SOUTHERN ST ALBANS URBAN TRANSPORT PLAN Hertfordshire County Council
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SOUTHERN ST ALBANS URBAN TRANSPORT PLAN Hertfordshire County Council - making Hertfordshire an even 052866 Design ref: waste consumer post de-inked paper with a minimum of 75% made from on recycled Printed better place to live by providing: April 2009 Care for older people Support for schools, pre-school children, pupils and parents Support for carers Fire and rescue Fostering and adoption Support for people with disabilities Libraries Admission to schools Road maintenance and safety Services to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults Trading standards and consumer protection Household waste recycling centres These are only some of our services. Find out more at www.hertsdirect.org or email us at [email protected] Every Hertfordshire library has internet access for the public Highways House 41-45 Broadwater Road Hertfordshire Highways Welwyn Garden City AL7 3SP www.hertsdirect.org/highways Southern St Albans Urban Transport Plan Contents Page 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1 About this document ..............................................................................................1 Overview of the UTP process .................................................................................1 Description of Study Area ......................................................................................2 Consultation ...........................................................................................................3 2. BACKGROUND PROBLEMS AND ISSUES .........................................................3 Introduction ............................................................................................................3 Socio-economic characteristics ............................................................................3 Roads and Traffic ...................................................................................................7 Safety ....................................................................................................................26 Freight ..................................................................................................................33 Sustainable Transport ..........................................................................................45 Travel plans ..........................................................................................................49 Accessibility ..........................................................................................................52 Key Issues for the strategy ..................................................................................57 3. OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS ...........................................................................60 UTP objectives ......................................................................................................60 Congestion objectives ..........................................................................................60 Safety objectives ...................................................................................................62 Accessibility objectives ........................................................................................62 Environment objectives ........................................................................................63 Relationship to LTP objectives .............................................................................64 Targets and Monitoring ........................................................................................66 4. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................69 Long list of interventions .....................................................................................69 Appraisal process .................................................................................................69 5. Implementation PLAN ...............................................................................73 Strategic Context ..................................................................................................73 Congestion Strategy .............................................................................................73 Safety Strategy .....................................................................................................77 Accessibility Strategy ...........................................................................................81 Freight Strategy ....................................................................................................89 Full Implementation Table ...................................................................................94 Conclusions and Next Steps ..............................................................................107 Southern St Albans Urban Transport Plan Figures Figure 1.1 UTP Process ...........................................................................................................1 Figure 1.2 Urban Transport Plan: Study Area ........................................................................1 Figure 2.1 Number of residents over 65 years old .................................................................4 Figure 2.2 Number of residents under 17 years old ..............................................................5 Figure 2.3 Socio-Economic classification of households in study area ................................6 Figure 2.4 Car Ownership (Number of households without access to a car) .......................8 Figure 2.5 Car Ownership (Percentage of households with 3 or more cars) ........................9 Figure 2.6 Travelling to work, into the Study Area, by any mode .........................................10 Figure 2.7 Travelling to work, out of the Study Area, by any mode......................................11 Figure 2.8 Travel to work by car (Numbers of people) .........................................................12 Figure 2.9 Travel to work by car (Percentage) ......................................................................13 Figure 2.10 A1081 London Colney Bypass (Southbound) .......................................................15 Figure 2.11 A1081 London Colney Bypass (Northbound) .......................................................15 Figure 2.12 B5378 Shenley Lane (Southbound)......................................................................17 Figure 2.13 B5378 Shenley Lane (Northbound)......................................................................17 Figure 2.14 B556 Bell lane (Eastbound) .................................................................................18 Figure 2.15 B556 Bell Lane (Westbound) ...............................................................................19 Figure 2.16 A5183 Watling Street north of Mount Drive (southbound) ..................................20 Figure 2.17 A5183 Watling Street North of Mount Drive (northbound) .................................21 Figure 2.18 A405 North Western Avenue, The Noke (Northbound) .......................................22 Figure 2.19 A405 North Western Avenue, The Noke (Southbound) .......................................22 Figure 2.20 B4630 Watford Road (Southbound) .....................................................................24 Figure 2.21 B4630 Watford Road (Northbound) .....................................................................24 Figure 2.22 Problem (on-street) parking at schools ..............................................................26 Figure 2.23 Location of accidents in study area, involving motor vehicles only ....................28 Figure 2.24 Location of accidents in study area, involving children ......................................30 Figure 2.25 Location of accidents in study area, involving pedestrians and cyclists ............31 Figure 2.26 Study Area Road Network ....................................................................................35 Figure 2.27 Goods Vehicle Flows by Hour, Harper Lane, North-easterly .............................37 Figure 2.28 Goods Vehicle Flows by Hour, Harper Lane, South-westerly ............................37 Figure 2.29 Indexed Goods Vehicle Flows by Hour, Harper Lane, North-easterly ...............38 Figure 2.30 Indexed Goods Vehicle Flows by Hour, Harper Lane, South-Westerly ..............38 Figure 2.31 Commercial/Industrial Floorspace in St Albans 1998-2004 (Source: VOA) .......41 Figure 2.32 Major Freight Generators in Study Area .............................................................42 Figure 2.33 Front Door Delivery at London Colney Hypermarket .........................................43 Figure 2.34 Ventura Park Site Configuration (Source: Brixton plc) .......................................44 Figure 2.35 Access to Secondary Education by Public Transport and Walking ....................53 Figure 2.36 Access to Further Education by Public Transport and Walking .........................54 Figure 2.37 Access to Hospitals by Public Transport and Walking .......................................56 Figure 3.1 How the objectives were derived .........................................................................60 Figure 4.1 Proportions of different interventions needed to meet each objective ..............70 Southern St Albans Urban Transport Plan Tables Table 2.1 Reported accidents in study area (March 2003 - June 2006) Table 2.2 Child Casualties in study area (March 2003 - June 2006) Table 2.3 Pedestrian and Cycling