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West Midlands Local Transport Plan Local Transport Strategy Making the Connections Appendices Detailed Topic Areas Relating to the Ten Long Term Themes 2011 – 2026 2 Contents 04 Policy List and Centro’s Delivery Partners 12 1: REGENERATION, THRIVING CENTRES, Appendices – CORRIDORS AND GATEWAYS 13 Land Use, Transport and Regeneration Detailed Topic Areas 18 High Speed Rail relating to the 10 24 Coach Travel to Centres and Major Attractions 29 Birmingham Airport Long Term Themes 32 National Exhibition Centre 34 2: MAKING BEST USE OF THE HIGHWAY NETWORK 35 Highway Network Management, including relationship with the Highways Agency Regional Network 51 Urban Traffic Management and Control 57 Smart Routes – Developing a Strategic Network 70 3: MODAL TRANSFER AND THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL PATTERNS 71 Car Parking 75 Demand Management and Reducing the Need to Travel 81 Changing Travel Behaviour and Smarter Choices (including Active Travel) 98 Waterways 104 4: ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE – A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH 105 Asset Management Plans (AMPS) 113 Carriageway (Road Pavement) 126 Footways & Cycleways 135 Structures 147 Street Lighting 156 Procurement and Commissioning 3 168 5: A RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK “BACKBONE FOR DEVELOPMENT” 169 Passenger Rail (Network Rail and Centro Schemes) 180 Metro and Rapid Transit 188 6: IMPROVED LOCAL ACCESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY 189 Accessibility Planning 201 Bus 211 Complementary travel services 218 7: SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT FREIGHT TRANSPORT 219 Sustainable Freight Distribution – Road and Rail 238 Sustainable Freight Distribution - Air and Water Freight 244 8: EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORT INTEGRATION 245 Park & Ride 248 Public Transport Information and Integration 254 Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles 262 9: IMPROVED SAFETY AND SECURITY 263 Road Safety 276 Powered Two Wheeler Safety 285 Public Transport Safety 290 10: IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCED CARBON THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES 291 Supporting Accelerated Development of Low Carbon Technology 295 Carbon Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, Safeguarding the Natural Environment, Air Quality and Noise 4 Policy Centro’s Implementation Partners LTT1 REGENERATION, THRIVING CENTRES, CORRIDORS AND GATEWAYS REG1 When preparing Local Development Documents, and their District Councils regeneration and investment strategies, to ensure that as Regeneration Agencies far as possible, development and redevelopment proposals Homes and Communities Agency make the best use of existing transport infrastructure and Development Industry services, improve connectivity locally and in the wider area where appropriate and provide high levels of accessibility for all with an emphasis on sustainable modes of travel. REG2 To work with Government and LTP3 Partners to maximise District Councils the benefits and opportunities High Speed Rail will bring to Department for Transport the Metropolitan Area, including maximising the benefits of High Speed Two Limited released capacity on the “classic” network Office for Rail Regulation Network Rail REG3 To promote and deliver high quality sustainable access to District Councils High Speed Rail, ensuring that the resultant benefits and Department for Transport opportunities can be accessed by people and businesses High Speed Two Limited across the entire Metropolitan Area Network Rail Rail Operators REG4 To help overcome deficiencies in on street set-down and District Councils pick-up facilities in the vicinity of the Area’s major visitor Bus and coach operators attractions. REG5 To identify adequate long-stay coach parking facilities District Councils convenient to town and city centres and near major Coach operators (and/or their attractors during daytime and evening hours. trade body) REG6 Recognising Birmingham Airport as a Strategic National District Councils Asset and the international gateway to the region, to ensure Birmingham Airport Limited high quality surface access to the Airport to support exist- Highways Agency ing and projected passenger growth, and to recognise the Network Rail Airport as a potential solution to capacity constraints and Public Transport Operators congestion at the South East airports. REG7 Recognising the important role of the National Exhibition District Councils Centre in supporting the West Midlands economy, to work National Exhibition Centre with partners to ensure high quality sustainable surface Highways Agency access to the NEC site Network Rail Public Transport Operators LTT2 MAKING BEST USE OF THE HIGHWAY NETWORK HN1 To support wider Highways Management objectives through District Councils Urban Traffic Control and Management HN2 To review the highway network. District Councils 5 Policy Centro’s Implementation Partners HN3 To co-ordinate expeditious traffic movement within and District Councils (Traffic Managers) across Metropolitan District boundaries Police and Fire Services Highways Agency Public Transport Operators Utility Companies HN4 To provide dynamic travel information District Councils Police and Fire Services Highways Agency Public Transport Operators Utility Companies Business HN5 To upgrade Legacy Urban Traffic Management and Control District Councils Systems and progress proposals for integrated management of the network HN6 To co-ordinate the development and implementation of District Councils a Smart Route network, including a common assessment Bus Operators of problems, joint consultation, common design and User Groups procurement activities Business Residents LTT3 MODAL TRANSFER AND THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL PATTERNS MT1 To ensure car parking policies and provision support the LTP3 District Councils aims of encouraging sustainable transport patterns across the Business Metropolitan Area and promote vitality of centres. Such policy Residents interventions may include availability and car park pricing. MT2 To seek to manage travel demand through a mix of hard District Councils and soft measures to encourage sustainable travel patterns, Highways Agency including: Business and Employers • Car parking policies • Prioritising the use of the highway network • Encouraging Smarter Choices • Land use planning policies • Encouraging people and business to reduce the need to travel via virtual travel and co-location of facilities through the land use planning process MT3 To promote modal shift towards sustainable travel District Councils modes for work, school and leisure journeys through the Highways Agency application of targeted and intensive Smarter Choices ACT TravelWise measures Bus Operators Homes & Communities Agency Job Centre Plus Sustrans Primary Care Trusts and Successor Bodies British Waterways 6 Policy Centro’s Implementation Partners MT4 To seek to increase levels of cycling to improve health, the District Councils environment, reduce car use and improve the accessibility Sustrans of people without access to a car. Primary Care Trusts and Successor Bodies British Waterways Cycling England MT5 To increase opportunities for cyclists to integrate and District Councils interchange with public transport Public Transport Operators MT6 To seek to improve the attractiveness of walking as a travel District Councils choice by creating an environment and culture where Primary Care Trusts and Successor walking is actively encouraged for short trips and through Bodies encouraging improvements to the public realm British Waterways MT7 To work with British Waterways to ensure that bridges over District Councils canals on key routes between employment areas and the British Waterways motorway junctions are, as far as possible, free of weight restrictions. MT8 To ensure that all canals are safeguarded as navigable District Councils waterways to support water-based local economic activity British Waterways and existing wharf facilities are safeguarded and to maximise Sustrans the potential of canal towpaths as part of a signposted West Midlands Canals Partnership network of pedestrian and cycling green infrastructure. MT9 To seek to ensure that access to the canal network, District Councils (and Local particularly by pedestrians and cyclists is safeguarded and, Planning Authorities) where possible, enhanced. British Waterways LTT4 ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE – A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH TAM1 To seek to ensure that the transport network is adequately District Councils managed through effective Asset Management TAM2 To prioritise Maintenance Block funding to improve the District Councils performance of the carriageways of the classified Highway Network TAM3 To seek to improve the performance of the footway and District Councils surfaced public rights of way network TAM4 To seek to ensure that current service levels are maintained District Councils in respect of highway structures. TAM5 To seek to improve the performance of the Street Lighting District Councils Network TAM6 To improve the performance of delivered services District Councils 7 Policy Centro’s Implementation Partners LTT5 A RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK “BACKBONE FOR DEVELOPMENT” RR1 To expand local rail network capacity to meet forecasted District Councils growth in patronage, delivering the schemes and objectives Network Rail of the Regional Rail Development Plan. This will include Train operating companies maximising capacity of the ‘classic’ rail network derived Passenger Focus from High Speed Rail RR2 To work with DfT, ORR, Network Rail, Local Authorities, District Councils Train Operating Companies and Rail Freight Operators Office for Rail Regulation to identify and develop schemes
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