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8-Strategic-Transport-Assessment.Pdf Strategic Transport Assessment Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1 PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW – NATIONAL , REGIONAL AND LOCAL 3 1.1 Policy Hierarchy 3 1.2 The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) 3 1.2.1 Aims of National Spatial Strategy 3 1.2.2 Transport and the National Spatial Strategy 4 1.2.3 The Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs) for the West Region 2010-2022 4 1.2.4 Transport and the RPGs 4 1.2.5 Smarter Travel – A Sustainable Transport Future A New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009 - 2020 5 1.2.6 National Cycle Policy Framework 5 1.3 Transport, County and Local Development Plans 5 1.3.1 Local Planning Policy: Settlements and Transportation 5 1.3.2 The County Development Plan - Key Sustainable Development and Transport Policies and Objectives and Specific Objectives 9 1.3.3 Local Planning Policies 9 1.3.4 Local Area Plans and Area Plans- Key Sustainable Development and Transport Objectives and Specific Objectives 9 1.4 Summary 10 Chapter 2 Overview of Road and Rail Transportation Networks National, Regional and Local 11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Roads Overview – County Roscommon 15 2.2.1 National Roads 15 2.2.2 Regional Roads 15 2.2.3 Local Roads 15 2.4 Strategic Roads Investment 16 2.4.1 Proposed Roads Projects 16 2.5 The Rail Network – overview 16 Chapter 3 Transport Demand Types 19 3.1 Vehicular Travel 19 3.2 Rail Travel – Overview of Service within County Roscommon 20 3.2.1 Train Schedules 21 3.2.2 Rail Travel for Work Commuters 22 3.2.3 Rail Travel – Recent Patronage Trends 22 3.2.4 Rail Travel – Census Statistics 22 3.2.5 Rail - Non Work Commuters Uses 22 3.2.6 Freight 22 3.2.7 Tourism 23 3.3 Bus Services within County Roscommon 23 3.3.1 Bus Service Overview 23 3.3.2 Express Bus Routes 23 3.3.3 Regional Bus Routes 24 Roscommon County Development Plan 2014–2020 Page i Strategic Transport Assessment Table of Contents 3.3.4 Private Licenced Scheduled Bus Services 24 3.3.5 Rural Transport Network (RTN) 24 3.3.6 Community and Voluntary Sector Transport Providers 24 3.4 National Cycle Network 25 CHAPTER 4 TRAVEL MODES – THE EVIDENCE BASE 26 4.1 Introduction 26 4.2 Transport mode use – Countywide 26 4.3 Sustainable Transport Modal Use 27 4.3.1 Cycling 27 4.3.2 Walking 27 4.4 Urban Travel modes 27 4.4.1 Case study 1 - Castlerea Town 27 4.4.2 Case study 2 - Roscommon Town 28 4.5 Transport - Education Related 29 4.5.1 Sustainable School transport challenges 33 4.5.2 Rural schools (outside settlements) 33 4.5.3 Schools within Settlements 33 4.6 Summary 33 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 34 5.1 Conclusions 34 5.1.1 Recommended Policies and Objectives in relation to Transport 35 TABLES Table 1 Car ownership levels within the County of Roscommon 19 Table 2 National rail lines traversing County Roscommon 21 Table 3 Sample Train Schedules within County Roscommon 21 Table 4 Transport modes in Castlerea Town 27 Table 5 Transport modes in Roscommon Town 28 Table 6 Education related transport modes within County Roscommon 29 MAPS Map 1 Settlement Hierarchy 7 Map 2 NSS & RPGs: National Road Corridors 13 Map 3 National Roads, Regional Roads & Rail Network 17 Map 4 Secondary School distribution 31 Roscommon County Development Plan 2014–2020 Page ii Strategic Transport Assessment INTRODUCTION The aim of this document is to examine all aspects of transportation within the County Roscommon administrative area and how relevant strategic transport policies in this regard are formed and how they are implemented at local level in a sustainable way. The formulation of transportation policy at local level through the medium of the County Development Plan, Local Area Plans and Area Plans is informed by National and Regional objectives and policies contained within the National Spatial Strategy, the National Development Plan and Regional Planning Guidelines. Local Plans must look to national and regional policies as well at looking at local aspects. In this regard the assessment examines local objectives and policies that have been formulated that reflect both the regional and local perspective. This assessment looks at local transport infrastructure and the objectives and policies that shape it. Census data (2011) is used to give an evidence base as to how people travel within the county. The various public transport modes within the county are examined including rail and bus travel. The central theme that emerges is that travel modes within the county cannot be categorized as being “sustainable” given the continuing over reliance on the motor car. The “Modal Shift”(away from the motor car) required to alternative travel means, such as public transport, cycling and walking, presents challenges at local level in rural counties such as Roscommon. This is the case, at least in part, because of the dispersed population trends of the county. This assessment puts forward practical policies that can be implemented locally that will help encourage a more sustainable approach to the countys transportation facilitation and can be implemented in an incremental and practical way. Legislative and Policy context Planning at this local level must be informed by prevailing planning policies and standards as established in international, national, regional and local guidelines, reports and other documents. This is guided by the following policy documents, amongst others: REFERENCE DOCUMENTS National Level National Development Plan, 2007-2013 (NDP) National Spatial Strategy, 2002-2020 (NSS*) Sustainable Development - A Strategy for Ireland, 1997 Smarter Travel: A Sustainable Transport Future: A New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020 (including the national Cycling Policy Framework) Various Planning Guidelines including: The Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines (2005), Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines (2012) –National Roads Authority (NRA). National Cycle Manual - prepared by the National Transport Authority Regional Level Regional Planning Guidelines for the West, 2010-2022 (RPGs) County Level Roscommon County Development Plan (CDP), 2008–2014 Various Local Area Plans (LAP) throughout Co Roscommon. Roscommon County Development Plan 2014–2020 Page 1 Strategic Transport Assessment Other Sources Rail Network Strategy Review (2011) - Prepared by Goodbody Economic Consultants National Census Data (2011) - C.S.O *a successor to the current National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020 is being prepared from January 2013. However, the current document will remain in place until such a successor is prepared. Roscommon County Development Plan 2014–2020 Page 2 Strategic Transport Assessment CHAPTER 1 PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION OVERVIEW (National, Regional and Local) 1.1 POLICY HIERARCHY In terms of planning and transportation policy, the hierarchy of policy documents indicated below dictates the strategy that feeds from National policy down to local policy. Transportation issues have a National, regional and local function not only in relation to automated road and rail modes of transport but also to the modes of cycling and walking. The National Spatial Strategy Regional Planning Guidelines County Development Plan and Area Plans 1.2 THE NATIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY (NSS) The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) is a strategic document that addresses the period 2002- 2020 and seeks to reinforce and help achieve the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 1999. In the Regional context, Roscommon has a close geographical link to other counties in the West Region (comprising Galway, Mayo and Roscommon). Roscommon shares boundaries with Border region counties Sligo and Leitrim and also with Midland region counties Longford and Westmeath. Roscommon’s network of roads, therefore, is part of a National and inter-Regional transport system and of course fulfils a local countywide function also. The Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs) for the West Region (2010-2020) indicate that the fostering of inter regional opportunities is pivotal to the development of and success of the Regions as a whole. The road network therefore is a key factor in helping deliver balanced regional development , a key goal of the National Development Plan. Roscommon town is seen as having strong functional links with parts of the Midland region, particularly Athlone. County Roscommon is also envisaged as benefitting economically from both the Midlands and Galway Gateways by virtue of its location on a national transport route. 1.2.1 Aims of the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) The NSS sought to bring: • A better spread of opportunities; • A better quality of life for all; and • Better places to live in. Roscommon County Development Plan 2014–2020 Page 3 Strategic Transport Assessment The NSS sought to be: • National; • Spatial; and • Strategic. 1.2.2 Transport and the National Spatial Strategy. The transport aspects of County Roscommon cannot be taken in isolation but must be viewed within a National and Regional context and in the context of the planning and development system as a whole. In order to help achieve its aims the NSS set out a framework of gateways, hubs and other urban and rural areas that would endeavour to act together. The Roscommon County administrative area does not have a designated hub or gateway centre (save for Athlone Environs). However the geographical centre of the county lies roughly in the centre of the gateways of Galway, Sligo and the Linked Gateway triad of Athlone, Mullingar and Tullamore. The characteristics of gateway centres in the context of transport are: • a large urban population; • a focal point for transportation (both road and rail); and • an integrated public transport system with facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. Hubs are assigned within the NSS with similar characteristics as gateways, but to a lesser scale. They are defined as being an important local node in relation to transportation with locations of such centres being on national road, rail and bus networks.
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