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Stirling Park and Ride Study 03/02/2021 Reference number 107755 PRELIMINARY OPTIONS APPRAISAL STIRLING PARK AND RIDE STUDY PRELIMINARY OPTIONS APPRAISAL IDENTIFICATION TABLE Client/Project owner Tactran Project Stirling Park and Ride Study Study Preliminary Options Appraisal Type of document STAG Report Date 03/02/2021 200203 Stirling Preliminary Options Appraisal Final File name Report.docx Framework Scotland Excel Engineering & Technical Consultancy Services Reference number 107755 Number of pages 112 APPROVAL Version Name Position Date Rev Author: Claire Mackay Principal Consultant 26/07/2020 1 Checked: Iain Clement Associate Director 07/08/2020 Approved: Iain Clement Associate Director 14/08/2020 Author: Claire Mackay Principal Consultant 01/09/2020 Final Draft 2 Checked: Iain Clement Associate Director 01/09/2020 – minor changes 01/09/2020 Approved: Iain Clement Associate Director Responding Author: Claire Mackay Associate 03/02/2021 to TS 3 comments Checked: Iain Clement Associate Director 03/02/2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 1. INTRODUCTION 11 1.1 BACKGROUND 11 1.2 INITIAL APPRAISAL: CASE FOR CHANGE 12 2. SUMMARY OF OPTIONS 15 2.1 OVERVIEW 15 2.2 IMPACT OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS 19 3. METHODOLOGY 21 3.1 SCOTTISH TRANSPORT APPRAISAL GUIDANCE (STAG) 21 3.2 APPRAISAL OF THE OPTIONS 22 3.3 STAG CRITERIA 22 3.4 TRANSPORT PLANNING OBJECTIVES 23 3.5 FEASIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY 23 3.6 GOVERNANCE 24 4. PRELIMINARY OPTIONS APPRAISAL 25 4.1 OVERVIEW 25 5. SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS 101 5.1 SUMMARY 101 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 101 Stirling Park and Ride Study Preliminary Options Appraisal 107755 STAG Report 03/02/2021 Page 3/ 112 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Core Options 15 Table 2. Complementary Options 17 Table 3. Option 1 – Improving Strategic Coach Connectivity 26 Table 4. Option 2 – Light Rail from Pirnhall/Durieshill into Stirling 30 Table 5. Option 3 – Improvements to Existing Park & Choose 34 Table 6. Option 4 - Improve Journey Times and Frequencies of Rail Services 38 Table 7. Option 5 – Improve Local Bus Connections to/from Rail Stations 40 Table 8. Option 6a – New Park & Choose Site at Pirnhall/Durieshill 43 Table 9. Option 6b – New Park & Choose Site at Manor Powis 48 Table 10. Option 7a – Increased Parking Provision at Stirling Rail Station 52 Table 11. Option 7b – Increased Parking Provision at Larbert Rail Station 54 Table 12. Option 7c – Increased Parking Provision at Alloa Rail Station 58 Table 13. Option 7d – Increased Parking Provision at Bridge of Allan Rail Station 62 Table 14. Option 7e – Increased Parking Provision at Dunblane Rail Station 67 Table 16. Option 8a – New Rail Station between Bridge of Allan, Causewayhead and Cornton 69 Table 17. Option 8b – New Rail Station at Manor Powis 74 Table 18. Option 8c – New Rail Station at Cambus 78 Table 19. Option 8d – New Rail Station at Causewayhead 82 Table 20. Option 8e – New Rail Station South of Stirling 87 Table 21. Option 8f – New Rail Station at Blackford or Greenloaning 92 Table 22. Option 8g – New Rail Station and Line Reopening to Clackmannan 94 Table 23. Option 8h – Relocation of Bridge of Allan Rail Station 96 Table 24. Summary of Initial Appraisal 102 Table 25. Complementary Options 110 Stirling Park and Ride Study Preliminary Options Appraisal 107755 STAG Report 03/02/2021 Page 4/ 112 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SYSTRA Limited (SYSTRA) was commissioned by regional transport partnership Tactran to consider how best to increase the modal share of public transport for those strategic trips (which are too long to be undertaken by active travel) entering, leaving and passing through the Stirling City Area. Funding was allocated to the study as part of Transport Scotland’s Local Rail Development Fund (LRDF). The work builds on the recommendations of Stirling Council’s DPMTAG Transport Appraisal, undertaken to inform Stirling’s Local Development Plan (LDP) and Local Transport Strategy (LTS), which concluded that to enable full build out of the Plan, additional interventions would be required over and above what the Council could achieve via local modal shift and local road capacity improvements. This report presents the findings of the Preliminary Options Appraisal stage of the Stirling Transport Appraisal, and follows the Initial Appraisal: Case for Change stage which was approved in early 2020. Recommendations The options identified in the Case for Change have been assessed qualitatively against the study Transport Planning Objectives (TPOs) and STAG Criteria. In addition, the deliverability of the options was considered against Feasibility, Affordability and Public Acceptability. This qualitative appraisal of the options has resulted in nine options being recommended for further investigation as part of the Detailed Options Appraisal. The options and rationale for progressing is detailed in the following table. Stirling Park and Ride Study Preliminary Options Appraisal 107755 STAG Report 03/02/2021 Page 5/ 112 1 Identification numbers are not continuous as they reflect the original identifications prior to options not being progressed station at Bridge of Allan Increased parking Option 7d: Stirling Pirnhall/South site at Park and Choose New Bus/coach Option 6a: destinations frequency and increase in connectivity - Improve coach Option 1: OPTION ✔ ✔ - TPO1 ✔ STAG Report Preliminary Options Appraisal Stirling Park and Ride Study ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ TPO2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ TPO3 Summary of Initial Appraisal – Options to be taken Forward ✘ - - ENVIRONMENT ✔ ✔ ✔ SAFETY ✔ ✔ 03/02/2021 107755 - ✔ ECONOMY ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ INTEGRATION ✔ ✔ ✔ - ACCESS Mod Mod Maj FEASIBILITY 1 Mod Min Mod Min Maj Mod AFFORDABILITY Page PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY 6/ 112 impacted by parking availability rail which may be currently increasing the attractiveness of benefit for TPOs 2 and 3Option by would have a moderate Progressed need to drive into Stirling. and strategic P&C, reducing the addresses TPOs by providing local and STAG investigations it As identified in previous STPR Progressed locations not served by rail. outside the area, including between study area and locations public transport connectivity Contributes to TPOs by improving Progressed PROGRESSED/ NOT PROGRESSED ride facilities with park and at Manor Powis New rail station Option 8b: ride facilities with park and of Allan station) (retaining Bridge and Cornton Causewayhead of Allan, between Bridge New rail station Option 8a: OPTION ✔ - ✔ TPO1 STAG Report Preliminary Options Appraisal Stirling Park and Ride Study ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ TPO2 ✔ ✔ ✔ TPO3 ✘ ✘ ENVIRONMENT ✔ ✔ ✔ SAFETY ✔ ✔ 03/02/2021 107755 ECONOMY ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ INTEGRATION ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ACCESS Mod Maj FEASIBILITY Maj Min Maj Maj AFFORDABILITY Page PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY 7/ 112 Stirling and beyond by rail. the opportunity to travel to Clackmannanshire and provide would capture car trips from TPOs 2 and 3 as theoption station would provide benefits to Progressed strategic network. removing car trips from the for Cornton residents as well as TPOs and would increase access Option performs well against the Progressed going into Stirling. limitations and reducing traffic PROGRESSED/ NOT PROGRESSED ride facilities with park and south of Stirling New rail station Option 8e: ride facilities with park and at Causewayhead New rail station Option 8d: facilities park and ride at Cambus with New rail station Option 8c: OPTION ✔ ✔ ✔ - TPO1 ✔ STAG Report Preliminary Options Appraisal Stirling Park and Ride Study ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ TPO2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ TPO3 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ENVIRONMENT ✔ ✔ ✔ SAFETY ✔ ✔ ✔ 03/02/2021 107755 ✔ ✔ ECONOMY ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ INTEGRATION ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ACCESS Mod Mod Mod FEASIBILITY Maj Min Maj Min Maj Min AFFORDABILITY Page PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY 8/ 112 peripheral route. whilst also close to A91 eastern or Bannockburn populations within walking distance for Cowie TPOs by providing a station Significant benefits to all three Progressed University. Wallace High and Stirling Stirling and beyond by rail from the opportunity to travel to Clackmannanshire and provide would capture car trips from TPOs 2 and 3 as theOption station would provide benefits to Progressed Stirling and beyond by rail. the opportunity to travel to Clackmannanshire and provide would capture car trips from TPOs 2 and 3 as theoption station would provide benefits to Progressed PROGRESSED/ NOT PROGRESSED ride facilities with park and of Allan station Relocated Bridge Option 8h: OPTION ✔ ✔ TPO1 STAG Report Preliminary Options Appraisal Stirling Park and Ride Study ✔ ✔ TPO2 ✔ ✔ TPO3 ✘ ENVIRONMENT ✔ SAFETY 03/02/2021 107755 - ECONOMY ✔ ✔ INTEGRATION ✔ ✔ ACCESS Maj FEASIBILITY Maj Maj AFFORDABILITY Page PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY 9/ 112 been identified for delivery. deliverability considerations have travelling into Stirling. Major reducing the car mode share for Cornton residents and improved transport opportunities impacts on the TPOs including makes significant positive Relocating Bridge of Allan station Progressed PROGRESSED/ NOT PROGRESSED Stirling Park and Ride Study Preliminary Options Appraisal 107755 STAG Report 03/02/2021 Page 10/ 112 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 SYSTRA Limited (SYSTRA) was commissioned by regional transport partnership Tactran to consider how best to increase the modal share of public transport for those strategic trips (which are too long to be undertaken by active travel) entering, leaving and passing through the Stirling City Area. Funding was allocated to the study as part of Transport Scotland’s Local Rail Development Fund (LRDF). 1.1.2 The work builds on the recommendations of Stirling Council’s DPMTAG Transport Appraisal,
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