Core bus corridors with two or more high-frequency services 500

Single high-frequency routes (every 12 minutes or better) 400

Less frequent routes 300

Town/city centres 250

Table 4.2 – CIHT Maximum Suggested Walking Distances to Bus Stops

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Bus Frequency Route Service Mon – Fri Sat Sun/Hols

From Cropwell Road:

Radcliffe on Trent – Becket *N44 15:30 inbound No Service No Service School (school bus)

Radcliffe on Trent – Shelford *N65 14:57, 15:40 outbound No Service No Service (school bus)

08:15 inbound Cropwell Bishop – South

N79 Nottinghamshire Academy No Service No Service 14:20 (Years 7-9), 15:00 (school bus) (Years 10-13) outbound

South Nottinghamshire Academy *N70 16:10 outbound No Service No Service – Cotgrave (school bus) Cotgrave – South 08:01 inbound, 15:00 *N71 Nottinghamshire Academy No Service No Service outbound (school bus) Cotgrave – South 08:02 inbound, 15:00 *N72 Nottinghamshire Academy No Service No Service outbound (school bus) Cotgrave – South 08:00 inbound, 15:00 *N75 Nottinghamshire Academy No Service No Service outbound (school bus) Cotgrave – Radcliffe on Trent 08:15 inbound N78 No Service No Service (school bus) 14:20 outbound

From Bingham Road:

Colston Bassett – Cropwell 06:52, 07:47 inbound 850 No Service No Service Bishop – Radcliffe on Trent 17:08, 18:08 outbound 10:35, 12:05, 14:05 10:35, 12:05, inbound 14:05 inbound Cotgrave – Cropwell Bishop – 852 No Service Radcliffe on Trent 10:42, 12:12, 14:12 10:42, 12:12, outbound 14:12 outbound Bingham – Radcliffe – Gamston, 12:28 inbound S2 No Service No Service Morrisons (Tue and Thu only) 14:21 outbound

Grantham – Bottesford – Bingham 07:18 outbound X6 No Service No Service – Radcliffe 16:50 inbound

Every 20 mainline Nottingham – Bingham Every 10 mins Every 10 mins mins

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Bus Frequency Route Service Mon – Fri Sat Sun/Hols

From A52 Grantham Road (N44 and N79 as above, with the addition of):

90 Newark – Nottingham Hourly off-peak Hourly off-peak 4 a day

07:27, 08:17 inbound 07:27, 08:17 inbound 90A Newark – Nottingham No Service 17:27, 18:27 outbound 17:27, 18:27 outbound Radcliffe on Trent – Bingham – 18:12, 18:57 inbound 93C No Service No Service Grantham 07:07 outbound

Table 4.3 – Bus Service Summary

Rail Accessibility

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Service Frequency Destination Weekday Saturday Sunday

Norwich to Liverpool

Calling at: Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough, Thetford, Ely, March, Peterborough, Grantham, Bottesford, WB: 08:25 WB: 08:27 No Service Aslockton, Bingham, Radcliffe, Nottingham, Alfreton, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Stockport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Warrington Central, Widnes, Liverpool South Parkway, and Liverpool Lime Street.

EB: 06:52, 08:58, Nottingham to Skegness EB: 06:55, 12:56, 14:56, EB: 08:40, 08:58, 12:57, 15:57, 16:57, 10:00, 13:00, Calling at but not limited to: Nottingham, 14:56, 15:57, 18:01, 19:59, 15:00, 17:58, Netherfield, Radcliffe, Bingham, Aslockton, 16:56, 17:56, 20:59 19:54 Elton & Orston, Bottesford, Grantham, 20:56

Ancaster, Rauceby, Sleaford, Heckington, WB: 06:13, 07:18, WB: 09:31, Swineshead, Hubberts Bridge, Boston, Thorpe WB: 06:12, 07:38, 09:12, 11:49, 14:10, Culvert, Wainfleet, Havenhouse, and 07:36, 10:07, 10:07, 12:06, 17:11, 19:15, Skegness. Check East Midlands Railway 12:06, 15:08, 15:07, 20:17, 21:00 timetables for more information. 20:12, 21:08 21:09

Table 4.4 – Summary of Rail Services

Summary

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Travel Surveys

Introduction

Survey Design

• Place(s) of residence; • Distance and time of travel to the school; • Usual mode of travel and reason for modal choice; • Time of day where arrivals / departures to and from the site occur; • Any barriers to travelling by sustainable modes; and • Initiatives that can encourage more sustainable modes of travel.

Data Analysis

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NG12 NG13

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Parents / Guardians / Staff Mode of Travel Pupils Total % Total %

By car (as driver, single occupant) 52 80% 13 6%

By car (as driver, with passenger/s) 0 0% 41 18%

By car (as passenger) 1 1% 11 5%

On foot 7 11% 92 41%

Bicycle 3 5% 5 2%

Bus 1 1% 57 25%

Train 0 0% 0 0%

Taxi 0 0% 0 0%

Motorbike or powered two-wheeler 0 0% 0 0%

Other 1 1% 6 3%

Total 65 100% 225 100%

Table 5.1 – Existing Modal Split

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• Staff: o Car sharing is impractical as leaving times differ on a daily basis, conversely some staff are unsure if other staff live nearby / would be interested in car sharing; o Cost of weekly railway fare / bus ticket across different operators is more expensive than driving; o Lack of bike path, secure bike parking space, or shower and changing facilities; and o Timings of trains do not work well with school day. • Pupils: o Anxiety and other additional needs affecting mobility and independence; o Living in Clifton, not entitled to free school bus pass so have to pay for the school bus, and be picked-up / dropped-off at Cotgrave instead; and o Would have to wear school uniform / carry many items for school whilst cycling. • Parents / Guardians: o Work / childcare commitments in addition to the school run; o Car sharing would be of interest; and

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o No direct / frequent / convenient / affordable public transport options from Cotgrave, West Bridgford, Cropwell Bishop, Newton, Upper Saxondale. • General themes: o No other options due to distance; o Time and weather concerns; o No safe routes to walk or cycle along the roads; o Avoidance of public transport due to COVID-19 pandemic; and o High cost of public transport, and buses can be crowded or unreliable.

• Security for bikes at the school; • Bike sheds are locked if staff arrive later in the afternoon, and there are no keys available, therefore cyclists are unable to park their bicycles securely; • The cycle path along Radcliffe Road is often blocked by overgrown vegetation and is very close to heavy traffic; • The cycle route via Holme Pierrepont is quieter, but the road surface is rutted and dangerous; • Lockers at school so staff and pupils do not have to carry too many items; • Changing the A52 flow of traffic to local non-through route use as it is currently unsafe, polluted, with high flow of lorries and cars; • Parents / guardians to consider allowing pupils to cycle when they are older, due to safety worries; and • Suggestions for a closer bridge over the River Trent to cut the commute down.

• Direct school buses from Cotgrave, Upper Saxondale, West Bridgford, East Bridgford, Newton, Princes Place at the end of Shelford Road, Lady Bay, Edwalton, Gamston, Bingham, Lowdham, Beeston, and Calverton; • Higher frequency of school buses and better capacity; • More stops as it is a long walk in the dark to Woodview; • Improved train times / more regular trains and a railcard; • Change of school bus operator;

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• A proper road surface on the road from Holme Pierrepont to Radcliffe (Adbolton Lane / Holme Lane); and • Safer crossing areas / improved footpaths to get to bus stops.

• Request for pupils to be able to access the free school bus from Cotgrave; • Pupils living in Cotgrave are at a disadvantage due to the timing of buses, lack of shelter when waiting for the bus, fewer pickups, buses are also in poor condition and put the safety of pupils at risk; • Suggestions for electric charge points to be installed in the future to encourage staff to go electric and reduce emissions; • Bus would be used if they were more frequent / less crowded or provided by the school; • No buses are provided from Upper Saxondale, and the A52 is not a safe route for pupils to walk; • Car park gates at the school are locked in the afternoon, inconveniencing staff who arrive at the school in the afternoon and have to end up parking on-street; • Access to the school is poor, with the main road overcrowded and poor road surface on Glebe Lane into the school; • Several incidents have occurred where pupils have been dropped off at the wrong stop and this affects their confidence as they are scared to speak up; • Some incidents where parents are concerned with safety of school bus services / speeding on the roads, but the school should also be stricter with pupils travelling on the bus (i.e. bad behaviour when pupils are hanging out windows, littering) which cause a safety concern; • People parking on residential streets (i.e. Cropwell Gardens) causes disturbance to local residents, for example when their driveways are blocked; and • More provision for safe parking is needed along Cropwell Road, as it is very busy.

Summary and Next Steps

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Targets

Introduction

SMART Targets

• Short Term Target – within one year; • Medium Term Target – for between 1 – 3 years; and • Long Term Target – for between 3 – 5 years.

Modal Shift Targets

Staff Modal Shift Targets Current Travel Mode Modal Split Short Term Medium Term Long Term Overall Modal Target Target Target Shift Target By Car, as a Single 82% - 2.0 % - 2.0 % - 4.0 % - 8.0 % Occupant By Car, Lift Sharing 2% +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % Walk 11% + 0.5 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % + 2.0 % Cycle 5% + 0.5 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % + 2.0 % Bus 1% + 0.5 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % + 2.0 % Train 0% + 0.5 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % + 2.0 % Other 1% +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % Table 6.1 – Staff Modal Shift Targets

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Pupil / Parent / Guardian Modal Shift Targets Current Travel Mode Modal Split Short Term Medium Term Long Term Overall Modal Target Target Target Shift Target By Car, as a Single 6% - 0.75 % - 0.75 % - 1.5 % - 3.0 % Occupant By Car, Lift Sharing 23% - 0.5 % - 0.5 % - 1.0 % - 2.0 % Walk 41% + 0.5 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % + 2.0 % Cycle 2% + 0.25 % + 0.25 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % Bus 25% + 0.5 % + 0.5 % + 1.0 % + 2.0 % Train 0% +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % Other 3% +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % +/- 0 % Table 6.2 – Pupil / Parent / Guardian Modal Shift Targets

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Travel Plan Initiatives

Introduction

Timescales

• Immediate – to be actioned upon adoption of the TP; • Short Term – to be completed within one year; • Medium Term – to be completed within 1 – 3 years; • Long Term – to be completed within 3 – 5 years; and • On-Going – an on-going element which spans the TP.

Appointment of Travel Plan Coordinator (TPC)

This measure is in direct relation to: “Objective TP5 – To outline ways in which to raise awareness of the school travel plans”. This measure has already been implemented.

Encouraging Walking

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Objective Initiative Description Timescale

Raise awareness of the health Raise Awareness benefits of walking and educate Short term. Objective TP1 pupils on road safety. – To reduce single occupancy car Cars are parked further away from travel to and Park and Stride school and parents and pupils walk Short term. from the site. the last stretch into school.

Objective TP3 Personal, Social, Include lessons where the – To increase Health and Economic importance of active travel is Short term. the level of Curriculum reinforced. walking to and from the site. Organise and promote volunteer Medium Walking Bus led ‘Walking Bus’ for pupils. term.

Table 7.1 – Initiatives to Encourage Walking

Raise Awareness

Park and Stride This is a good alternative for those pupils who have to travel to school by car. The idea of the scheme is to set boundaries 5 or 10 minutes away from the school where parents / guardians can park their cars and continue the remainder of the journey on foot with pupils. The scheme is also a useful way for pupils to see how far they can walk from their school in 5 or 10 minutes and to identify those who live within easy walking distance. This can be useful if there is no obvious place which can be used to park and stride.