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Boston Transport Strategy Technical Appendix November 2016 i Page 57 Boston Transport Strategy Technical Appendix Document Control Sheet Project Title Boston Transport Strategy Report Title Technical Appendix Revision 2.0 Status Final Control Date 10/01/17 Record of Issue Issue Status Author Date Check Date Authorised Date 1.0 Draft JB/SM 02/11/16 AB 05/11/16 PR 05/11/16 2.0 Final JB/SM 10/01/17 AB 10/01/17 PR 10/01/17 Distribution Organisation Contact Copies Steering Group Various Electronic This Report is presented to Lincolnshire County Council in respect of Boston Transport Strategy and may not be used or relied on by any other person or by the client in relation to any other matters not covered specifically by the scope of this Report. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Report, Mouchel Limited working as Lincolnshire County Council Highways Alliance is obliged to exercise reasonable skill, care and diligence in the performance of the services required by Lincolnshire County Council and Mouchel Limited shall not be liable except to the extent that it has failed to exercise reasonable skill, care and diligence, and this report shall be read and construed accordingly. This Lincolnshire County Council Highways Alliance Report has been prepared by Mouchel Limited. No individual is personally liable in connection with the preparation of this Report. By receiving this Report and acting on it, the client or any other person accepts that no individual is personally liable whether in contract, tort, for breach of statutory duty or otherwise. i Page 58 Boston Transport Strategy Technical Appendix Contents 1 Introducing the Strategy ................................................................................... 8 2 Strategy Objectives and Area ......................................................................... 11 3 Evidence Gathering and Analysis .................................................................. 18 4 Option Identification ...................................................................................... 184 5 Option Sifting and Short-listing .................................................................... 201 6 Assessment of Short-listed Options ............................................................ 219 7 Pathways to Delivery ..................................................................................... 249 ii Page 59 Boston Transport Strategy Technical Appendix Table of Figures Figure 1-1 – Strategy Process ...................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-1 – Strategy Area ............................................................................................ 17 Figure 3-1 – Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Overall Rank, 2010 .................................. 40 Figure 3-2 – Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Overall Rank, 2015 .................................. 41 Figure 3-3 – Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Change in Overall Rank, 2010 - 2015 ...... 42 Figure 3-4 – IMD Barriers to Housing and Services Domain 2015 ................................ 43 Figure 3-5 – IMD Living Environment Deprivation Domain 2015 ................................... 44 Figure 3-6 – Boston Wards Unemployment Rate, Census 2011 ................................... 49 Figure 3-7 – Road Transport CO2 Emissions per capita ............................................... 56 Figure 3-8 – Overall CO 2 Emissions per Capita ............................................................ 56 Figure 3-9 – Road Transport as a Percentage of Total CO 2 Emissions ......................... 57 Figure 3-10 – Haven Bridge AQMA............................................................................... 58 Figure 3-11 – Bargate Bridge AQMA ............................................................................ 59 3 Figure 3-12 – Annual Mean Concentration NO 2 (µg/m ) within Haven Bridge AQMA .... 59 Figure 3-13 – Annual Mean Concentration NO2 (µg/m 3) within Bargate Bridge AQMA . 60 Figure 3-14 – River and Sea Flood Risk Areas in Boston ............................................. 61 Figure 3-15 – Highway Network in Boston .................................................................... 64 Figure 3-16 – ATC and AADF Sites .............................................................................. 66 Figure 3-17 – ANPR and ATC Survey Sites .................................................................. 67 Figure 3-18 – June 2015 Average AM Peak flows ........................................................ 70 Figure 3-19 – June 2015 Average PM Peak flows ........................................................ 71 Figure 3-20 – % Difference between Average Weekday AM Peak Flows ..................... 72 Figure 3-21 – % Difference between Average Weekday PM Peak Flows ..................... 73 Figure 3-22 – June 2015 Average Weekday Traffic Flows to Boston ............................ 74 Figure 3-23 – August 2015 Average Weekday Traffic Flows to Boston ......................... 74 Figure 3-24 – June 2015 Average Weekday Traffic Flows from Boston ........................ 75 Figure 3-25 – August 2015 Average Weekday Traffic Flows from Boston ..................... 76 Figure 3-26 – ANPR Site 7 All Day (A16 Spalding Road) .............................................. 80 Figure 3-27 – ANPR Site 6 All Day (A16 Main Road) .................................................... 81 Figure 3-28 – ANPR Site 18 All Day (Carrington Road) ................................................ 82 Figure 3-29 – ANPR Site 16 All Day (Langrick Road southbound) ................................ 83 Figure 3-30 – ANPR Site 9 All Day (A1121 Boardsides) ............................................... 84 Figure 3-31 – ANPR Site 1 All Day (A52 Swineshead Road) ........................................ 85 Figure 3-32 – ANPR Site 4 All Day (A52 Wainfleet Road) ............................................. 86 Figure 3-33 – ANPR Site 5 All Day (A16 Main Road) .................................................... 87 Figure 3-34 – Car Parks in Boston ................................................................................ 90 Figure 3-35 – Cycle and Motorcycle Parking ................................................................. 91 Figure 3-36 – Bus network in Boston ............................................................................ 93 Figure 3-37 – Boston and Surrounding Area Cycle Network ....................................... 100 Figure 3-38 – A52 Sleaford Road Northside Cycleway, Average Daily Cycle Counts, 2014/15 ............................................................................................................... 102 iii Page 60 Boston Transport Strategy Technical Appendix Figure 3-39 – A52 Sleaford Road Southside Cycleway, Average Daily Cycle Counts, 2014/15 ............................................................................................................... 103 Figure 3-40 – A52 Sleaford Road Northside Cycleway, Average Daily Cycle Counts by Year, 2010-2014 .................................................................................................. 103 Figure 3-41 – A52 Sleaford Road Southside Cycleway, Average Daily Cycle Counts by Year, 2010-2014 .................................................................................................. 104 Figure 3-42 – Cycle flows from AADF counts .............................................................. 104 Figure 3-43 – Proportion of residents who cycle at least once per week for any purpose ............................................................................................................................ 105 Figure 3-44 – Proportion of residents who walk at least three times per week for a utility purpose ............................................................................................................... 107 Figure 3-45 – Bridges and footbridges in Boston ........................................................ 108 Figure 3-46 – Level crossings in Boston ..................................................................... 109 Figure 3-47 – Freight tonnage (000s) through Port of Boston, 2006-2014 .................. 112 Figure 3-48 – Mode of travel to work in Boston 2001 and 2011 .................................. 114 Figure 3-49 – Mode split of trips within Boston Town .................................................. 118 Figure 3-50 – Mode split of trips within Boston Borough ............................................. 119 Figure 3-51 – Indexed Rates of Serious Collisions, Great Britain 2010-2014 and Boston 2011-2015 ........................................................................................................... 122 Figure 3-52 – Indexed Rates of Slight Collisions, Great Britain 2010-2014 and Boston 2011-2015 ........................................................................................................... 122 Figure 3-53 – Percentage Involved in Collisions by Type of Vehicle/Pedestrians ........ 123 Figure 3-54 – Number of Collisions Involving Vehicle Type/Pedestrians 2011-2015 ... 124 Figure 3-55 – Percentage of Collisions Involving Vehicle Type/Pedestrians 2011-2015 ............................................................................................................................ 124 Figure 3-56 – Study Area Collisions 2011-2015 .......................................................... 125 Figure 3-57 – Town Centre Collisions 2011-2015 ....................................................... 126 Figure 3-58 – Study Area