1St Local Transport Plan
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ontents Executive Summary I-IV 1. Introduction 1 2. The Context For A Lincolnshire Local Transport Plan 3-9 2.1 Rationale 3 2.2 Key Facts About Lincolnshire 4 3. Vision, Objectives and Policy Framework 11-16 3.1 Background 11 3.2 The Vision 11 3.3 Objectives 11 3.4 The Policy Framework 12 3.5 The Transport Policy Framework For Lincolnshire 15 4. Issues and Strategic Themes 17-23 4.1 The Issues 17 4.2 The Strategic Themes 17 4.3 Developing Strategic Networks 18 4.4 Integrating Approaches in the Major Urban Areas 18 4.5 Integrating Approaches in the Large Market Towns 21 4.6 Serving the Rural Heartlands 21 4.7 Widening Travel Choices 22 4.8 Safe and Inclusive Communities and a Better Quality of Life 22 4.9 Managing Transport and Related Resources in an Efficient Way 23 5. The Strategy 25-27 5.1 From Themes to Key Strategies 25 5.2 The Key Strategies 25 5.3 Integration Between the Key Strategies 26 6. Consultation, Partnership And Cross Boundary Issues 29-32 6.1 Public Participation in The Local Transport Plan 29 6.2 Partnerships 30 6.3 Cross Boundary Working 31 7. Targets And Monitoring 33-41 7.1 Introduction to the LTP Approach 33 7.2 Developing the Indicators 33 7.3 Monitoring 39 8. Resources 43-45 8.1 Background 43 8.2 The Bid 43 9. Economy and Regeneration Schemes 47-66 9.1 Strategy for Economy and Regeneration Schemes 47 9.2 The Freight Hub 48 - Issues 48 - Transport and The Food Supply Chain 48 - The South Holland Rural Action Zone 49 - A151 Weston Bypass 49 - A1073 Spalding - Eye Improvement 51 - Boston Southern Link 54 - A52 Grantham East - West Improvement 56 9.3 Coastal Access 57 - Issues 57 - Roman Bank Quality Bus Initiative, Skegness 60 - Lumley Road Improvement Scheme, Skegness 60 - C541 Gunby/Ingoldmells Route Improvement 60 - A158/C541 Coastal Access Improvement 62 9.4 Other Economy & Regeneration Schemes 62 - Grantham Town Centre Improvement 62 - Lincoln Rail Corridor 64 - Gainsborough Waterfront 65 9.5 Longer Term Major Schemes 65 - Lincoln Eastern Bypass 65 - A17 Dualling 66 - Other Longer Term Schemes 66 10. Maintenance : Asset Protection 67-97 10.1 Introduction 67 10.2 Best Value Review of Structural Maintenance 69 10.3 Principal Roads 73 10.4 Other Roads and Footways 76 10.5 Routine Road Maintenance 80 10.6 Winter Maintenance 81 10.7 Bridge Strengthening Strategy 82 10.8 Street Lighting 94 10.9 Public Rights of Way 95 11. Safety : Staying Alive 99-118 11.1 Issues 99 11.2 The Need For Review 101 11.3 Staying Alive Partnership 101 11.4 Initial Outcomes of the Review 104 11.5 National First - The Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership 105 11.6 Data Led Approach 105 11.7 Invest To Save 105 11.8 Targets 106 11.9 Strategy 107 11.10 Engineering Measures 107 11.11 Speed Management 111 11.12 Education, Training and Publicity 112 11.13 Implementation 117 11.14 Integration 118 12. InterConnect 119-148 12.1 Scope 119 12.2 Issues 119 12.3 Options 123 12.4 Local Bus Services 123 12.5 Passenger Rail Services 135 12.6 Community Transport 140 12.7 Public Transport Information 141 12.8 Public Transport Interchange 144 12.9 Integration 147 13. Community Travel Zones 149-163 13.1 Issues 149 13.2 Strategy 149 13.3 Targets 151 13.4 Implementation 152 13.5 Pilot Community Travel Zone - Sleaford 152 13.6 Monitoring 162 13.7 Integration 162 14. Rural Priorities Initiative 165-172 14.1 Issues 165 14.2 Options 166 14.3 Strategy and Integration 166 14.4 Implementation 167 14.5 Targets 172 15. Managing Demand 173-181 15.1 Car Parking 173 15.2 Travel Plans 177 15.3 Safer Routes to School and School Travel Plans 178 15.4 Road User Charging and Workplace Parking Levy 180 15.5 Airport Surface Access 181 16. Transport and Disabled People 183-186 16.1 Issues 183 16.2 Consultation 183 16.3 Improving Transport Choices for Disabled People 183 16.4 Car Parking For Disabled People 184 16.5 Measures to Assist Mobility 185 16.6 Implementation 185 17. Transport And The Environment 187-192 17.1 Air Quality 187 17.2 Noise 189 17.3 Climate Change 190 17.4 Greener Fuels 191 17.5 Material Reduction, Reuse and Recycling 191 18. Freight Movement 193-197 18.1 Introduction 193 18.2 Road Freight 193 18.3 Rail Freight 194 18.4 Ports 196 18.5 Water-Borne Freight 196 19. Detrunking 199-200 19.1 Background 199 19.2 Financial Issues 199 19.3 Schemes and Studies 200 20. Road Traffic Reduction Report 201-231 20.1 Introduction 201 20.2 Lincolnshire in Context 202 20.3 Existing Traffic Levels and Past Trends 203 20.4 Traffic Problems - A Local Context 219 20.5 Forecasting Traffic Growth and Its Effects 223 20.6 Road Traffic Reduction Targets 226 20.7 LTP Implementation Programme 228 20.8 Monitoring 230 Appendix A - Structure Plan Policies 233-238 Appendix B - District Council Statements 239-255 Appendix C - Simplified Appraisal Summary Tables 257-260 Appendix D - Finance Forms 261-268 Appendix E - Road Traffic Reduction Report - Supplementary Data 269-283 Index 285-288 Supporting Documents A1073 Spalding to Eye Route Improvement - Scheme Assessment A Bus Strategy for Lincolnshire CROWN COPYRIGHT Figures marked “CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED” are based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Lincolnshire County Council. LA076732. July 2000 Executive Summary The Local Transport Plan 1. One of the key proposals within the Government’s 1998 Transport White Paper “A New Deal for Transport : Better for Everyone” was the introduction of Local Transport Plans (LTPs), whereby local authorities are required to draw up a 5 year integrated transport strategy for their area. These Plans replaced the annual Transport Policies and Programme (TPP) documents as the system for bidding for funding for local transport capital projects. The Transport Bill currently before Parliament will place authorities under a statutory duty to produce and implement a Local Transport Plan. 2. This document is Lincolnshire’s first full Local Transport Plan and covers the period 2001/02 to 2005/06. It builds upon the provisional Local Transport Plan submitted in July last year. Key Issues 3. In developing a Local Transport Plan for Lincolnshire, there are many key issues relating to transport which have been taken into account. These include : • the geographic size of the county and its predominantly rural and small town character, but also its diversity from the larger urban areas to the sparsely populated and remote areas • the importance of transport to the county - both in terms of its economy which is heavily reliant on agriculture/food processing and tourism, and the distances which have to be travelled by many residents to reach services • the extensive highway network (almost 9000 kms), but with no motorway and only 60 kms of dual carriageway, and the backlog in maintenance of highways • the problems of social exclusion, both in some areas in the larger urban centres and also in the rural areas where 90% of parishes have no daily bus services and local facilities continue to decline • rising levels of traffic, growing numbers of fatal and serious accidents and deteriorating community environments from the increasing volume, speed and weight of vehicles • limited rail network and services away from the East Coast Main Line • outside of Lincoln, Grantham and Skegness (during the holiday season), an under developed bus service with many rural services that do exist having irregular and unconnected services Developing the Strategy 4. The overall Vision for Lincolnshire which the LTP will seek to attain is : Executive Summary I An economically successful, accessible county with a network of inclusive communities and an enviable quality of life, which is an integral part of the wider region through well-developed economic and communications connections. 5. There are many objectives that the LTP will need to meet; not just the corporate objectives of Lincolnshire County Council, but also those of local and regional partners and of the Government as set out in the national integrated transport policy. These have been incorporated into three fundamental objectives, based around the above Vision : • to create an economically successful county • to develop inclusive communities • to improve quality of life Spatial Themes : 6. The LTP seeks to address the above issues • Develop Strategic Networks through a strategic approach encompassing • Integrate Approaches in the Major Urban Areas both spatial and cross-cutting elements as shown below • Integrate Approaches in the Large Market Towns • Serving the Rural Heartlands 7. The Vision and objectives of the Local Transport Plan are being pursued through six key Cross-Cutting Themes : integrated strategies : • Widen Travel Choices • Economy and Regeneration • Promote Safe and Inclusive Communities and a Schemes - a multi-modal approach Better Quality of Life to develop the county’s economy in a • Manage Transport and Related Resources in an number of high priority areas for Efficient Way regeneration, through approaches which are fully integrated with land- use planning and which, where appropriate, support the redevelopment of brownfield land. • Asset Protection - the active management of a rapidly deteriorating highway network, targeting intervention, which will major on trying to ensure that classified roads do not get worse over the next 5 years, planning for a continued deterioration in the extensive unclassified network, whilst seeking to keep the majority of bridges open to HGV traffic.