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REPORT NO 70009000-006 SOLIHULL CONNECTED: CONSULTATION REPORT FINAL REPORT SOLIHULL CONNECTED: CONSULTATION REPORT Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Final Report Project no: 70009000 Date: January 2016 – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff One Queens Drive Birmingham B5 4PJ Tel: +44 (0) 121 352 4700 Fax: +44 (0) 121 352 4701 www.wspgroup.com www.pbworld.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 REVISION 2 REVISION 3 Remarks Draft issued Final Report issue 1 Final Report issue 2 Date 09/11/15 17/12/15 07/01/16 Prepared by Renee Van Baar Renee Van Baar Renee Van Baar Emma Hughes Signature Checked by Signature Authorised by Sarah Speirs Sarah Speirs Sarah Speirs Signature Project number 70009000 Report number 006 File reference \\ser01brm1uk.uk.wspgroup.com\Projects\70009000 - Solihull Mobility Plan\C Documents\Reports\Consultation\ ii PRODUCTION TEAM CLIENT Solihull Metropolitan Borough Amrik Manku Council WSP GLOBAL INC. (WSP) Associate Director Sarah Speirs Principal Engineer Emma Hughes Graduate Engineer Renee van Baar Solihull Connected: Consultation Report WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Project No 70009000 iii CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................1 1.1 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SUPPORT FOR SOLIHULL CONNECTED ....................................................... 1 1.3 NEXT STEPS...................................................................................................... 2 2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ..........................................................3 2.1 BACKGROUND.................................................................................................. 3 2.2 CONSULTATION ............................................................................................... 3 2.3 AIMS OF CONSULTATION ............................................................................... 3 2.4 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT ...................................................................... 4 3 METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................5 3.1 OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER ................................................................................ 5 3.2 PLANNING THE CONSULTATION ................................................................... 5 3.3 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ................................................................... 5 STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................. 5 STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS ........................................................................ 5 STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE .................................................................. 6 PARISH COUNCIL WORKSHOPS .................................................................... 6 3.4 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................. 7 ROADSHOWS .................................................................................................... 8 PUBLIC QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................ 8 WEBSITE ............................................................................................................ 8 ENGAGING SCHOOLS ...................................................................................... 9 FOCUS GROUPS ............................................................................................... 9 YOUNG PEOPLE FOCUS GROUPS ............................................................... 10 WIDER COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................... 10 3.5 INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................... 10 3.6 ANALYSIS APPROACH .................................................................................. 11 REPRESENTATION ......................................................................................... 11 LEVEL OF RESPONSE .................................................................................... 11 ANALYSIS APPROACH ................................................................................... 12 Solihull Connected: Consultation Report WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Project No 70009000 iv 4 STAKEHOLDER RESPONSES .................................................. 13 4.1 OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER .............................................................................. 13 4.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ............................................................................... 13 4.3 LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION ........................................................................... 14 STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS ...................................................................... 14 4.4 CONSULTATION FINDINGS ........................................................................... 15 4.5 KNOWLEDGE OF SOLIHULL CONNECTED ................................................. 16 4.6 KEY TRANSPORT ISSUES & BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRANSPORT .................................................... 16 4.7 SOLIHULL CONNECTED VISION AND OBJECTIVES .................................. 25 4.8 THE ROLE OF CAR TRAVEL ......................................................................... 28 4.9 IMPACT OF TRANSPORT ON BUSINESS OPERATIONS ............................ 29 4.10 STRATEGY THEMES ...................................................................................... 31 4.11 PRIORITISATION ............................................................................................. 47 4.12 IS THERE REALLY POTENTIAL TO REALISE CHANGE? ........................... 50 5 PUBLIC RESPONSES ............................................................... 52 5.1 OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER .............................................................................. 52 5.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ............................................................................... 52 5.3 LEVEL OF RESPONSE ................................................................................... 53 5.4 DEMOGRAPHICS OF PARTICIPANTS .......................................................... 53 PUBLIC QUESTIONNAIRE .............................................................................. 53 5.5 CONSULTATION FINDINGS ........................................................................... 61 5.6 EXISTING TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR ................................................................... 61 TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR ...................................................................................... 61 TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR FOR DIFFERENT JOURNEY PURPOSES ................ 64 WALKING AND CYCLING FOR LEISURE AND UTILITY ............................... 68 MOTIVATIONS FOR TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR ................................................... 68 INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOUR ...................................................................... 71 COMBINING JOURNEYS ................................................................................ 71 5.7 KEY TRANSPORT ISSUES ............................................................................. 73 IMPRESSIONS OF SUSTAINABLE MODES – YOUNG PEOPLE .................. 77 BUS ............................................................................................................................... 78 Solihull Connected: Consultation Report WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Project No 70009000 v TRAIN ............................................................................................................................ 78 CYCLING ....................................................................................................................... 78 WALKING ...................................................................................................................... 79 CAR ............................................................................................................................... 79 5.8 KNOWLEDGE OF SOLIHULL CONNECTED ................................................. 80 5.9 SOLIHULL CONNECTED VISION & OBJECTIVES ....................................... 80 5.10 PRINCIPLES OF SOLIHULL CONNECTED ................................................... 82 5.11 TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE .................................................................... 84 5.12 STRATEGY THEMES ...................................................................................... 85 MASS TRANSIT ............................................................................................... 86 BARRIERS ..................................................................................................................... 86 IMPROVEMENTS .......................................................................................................... 90 HIGHWAY NETWORK ..................................................................................... 97 CYCLE NETWORK .......................................................................................... 98 BARRIERS ..................................................................................................................... 98 IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 101 HEALTHIER & SAFER COMMUNITIES ........................................................ 104 BARRIERS TO WALKING ..........................................................................................