’s Draft Draft Local Transport Plan Local Transport Plan Consultation | DOCUMENT 1 2015-31

Including the following strategy documents: A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth • Overarching Strategy • CPS4 – South Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy providing door to door travel choices • CPS1 - Central Severn Vale Connecting Places Strategy • CPS5 – Connecting Places Strategy • CPS2 - Connecting Places Strategy • CPS6 – Tewkesbury Connecting Places Strategy • CPS3 – North Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy

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Draft Local Transport Plan consultation document 1

This document combines the following separate strategies into one document to aid the consultation process.

Overarching Strategy

CPS1 - Central Severn Vale Connecting Places Strategy

CPS2 - Forest of Dean Connecting Places Strategy

CPS3 – North Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy

CPS4 – South Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy

CPS5 – Stroud Connecting Places Strategy

CPS6 – Tewkesbury Connecting Places Strategy

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Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Overarching 2015-31

Strategy A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth providing door to door travel choices Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan - Overarching Strategy

Local Transport Plan This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information on how the county council will manage the transport network in Gloucestershire Overarching Strategy Document up to 2031.

Version 1.0 Last Revised October 2015 Contents Amendment Record Review Date This report has been issued and amended as follows: Category Transport Planning Owner Gloucestershire County Council Issue Revision Description Date Signed

1.0 Final Draft 16/10/15 BW Anyone wanting to find out about transport within Gloucestershire. This document specifically includes information on:

Target Audience  Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan  Transport vision, objectives and challenges

 Scheme proposals

 Governance and review procedures

©Gloucestershire County Council 2015

Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan - Overarching Strategy

Contents Executive Summary ...... 1 1.0 Growing Gloucestershire’s economy ...... 3 2.0 Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan ...... 5 Figure A – Strategic Context of LTP ...... 5 Figure B – New LTP Multi-Document Structure ...... 6 3.0 Gloucestershire’s Transport Objectives ...... 7 Figure C - LTP objectives and the expected outcomes ...... 8 Figure D - LTP Challenges...... 9 Figure E - LTP policies ...... 10 4.0 Delivery Priorities ...... 14 Figure F – Gloucestershire’s Connecting Places Strategy areas ...... 16 Figure G – Countywide Short-term capital delivery priorities (2015 to 2021) ...... 17 Figure H – Countywide Medium-term capital delivery priorities (2021 to 2026) ...... 18 Figure I – Countywide Long-term capital delivery priorities (2026 to 2031) ...... 20

Figure J – Countywide revenue projects delivery priorities (2015 to 2031) ...... 21 Figure K– Historic LTP schemes to be removed from highways declaration list ...... 22 5.0 Governance and Review ...... 23 Figure L – LTP monitoring indicators ...... 24 6.0 Glossary of Terms ...... 25

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We operate within significant financial constraints, and funding for local transport Executive Summary schemes is no longer allocated by the LTP. The LTP sets the long-term strategy for transport within the county and the county council will actively seek funding to

deliver the transport schemes it identifies. Welcome to the Local Transport Plan (LTP) for Gloucestershire which covers the The transport schemes have been reviewed on the basis of compliance with the period 2015 – 2031. During this time the county will see unprecedented change in overarching LTP objectives. They do not represent a commitment by county terms of population growth, housing development, its economy and technological council for funding but they do unequivocally reflect the county’s transport advancement. Transport will be an enabler and driver of these changes. priorities. Major transport investment is crucial to the delivery of strategic Gloucestershire is at a cross roads both in terms of transport pressures, and in housing and employment allocations. The main transport priorities for the county terms of its location. It connects with strategic rail and road networks and is a to support economic growth are: hinge between major cities, such as Birmingham, Bristol, and London. Transport must be able to respond to future pressures as the national economy  A417 Missing Link grows and modernises, so that Gloucestershire is always a place that people  A46 M5 Junction 9 corridor improvements come to as well as through.  M5 Junction 10 all ways improvement  Gloucestershire rail strategy, including and This LTP sets out the issues and priorities for the county. It identifies the stations regeneration approach to managing the increased transport demand which will go hand in hand with projected housing development and accelerated economic growth. The Importantly, this plan is a product of extensive consultation with people in provision of reliable door-to-door transport choice will be key to securing the Gloucestershire. Respondents have been emphatic in their support for transport county’s economic resilience. policies which put people first and protect the environment. Gloucestershire is a beautiful county full of locally distinctive places. People want to see initiatives This plan is fundamentally different to the previous one. It is structured around a which will reduce the impact of traffic and transport on communities. Without transport picture of Gloucestershire based on a geographical patchwork of travel exception there is support for increased opportunities for all modes of transport, corridors, each of which has distinctive transport opportunities and pressures. and many ideas about how access to rail, bus and places by bike could be This is addressed through six ‘Connecting Places Strategy’ areas. improved.

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A key element of delivery will be to develop and use the existing transport and cycle routes based on real time information and smart technology. In network to full capacity; it is not feasible or desirable to build our way out of addition, people will travel for different reasons; the traditional peak hour travel projected growth in traffic congestion. Nationally, and locally, we have the patterns (rush hour) are likely to alter as society does. evidence and experience which shows that small shifts away from the car (to bus, train, bike and foot) recoup major cumulative benefits in terms of reducing We cannot predict all these changes; what we can do is look at the best examples of transport innovation, nationally and internationally, and ensure that the congestion, air pollution, carbon outputs and community severance whilst increasing levels of health and community cohesion through more active travel policies within this plan contain the scope for the necessary innovation in Gloucestershire to enable both sustained economic growth and a vibrant modern and social public space. culture which enjoys genuine transport choice and a high quality of life. The car will always have a vital role to play in Gloucestershire – especially within the more rural areas. However, the development and promotion of attractive and viable alternatives, ‘smarter choices’, will be instrumental in ensuring genuine travel choice and contribute towards Gloucestershire being a vibrant place to live, work and play.

It is not all about transport directly: Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband, for example, is crucial for overcoming geographic barriers to economic growth and ensuring people can partake in the economy without necessarily making physical journeys. Improvements in Broadband technology will change the way services are delivered and may reduce the need, time or distance some people need or want to travel.

By the end of this plan period – in 2031 – advances in technology and will no doubt influence how we travel. Cars may be more efficient and less polluting; they may be driverless and users may be charged for using certain roads. Technology will also continue to develop so that people can use public transport

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contributing to the overall county target of 4.7%; significantly 1.0 Growing Gloucestershire’s economy outstripping the long-term GVA average achieved in Gloucestershire.

1.5 This level of development will present challenges. Delivery will be assisted by the two Gloucestershire Housing Zones in Gloucester City and at M5 1.1 Transport is an enabler of accelerated economic growth. It is a key junction 9. Increasing housing supply is needed to support productivity determinant of the quality of place for people to live, work and invest in. within the local economy. Gloucestershire has a high income/property This plan identifies how a transport network can be provided which value ratio so there are issues of affordability as well as availability. addresses existing trip demand whilst ensuring resilience as the economy grows and transport demand increases. 1.6 There are four strategic planning core strategies in Gloucestershire; decision making is complex and is spread across six district councils. The 1.2 ‘Transport’ refers to the transport modes (highway, bus, rail, cycle and strategies are at different stages of development and this makes dealing pedestrian) and their availability and influence on how and when with cross boundary issues, including the coordination of infrastructure individuals choose to travel. The Local Transport Plan (LTP) seeks to delivery, difficult. The LTP has been informed by the latest available ensure that those individual decisions do not result in the failure of the transport evidence base and as this evidence base progresses it will be transport network to function (leading to prolonged travel delay and used to update this document. ultimately gridlock). 1.7 A number of funding streams are needed to support the delivery of core 1.3 On many of the headline indicators of economic performance, strategies. These include development funding through S106 agreements Gloucestershire performs at, or above, the national average. The UK and, when available, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), central Competitiveness Index ranks the 39 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) government funding streams, local capital funding for infrastructure and areas and, in 2013, placed Gloucestershire as the 11th most competitive others. There is a current infrastructure funding shortfall. LEP in the country. The total output of the Gloucestershire economy represents 12% of the value of output in the South West and 1% 1.8 In September 2015 Gloucestershire submitted a devolution bid to of the UK economy. Government outlining a number of ‘asks’ of government and ‘offers’ from Gloucestershire, to drive economic growth and public sector reform. This 1.4 By 2031, 47,000 new homes will be constructed and 180 hectares of would impact the way transport schemes are financed through the employment land will be utilised. As set out in the Strategic Economic creation of a framework to pool CIL monies to meet the cost of key Plan (SEP) this will contribute to 3.2% growth in GVA per annum by 2022,

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transport priorities and a ‘Transport Investment Board’ to coordinate access to the government’s Universal Service Commitment of a minimum their delivery. of 2mbps.

1.9 Evidence provided by the GFirst LEP Construction and Infrastructure 1.13 The county council has approved a Fastershire Broadband Strategy 2014 - Sector Group confirms that there is demand for significant development 18, to plan how we will reach the final 10% of homes and businesses at Junction 10 of the M5. Enquiries from businesses for premises in or through either commercial investment or subsidy from the current around Cheltenham have been turned away due to a lack of premises. contract.

1.10 Major transport investment is crucial to the delivery of strategic housing 1.14 Improvements in Broadband technology will change the way services are and employment allocations. The transport priorities for the county to delivered and for some individuals this may reduce the need or distance support economic growth are: they travel.

 A417 Missing Link  A46 M5 Junction 9 corridor improvements  M5 Junction 10 all ways improvement  Gloucestershire rail strategy, including Gloucester and Cheltenham stations regeneration

1.11 Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband will help overcome geographic barriers to economic growth and ensure Gloucestershire can compete in the 21st century knowledge based economy.

1.12 Slow broadband speeds and inconsistent coverage have been frustrating for residents and businesses in Gloucestershire, particularly in rural areas. As a result of the Fastershire Broadband Infrastructure Project, 88% of premises should be provided with Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband, providing download speeds of over 30mbps in the eligible areas. Additionally, every home and business in the eligible area will have

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Figure A – Strategic Context of LTP 2.0 Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan

2.1 Gloucestershire’s LTP outlines the county council’s priorities for transport delivery between 2015 and 2031 to support Gloucestershire’s economy and other transport priorities. The document builds on the previously adopted LTP to reflect changes since 2011. These include an updated LTP evidence base, the priorities of the Gloucestershire LEP (G-First LEP) and changes to local transport funding implemented by the Department for Transport (DfT).

2.2 It is a statutory requirement under the Local Transport Act 2008 for Local Authorities to have a LTP. However, its role has changed. It no longer provides the basis of a financial allocation from the DfT. Instead it sets out the long term policy structure for local transport delivery including a set of scheme priorities.

2.3 The LTP links to a number of strategic documents which will help shape Gloucestershire’s future. Figure A illustrates the relationship of the LTP in this context. It also identifies a number of other transport related plans which sit below the LTP, which provide more information on GCC’s approach to highways maintenance investment prioritisation and the Development Management process.

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2.4 Transport schemes included within the LTP have been identified on the Figure B – New LTP Multi-Document Structure basis of compliance with the overarching LTP objectives. They do not represent a commitment by county council for funding. Rather, they provide the basis for future funding bids, as opportunities arise, and discussions with funding partners, such as the Government, transport operators, the G-First LEP, District Councils and developers.

2.5 This LTP has benefited from Gloucestershire County Council’s active participation in a European Union project entitled ‘Boosting Urban Mobility Plans’ (BUMP). This enabled the sharing of expertise among nine European partners. The project outcome has been the development of six spatial delivery strategies entitled Connecting Place Strategies (CPS) reflecting transport issues and priorities across the county.

2.6 The CPS documents have been underpinned by a comprehensive consultation programme in which local stakeholders have been engaged throughout the plan making process.

2.7 A new multi document structure has been developed reflecting different transport modes and place based strategies now included within the LTP. Figure B illustrates the new multi document structure.

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culture where the car is the dominant mode of transport towards one 3.0 Gloucestershire’s Transport Objectives where the car is one transport choice within a range of realistic travel options. For some residents it may not be feasible to have a full range of

transport choices, but there may be a choice for part of their journey. 3.1 Gloucestershire is at a major cross road for routes accessing the west of 3.5 The integration of travel modes providing travel choices for door to door England and . The M5, A38 and A429 strategic link the county journeys is essential to manage congestion in our urban areas. North-South, the M50, A40, A419 East-West and the A417 links the M5 to Information enables people to make decisions about how and when they the M4. 88% of the resident population work within Gloucestershire and travel. As technology advances during the plan period the county council the county has a higher proportion of people aged over 65 – especially in will ensure travel information is provided in accessible, useful formats to the north - when compared to the average for England and Wales. Where people travel outside the county to work this is typically to raise awareness of, and confidence in using different travel options. Bristol, and the south east. 3.6 The LTP objectives and the expected outcomes are provided in Figure C.

3.2 Gloucestershire’s iconic landscapes, natural environment, heritage and 3.7 To achieve the outcomes identified in Figure C there are a number of culture all play a major role by attracting business and staff into the challenges which the county council and its delivery partners will need to county demonstrating that it is a great place to live and work. This all overcome. Figure D summarises these challenges. contributes towards sustainable economic growth. 3.8 To overcome the challenges identified in Figure D six separate Policy 3.3 Gloucestershire’s vision for transport is for: Documents have been produced outlining how different parts of the ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable transport network will overcome these challenges to deliver the LTP economic growth by providing door to door travel outcomes. Figure E summarises the main policies. For more information choices’ on how GCC will deliver these policies refer to the appropriate Policy Document. 3.4 The vision encapsulates the importance of journey time reliability and travel choice as the economy grows. It is important to move away from a

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Figure C - LTP objectives and the expected outcomes Objective Expected Outcomes Support sustainable economic  Gloucestershire is a place to do business and attract investment growth  The transport network is reliable, fit for purpose and demonstrates value for money  Increased journey time reliability  Greater economic activity  Increased footfall in urban retail areas  A transport network resilient to extreme weather events  Heavy Goods Vehicle movements are balanced between the needs of business and local communities  A thriving tourist industry which benefits from ease of access to the county’s natural, built and historic environmental assets Enable community connectivity  A business community which benefits from connectivity with local, national and international markets  Individuals benefit from economic prosperity and social benefits  A financially sustainable passenger transport network.  Reduced risk of social isolation  An integrated transport network which provides genuine transport choices  A transport network which provides individuals with the confidence to consider all travel choices Conserve the environment  A reduction in use on the private car, and an increased uptake of sustainable transport modes (walking, cycling and public transport)  Transport scheme are designed to reduce the adverse impact of transport on Gloucestershire’s high quality natural, built and historic environments Improve community health and  Less car trips resulting in fewer journey delays well being  Increased number of walking and cycling trips  Improved air quality and carbon emission reduction  A healthy more active population (addressing obesity and associated conditions)

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Figure D - LTP Challenges Objective Challenges Support sustainable economic  Greater economic activity with a clear role of transport to support existing and new economic growth growth  Securing sufficient resources to deliver the transport scheme priorities  Balancing the need to maintain existing infrastructure while investing in new infrastructure  Providing a modern reliable transport network that meets travel demand  Promoting affordable transport solutions which enable development  Ensuring sustainable travel choices are promoted in the planning process  Maintaining communities that well connected to services and opportunities  Ensuring transport networks are resilient to extreme weather events  Managing freight movements to reduce the impacts on local communities Enable community connectivity  Ensuring individuals can access employment, education and training opportunities  Ensuring those most at risk can access healthcare and other key services  Enabling housing growth and promote good quality residential environments  Actively engaging with local communities to enable locally appropriate transport solutions Conserve the environment  Increasing sustainable transport behaviours by improving travel choice  Supporting development in locations where access to existing sustainable transport facilities can be provided  Ensuring new transport infrastructure is designed to limit the adverse impacts of transport on the natural, built and historic environments (such as visual, congestion, noise and air quality) Improve community health and  Reducing the risk of collisions and incidents of crime on the transport network well being  Communicating the benefits to health and reduced obesity, of active travel modes  Delivering a transport network that enables walking and cycling for short trips  Providing the opportunity for all to receive cycle training  Increasing the economic benefits of cycle tourism where feasible.

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Figure E - LTP policies Policy Document Policy PD1 - Bus  LTP PD1.1 – GCC will work with partners and communities to provide realistic opportunities for travel choice by bus for residents, employers, and visitors and promote them as an alternative to the car to encourage increased levels of use  LTP PD1.2 – GCC will support those with limited Travel Choice GCC will work with and support local communities to develop innovative responses to local transport need  LTP PD1.3 – GCC will work with our partners to provide realistic opportunities for travel choice for residents, employers, and visitors through the delivery of local Park and Ride and commercially viable strategic Park and Ride facilities  LTP PD1.4 – GCC will encourage investment in the bus network to increase patronage, improve safety and promote bus travel as a viable alternative to the car  LTP PD1.5 – GCC will encourage innovative and attractive development of the Gloucester Central Transport Hub to promote the use of bus travel and aid connectivity between Gloucester Railway Station and the city centre  LTP PD1.6 – GCC will work with all coach operators to provide a reliable and efficient coach network that connects communities, employment and services in Gloucestershire with key locations outside the county  LTP PD1.7 – GCC will work with Local Planning Authorities and developers (through the use of planning obligations and site master planning) to ensure connectivity between new developments and existing bus infrastructure and to ensure that realistic opportunities for travel choice are provided and consistently and comprehensively promoted to residents, employers and visitors  LTP PD1.8 – GCC will provide clear and accurate information on services for passengers through a variety of outlets mediums, reaching every individual in every location  LTP PD1.9 - GCC will continue to administer the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme within Gloucestershire  LTP PD 1.10 - GCC will continue to help with the cost of school / college transport in line with the latest home to school transport policy and will work with its partners to improve personal safety perceptions of using the transport network services and promote the use of transport to contribute to enjoyment and psychological wellbeing

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Figure E - LTP policies (cont)

Policy Document Policy PD2 - Cycle  LTP PD 2.1 – To deliver a functioning cycle network by improving cycle linkages and safeguard quiet highway connections by working with delivery partners, other agencies, and community stakeholders to identify and remove barriers (physical or psychological) to cycling  LTP PD2.2 - To manage cycle infrastructure in line with the Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP), the Highways Maintenance Handbook and other guidance or policies such as the updated Gloucestershire Highways Biodiversity Guidance (2015)  LTP PD2.3 - To liaise with Local Planning Authorities and developers to ensure connectivity between new developments and existing infrastructure and to ensure that realistic opportunities for travel choice are taken up in new developments  LTP PD2.4 - To contribute towards better safety, security, health and thereby longer life expectancy by reducing the risk of death, injury or illness arising from transport. This will be provided by working with partners to improve personal safety perceptions of using the transport network services and promote the use of transport to contribute to enjoyment and psychological wellbeing  LTP PD2.5 - To work with partners to encourage levels of physical activity by encouraging greater numbers of people to walk and cycle short distance trips and to enable children to enjoy more independent, physically active lifestyles PD3 - Freight  LTP PD 3.2 - GCC will work in partnership with Highways England, neighbouring highway authorities and the Police to increase the role of technology to assist in the dissemination of journey information  LTP PD 3.3 - GCC will provide driver facilities to enable drivers to rest. These will be provided at suitable locations on or near the primary route corridors for HGVs  LTP PD3.4 – As part of the Development Management process GCC will require Construction Management Plans (CMP) to support the delivery of strategic development sites and planned events to minimise the impact of their construction on the surrounding community  LTP PD 3.5 - To minimise the impact of deliveries in urban or other sensitive locations and of wasted delivery miles due to failed deliveries GCC will encourage local communities, Chamber of Commerce, Town and Parish Councils to consider the role of freight within their Neighbourhood or Town Centre Plans  LTP PD 3.6 - While recognising the limitations for existing and potential intermodal freight facilities within the county, GCC encourages the transfer of goods to non-highway means of transit for freight travelling through the county

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Figure E - LTP policies (cont)

Policy Document Policy PD4 - Highways  LTP PD 4.1 –GCC will maintain a functioning highway network that supports Gloucestershire transport network by ensuring the safe and expeditious movement of highway users  LTP PD 4.2 –GCC will provide a resilient highway network that can withstand unforeseen events including extreme weather events and long term changes to the climate  LTP PD 4.3 – GCC will manage the local highway asset in line with the Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP), the Highways Maintenance Handbook and other guidance or policies such as the updated Gloucestershire Highways Biodiversity Guidance (2015)  LTP PD 4.4 – GCC will work with partners to ensure the delivery of a financially sustainable transport network by maximising opportunities for inward investment  LTP PD 4.5 – GCC will work with its partners to provide realistic and safe opportunities for travel choice for residents, employers, and visitors to new developments whilst maintaining the safe and expeditious movement of traffic on the local highway network by prioritising investment which seeks to reduce recurring congestion in line with the Network Capacity Management Hierarchy  LTP PD 4.6 – GCC will contribute to better safety, security and health by reducing the risk of death, injury or illness arising from transport and to work with partners to improve personal safety perceptions and the promotion of transport that contribute to health and wellbeing  LTP PD 4.7 – GCC will work in partnership with transport operators, neighbouring traffic authorities and the Borough and District Councils to ensure that parking policies in each area support the local economy and maintain the safe and expeditious movement of traffic on the road network  LTP PD 4.8 – GCC will work with all transport providers to provide a safe, reliable and efficient highway network that encourages pedestrian movements and provides vital walking connections between communities, employment and services  LTP PD 4.9– GCC will work with District Councils to improve air quality, levels of noise pollution and biodiversity loss resulting from traffic on the highway network  LTP PD 4.10 –To set a clear and consistent approach to the use of bus lanes to facilitate the movement of buses along congestion routes that supports Gloucestershire’s transport network by ensuring the safe and efficient movement of all highway users

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Figure E - LTP policies (cont)

Policy Document Policy PD5 - Rail  LTP PD5.1 - GCC will engage with the rail industry to ensure that Gloucestershire is well placed to take advantage of the wider rail infrastructure improvements including route electrification, HS2 at Birmingham, MetroWest, and western access to Heathrow Airport and Cross Rail at Reading  LTP PD5.2 - GCC will engage with the rail industry to ensure Gloucestershire has access to reliable and efficient rail services that enable local access and longer distance services accessing London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Worcester  LTP PD 5.3 – GCC will engage with delivery partners to maximise the desirability and customer experience of using Railway Stations within Gloucestershire. Station facilities need to meet existing and forecasted demand by providing the safe and secure facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, bus users and car users

PD6 - Thinktravel  LTP PD 6.1 – GCC will continue to use the ‘Thinktravel’ brand and associated marketing and information tools to ensure the appropriate promotional materials are produced in order to carry out a range of travel awareness initiatives to promote the benefits and use of sustainable modes of transport  LTP PD 6.2 –GCC will liaise with Local Planning Authorities and developers to secure Development Plan compliant contributions from developers, businesses and local partners to deliver travel plans and promote smarter travel choices including marketing and incentives to encourage sustainable travel and ensure that realistic opportunities for travel choice are taken up in new developments

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Adhoc bidding opportunities may also arise, such as the Local Sustainable 4.0 Delivery Priorities Transport Fund (LSTF). The county council will exploit opportunities for additional funding where the criteria of the fund support the delivery of

the LTP objectives. 4.1 Funding for local transport schemes is no longer allocated by the LTP. 4.5 Funding for schemes to mitigate the impact of development are provided The LTP sets the long-term strategy for transport within the county and through individual planning obligation agreements. At the time of writing the county council actively seeks funding to deliver transport schemes this LTP, planning obligation agreements are primarily made through identified within the LTP. Section 106 agreements and agreed between the county council and the 4.2 Capital and revenue funding is used to deliver highway maintenance developer. If the District Authorities adopt a Community Infrastructure improvements, support public transport services or promote behavioural Levy (CIL) scheme the county council may have less influence on how change initiatives. This is allocated at the discretion of the county council monies generated by development are allocated as it will be for District on an annual basis or through individual planning obligation agreements. Councils and local communities to identify their own priorities. Capital funding is used to deliver physical improvements, such as 4.6 To identify transport priorities, the county is considered across six pedestrian crossings, cycle paths and new roads. separate travel corridors, defined within the LTP as “Connecting Places 4.3 Capital and revenue funding for highway maintenance is allocated by the Strategies” (CPS). Each CPS characterises the distinctive transport issues Department for Transport (DfT) to the county council using a needs based affecting that area of Gloucestershire (Figure F). They identify the formula. challenges faced over the next 15 years and propose transport priorities for that area to support the delivery of LTP objectives. 4.4 Capital funding for local transport schemes used to build new or improve existing schemes is awarded through a variety of sources. A small capital 4.7 The process used to develop the CPS areas adapts a European Union best sum is awarded annually by the DfT which is mainly used for road practice model (Boosting Urban Mobility Plans or BUMP) to suit maintenance or safety improvements. The G-First LEP has the devolved Gloucestershire. Each CPS area was identified based on shared economic, authority to administer the Government’s ‘Growth Fund’. This is the social and environmental features. The ‘Link and Place’ approach differs main funding mechanism for large transport schemes within the county. from a district based perspective, and is formed by identifying travel-

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focused strategy areas based on connections. This approach advocates  If the scheme can be delivered by GCC or is reliant on third parties the consideration of roads and railways as movement conduits (links) such as Highways England between places.  If the scheme is publically acceptable (based on outputs from the public consultation process) 4.8 The priorities identified in each CPS are identified in Figures G to J. These  If funding has been secured or if there is a source identified; and have been divided between capital and revenue schemes and separated  The risk to the operation of the transport network of not delivering into three delivery phases. The priorities identified should not be the scheme

considered a definitive list as it will be subject to periodic reviews. 4.11 The LTP delivery priorities will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP  Short-term 2015 to 2021 (Figure G) as new evidence emerges.  Medium-term 2021 to 2026 (Figure H) 4.12 In addition to these priorities, there will be many other initiatives that will  Long term 2026 to 2031 (Figure J) emerge through the planning process, in conjunction with new 4.9 The schemes when listed do not represent an order of priority development, as set out in the District Councils’ Local Plans. and the phasing is indicative. Delivery of the schemes will be subject to 4.13 The initiatives defined in Figures G to J will be declared in response to the availability of funding opportunities as they arise. Every initiative property or land search enquiries and will be held by the county council’s has been included on the basis of compliance with delivering the LTP Highway Records team for this purpose. outcomes, and does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding. It is anticipated that a range of funding sources will be required 4.14 Figure K identifies those schemes that had previously been identified to deliver the priorities identified. within the LTP, but are no longer considered necessary or are undeliverable within the LTP plan period. These schemes will be removed 4.10 The scheme appraisal of these priorities is based on the same process from the highways declaration list. promoted through the EU funded BUMP project. The process considers a range of weighted factors. Factors considered include:

 The location of initiative  The contribution of the scheme to help deliver the four LTP objectives

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Figure F – Gloucestershire’s Connecting Places Strategy areas

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Figure G – Countywide Short-term capital delivery priorities (2015 to 2021)  A40 Corridor Bus Priority, Cheltenham Highways  Elmbridge Strategic scheme, Gloucester  Elmbridge Transport Scheme, Gloucester  Local Park and Ride facilities  A430 Llanthony Rd and St. Ann Way (Southwest bypass) improvement, Gloucester  A40 Over Roundabout improvement (phase 2), Gloucester Cycle  Improvements for A419 corridor, Stonehouse  Access improvements for London Rd and Cirencester Rd, Cheltenham  Staverton crossroads junction (B4063 / B4634), Staverton  Access improvements linking Honeybourne Line to A40, Cheltenham  St. Barnabas Roundabout enhancement, Gloucester  Access improvements for outer ring road corridor, Gloucester  Northern Quarter Spine Road  Access improvements to railway station  Bream Road junction improvement (phase 1), Lydney  Access improvements for Lydney Town centre  B4066 corridor improvements, Berkeley  Access improvements for Road and London Road corridors, Cirencester  Improvements to A38 Berkeley Bridges, Berkeley  Access improvements for Stroud Town Centre  Local improvement for Southgate Street to St Ann’s Way, Gloucester  Access improvements for Ashchurch Road corridor, Tewkesbury  Cheltenham Transport Plan  Pedestrian and cycle access improvements using disused railway bridge on Northway Lane, Ashchurch  Capital maintenance programme   Highway safety improvement programme Cycle infrastructure improvements (countywide)

 20 mph zones

Rail  Cheltenham Spa railway station enhancement  Gloucester railway station enhancement The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county  enhancements council for funding  enhancements

Bus  , new Bus Station, Gloucester  Bus advantage improvements for Metz Way corridor, Gloucester, including off carriageway cycle lane improvements Gloucester -Cheltenham via Churchdown bus corridor improvements

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Figure H – Countywide Medium-term capital delivery priorities (2021 to 2026) Highways  A417 Missing Link  M5 Junction 10 (phase 1) improving existing access The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county  A46 (Shurdington Road) corridor improvements, Cheltenham council for funding

 Highway improvement for Westgate Gyratory, Gloucester  A48 Highfield Road / Bypass junction improvement, Lydney  Junction extension to Bream Road junction (phase 2), Lydney  Junction improvement for Highfield Hill including traffic calming, Lydney  Junction improvement for A4151 / A4136 junction, Cinderford  Junction improvement for bridge and junction on B4226 / B4227, Cinderford  Improvement for Moreton Railway Bridge including pedestrian and vehicle access  Improvement for Fosse Way, Moreton-in-Marsh  Improvement for Unicorn junction (A436 / B4068), Stow-on-the-Wold  Cirencester Town Centre transport package linked to development proposals  Junction improvement for A429 Cherry Tree junction, Cirencester  Junction improvement for A417 / Whelford Road junction, Fairford  Junction improvement for A429 / A433 junction, Kemble  Junction improvement for Allotment Corner, Kempsford  Junction improvement for Five Ways junction including crossing facilities, Cirencester  Highway improvement for Thames Street / High Street, Lechlade on Thames  Highways improvements for Tetbury Town Centre  Improvements for the A38 / B4066 junction including a new roundabout, Berkeley  Highway improvements for A46 / A438 corridor including M5 junction 9, Tewkesbury  Capital maintenance programme  Highway safety improvement programme  20 mph zones

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Figure H – Countywide Medium-term capital delivery priorities (2021 to 2026)  Access improvements linking Cirencester to Kemble Railway Station (cont)  Access improvement between Eastington and Nailsworth  Access improvement for Cam and Dursley Greenway to Railway Station Rail  Access improvement for Cam and Dursley Greenway to Uley  Moreton-in-Marsh small scale railway station enhancements  Access improvement to Gloucester & Canal towpath, Gloucester  Cam and enhancements  Access improvements to national cycle route 45, Stroud  Stonehouse railway station enhancements  Improvement for Cainscross roundabout incorporating cycle access improvement,  enhancements Stroud  Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station improvements  Cycle infrastructure improvements (countywide)  Junction and Capacity improvements (dynamic loops) to rail lines to enable more

trains to operate and more stopping services, including possible new stations  Electrification of including Kemble extension and Bristol to The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county Birmingham main line Bus council for funding

 Bus advantage improvements for Lansdown Rd corridor, Cheltenham  Bus improvement for A435 Tewkesbury-Cheltenham corridor  Bus advantage provided by reallocation of highway for buses and taxis at Lower High Street, Cheltenham  Bus lane on Bruton Way, Gloucester  Bus detection at signals to provide bus advantage at Innsworth Lane and Oxstalls Lane, Gloucester  Improvements for Gloucester to Lydney / Coleford / Cinderford corridors  Bus stop and bus advantage improvements for Stroud - Gloucester corridor  Strategic Park and Ride expansion at Arle Court, Cheltenham  Local Park and Ride facilities

Cycle  Access improvements for Cheltenham to Bishop’s Cleeve corridor  Access improvements for A40 corridor between Cheltenham and Gloucester  Access improvements between Lydney and Parkend, Lydney

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Figure I – Countywide Long-term capital delivery priorities (2026 to 2031)  20 mph zones Highways  M5 Junction 10 (phase 2) - providing 'all movements' access Rail  A40 Longford roundabout junction improvement, Gloucester  A new railway station(s) south of Gloucester  A40 Over Roundabout (Phase 3) enhancement for outbound city traffic with alternative river crossing Bus  A417 Zoons Court roundabout improvement, Gloucester  Strategic Park and Ride expansion at Cheltenham Racecourse  A417 - Brockworth Bypass / A46 Shurdington Rd junction improvement, Brockworth  Strategic Park and Ride expansion at Waterwells, Gloucester  Junction widening for Priory Rd providing bus advantage, Gloucester  Strategic Park and Ride scheme at Uckington, Cheltenham  A38 outer ring road corridor improvements, Gloucester  Strategic Park and Ride scheme for A46 Brockworth / Shurdington  A417 replacement of existing highway with elevated section, Maisemore  Strategic Park and Ride scheme for Tewkesbury  A4019 corridor improvements including bus advantage, Cheltenham  Strategic Park and Ride scheme for West of Severn, Gloucester  A4019 Honeybourne Railway Bridge increased height clearance, Cheltenham  A435 corridor improvements, Bishops Cleeve Cycle   A417 C&G roundabout new left turn Lane from Barnwood Link to Corinium Avenue, Access improvement - reuse of old railway line between Tetbury and Kemble Gloucester  Access improvements between South Cerney and Cirencester  B4063 corridor improvements, Churchdown  Access improvements for Cotswold Water Park, Fairford  Down Hatherley Lane corridor improvements, Innsworth  Cycle access improvement providing a footbridge over the railway in Northway,  Newerne Link Road, Lydney Tewkesbury   Junction improvement A46 / Bath Road (Dudbridge Hill), Stroud Pedestrian and cycle access improvements over M5 linking Ashchurch and Tewkesbury  Highway improvements for Merrywalks, Stroud  Cycle infrastructure improvements (countywide)  Junction improvement for A419 / A46 Dudbridge Road roundabout, Stroud

 Junction improvement for A419 London Road / Dr Newton's Way, Stroud

 Junction improvement for A46 / A4173 junction, Pitchcombe  Highway improvement completing the Dursley Relief Road  Junction improvement for A4135 / B4060 Woodfield roundabout, Dursley The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county  Junction improvement for A4135 / B4066 Dursley Road roundabout, Dursley council for funding  Tewkesbury Northern Relief Road  Capital maintenance programme  Highway safety improvement programme

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Figure J – Countywide revenue projects delivery priorities (2015 to 2031)  Resolve pedestrian access arrangements in Moreton-in-Marsh Highways  Providing an hourly service at Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, linked to the proposed  Working with Highways England to progress A417 Missing Link Scheme development at MOD Ashchurch  Berkeley and Sharpness route access Study  Providing an improved service linking Gloucester, Cam & Dursley with Bristol  A429 - Fosse Way Highway Improvement Feasibility Study (Metrowest)  Cirencester Transport Study  Provide service enhancements for Lydney with better linkages for Birmingham-  Maintenance programme Gloucester-Cardiff services  Highway safety programme  Provide rail service enhancements from Kemble to Swindon and London  Freight Gateway management system  On street parking management schemes Bus   Highway Safety promotions Ongoing bus stop improvement programme   Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard ticket   Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Local Park and Ride feasibility study Road Safety Partnership) Thinktravel  Feasibility Study to consider the role of Intelligent Transport Systems  Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding  Feasibility Study to consider the re-designation of the existing eastbound bus lane on  the A40 between to Over to a multi-occupancy (2+people) lane Bikeability training in schools   Freight information feasibility strategy including the role of Vehicle Messaging Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging points  Personalised Travel Plans for new developments Systems and future lay-by information provision  Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors  The development of advisory guidance on Construction Management Plans  Workplace Travel Plans  The development of advisory guidance on Last Mile Delivery Policy and route identification as part of the Neighbourhood/Local Plans process  The development of advisory guidance of voluntary Quiet Delivery Service scheme as part of the Neighbourhood/Local Plans process. The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county Rail council for funding  Working with the West of England partnership to develop a business case for the Metrowest rail extension (Phase2)  Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies

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Figure K– Historic LTP schemes to be removed from highways declaration list  Tutnalls Street Link, Lydney. This scheme was initially proposed as part of a  Lechlade-on-Thames Bypass. It is very unlikely that funding will be attracted wider package of improvements which would link to the proposed Newerne to deliver this scheme during the plan period. An alternative traffic Link. The approved alignment for the Newerne Link was altered in 2008 to management scheme is now identified for Lechlade to manage traffic flows connect to Albert Street rather than Highfield Road. A consequence of this using Thames Street / High Street. was that the Tutnalls Street Link scheme no longer connected to the revised alignment and is no longer necessary.  Cycle access improvements linking Gloucester with Churcham – Longhope

Maisemore- Hartpury Highnam-Newent. This historic strategic cycle scheme is not considered deliverable during the plan period. The focus will now be on alternative targeted schemes which deliver the same outcomes (i.e. addressing barriers in the existing cycle network).

 Freight Consolidation Centre, Cheltenham and Gloucester. With no formal site identified this is no longer viewed as a Council priority. The concept of the scheme as part of a wider town centre management plan is strong, but it should be left to private enterprise to promote this scheme.

 Highway improvements to A436 corridor between the Air Balloon roundabout and A40. This scheme is proposed to be removed until such time as the outcome of the final A417 Missing Link scheme is known. An alternative scheme may then be identified if the need for improvements can be demonstrated once a preferred Missing Link scheme has been identified.

 Cheltenham Northern Relief Road sections 1B2 and 4D. These schemes are proposed to be removed as they are not considered deliverable during the plan period. Instead, the focus will be to deliver improvements to the Cheltenham road network, as well as a package of cycle improvements in the town.

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5.6 LTP Implementation Reports will be produced annually to document 5.0 Governance and Review scheme delivery, changes in policies and performance against the LTP monitoring indicators. All documents will be published on the GCC

website and a document management system used. Figure L outlines the 5.1 The LTP will be a living document, and will be updated and amended to monitoring indicators used to assess the impacts of the LTP. reflect changes in policy, funding or implementation at a local and national level.

5.2 As a strategic policy document the LTP will be adopted at a full county council meeting.

5.3 Updates to the LTP will be agreed through discussions with the Lead Cabinet Member. Where these are deemed to be significant, approval will be sought from the Gloucestershire County Council’s Cabinet. Where the decision to amend the strategy is considered to have a significant impact on a local community, local stakeholders will have an opportunity to comment through a targeted local consultation process.

5.4. Major reviews of LTP will be undertaken periodically and linked to changes in local and national transport policy.

5.5 At officer level, delivery of the LTP will be overseen by the LTP Management Board, comprising those Managers responsible for the delivery of the individual elements of LTP strategy. This Board will be overseen by the Commissioning Director responsible for Highways and Transportation.

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Figure L – LTP monitoring indicators Name Indicator and Target

LTP PI-1 Journey time reliability on primary strategic routes – Ensure average journey times are maintained to 2015/16 levels

LTP PI-2 Number of peak hour vehicle journeys – restrict growth in the number of peak hour vehicle journeys on local access routes

LTP PI-3 Reduction in the inappropriate freight travel – To maintain the % of HGV traffic on inappropriate roads use to less than 5%

LTP PI-4 Highway condition - Maintain the percentage of principal road network requiring maintenance at or below 4%

LTP PI-5 Maintain the percentage of non-principal classified road network where maintenance should be considered at or below 9%

LTP PI-6 Maintain the length of strategic road network with deficient friction (skid resistance) to at or below 20%

LTP PI-7 Increase use of rail – Increase the number of rail ticket sales from railway stations located within Gloucestershire

LTP PI-8 Increase use of cycling – Increase the number of cycle users at sites across the county

LTP PI-9 Increase use of bus – Increase number of bus passenger journeys

LTP PI-10 Maintain bus passenger access – Maintain level of Access to GP services and facilities by public transport within 45 minutes

LTP PI-11 Decrease reliance on bus subsidy – Increase the percentage of bus passengers on commercially provided public transport

LTP PI-12 Reduce the number of highway casualties - Indicators for the Road Safety Framework (DfT), Killed and Seriously Injured Casualties

LTP PI-13 Reduce the number of child highway casualties - Indicators for the Road Safety Framework (DfT), Killed and Seriously Injured child Casualties

LTP PI-14 Improve Air Quality – reduce the number of Air Quality Management Areas in the county

LTP PI-15 Carbon emissions – Restrain transport derived carbon emissions levels to 2015/16 levels by monitoring levels on seven key corridors

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distinctive transport characteristics; opportunities and constraints. Crossrail Crossrail refers to a major infrastructure (stations, tunnels and track) 6.0 Glossary of Terms project to improve rail travel to and across London. Active Travel All trips where cycling and walking are the main modes of transport Cycle Facility Gloucestershire County Council’s in-house guidance on infrastructure AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Guidelines (2012) provision for cyclists. A national designation for conservation due to the significance of the DfT Department for Transport landscape. Department for Transport is the government department responsible for AQMA Air Quality Management Area the English transport network. The department is run by the Secretary of An area where air quality does not met nationally set thresholds, and is State for Transport. positively managed to bring it within thresholds. Dynamic loop Track mechanism allowing two trains to pass each other without stopping Bikeability Modern cycle training programme delivered across 3 levels to children Fastershire Broadband A programme to deliver faster broadband across Gloucestershire and and adults Strategy by 2018. BUMP Boosting Urban Mobility Plans Freight Gateway On-line mapping portal to ensure HGVs are guided to the safest most A European-wide initiative which supports local authorities in enabling management appropriate routes and facilities. people to travel safely, affordably, and in ways that cause minimal Freight Route Advisory routes for Heavy Goods Vehicles. environmental harm and promote healthy living. GFirst LEP GFirst (Gloucestershire First) Local Economic Partnership. Drives Bus Advantage Infrastructure or traffic management which prioritises bus movement sustainable economic growth in the county to create jobs and business over that of other traffic. opportunities. Census Every ten years the government census gives a snapshot of the nation Gloucester Central One of the approved transport schemes comprising a new state of the art helping plan and provide infrastructure and services. Transport Hub bus station which will integrate various modes of transport including bus, Chamber of A local association to promote and protect the interests of the business rail, walking and cycling in a city centre location. Commerce community in a particular place. Gloucestershire Advice to help the county council implement its statutory duty to CIL Community Infrastructure Levy Highways Biodiversity conserve biodiversity (Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act A planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008, as a tool for local Guidance (2015). 2006) whilst carrying out its highways functions. authorities in England and Wales to help deliver infrastructure to support Great Western Cities Initiative launched jointly in February 2015 by the cities of Bristol, Cardiff the development of their area. and Newport to improve cooperation across the area as a city region, and CMP Construction Management Plans to develop economic and environmental partnerships. A legal requirement, which must address issues such as health, safety, GRIP Governance for Railway Investment Projects traffic management, environmental and amenity issues relating to the This advises how Network Rail manages and controls projects that construction of a site and the adjoining community. enhance or renew the national rail network. It covers the project process CPS Connecting Places Strategy from inception through to the post-implementation realisation of Areas within Gloucestershire identified within LTP3 through their benefits.

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Growth Deal Agreement between GFirst (LEP) and Government to secure the Growth JCS Joint Core Strategy Fund. A partnership between Gloucester City, Cheltenham Borough, and Growth Fund Growth Fund £78.5 million awarded to Gloucestershire in July 2014 by the Tewkesbury Borough Council, supported by Gloucestershire County Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) for economic Council. It was formed to produce a co-ordinated strategic development development. plan to show how this area will develop during the period up to 2031. Growth Zones Identified areas which will receive lighter-touch planning regulations on Local Plans Development plan prepared by the district authorities in Gloucestershire. brownfield sites to encourage the building of new housing in Gloucester Local Transport Act An Act which makes provisions in terms of the responsibilities of local and new employment opportunities on the M5 corridor (J.9 and 10). (2008) transport authorities – such as Gloucestershire County Council. GVA Gross Value Added LSTF Local Sustainable Transport Fund A measurement of the contribution to the economy of each individual The Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) is a DfT funded initiative that producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom. aims to encourage a modal shift towards sustainable travel options and to Hard Measures Hard measures most commonly involve physical changes, such as encourage economic growth. improvements to infrastructure. LTA Local Transport Authority Headline Indicators Transport headline indicators provide simple and clear information to In Gloucestershire the county council is the Local Transport Authority. It decision-makers and the general public about progress in transport policy owns and manages the highway asset and is required to meet the needs and the key factors determining its delivery. of the transport network as defined in the Transport Act (2008). HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle LTP Local Transport Plan A road vehicle primarily suited for the carriage of goods or burden of any A statutory document setting out a LTAs long-term transport strategy. kind and designed/ adapted to have a maximum weight exceeding 3,500 LTP Management The Board consists of county council Officers, and is responsible for kilograms when in normal laden use. Board delivering the LTP and reporting to the Council management and the Lead Highways England The government company charged with driving forward our motorways Cabinet Member. and major A roads. This includes modernising and maintaining the MetroWest A proposal to improve rail services in Bristol. When fully implemented, highways, as well as running the network and keeping traffic moving. the MetroWest project will provide half-hourly train services on all routes HS2 High Speed 2 within the main Bristol commuting area. A planned high-speed railway to link the cities of London and Birmingham, MfGS Manual for Gloucestershire Streets and then to extend to North West England and Yorkshire. Manual for Gloucestershire Streets sets out the principles that GCC will Intelligent Transport Intelligent transport systems vary in technologies applied, from basic apply to the design and construction of transport infrastructure Systems management systems such as car navigation; traffic signal control associated with new development. systems; variable message signs; automatic number plate recognition or NCN speed cameras to monitor applications, such as security CCTV systems; A national cycling route network of the United Kingdom, which was and to more advanced applications that integrate live data and feedback established to encourage cycling throughout Britain. from a number of other sources, such as parking guidance and NDP Neighbourhood Development Plan information systems and weather information. Parish and town councils and neighbourhood forums can write an NDP for

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their area. The Plan can set out policies and plans, like a Development SEP Strategic Economic Plan Plan Document, but on a very local scale. In 2013, Government asked the Local Economic Partnership (LEP) to Network Rail The authority responsible for the United Kingdom's railway network. negotiate a ‘Growth Deal’ to drive forward economic growth in NMU Non-motorised User Gloucestershire. To guide these negotiations Government asked LEPs to express their offer through a Strategic Economic Plan. Road users who are pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians with attention to the needs of disabled people. Smart Card A plastic card with a built-in microprocessor, used to perform financial transactions. NPPF National Planning Policy Framework The National Planning Policy Framework is a key part of the government’s Smarter Choices The terminology often used by the DfT to refer to soft measures which reforms to make the planning system less complex and more accessible. It include 'techniques for influencing people’s travel behaviour towards vastly simplifies the number of policy pages about planning. more sustainable options', including travel planning, improving public Peak Hour A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic transport, marketing such as awareness campaigns and websites, and congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. encouraging teleworking. Normally, this happens twice every weekday—once in the morning and Soft Measures Soft measures induce psychological changes through methods such as once in the evening. It may last more than an hour. information and Travel Planning, which seek to change attitudes towards PRoW Public Rights of Way travel modes and encourage sustainable behaviours. Paths on which the public have a legally protected right to pass and re- TAMP Transport Asset Management Plan pass. The Transport Asset Management Plan outlines the strategic approach to the optimal allocation of resources for the management, operation, PTP Personal Travel Planning A method to encourage people to make more sustainable travel choices. preservation and enhancement of the highway infrastructure to meet the needs of current and future customers. It seeks to overcome the habitual use of the car, enabling more journeys to be made on foot, bike, bus, train or in shared cars. This is through the TOCs Train Operating Companies provision of information, incentives and motivation directly to individuals Train Operation Companies are businesses which hold franchises to help them voluntarily make more informed travel choices. operating passenger trains on the UK railway system. TOCs have existed since the privatisation of the network under the Railways Act 1993. RTPI Real Time Passenger Information Assists the flow of people and traffic, lessens customer frustration and Travel Plan A package of measures designed to reduce travel problems and car reduces journey times. It refers to a range of digitally and immediately dependency available information updates to support bus users, motorists avoiding VMS Variable Message Signs congestion, parking management etc. Electronic traffic sign used on roadways to give information about Route Electrification Electrification of rail routes allows for faster trains with greater transport matters or events. acceleration to be used thus increasing capacity on busy routes. West of England Local The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership supports business S106 Agreement Mechanism which makes a development proposal acceptable in planning Enterprise Partnership growth and is working to attract new jobs to Bristol, Bath and Weston- terms that would not otherwise be acceptable. They are focused on site super-Mare – and the surrounding countryside. specific mitigation of the impact of development.

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[email protected] GCC_1315 8.15 Draft Local Transport Plan Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy 2015-31 A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth CPS 1 – Central Severn Vale providing door to door travel choices Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy CPS 1 – Central Severn Vale

Version 1.0 Snapshot of stakeholder views Last Revised October 2015 If you just look Review Date at how much new Category Transport Planning development is The A417 Missing coming – you realise Owner Gloucestershire County Council the present transport Link has to be addressed; and road network Target Audience Anyone wanting to find out about the county council’s it holds up movement transport proposals for Cheltenham, Gloucester, Churchdown just won’t be on the key corridor adequate and Bishop’s Cleeve connecting Cheltenham and Gloucester with the south east and economic development This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Urban centres Cheltenham, Gloucester, Churchdown and Bishop’s Cleeve. are places for people where People The document sets out the aspirations for the Central Severn Vale Connecting have more Places Strategy area up to 2031. pedestrians and cyclists should be transport a priority choice here Draft Local Transport Plan Area Summary

Area Summary Places • Central Severn Vale constitutes the county’s major • Gloucester urban areas • Cheltenham • Approximately half the county’s population live in this area • Churchdown • Congestion occurs on many of the roads in the area, • Bishop’s Cleeve particularly around Cheltenham and Gloucester • Quedgeley • Flooding issues around Gloucester • AQMAs in Cheltenham, Gloucester and the A419 Air Balloon Roundabout • Strong trip attractor with a large number of trips travelling to the area from all other parts of the county – especially the Forest of Dean

Transport Links • – linking Birmingham and Bristol • A417 linking M5 with M4 • A40 providing east west access • 2 railways stations (Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa) linking London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Swindon • Good bus network coverage with strong commercial network Draft Local Transport Plan The Place

The Central Severn Vale (CSV) Connecting The area covered by this strategy is highly desirable As a county, Gloucestershire is becoming a strong ‘trip Places Strategy (CPS) area includes the and provides the potential for sustainable economic attractor’, particularly into the major employment centres main urban settlements of Cheltenham and growth. Growth proposals identified in the Joint in Gloucester and Cheltenham. Core Strategy and Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) will Gloucester and their surrounding communities The creation of a Growth Zone, as promoted in the significantly increase the CPS area’s population and including Bishop’s Cleeve, Churchdown, SEP, is to ensure the availability of quality employment range of employment opportunities offered. This will land in proximity to the M5 motorway is attractive Charlton Kings and Brockworth. result in more trips within the area and will require careful to businesses by ensuring excellent connectivity management to reduce the occurrence of congestion Cheltenham is the cultural centre of the county and is throughout Gloucestershire and the rest of the UK. and limit environmental impacts. well known for its festivals. The vision for Cheltenham This will serve latent demand in the marketplace and is for a place where communities benefit from a The CPS area is bounded by Tewkesbury to the north, provide the space required to enable Growth Hub prosperous and enterprising economy which enhances Stroud to the south and flanked by the rural CPS areas supported businesses to grow. the quality of its cultural assets and natural and built of the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean environment. To support this vision it is essential and to the west. Key routes in the CSV The SEP plans for delivery of this employment land communities and visitors are supported by a choice of converge on the M5 junctions, where the A40 and A417 around Junctions 9 and 10 of the M5 are supported travel options. link east and west to provide access to the M4 corridor. by a number of transport related proposals across the county which will enable the growth to be achieved Gloucester City has and will continue to benefit from Economic growth in Gloucestershire is underpinned by through release of this employment land. a number of regeneration projects. The vision for its transport connectivity which helps attract business Gloucester City is to build on its strengths as one of the and staff into the county and supports it as a great place Businesses, their supply chains, workers and country’s most important historic cities by creating a to live, work and visit. consumers collectively depend upon a good quality thriving and prosperous city centre. highway network to move goods, deliver services and travel to work and other service facilities. The time taken to undertake a journey affects The urban nature of this area is reflected by its highly productivity, in that time spent travelling reduces time accessible transport network which provides the available to produce goods or provide services. greatest choice of travel options within Gloucestershire. High quality, high frequency bus services provide access Specific solutions along the M5 corridor relating to across the CSV. For longer distance trips there are two employment land adjacent to the following junctions are: railway stations located in Cheltenham and Gloucester • M5 Junction 10 – To enable significant employment which provide regular services to London, Bristol, and mixed use developments for the north west of Cardiff, Birmingham and Swindon. Cheltenham through the upgrading of the junction to Despite the travel choices offered, car use continues to all-movements dominate. The combination of already heavily trafficked • Blackfriars, Gloucester - A comprehensive routes and historic street patterns has resulted in Air transformational scheme for the centre of Gloucester Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) being declared at that has received funding through the Growth Deal several locations. The CSV CPS area covers almost half of Gloucestershire’s total population and has a higher Within Gloucester these include Barton Street, proportion of the working age population when compared St Oswald’s Road and Painswick Road; an AQMA to the county average. This is reflected by the high covers the whole of Cheltenham Borough and the proportion of travel to work journeys that begin and end A417 Air Balloon roundabout located on the east within the CPS area. This highlights the potential for of the CPS area is also a declared AQMA. increasing walking and cycling across the area. Draft Local Transport Plan The Issues

A417 B4362 • Congestion at strategic pinch points: Bishops Cleeve o A417 Missing Link A38 10 o A40 from west of Gloucester to Cheltenham • Enable M5 Growth corridor – All way improvements B4215 to M5 Junction 10 • Facilitating new areas of growth including M5 11 Growth Zone A40 • Regular occurrence of congestion on many urban A40 corridors A436 • Problems of parking within Cheltenham 11a • Lack of on-site employee parking at local businesses. A417 • Buses suffer on key congested routes A46 • Lack of coordination between traffic signals Quedgeley District boundaries and • Limited information regarding ‘live’ journey times the CPS strategy area B4073 • Rail and Bus Stations should be gateways to county 12 A435 • Lack of coordination between bus routes/companies and ticketing scheme/discount cards that can be A4173 A417 used across providers A38 • Lack of cycle routes between Cheltenham and Bk th Gloucester • Lack of cycle route between surrounding communities Draft Local Transport Plan The Priorities

Gloucestershire’s vision for transport Initiatives have been divided between capital and is to deliver: revenue schemes and separated into three delivery phases: Speed ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable • Short-term 2015 to 2021 up bus Even here you economic growth by providing door to door travel • Medium-term 2021 to 2026 need to reduce choices’ travel social isolation • Long term 2026 to 2031 through getting To address the issues raised during our conversation The delivery phases are indicative only and schemes may better bus services with local stakeholders and support the delivery of the be delivered in a different phase to that suggested here. in rural areas and outcomes identified in the LTP Overarching Strategy, a around the edges range of scheme priorities have been identified. The scheme list will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP as new evidence emerges. Therefore it should of towns The scheme appraisal process used to inform these not be considered a definitive list as it will be subject to priorities is based on the same process promoted periodic reviews. The cycle network through the European Union project Boosting Urban is very good in Mobility Plans (BUMP). parts but some Every scheme identified has been included on the roads are difficult Cycle basis of need and compliance with delivering the LTP to cycle on. Routes connectivity outcomes and does not reflect a commitment by the need to be good for between county council for funding. a whole trip Cheltenham and They will provide the basis for future funding bids, as Gloucester is opportunities arise, and discussions with third parties really poor where funding may be provided such as by transport operators, providers and developers. Draft Local Transport Plan

Short-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2015 to 2021) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) • Bus advantage improvements for Metz Way corridor, • Freight Gateway management system Gloucester, including off carriageway cycle lane • On street parking management schemes improvements Gloucester - Cheltenham via Churchdown Highways • Highway Safety promotions bus corridor improvements • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement • Elmbridge Transport Scheme, Gloucester • A40 Corridor Bus Priority, Cheltenham • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras • A430 Llanthony Rd and St. Ann Way (southwest bypass) • Elmbridge strategic scheme, Gloucester improvement, Gloucester (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) • Local Park and Ride facilities • A40 Over Roundabout improvement (phase 2), Gloucester Rail • Staverton crossroads junction (B4063 / B4634), Staverton Cycle • Working with the West of England partnership to develop a • Access improvements for London Rd and Cirencester Rd, • St. Barnabas Roundabout enhancement, Gloucester business case for the Metrowest rail extension (Phase2) Cheltenham • Local improvement for Southgate Street to St Ann’s Way, • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies Gloucester • Access improvements linking Honeybourne Line to A40, Bus • Cheltenham Transport Plan Cheltenham • Capital maintenance programme • Access improvements for outer ring road corridor, Gloucester • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • Highway safety improvement programme • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard ticket • 20 mph zones Revenue priorities (revenue) Thinktravel Rail • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding Highways • Cheltenham Spa railway station enhancement • Bikeability training in schools • Gloucester railway station enhancement • Working with Highways England to progress A417 Missing • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging points Link Scheme • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments Bus • Maintenance programme • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Gloucester Transport Hub, new Bus Station, Gloucester • Highway safety programme • Workplace Travel Plans Draft Local Transport Plan

Medium-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2021 to 2026) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) • Bus lane on Bruton Way, Gloucester • Highway Safety promotions • Bus detection at signals to provide bus advantage at • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement Highways Innsworth Lane and Oxstalls Lane, Gloucester • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras • Improvements for Gloucester to Lydney / Coleford / • A417 Missing Link (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) Cinderford corridors • M5 Junction 10 (phase 1) improving existing access • Bus stop and bus advantage improvements for Stroud - Rail • A46 (Shurdington Road) corridor improvements, Gloucester corridor • Providing an improved service linking Gloucester, Cam & Cheltenham • Local Park and Ride facilities Dursley with Bristol (Metrowest) • Highway improvement for Westgate Gyratory, Gloucester • Capital maintenance programme Cycle Bus • Highway safety improvement programme • Access improvements for Cheltenham to Bishop’s • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • 20 mph zones Cleeve corridor Thinktravel • Access improvements for A40 corridor between Rail Cheltenham and Gloucester • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Junction and Capacity improvements (dynamic loops) • Access improvement to Gloucester & Sharpness Canal • Bikeability training in schools to rail lines to enable more trains to operate and more towpath, Gloucester • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging stopping services, including possible new stations • Cycle infrastructure improvements points Bus • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Bus advantage improvements for Lansdown Rd corridor, Revenue priorities (revenue) Cheltenham • Workplace Travel Plans Highways • Bus improvement for A435 Tewkesbury-Cheltenham corridor • Maintenance programme • Bus advantage provided by reallocation of highway for • Highway safety programme buses and taxis at Lower High Street, Cheltenham • On street parking management schemes Draft Local Transport Plan

Long-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2026 to 2031) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) • A435 corridor improvements, Bishops Cleeve Revenue priorities (revenue) • A417 C&G roundabout new left turn Lane from Highways Barnwood Link to Corinium Avenue, Gloucester Highways • M5 Junction 10 (phase 2) - providing ‘all movements’ • B4063 corridor improvements, Churchdown • Maintenance programme access • Down Hatherley Lane corridor improvements, Innsworth • Highway safety programme • Freight Gateway management system • A40 Longford roundabout junction improvement, • Capital maintenance programme • On street parking management schemes Gloucester • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway Safety promotions • A40 Over Roundabout (Phase 3) enhancement for • 20 mph zone • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement outbound city traffic with alternative river crossing • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras Rail • A417 Zoons Court roundabout improvement, (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) Gloucester • A new railway station south of Gloucester • A417 - Brockworth Bypass / A46 Shurdington Rd Rail junction improvement, Brockworth Bus • Provide service enhancements for Lydney with better linkages for Birmingham-Gloucester-Cardiff services • Junction widening for Priory Rd providing bus • Strategic Park and Ride expansion at Cheltenham advantage, Gloucester Racecourse Bus • A38 outer ring road corridor improvements, Gloucester • Strategic Park and Ride expansion at Waterwells, • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • A417 replacement of existing highway with elevated Gloucester Thinktravel section, Maisemore • Strategic Park and Ride scheme at Uckington, • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • A4019 corridor improvements including bus advantage, Cheltenham • Bikeability training in schools Cheltenham • Strategic Park and Ride scheme for A46 Brockworth / • Ongoing installation of Electric cars and bikes charging points • A4019 Honeybourne Railway Bridge increased height Shurdington • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments clearance, Cheltenham Cycle • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Workplace Travel Plans • Cycle infrastructure improvements Draft Local Transport Plan The Outcomes

The priorities outlined in this strategy will assist Conserve the environment in delivering the LTP objectives by: • More people using public transport by aiding ease of use and awareness through the use of technology Support sustainable economic growth and highway improvements to reduce delays • Highly accessible economic vibrant urban centres Improve community health and well being which benefit from the strong transport linkages to • More people cycling and walking across all age London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Oxford and groups for shorter distance trips and leisure Swindon • Managed congestion to provide greater certainty of journey times Could more be done to reduce the Enable community connectivity impact of school • An intelligent transport system which increases travel on road congestion? awareness of travel options by delivering place We need a making initiatives to improve the quality of life of local better, more residents frequent local • An increased role of technology to inform, prepare transport and make people aware of travel conditions so they system. People need can consider their travel options to get out of their cars for local journeys Draft Local Transport Plan September 2015 Connecting Places Strategy

For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ltp3 Transport Planning Team Strategic Infrastructure Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TH [email protected] GCC_1315 8.15 Draft Local Transport Plan Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy 2015-31 A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth CPS 2 – Forest of Dean providing door to door travel choices Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy CPS 2 – Forest of Dean

Version 1.0 Snapshot of stakeholder views Last Revised October 2015 If you try to get Review Date into Gloucester from the west Category Transport Planning [Forest of Dean Owner Gloucestershire County Council CPS] timing is Too much traffic Target Audience Anyone wanting to find out about the county council’s diverts onto the key as it gets so transport proposals for Coleford, Cinderford, Newent and B4215 from the congested Lydney and surrounding areas A417 when there are network problems

This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Coleford, Freight comes Cinderford, Newent and Lydney and surrounding areas. Could the overuse through the Forest of the A48 be offset to avoid Severn The document sets out the aspirations for the Forest of Dean Connecting Places Strategy by the better use Bridge tolls – area up to 2031. of the parallel maybe make the railway line? bridge toll-free at night Draft Local Transport Plan Area Summary

Area Summary Places • The Forest of Dean area is a topographically diverse • Coleford predominantly rural area • Cinderford • Approximately 15% of county’s population live in the area • Newent • Limited crossings of the River Severn result in pinch • Lydney points on the A40 in Gloucester and the A48 in • AQMAs in Lydney and Chepstow • The M4 / M48 Bridge Tolls impact freight movements in the area (A48) • Chepstow and have an impact on the area • Flooding issues at A417 at Maisemore and A40 around Gloucester

Transport Links • M50 motorway linking M5 with Monmouth • A40 linking M5 with Ross-on-Wye • A48 linking A40 to M48 in Chepstow • 1 railway station (Lydney) - linking Gloucester to Cardiff Draft Local Transport Plan The Place

The Forest of Dean Connecting Places Strategy The creation of a Growth Zone, as promoted in the SEP, Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband is (CPS) area is located in the west of the county. is to ensure the availability of quality employment land in crucial for overcoming geographic barriers to economic proximity to the M5 motorway is attractive to businesses growth and ensuring Gloucestershire can compete in Its communities are spread across a large topographically by ensuring excellent connectivity throughout the 21st century knowledge based economy. diverse area including one of the last surviving ancient Gloucestershire and the rest of the UK. For a decade or more, slow broadband speeds and woodlands in the country. As with any predominantly rural The SEP plans for delivery of this employment land inconsistent coverage have been a frustration for many area, travel patterns are dominated by the private vehicle. around the M5 are supported by a number of transport residents and businesses in Gloucestershire particularly The CPS area encompasses the market towns of related proposals across the county which will enable in rural areas. Lydney, Coleford, Cinderford and Newent which is the growth to be achieved through release of this As a result of the Fastershire Broadband Infrastructure approximately 15% of Gloucestershire’s total population. employment land. Project, 88% of premises should be provided with The area has a higher proportion of over 65s, compared Specific solutions along the M5 corridor relating to Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband, providing to the county average. employment land adjacent to the following junctions are: download speeds of over 30mbps in the eligible areas. The Forest of Dean Local Plan identifies future growth • A40 Regeneration areas: Cinderford Northern Quarter Additionally, every home and business in the eligible area in all of the Market Towns with the majority of growth and Lydney Docks – Cinderford Northern Quarter will have access to the government’s Universal Service centred on Lydney and Cinderford. Cinderford is project, which is already underway, tackles localised Commitment of a minimum of 2mbps. also identified for a major regeneration project which deprivation while delivering wider economic and Improvements in broadband technology will change the includes a Gloucestershire College campus and other social benefits including a new college way services are delivered and for some individuals this residential, leisure and commercial developments. • Lydney Docks offers potential for increased may reduce the need or distance they travel. Improved transport access is fundamental to enabling employment land. Growth Deal funding of £3.8m has this development. already been secured for this project. Lydney Docks The Forest of Dean CPS area is bounded by the M50 to offers potential for increased employment land, the the north, River Severn to the south, the City of Gloucester The vision for the Forest of Dean is one of supporting Transport Strategy for Lydney has secured £1m of to the east and the to the west. Key routes a thriving sustainable community within a high quality Growth Deal funding converge at Highnam where the A40 and A48 meet to environment providing a range of employment provide access across the River Severn. opportunities to reduce commuting and other journeys. Lydney station should offer better services with a direct rail link to Bristol This known congestion point was improved with national parts of the county via the A40 at Highnam and the pinch point funding in 2014. remainder to Herefordshire, Wales or Bristol. Congestion within Lydney has resulted in a Air Quality An hourly bus service provides access between the Market There is no Management Zone (AQMA) being declared within the town Towns and Gloucester. There is one rail station in the centre. Forest CPS, located in the town of Lydney. Direct trains appreciation of effects access Cardiff and Newport in the west and Gloucester and needs of migrant Many residents of the district are drawn towards Wales to and Cheltenham in the east. workers in the Forest; access retail and health services. is also viewed they are very public as an alternative destination for retail and leisure purposes Almost half of work trips in the area are less than 5km, from the north and west of the area. highlighting the opportunities to increase active travel, transport dependent and but the rural character of the strategy area means there need more provision Highway access to Wales and Bristol is via the M48 at are limited opportunity to provide dedicated cycle routes. Chepstow in . There is an issue of vehicles There is significant potential to provide leisure routes in diverting to avoid the westbound Severn crossing bridge association with tourist trails such as the Gloucestershire tolls which places extra demand on the A48. An outcome Way, Walk and those within the Forest of Dean. of this extra traffic within Chepstow is the declaration Cycling is brilliant in of AQMA in the town and journey time uncertainty. the Forest – but the Monmouthshire County Council and the Welsh Assembly small and large roads are seeking funding for a Chepstow bypass which would in between the Forest improve access from the A48. Any scheme to improve tracks are not suitable journey time reliability and accessibility to the Forest of for cycling on Dean CPS is to be encouraged. 50% of work trips originating in the area are to destinations beyond the CPS, with 75% of these travelling to other Draft Local Transport Plan

to Wor The B4215 2 Issues B4216

A417 B4221 • Limited access across the River Severn • A40 heavily congested during peak periods and when is closed B4215 B4216 • Enforcement of highway speed limits A40

• safety concerns A40 A4136 • The need for joined up freight routing strategy with neighbouring authorities B4234 • Flooding issues on the A417 at Maisemore and A40 A48 to the west of Gloucester Quedgeley A4136 B4226 • Poor rail station facilities and inconveniently located 12 rail station A41 A48 • Lack of direct rail link to Bristol B4234 A38 B4228 • Many of the roads lack footpaths 13 District Boundaries and • Limited public transport access into Gloucester/ B4231 the CPS strategy area Cheltenham Stonehouse • Off peak bus services are very limited B4228 B4066 B4066

A48 Sharpness B4058 A38

to Bristol B4060 to South West M4 and M32 Bristol A46

to M4 and Bath Draft Local Transport Plan The Priorities

Gloucestershire’s vision for transport is to Initiatives have been divided between capital and deliver: revenue schemes and separated into three delivery phases: ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable • Short-term 2015 to 2021 economic growth by providing door to door travel • Medium-term 2021 to 2026 choices’ • Long term 2026 to 2031 To address the issues raised during our conversation The delivery phases are indicative only and schemes may with local stakeholders and support the delivery of the be delivered in a different phase to that suggested here. outcomes identified in the LTP Overarching Strategy, a range of scheme priorities have been identified. The scheme list will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP as new evidence emerges. Therefore it should The scheme appraisal process used to inform these not be considered a definitive list as it will be subject to priorities is based on the same process promoted periodic reviews. through the European Union project Boosting Urban Mobility Plans (BUMP). Every scheme identified has been included on the basis of need and compliance with delivering the LTP outcomes and does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding. They will provide the basis for future funding bids, as opportunities arise, and discussions with third parties where funding may be provided such as by transport operators, providers and developers. Draft Local Transport Plan

Short-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2015 to 2021) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Thinktravel • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Bikeability training in schools Highways Highways • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • A40 Over Roundabout improvement (phase 2), • Maintenance programme charging points Gloucester • Highway safety programme • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Cinderford Northern Quarter Spine Road • Freight Gateway management system • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Bream Road junction improvement (phase 1), Lydney • On street parking management schemes • Workplace Travel Plans • Capital maintenance programme • Highway Safety promotions • Highway safety improvement programme • Civil Parking enforcement • 20 mph zones • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) Rail Rail • Lydney railway station enhancements • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment Cycle strategies • Access improvements to Lydney railway station Bus • Access improvements for Lydney Town centre • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard ticket • Local Park and Ride feasibility study Draft Local Transport Plan

Medium-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2021 to 2026) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Bus Bus • Improvements for Gloucester to Lydney / Coleford / • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme Cinderford corridors Highways Thinktravel • Local Park and Ride facilities • A48 Highfield Road / Bypass junction improvement, • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding Cycle Lydney • Bikeability training in schools • Junction extension to Bream Road junction (phase 2), • Access improvements between Lydney and Parkend, • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes Lydney Lydney charging points • Junction improvement for Highfield Hill including • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments traffic calming, Lydney • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Junction improvement for A4151 / A4136 junction, Revenue priorities (revenue) • Workplace Travel Plans Cinderford • Junction improvement for bridge and junction on Highways B4226 / B4227, Cinderford • Capital maintenance programme • Maintenance programme • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway safety programme • 20 mph zones • Freight Gateway management system • On street parking management schemes • Highway Safety promotions • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) Draft Local Transport Plan

Long-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2026 to 2031) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Thinktravel • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Bikeability training in schools Highways Highways • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • A417 replacement of existing highway with elevated • Maintenance programme charging points section, Maisemore • Highway safety programme • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Newerne Link Road, Lydney • Freight Gateway management system • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Capital maintenance programme • On street parking management schemes •Workplace Travel Plans • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway Safety promotions • 20 mph zones • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement Bus • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety • Strategic Park and Ride scheme for West of Severn, Gloucester Partnership) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme Draft Local Transport Plan The Outcomes

By delivering the priorities outlined in this Improve community health and well being strategy they will assist delivering the LTP • More people cycling and walking across all age objectives by: groups for shorter distance trips and leisure • The delivery of passenger transport in partnership Support sustainable economic growth with local communities to enable a quality of service which maintains community’s’ quality of life • Improved highway access and network to the Central Severn Vale area and Bristol • Improved transport network resilience to extreme weather events

Enable community connectivity • A reliable public transport network which provides a genuine range of travel choices using bus and rail Bus passes • More employment and education opportunities within aren’t valid in the Forest CPS reducing the need to travel outside Wales which the CPS area makes accessing health care in Conserve the environment Monmouthshire • With delivery partners providing improved broadband very difficult connectivity to increase awareness of Thinktravel initiatives, travel information and service delivery Draft Local Transport Plan September 2015 Connecting Places Strategy

For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ltp3 Transport Planning Team Strategic Infrastructure Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TH [email protected] GCC_1315 8.15 Draft Local Transport Plan Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy 2015-31 A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth CPS 3 – North Cotswold providing door to door travel choices Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy CPS 3 – North Cotswold

Version 1.0 Snapshot of stakeholder views Last Revised October 2015 Review Date Category Transport Planning If there was more investment in Owner Gloucestershire County Council major routes it Target Audience Anyone wanting to find out about the county council’s transport would reduce proposals for Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Stow-on- We need to traffic on minor the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and surrounding areas increase parking routes at Kingham and Moreton railway stations

This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information The A429 Fosse regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Chipping Way lacks the Campden, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the- capacity for the Water and surrounding areas. quantity of vehicles. The document sets out the aspirations for the North Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy Stow Hill is area up to 2031. frequently gridlocked Draft Local Transport Plan Area Summary

Area Summary Places • The North Cotswold area is rural with a low • Chipping Campden population density • Moreton-in-Marsh • Much of the area falls within the Cotswold AONB • Stow-on-the-Wold • Approximately 5% of county’s population live in • Bourton-on-the-Water the area • Many people live in the area and work in locations outside the county including Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and London • There is a greater proportion of over 65s living within the area when compared to the county average

Transport Links • A429 – Fosse Way – linking Cirencester (A417) with M40 • A44 linking Evesham and Oxford • A40 linking Cheltenham and Oxford • 1 railway station (Moreton in Marsh) linking Worcester, Oxford, Reading and London • Limited bus access Draft Local Transport Plan The Place

The North Cotswolds Connecting Places Tourism is critical for the socio economic wellbeing Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband is Strategy (CPS) area is located in the north-east of the Cotswolds. It provides an essential source of crucial for overcoming geographic barriers to economic of the county. income for businesses and communities both within growth and ensuring Gloucestershire can compete in and around the AONB. Due to the rural nature of the the 21st century knowledge based economy. CPS area car access will remain the dominant mode Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty For a decade or more, slow broadband speeds and of choice when visiting the area and it is important (AONB), the area has a low population density and a inconsistent coverage have been a frustration for that vehicle delays at pinch points are managed to not higher proportion of over 65s compared to the county many residents and businesses in Gloucestershire, deter people from visiting the area. as a whole. As with any predominantly rural area, travel particularly in rural areas. patterns are dominated by the private vehicle. Key highway routes include the A429, known as the As a result of the Fastershire Broadband Infrastructure Fosse Way, A417 and the A40 which connect the The North Cotswolds CPS encompasses the thriving Project, 88% of premises should be provided with North Cotswolds to the , Swindon, market towns of Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband, providing Cheltenham and Oxford. Approximately 40% of work Chipping Campden and Bourton-on-the-Water. download speeds of over 30mbps in the eligible areas. related trips start and end within the CPS area, 40% The vision for the Cotswolds is one of enabling a Additionally, every home and business in the eligible travel to the South East (mainly Oxfordshire) or the strong, competitive and innovative local economy area will have access to the government’s Universal Midland region (mainly Stratford-upon-Avon) and the which capitalises on the area’s key strengths, notably Service Commitment of a minimum of 2mbps. remaining 20% travel elsewhere in the county. its high quality historic and natural environment. Improvements in broadband technology will change The creation of a Growth Zone, as promoted in the Development within the North Cotswolds will occur the way services are delivered and for some individuals Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), is to ensure the in the most sustainable towns and larger villages so this may reduce the need or distance they travel. the majority of services and facilities will be met from availability of quality employment land in proximity to within those settlements reducing the need to travel the M5 motorway is attractive to businesses and with longer distances. excellent connectivity throughout Gloucestershire and the rest of the UK. Freight needs to use the A44 in the countryside but not through the towns; something needs to be The North Cotswold CPS is bounded by done about the pinch Worcestershire and Warwickshire to the north, the points at Chipping Norton, South Cotswolds CPS area to the south, Oxfordshire Moreton-in-Marsh and to the east and the Tewkesbury and Central Severn Bourton-on-the-Hill Vale CPS areas to the west. A consequence of the rural nature of the area coupled with the standard of many of the roads results in the disproportionate impact of HGVs on many local communities. This is sometimes due to the reliance on SATNAVs’ directing freight to use the shortest route rather than the most appropriate one. This includes Why does trips bisecting this area from neighbouring authorities freight have accessing the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire. to cut through Rail connections show a greater share than the Stow? national average, with hourly services to Oxford and London from Moreton-in-Marsh and Kingham rail stations. Cycle links are poor, but there is potential to provide leisure routes to support and promote the area as a tourist attraction. Any scheme to improve journey time reliability and accessibility to the North Cotswold CPS is to be encouraged. Draft Local Transport Plan The Issues

• Vehicle delays and road safety concerns for Fosse Way • Freight traffic using inappropriate routes • Poor traffic management within Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water • Traffic congestion inhibiting tourist growth • Parking availability and a lack of signage in the Market Towns • Limited public transport options • Limited awareness of public transport offered • Poor public transport links to Gloucester Royal Hospital, Stratford-upon-Avon and Evesham • Lack of adequate walking and cycling routes from District Boundaries and new housing developments into the town centres. the CPS strategy area • Developing a community-based car sharing systems to address problems of rural isolation Draft Local Transport Plan The Priorities

Gloucestershire’s vision for transport Initiatives have been divided between capital is to deliver: and revenue schemes and separated into three delivery phases: ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable • Short-term 2015 to 2021 economic growth by providing door to door • Medium-term 2021 to 2026 travel choices’ • Long term 2026 to 2031 To address the issues raised during our conversation The delivery phases are indicative only and schemes may with local stakeholders and support the delivery of the be delivered in a different phase to that suggested here. outcomes identified in the LTP Overarching Strategy, a range of scheme priorities have been identified. The scheme list will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP as new evidence emerges. Therefore it should The scheme appraisal process used to inform these not be considered a definitive list as it will be subject to priorities is based on the same process promoted periodic reviews. through the European Union project Boosting Urban Mobility Plans (BUMP). Every scheme identified has been included on the basis of need and compliance with delivering the LTP outcomes and does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding. They will provide the basis for future funding bids, as opportunities arise, and discussions with third parties where funding may be provided such as by transport operators, providers and developers. Draft Local Transport Plan

Short-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2015 to 2021) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard Highways Highways ticket • Capital maintenance programme • Working with Highways England to progress A417 • Local Park and Ride feasibility study • Highway safety improvement programme Missing Link Scheme • 20 mph zones • A429 - Fosse Way Highway Improvement Feasibility Thinktravel Study • Bikeability training in schools Bus • Maintenance programme • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • Local Park and Ride facilities • Highway safety programme charging points • Freight Gateway management system • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments Cycle • On street parking management schemes • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Highway Safety promotions • Civil Parking enforcement • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership)

Rail • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies • Resolve pedestrian access arrangements in Moreton-in-Marsh Draft Local Transport Plan

Medium-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2021 to 2026) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Bus Bus • Local Park and Ride facilities • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme

Highways Cycle Thinktravel • A417 Missing Link • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Bikeability training in schools • Improvement for Moreton-in-Marsh railway bridge • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes including pedestrian and vehicle access charging points • Improvement for Fosse Way, Moreton-in-Marsh Revenue priorities (revenue) • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Improvement for Unicorn junction (A436 / B4068), Stow-on-the-Wold Highways • Capital maintenance programme • Maintenance programme • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway safety programme • 20 mph zones • Freight Gateway management system Rail • On street parking management schemes • Moreton-in-Marsh small scale railway station • Highway Safety promotions enhancements • Civil Parking enforcement • Junction and Capacity improvements (dynamic loops) • Deployment of non enforceable average speed to rail lines to enable more trains to operate and more cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety stopping services, Partnership) Draft Local Transport Plan

Long-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2026 to 2031) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme

Highways Highways Thinktravel • Capital maintenance programme • Maintenance programme • Bikeability training in schools • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway safety programme • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • 20 mph zones • Freight Gateway management system charging points • On street parking management schemes • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments Cycle • Highway Safety promotions • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Civil Parking enforcement • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) Draft Local Transport Plan The Outcomes

By delivering the priorities outlined in this Improve community health and well being strategy they will assist delivering the LTP • More people cycling and walking across all age objectives by: groups for shorter distance trips and leisure • The delivery of passenger transport in partnership Support sustainable economic growth with local communities to enable a quality of service which maintains community’s’ quality of life • The reduction of vehicle delays on the Fosse Way • A common approach to managing freight demands with neighbouring authorities

Enable community connectivity • Better managed parking facilities aiding ease of access when travelling within the Market Towns

Conserve the environment • With delivery partners providing improved broadband connectivity to increase awareness of Thinktravel initiatives, travel information and service delivery Draft Local Transport Plan September 2015 Connecting Places Strategy

For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ltp3 Transport Planning Team Strategic Infrastructure Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TH [email protected] GCC_1315 8.15 Draft Local Transport Plan Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy 2015-31 A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth CPS 4 – South Cotswold providing door to door travel choices Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy CPS 4 – South Cotswold

Version 1.0 Snapshot of stakeholder views Last Revised October 2015 I just don’t Review Date understand why Category Transport Planning buses are so big. Owner Gloucestershire County Council Why not provide smaller village Target Audience Anyone wanting to find out about the county council’s transport hopper buses? proposals for Cirencester, Tetbury, Fairford, Lechlade-on-Thames and surrounding areas We need more intelligent use of weight restrictions to protect the character of town centres This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Cirencester, Tetbury, Fairford and Lechlade-on-Thames and surrounding areas. Some rural Why is the areas allow lorry parking The document sets out the aspirations for the South Cotswold Connecting bikes on buses area closed Places Strategy area up to 2031. – and that down? would help here Draft Local Transport Plan Area Summary

Area Summary Places • The South Cotswold area is semi-rural dominated • Cirencester by Cirencester • Tetbury • Much of the area falls within the Cotswolds AONB • Fairford • Approximately 10% of county’s population live in the area • Lechlade-on-Thames • Many people live in the area and work in locations outside the county including Swindon, London and Bristol • Swindon has a significant impact on the area

Transport Links • M5 motorway – linking Birmingham and Bristol • A419 – linking Cirencester with M5 • 3 railway stations (Cam and Dursley) - linking Gloucester to Bristol, (Stroud and Stonehouse) linking Gloucester to Swindon, Reading and London • Good bus access between Stroud / Stonehouse to Cheltenham / Gloucester Draft Local Transport Plan The Place

The South Cotswold Connecting Places Development outside Cirencester will occur in the most Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband is Strategy (CPS) area is located in the south-east sustainable towns and larger villages so the majority crucial for overcoming geographic barriers to economic of the county. With a population of 50,000, of services and facilities will be met from within those growth and ensuring Gloucestershire can compete in the area is characterised as semi-rural and the settlements reducing the need to travel longer distances. the 21st century knowledge based economy. majority of the CPS area is designated as part The CPS area is bounded by the North Cotswold CPS For a decade or more, slow broadband speeds and of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural to the north, Wiltshire to the South, Oxfordshire to inconsistent coverage have been a frustration for many Beauty (AONB). the east and the Stroud and Central Severn Vale CPS residents and businesses in Gloucestershire, particularly areas to the west. Key routes in the area converge in more acute in rural areas. Cirencester where the A417/419, A429 and A433 meet. The CPS encompass the affluent market towns of As a result of the Fastershire Broadband Infrastructure Travel to work data indicates that most trips are to Cirencester, Tetbury, Fairford and Lechlade-on-Thames. Project, 88% of premises should be provided with destinations outside of the CPS area, 68% remain within Due to its sustainable location and good transport Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband, providing Gloucestershire and 32% travel to Swindon, the South- links there are significant growth proposals for the download speeds of over 30mbps in the eligible areas. East and the South-West. CPS area for Cirencester. There are also notable future Additionally, every home and business in the eligible area development proposals in Swindon which are likely to The creation of a Growth Zone, as promoted in the will have access to the government’s Universal Service have an impact on transport demand in this area. Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), is to ensure the Commitment of a minimum of 2mbps. availability of quality employment land in proximity to The vision for the Cotswolds is one of enabling a Improvements in broadband technology will change the the M5 motorway is attractive to businesses and with strong, competitive and innovative local economy which way services are delivered and for some individuals this excellent connectivity throughout Gloucestershire and capitalises on the area’s key strengths, notably its high may reduce the need or distance they travel. quality historic and natural environment. Cirencester the rest of the UK. will continue to be the main focus for growth, while its function as the dominant business location, service and cultural centre for much of the Cotswold District will have been enhanced. Keep the quiet lanes quiet between Chesterton and Approximately 25% of work based trips are less than 5km, indicating there is potential for increased cycling, West park to Do we have however the average distance travelled to work from the encourage routing area is 16.7km per resident, the highest of all the CPS active travel agreements areas. This is possibly due to the good rail services from It may with freight Kemble to Swindon and onto London. be unrealistic to operators? Kemble Station provides a good service to Gloucester, re-open the Kemble- Stroud, Swindon and London. Recent re-doubling of the Cirencester former line and long-term plans for electrification of the western rail line but why main line provide the possibility of improved rail service can’t it be turned frequency and significant potential for the station to into a cycle grow in line with the expected increase demand. route? A consequence of the semi-rural nature of the area Everything must is the limited availability of connected cycle routes be done to make sure between Market Towns. Busy roads are a safety The area new development is cut through concern and barriers to active travel (cycling and around Cirencester walking) within this area. Initiatives to improve active reinforces sustainable with heavily travel in the area include personalised travel planning trafficked A-roads in new developments, low cost schemes to fill gaps in transport patterns the cycle network and a dedicated cycle link between and no parallel Cirencester and Kemble railway station. quiet lan Draft Local Transport Plan

The to Burford 11a A40 Issues A417 eley A46 B4073 A40 Brockworth A435 to Burford and Oxford 12 A4173 • A417 Missing Link causes congestion and road A417 A429 safety concerns A38 • Vehicles rat running to avoid delays on A417 / A419 • Capacity issues on the Cirencester Ring road • Freight Routing especially for HGVs using A417 e Chalford through Fairford, Lechlade-on-Thames and in

Cirencester town centre A419 • Lack of lay-bys and resting points for HGV’s B4066 A417 and for buses when stopping to pick up / drop off passengers B4014 A419 • Excessive vehicle speeds on some roads. B4058 A429 A433 • Limited car parking • Lack of pedestrian access within A4135 Cirencester town centre District boundaries and the CPS strategy area • Inadequate access to Kemble Station from Cirencester

• Limited bus services and inappropriate A46 size of buses in some villages • Lack of connectivity between Tetbury, Fairford and South Cerney in relation to Cirencester • Busy roads acting as barriers to cycling • Inadequate cycle facilities Draft Local Transport Plan The Priorities

Gloucestershire’s vision for transport Initiatives have been divided between capital and is to deliver: revenue schemes and separated into three delivery phases: ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable • Short-term 2015 to 2021 economic growth by providing door to door travel • Medium-term 2021 to 2026 choices’ • Long term 2026 to 2031 To address the issues raised during our conversation The delivery phases are indicative only and schemes may with local stakeholders and support the delivery of the be delivered in a different phase to that suggested here. outcomes identified in the LTP Overarching Strategy, a range of scheme priorities have been identified. ‘The scheme list will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP as new evidence emerges. Therefore it should The scheme appraisal process used to inform these not be considered a definitive list as it will be subject to priorities is based on the same process promoted periodic reviews. through the European Union project Boosting Urban Mobility Plans (BUMP). Every scheme identified has been included on the basis of need and compliance with delivering the LTP outcomes and does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding. They will provide the basis for future funding bids, as opportunities arise, and discussions with third parties where funding may be provided such as by transport operators, providers and developers. Draft Local Transport Plan

Short-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2015 to 2021) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Rail • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies Highways Highways Bus • Capital maintenance programme • Working with Highways England to progress A417 • Highway safety improvement programme Missing Link Scheme • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • 20 mph zones • A429 - Fosse Way Highway Improvement Feasibility • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard Study ticket Rail • Cirencester Transport Study • Local Park and Ride feasibility study • Kemble railway station enhancements • Maintenance programme Thinktravel • Highway safety programme • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding Bus • Freight Gateway management system • Bikeability training in schools • Local Park and Ride facilities • On street parking management schemes • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • Highway Safety promotions Cycle charging points • Civil Parking enforcement • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Access improvements for Tetbury Road and London • Deployment of non enforceable average speed • Workplace Travel Plans Road corridors, Cirencester cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety • Cycle infrastructure improvements Partnership) Draft Local Transport Plan

Medium-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2021 to 2026) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Rail • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) • Electrification of Great Western Main Line including Highways Kemble extension and Bristol to Birmingham main line Rail • A417 Missing Link Bus • Provide rail service enhancements from Kemble to • Cirencester Town Centre transport package linked to • Local Park and Ride facilities Swindon and London development proposals • Junction improvement for A429 Cherry Tree junction, Bus Cirencester Cycle • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • Junction improvement for A417 / Whelford Road • Access improvements linking Cirencester to Kemble junction, Thinktravel • Junction improvement for A429 / A433 junction, • Cycle infrastructure improvements (countywide) • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding Kemble • Bikeability training in schools • Junction improvement for Allotment Corner, • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging Kempsford Revenue priorities (revenue) points • Junction improvement for Five Ways junction including Highways • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments crossing facilities, Cirencester • Workplace Travel Plans • Highway improvement for Thames Street / High Street, • Maintenance programme Lechlade on Thames • Highway safety programme • Highways improvements for Tetbury Town Centre • Freight Gateway management system • Capital maintenance programme • On street parking management schemes • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway Safety promotions • 20 mph zones • Civil Parking enforcement Draft Local Transport Plan

Long-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2026 to 2031) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme Highways Highways Thinktravel • Capital maintenance programme • Maintenance programme • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway safety programme • Bikeability training in schools • 20 mph zones • Freight Gateway management system • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • On street parking management schemes Cycle charging points • Highway Safety promotions • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Access improvement - reuse of old railway line • Civil Parking enforcement between Tetbury and Kemble • Workplace Travel Plans • Deployment of non enforceable average speed • Access improvements between South Cerney and cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Cirencester Partnership) • Access improvements for Cotswold Water Park, Fairford Rail • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Provide rail service enhancements from Kemble to Swindon and London Draft Local Transport Plan The Outcomes

By delivering the priorities outlined in this Conserve the environment strategy they will assist delivering the LTP • With delivery partners providing improved broadband objectives by: connectivity to increase awareness of Thinktravel initiatives, travel information and service delivery

Support sustainable economic growth Improve community health and well being • A highly accessible area with reliable efficient • More people cycling and walking across all age transport linkages to the Central Severn Vale, groups for shorter distance trips and leisure Swindon, Thames Valley and London • The delivery of passenger transport in partnership • An increase in rail demand delivered through the with local communities to enable a quality of service expansion of rail facilities at Kemble station and which maintains community’s’ quality of life improved highway linkages from Cirencester and Tetbury • A common approach to managing freight demands with neighbouring authorities

Enable community connectivity • A town wide transport package to enable sustainable growth in Cirencester • Improved ease of access between Market Towns reducing barriers of travel by all modes within and between centres Draft Local Transport Plan September 2015 Connecting Places Strategy

For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ltp3 Transport Planning Team Strategic Infrastructure Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TH [email protected] GCC_1315 8.15 Draft Local Transport Plan Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy 2015-31 A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth CPS 5 – Stroud providing door to door travel choices Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy CPS 5 – Stroud

Version 1.0 Snapshot of stakeholder views Last Revised October 2015 The A417 Review Date ‘Missing Link’ Category Transport Planning is a problem Owner Gloucestershire County Council because HGVs avoid Target Audience Anyone wanting to find out about the County Council’s transport it and use roads proposals for Berkeley, Cam, Dursley, Nailsworth, Sharpness, in this area’ Stonehouse, Stroud and Wotton-under-Edge and surrounding areas

Rail is really This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information Traffic calming regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Berkeley, in Stroud town relevant in Stroud Cam, Dursley, Nailsworth, Sharpness, Stonehouse, Stroud and Wotton- would make it easier CPS and we need under-Edge and surrounding areas. to walk and cycle, an intermodal especially where the transport hub at The document sets out the aspirations for the Stroud Connecting Places Strategy roads are narrow Stroud station area up to 2031. Draft Local Transport Plan Area Summary

Area Summary Places • The Stroud area is topographically diverse • Stroud predominantly semi-rural area. • Stonehouse • Much of the area falls within the Cotswolds AONB • Nailsworth • Approximately 20% of county’s population • Cam live in the area • Dursley • Many people live in the area and work in locations • Berkeley outside the county including Bristol • Sharpness • Possible travel impacts during construction of Nuclear Power Station at Oldbury. This is likely to begin • Wotton-under-Edge before the end of the plan period

Transport Links • M5 motorway – linking Birmingham and Bristol • A419 – linking Cirencester with M5 • 3 railway stations (Cam and Dursley) - linking Gloucester to Bristol, (Stroud and Stonehouse) linking Gloucester to Swindon, Reading and London • Good bus access between Stroud / Stonehouse to Cheltenham / Gloucester Draft Local Transport Plan The Place

The Stroud Connecting Places Strategy (CPS) The M5 provides good access to the CSV to the north The creation of a Growth Zone, as promoted in the area is located in the south-west of the county. and Bristol to the south. Approximately 50% of travel to Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), is to ensure the The areas communities are spread across a work journeys start and end in the strategy area, 30% availability of quality employment land in proximity to the topographically diverse area much of which travel to other parts of the county and 20% travel to M5 motorway is attractive to businesses by ensuring Bristol or its surrounding area. excellent connectivity throughout Gloucestershire and falls in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding the rest of the UK. Natural Beauty (AONB). ’s emerging Local Plan has a number of clear priorities for transport linked to reducing the This will serve latent demand in the marketplace and The Stroud CPS covers approximately 20% of number of motorised journey to improve the environment, provide the space required to enable Growth Hub Gloucestershire’s population. The area is boarded to decrease congestion and limit pollution. To achieve this it supported businesses to grow. the north by the Central Severn Vale (CSV) CPS, to the is proposed that new developments must provide travel The SEP plans for delivery of this employment land east by the South Cotswold CPS, to the south by South alternatives appropriate in scale to the development. around Junctions of the M5 are supported by a number Gloucestershire Unitary Authority and to the west by the Economic growth in Gloucestershire is underpinned by of transport related proposals across the county which River Severn. its connectivity for attracting business and staff into the will enable the growth to be achieved through release of The CPS area encompasses Berkeley, Cam, Dursley, county and by showing that it is a great place to live, this employment land. Nailsworth, Sharpness, Stonehouse, Stroud and work and visit. Businesses, their supply chains, workers and Wotton-under-Edge. The emerging Local Plan identifies significant consumers collectively depend upon a good quality Stroud is a key service centre for surrounding development opportunities in the area, with large scale highway network to move goods, deliver services and communities, where education, health care and retail employment and residential growth planned along the travel to work and other service facilities. The time taken outlets are accessed. The town is a central transport hub A419 corridor. This will place additional pressure on this to undertake a journey affects productivity, in that time for rail and bus travel to surrounding towns and villages strategic travel corridor. spent travelling reduces time available to produce goods or provide services. As a county, Gloucestershire is becoming a strong ‘trip attractor’, particularly into the major employment centres . in Gloucester and Cheltenham. Draft Local Transport Plan

Improve the resilience of the local transport network (e.g. A38) to take traffic when M5 is Specific solutions along the M5 corridor relating The canals and their towpaths are a special feature of the closed or heavily to employment land adjacent to the following Stroud Valleys. The restoration of the Cotswold Canals congested junctions include: has the potential to provide for leisure and commuter cycle • Junction 13 – An early stage proposal for a 100 routes as do the use of disused railway lines. hectare Green Technology Park and sports centre, As with rail there is a real desire to increase cycle use creating 4,000 jobs among local communities along with the promotion of 9% of journey to work trips are made by bus in the leisure cycle for tourists. A419 corridor, this is the highest concentration of work related bus travel in the county. Conversely away from this corridor public transport use is very limited due to Considering the sparsely populated rural communities. we are in the There are three rail stations located within the CPS middle of a transport area on two separate rail lines. Stonehouse and network why is Stroud stations provide access to Gloucester, Swindon it so hard to get and London with Cam & Dursley providing access to a bus or train Gloucester and Bristol. Public to Oxford?” There is a real desire to improve rail access through the transport to Greater Bristol MetroWest project which, during phase Cirencester is 2 of the project, could see more services extended to really poor Gloucester via Cam & Dursley. Draft Local Transport Plan

A417

The A48 A46 B4073 6 Issues Brockworth 12 A4173 A48 A A38 • Proposed scale of growth will impact the transport network • Traffic congestion on the A419 corridor 13 • Delays and congestion at the A417 Missing Link increases use of roads through strategy area Stonehouse • Motorway junctions may reach their capacity during Chalford the life time of the LTP • The lack of long-term parking to support business and A419 leisure activity Sharpness B4066 • Merrywalks is a barrier to pedestrian and cycle movements B4066 • Narrow street pattern within Stroud town centre B4014 results in transport conflicts B4058 A38 • Network resilience during adverse weather events A433 or when M5 is closed District boundaries and • Inadequate bus and rail services to Bristol, Wotton-under-Edge the CPS strategy area Gloucester and London. A4135

• Limited transport links with Wotton-under-Edge. B4060 • Lack of bus timetable information • Limited active travel routes linking communities A46 • Timing and reliability of bus/train connections • Access across the River Severn • Significance of Oldbury new Nuclear power station and the importance of cross boundary working • East west travel movements need to be considered Draft Local Transport Plan The Priorities

Gloucestershire’s vision for transport Initiatives have been divided between capital is to deliver: and revenue schemes and separated into three delivery phases: ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable • Short-term 2015 to 2021 economic growth by providing door to door • Medium-term 2021 to 2026 travel choices’ • Long term 2026 to 2031 To address the issues raised during our conversation The delivery phases are indicative only and schemes may with local stakeholders and support the delivery of the be delivered in a different phase to that suggested here. outcomes identified in the LTP Overarching Strategy, a range of scheme priorities have been identified. The scheme list will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP as new evidence emerges. Therefore it should The scheme appraisal process used to inform these not be considered a definitive list as it will be subject to priorities is based on the same process promoted periodic reviews. through the European Union project Boosting Urban Mobility Plans (BUMP). Every scheme identified has been included on the basis of need and compliance with delivering the LTP outcomes and does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding. They will provide the basis for future funding bids, as opportunities arise, and discussions with third parties where funding may be provided such as by transport operators, providers and developers. Draft Local Transport Plan

Short-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2015 to 2021) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue)) • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies Bus Highways Highways • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • B4066 corridor improvements, Berkeley • Working with Highways England to progress A417 • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Smartcard • Improvements to A38 Berkeley Bridges, Berkeley Missing Link Scheme ticket • Capital maintenance programme • Berkeley and Sharpness route access Study • Local Park and Ride feasibility study • Highway safety improvement programme • Maintenance programme • 20 mph zones • Highway safety programme • Freight Gateway management system Thinktravel Bus • On street parking management schemes • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Local Park and Ride facilities • Highway Safety promotions • Bikeability training in schools • Civil Parking enforcement Cycle • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • Deployment of non enforceable average speed charging points • Access improvements for Stroud town centre cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Cycle infrastructure improvements Partnership) • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors Rail • Workplace Travel Plans • Working with the West of England partnership to develop a business case for the Metrowest rail extension (Phase2) Draft Local Transport Plan

Medium-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2021 to 2026) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) • Access improvement for Cam and Dursley Rail Greenway to Railway Station • Providing an improved service linking Gloucester, • Access improvement for Cam and Dursley Highways Cam & Dursley with Bristol (Metowest) Greenway to Uley • A417 Missing Link • Access improvement to Gloucester & Bus • Improvements for the A38 / B4066 junction Sharpness Canal towpath, Gloucester • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme including a new roundabout, Berkeley • Access improvements to national cycle route 45, Stroud • Capital maintenance programme • Improvement for Cainscross roundabout Thinktravel • Highway safety improvement programme incorporating cycle access improvement, Stroud • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • 20 mph zones • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Bikeability training in schools Rail Revenue priorities (revenue) • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • Cam and Dursley railway station enhancements charging points • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Stonehouse railway station enhancements Highways • Stroud railway station enhancements • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Maintenance programme • Workplace Travel Plans Bus • Highway safety programme • Bus stop and bus advantage improvements • Freight Gateway management system for Stroud - Gloucester corridor • On street parking management schemes • Local Park and Ride facilities • Highway Safety promotions • Civil Parking enforcement Cycle • Deployment of non enforceable average • Access improvement between speed cameras (subject to operation by Eastington and Nailsworth Road Safety Partnership) Draft Local Transport Plan

Long-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2026 to 2031) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Rail Bus •A new railway station south of Gloucester • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme

Highways Cycle Thinktravel • Junction improvement A46 / Bath Road • Cycle infrastructure improvements • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding (Dudbridge Hill), Stroud • Bikeability training in schools • Highway improvements for Merrywalks, Stroud Revenue priorities (revenue) • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging • Junction improvement for A419 / points A46 Dudbridge Road roundabout, Stroud • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments Highways • Junction improvement for A419 • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors London Road / Dr Newton’s Way, Stroud • Maintenance programme • Workplace Travel Plans • Junction improvement for A46 / • Highway safety programme A4173 junction, Pitchcombe • Freight Gateway management system • Highway improvement completing • On street parking management schemes the Dursley Relief Road • Highway Safety promotions • Junction improvement for A4135 / B4060 Woodfield roundabout, Dursley • Civil Parking and bus lane enforcement • Junction improvement for A4135 / • Deployment of non enforceable average speed B4066 Dursley Road roundabout, Dursley cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) • Capital maintenance programme • Highway safety improvement programme • 20 mph zones Draft Local Transport Plan The Outcomes

By delivering the priorities outlined in this Conserve the environment strategy they will assist delivering the LTP • With delivery partners providing improved broadband objectives by: connectivity to increase awareness of Thinktravel initiatives, travel information and service delivery

Support sustainable economic growth Improve community health and well being • Highway improvements to ensure network • More people cycling and walking across all age resilience and journey time reliability groups for shorter distance trips and leisure • Improved travel options to Cheltenham, • The delivery of passenger transport in partnership Gloucester, Bristol, Swindon and London with local communities to enable a quality of service which maintains community’s’ quality of life Enable community connectivity • An increased role of technology to inform, prepare and make people aware of travel conditions so they can consider their travel options and congestion is managed to provide greater certainty of travelling • More people using public transport by aiding ease of use and awareness through the use of technology and highway improvements to reduce delays Draft Local Transport Plan September 2015 Connecting Places Strategy

For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ltp3 Transport Planning Team Strategic Infrastructure Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TH [email protected] GCC_1315 8.15 Draft Local Transport Plan Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy 2015-31 A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth CPS 6 – Tewkesbury providing door to door travel choices Draft Local Transport Plan Connecting Places Strategy CPS 6 – Tewkesbury

Version 1.0 Snapshot of stakeholder views Last Revised October 2015 Review Date Category Transport Planning Make better use Owner Gloucestershire County Council Does of technology Target Audience Anyone wanting to find out about the county council’s transport Tewkesbury to manage proposals for Tewkesbury, Ashchurch and Winchcombe and need a new congestion surrounding area. This policy document forms part of the wider ring road? Local Transport Plan

This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Traffic Tewkesbury, Ashchurch and Winchcombe and surrounding areas can be a real Why don’t more problem in between trains stop at The document sets out the aspirations for the Tewkesbury Connecting Places Strategy the motorway area up to 2031. Ashchurch? and the business area Draft Local Transport Plan Area Summary

Area Summary Places • The Tewkesbury strategy area is principally • Tewkesbury focused on the urban A46 / A438 corridor between • Ashchurch Tewkesbury with Ashchurch. The rest of the area is • Winchcombe predominantly rural in character • Approximately 5% of county’s population live in the area • Many people live in the area and work in locations outside the county including the Midlands • Flooding issues in Tewkesbury centre and on the A38 • Limited rail connectivity from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

Transport Links • M5 motorway – linking Birmingham and Bristol • M50 motorway linking M5 with Monmouth Bus routes seem • A46 – providing alternative to M5 / M42 for access to to be much more Warwickshire (M6 and M1) north/ south with • A38 – providing alternative to M5 for north south travel nothing for east/ • 1 railway station (Ashchurch for Tewkesbury) west trips - linking Bristol, Worcester, Birmingham • Good bus access within Tewkesbury – limited public transport access to and from rural areas Draft Local Transport Plan The Place

The Tewkesbury Connecting Places Strategy The CPS area is bounded by Worcestershire to the north, As a county, Gloucestershire is becoming a strong ‘trip (CPS) areas is located in the north of the county the urban Central Severn Vale to the south and the rural attractor’, particularly into the major employment centres and is the smallest of the CPS areas focused on CPS areas of the Forest of Dean to the west and North in Gloucester and Cheltenham. Cotswolds to the east. the A438 / A46 travel corridor. The creation of a Growth Zone, as promoted in the There are significant growth proposals affecting the A438 Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), is to ensure the Travel to work data indicates that approximately 85% of / A46 travel corridor. There are also notable development availability of quality employment land in proximity to the trips are to destinations outside of the CPS area towards proposals across the county boundary to the north M5 motorway is attractive to businesses by ensuring Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester and the West Midlands. in Evesham. These will have an impact on transport excellent connectivity throughout Gloucestershire and the Tewkesbury Borough’s Local Plan (2011) promotes the demand across the CPS area. rest of the UK. need for support sustainable development by minimising Key highway routes converge on the A46/A438 corridor This will serve latent demand in the marketplace and the need to travel by private car and conserving and providing access to the M5 at junction 9. The A46 is an provide the space required to enable Growth Hub enhancing the built and natural environment. important strategic link providing access between the M5 supported businesses to grow. and M69 near Coventry. The CPS area covers approximately 5% of Gloucestershire’s The SEP plans for delivery of this employment land population. The communities and businesses covered There is a commitment with neighbouring authorities around Junctions 9 and 10 of the M5 are supported by a by this CPS strategy include the historic, riverside town of to establish a shared vision for the route including the number of transport related proposals across the county Tewkesbury and its busy business parks located close to development of business cases to bid for funding from which will enable the growth to be achieved through M5 junction 9; the rural surroundings including the Cotswold Highways England for proposed improvements. release of this employment land. market town of Winchcombe. Economic growth in Gloucestershire is underpinned by Businesses, their supply chains, workers and consumers The CPS area has a strong sense of heritage and place. its connectivity for attracting business and staff into the collectively depend upon a good quality highway network Transport initiatives need to complement this and county and by showing that it is a great place to live, to move goods, deliver services and travel to work and conserve and enhance the area as a place in which to work and visit. other service facilities. live, work and visit. The time taken to undertake a journey affects productivity, Removing these physical barriers and improving cycle in that time spent travelling reduces time available to facilities would provide cycle options along the A438 / A46 produce goods or provide services. corridor and, importantly, between places like Tewkesbury, Bishop’s Cleeve and Cheltenham which are easy cycling Specific solutions along the M5 corridor relating distances apart. to employment land adjacent to the following Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband is junctions include: crucial for overcoming geographic barriers to economic • Junction 9 – The accelerated release date of the growth and ensuring Gloucestershire can compete in the MOD site at Ashchurch in order to enable 21st century knowledge based economy. employment and residential growth For a decade or more, slow broadband speeds and Hourly bus services provide access between Gloucester, inconsistent coverage have been a frustration for many Cheltenham and Winchcombe to Tewkesbury, with better residents and businesses in Gloucestershire, particularly than half hourly frequencies within the town itself. Rail access more acute in rural areas. is provided at Ashchurch for Tewkesbury rail station, located As a result of the Fastershire Broadband Infrastructure on the Bristol-Birmingham main line. The frequency of rail Project, 88% of premises should be provided with Next services is poor when compared with the rest of the county. Generation Access (NGA) broadband, providing download Improving this is a clear priority for the area. speeds of over 30mbps in the eligible areas. Additionally, There are very well used cycle routes in Tewkesbury but every home and business in the eligible area will have few utility routes across the wider area; the M5 Motorway access to the government’s Universal Service Commitment and railway line cause severance. of a minimum of 2mbps. Improvements in broadband technology will change the way services are delivered and for some individuals this may reduce the need or distance they travel. Draft Local Transport Plan The

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A38 • Congestion and vehicle delay within the A438 / B4078 B4362 A46 corridor and around M5 junction 9 A46 • Congestion impacting businesses located 9 B4077 around M5 Junction 9 • Industrial/business units do not have enough parking Bishops Cleeve • Many rural roads used as rat runs to avoid issues on A438 / A46 corridor including HGV using A38 inappropriate routes B4362 • New development indentified for A46 corridor needs to be fully mitigated or travel conditions will continue to decline 10 • Network resilience during adverse weather events District boundaries and the CPS strategy areaB406 • Parking and accompanying signage through Tewkesbury is inadequate 11 • M5 and railway line acts as barriers to A40 walking and cycling along A46/A438 corridor • Public transport access outside Tewkesbury is very poor especially from Winchcombe • Rail service and station facilities are inadequate Draft Local Transport Plan The Priorities

Gloucestershire’s vision for transport Initiatives have been divided between capital is to deliver: and revenue schemes and separated into three delivery phases: ‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable • Short-term 2015 to 2021 economic growth by providing door to door • Medium-term 2021 to 2026 travel choices’ • Long term 2026 to 2031 To address the issues raised during our conversation The delivery phases are indicative only and schemes may with local stakeholders and support the delivery of the be delivered in a different phase to that suggested here. outcomes identified in the LTP Overarching Strategy, a range of scheme priorities have been identified. The scheme list will be updated during the lifetime of the LTP as new evidence emerges. Therefore it should The scheme appraisal process used to inform these not be considered a definitive list as it will be subject to priorities is based on the same process promoted periodic reviews. through the European Union project Boosting Urban Mobility Plans (BUMP). Every scheme identified has been included on the basis of need and compliance with delivering the LTP outcomes and does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding. They will provide the basis for future funding bids, as opportunities arise, and discussions with third parties where funding may be provided such as by transport operators, providers and developers. Draft Local Transport Plan

Short-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2015 to 2021) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme • Continued roll out of multi operator bus Highways Highways Smartcard ticket • Capital maintenance programme • Maintenance programme • Local Park and Ride feasibility study • Highway safety improvement programme • Highway safety programme • 20 mph zones • Freight Gateway management system Thinktravel • On street parking management schemes • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding Bus • Highway Safety promotions • Bikeability training in schools • Local Park and Ride facilities • Civil Parking enforcement • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging points Cycle • Deployment of non enforceable average speed cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Access improvements for Ashchurch Road corridor, Partnership) • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors Tewkesbury • Feasibility Study to consider the role of Intelligent • Workplace Travel Plans • Pedestrian and cycle access improvements using Transport Systems disused railway bridge on Northway Lane, Ashchurch • Cycle infrastructure improvements Rail • Railway Station Travel Plans and investment strategies Draft Local Transport Plan

Medium-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2021 to 2026) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Thinktravel • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding Highways Highways • Bikeability training in schools • Highway improvements for A46 / A438 corridor • Maintenance programme • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes charging points including M5 junction 9, Tewkesbury • Highway safety programme • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Capital maintenance programme • Freight Gateway management system • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Highway safety improvement programme • On street parking management schemes • Workplace Travel Plans • 20 mph zones • Highway Safety promotions Rail • Civil Parking enforcement • Deployment of non enforceable average speed • Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station improvements cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety • Junction and capacity improvements (dynamic loops) Partnership) to rail lines to enable more trains to operate and more stopping services Bus Does the existing transport • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme Bus infrastructure • Bus improvement for A435 Tewkesbury-Cheltenham have the capacity corridor to deal with further • Local Park and Ride facilities development? Cycle • Cycle infrastructure improvements Draft Local Transport Plan 12

Long-term priorities The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county (2026 to 2031) council for funding.

Capital priorities (physical) Revenue priorities (revenue) Bus • Ongoing bus stop improvement programme Highways Highways Thinktravel • Tewkesbury Northern Relief Road • Maintenance programme • Ongoing support for Thinktravel branding • Capital maintenance programme • Highway safety programme • Bikeability training in schools • Highway safety improvement programme • Freight Gateway management system • Ongoing installation of electric cars and bikes • 20 mph zones • On street parking management schemes charging points • Highway Safety promotions Bus • Personalised Travel Plans for new developments • Civil Parking enforcement • Personalised Travel Plans for key corridors • Strategic Park and Ride scheme for Tewkesbury • Deployment of non enforceable average speed • Workplace Travel Plans Cycle cameras (subject to operation by Road Safety Partnership) • Cycle access improvement providing a footbridge over the railway in Northway, Tewkesbury Rail • Pedestrian and cycle access improvements over M5 • Providing an hourly service at Ashchurch for linking Ashchurch and Tewkesbury Tewkesbury, linked to the proposed development at • Cycle infrastructure improvements MOD Ashchurch Draft Local Transport Plan The Outcomes

By delivering the priorities outlined in this Conserve the environment strategy they will assist delivering the LTP • With delivery partners providing improved broadband objectives by: connectivity to increase awareness of Thinktravel initiatives, travel information and service delivery Some people living Support sustainable economic growth Improve community health and well being without a car in • Highway improvements for A46 / A438 corridor • More people cycling and walking across all age Winchcombe are improving journey time reliability groups for shorter distance trips and leisure just marooned and • Improved travel options to Worcester and • The delivery of passenger transport in partnership Birmingham with local communities to enable a quality of service that’s not good • A common approach to managing freight demands which maintains community’s’ quality of life enough with neighbouring authorities

Enable community connectivity • An increased role of technology to inform, prepare and make people aware of travel conditions so they It’s good how can consider their travel options and congestion is some of the cycle managed to provide greater certainty of travelling Tewkesbury is routes extend out • More people using public transport by aiding ease of use and awareness through the use of technology a beautiful town of the town – but a and highway improvements to reduce delays but we need shame that it’s only better access to towards Gloucester the shops Draft Local Transport Plan September 2015 Connecting Places Strategy

For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ltp3 Transport Planning Team Strategic Infrastructure Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TH [email protected] GCC_1315 8.15