Scottish Transport Local Authority of the Year” in Both 2008, 2009, ‘Commended’ at the 2010 Awards and Winner Again in 2012

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Scottish Transport Local Authority of the Year” in Both 2008, 2009, ‘Commended’ at the 2010 Awards and Winner Again in 2012 SCOTTISH SUBMISSION BY TRANSPORT ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL AWARDS UNDER CATEGORY 1 2013 Transport Local Authority of the Year KEEPING ABERDEENSHIRE MOVING Background stock), around 100 supported bus Key Highlights services and 6 railway stations. • Partnership Working – car The Aberdeenshire Council The transport challenges faced parking review, public transport area covers 6313 sq/km and by Aberdeenshire Council are improvements and TV has a growing population, numerous and varied, however, advertising campaigns. currently estimated at 245,780. through clear strategies supported Aberdeenshire is home to a local across political lines the Council • Improving Road Safety – Road economy based on oil, fishing, is rising to these challenges and Safety Magic Roadshow 2012, farming and tourism. The area delivering high quality services to Be Seen Cycling, Give Me Cycle Space and Operation is linked by some 3300 miles of the residents and businesses of Zenith. roads (over 10% of the national Aberdeenshire. • Creating Healthy Communities – Peterhead Partnership Working Cycle Demonstration Town. • Embracing Technology, Innovation & Leading Partnership working is central to the work we by Example – Solar powered pay and display, do and successful examples of our work with electric vehicle recharging points and Chief public and private sector colleagues are provided Executive pledge. throughout this submission. Local Transport Strategy At the local level, through involvement in the development of the Aberdeen City and Shire In January 2012, the Council adopted its new Local Structure Plan and the Aberdeenshire Development Transport Strategy (LTS) outlining the key transport Plan, the Council‘s transport service is helping to issues affecting Aberdeenshire and setting out a ensure that the long term transportation needs of series of actions which will support delivery of our the region have been fully embedded into decision vision: making at every level. “Serving Aberdeenshire from mountain to sea – the very best of Scotland” Working with the Regional Transport Partnership for Aberdeen City and Shire, (Nestrans) the Council The overarching philosophy of Aberdeenshire’s have been delivering initiatives such as GetAbout LTS has been developed to maximise our existing and the Health & Transport Action Plan (HTAP), and resources. Central to our approach is the guiding supporting the implementation of specific projects principle to encourage individuals and business to such as the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route consider ways to travel less, travel more actively and designs for new Park & Choose sites and and, where vehicular travel is necessary, how campaigning for more stations after the successful journeys could be undertaken more effectively. reopening of Laurencekirk. www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/lts Through the GetAbout partnership, the Council continues working with a wide range of partners to promote the adoption of sustainable modes, including further investment in screening the GetAbout Liftshare TV ad and road show events. Similar strong relations exist at the national level with colleagues at Transport Scotland, with whom we are working to help provide a 50Kw Rapid Charge Point in Laurencekirk, with an aspiration for three more in Aberdeenshire, as part of the wider Plugged in Places network of charge points across Scotland. Supporting Nestrans in the delivery of their Bus Action Plan is ongoing. A key element of this is the annual survey of bus user satisfaction in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. Overall, Aberdeenshire bus users continue to show high levels of satis- faction with the overall service and the vast majority of aspects of bus service delivery. Aberdeenshire Council has extended the bicycle friendly buses campaign to the new X7 service. Central to achieving cross-boundary promotion of the service has been a partnership approach undertaken between Aberdeenshire Council and public transport colleagues at Aberdeen City, As part of this work initial car parking reviews Angus and Dundee City Councils, together with were undertaken in Banchory, Huntly, Ellon and Stagecoach Bluebird and Stagecoach Strathtay. Fraserburgh during 2012. Aberdeenshire Council and partners have Consultation events are underway to discuss with developed a Fares and Ticketing Strategy for local businesses and residents the pricing of Pay Aberdeen City and Shire which was approved in and Display parking in their town. This reflects our April 2012. The council is also piloting the Under 21 commitment to adopt a partnership approach to Mega Discount card on the A947 service offering working with local communities and our support of young adults a 50% discount, part paid by the the economic vitality of our towns. council and part by the operator. Improving Road Safety As was set out in the Local Transport Strategy, a comprehensive review of car parking in Aberdeenshire Council is proud of its record on Aberdeenshire is now being undertaken. working with partners in the field of Road Safety, with casualty figures for the North East Scotland Aberdeenshire Council is responsible for the relatively low when compared to national levels. management and maintenance of 109 car parks The number of fatalities in North East Scotland has across the region covering some 4,000 spaces. reduced significantly from 45 in 2006 to 11 in 2012. Pay & Display car parks currently account for just over 1,100 of these spaces across 27 sites in ten settlement locations. Promoting road safety is integral to all aspects of people saw the advert. This is 26% of the total Aberdeenshire Council’s approach to delivering an potential STV North audience. Further broadcasts integrated, modern transport system. have been advance purchased for 2013. A recent example has been the ‘Be Seen Cycling’ In 2012 Aberdeenshire Council successfully applied campaign delivered in autumn/winter 2012. A to work with Cycling Scotland on their Give Me radio advertising campaign promoted the need for Cycle Space campaign based around a number of cyclists to ensure they are visible when riding in schools in Peterhead and Westhill. A successful bid the dark. This campaign will be expanded with bus for Fraserburgh in 2013 has now been confirmed. stop and bus poster advertising for autumn 2013. The Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow event was Aberdeenshire Council seeks to promote road delivered in 2012 for the eighth time to 5000 safety awareness to young people at each stage secondary pupils from across the north east of their education experience. This begins with the towards the end of their time at school. Road Safety Magic shows seen by all P1-P3 pupils over a three year programme. Aberdeenshire Council broadcast further TV screenings of the successful Operation Zenith Ensuring our young people have the experience of motorcycle road safety campaign advert. Further learning to ride bicycles safely, via Bikeability cycle screenings have been purchased for 2013. training in P5 and P6, is a priority for Aberdeenshire Council. Creating Healthy Communities Aberdeenshire Council has funded the broadcasting A key initiative in Aberdeenshire has been the on STV North of the 1 Second 1 Life TV advertising Peterhead Cycle Demonstration Town Project. In in October 2012 and January 2013. Data from STV 2008, Peterhead was chosen to be Aberdeenshire’s indicates that with just 6 broadcasts over five days first pilot Cycle Demonstration Town (CDT). Since at the end of August 2012 an audience of 192,400 then the council has been working to provide new walking and cycling infrastructure and improve existing routes and paths in and around Peterhead. With improved opportunities for walking and cycling, backed up with a series of proportional events and activities, the aim is to increase levels of walking and cycling in the area. To date just under £1m has been invested in Peterhead financed from a number of sources, including the Council’s Strategy Unit, Roads and Landscape Service, Nestrans and Sustrans. Examples of how the project is being delivered include: • Upgraded paths and lighting. • Additional cycle parking has been installed within the town. • A new town centre map illustrates typical 5 minute time bands for use by walkers and cyclists. • Six bicycles have been made available at Aden Country Park to help support health activity recommendations made by local health • Walk it, Bike it, Try it maps were launched. practitioners. • The inaugural spring Aden Bike Challenge, • Aberdeenshire Council, in partnership with held in partnership with Chest Heart and Peterhead Projects Ltd, launched Bike It! in the Stroke Scotland, attracted in the region of 250 town in June 2012. As part of the event, Buchan participants, most of whom were residents from residents were also asked to donate unused Peterhead. or unwanted bicycles to Peterhead Projects as part of their wider 2Reuse Scheme. The CDT • 2012 closed with a screening at a mobile cinema project has also funded the training of three local in Peterhead of a short film produced by officers residents to Bronze Velotech standard to assist from the Strategy Unit highlighting the work with the bike refurbishment. done in Peterhead and the progress made, along with the views of a range of residents. During 2011, a number of permanent monitoring Embracing Technology, Innovation sites were installed across Peterhead. While it is & Leading by Example too early to draw conclusions from all of these sites, data obtained from a historical site suggests Aberdeenshire Council continues to embrace that cycling has been increasing year on year by a technology, innovation and seeks to lead by factor of 50%, from a base of 388 total trips at this example. particular site in 2009 to 945 in 2011. When considering the strategic value of the Pay Attitudinal surveys confirm that the project has & Display car parks, the 2012 Local Transport encouraged around 38% of residents to cycle more Strategy for Aberdeenshire took into account the often. current machine stock and identified for improved efficiencies in the operation and management of Each year a number of our 168 schools receive new our pay and display car parking assets.
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