ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN (2001-2006) Isle of Wight Council Directorate of Environment Services David Jaggar LLB Director of Environment Services County Hall NEWPORT Isle of Wight PO30 1UD For further details or a copy in large print contact Tel (01983) 823640 Fax (01983) 823545 email:
[email protected] CONTENTS Page No Executive Summary 1 Introduction 4 A ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND POLICIES 8 A.1 Transport Issues and Problems 8 A.1.1 Regional Perspective 8 A.1.2 Island Perspective 9 A.2 Policies and Objectives 14 A.2.1 The Government White Paper on Transport 14 A.2.2 Government Guidance 15 A.2.3 Regional Planning Guidance - RPG 9 17 A.2.4 Local Planning Policy Guidance 18 A.2.5 Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 20 A.2.6 Local Agenda 21 20 A.2.7 Island Plan for Health and Well Being 21 B CONSULTATION PROCESS B.1 Consultation and Public Participation 23 B.2 Quality Transport Partnership 28 B.3 Local Agenda 21 Process - Island Voices 29 B.4 Best Value 32 C DEVELOPING A TRANSPORT STRATEGY C.1 Population 35 C.2 Transport Accessibility 36 C.3 Public Transport Information 57 C.4 Island Environment 61 C.5 Rural Transport 64 C.6 Economy and Employment 66 C.7 Health 68 C.8 Tourism 72 C.9 Education 75 C.10 Road Safety 77 i C.11 Social Exclusion 81 C.12 Crime and Disorder 82 C.13 Cross-Solent Links 84 C.14 Movement of Freight 91 C.15 Air Quality and Climate Change 94 D A TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR THE ISLAND Introduction 101 D.1 Demand Management 101 D.2 Road Traffic Reduction Report 105 D.3 Road Safety 119 D.4 Walking 122 D.5 Cycling 124