Solihull Connected Delivery Plan 2016-2036
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1 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 Transport Strategy Delivery Plan 2016-2036 3 2 SOLIHULL CONNECTED 3 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 CONTENTS 1 Background and Introduction...................................................01 2 Solihull Connected Transport Programme Priorities...............03 3 Complementary Studies and Strategies....................................23 4 Funding.....................................................................................29 5 Programme Management.........................................................31 6 Next Steps ..............................................................................32 Appendix A – Solihull and Partner Transport Programme (Scheme Schedule) Appendix B – Solihull Transport Programme Priorities Gantt Chart Appendix C – Scheme Location Plans Appendix D – Draft Risk Register 4 SOLIHULL CONNECTED 5 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 FOREWORD The Borough has exciting and • Enabling the HS2 Growth Strategy ambitious plans for growth with the and Local Plan review – developing first HS2 station north of London, the primary infrastructure around UKC Programme and our ‘Managed the HS2 station (Arden Cross), Growth’ agenda. In summer 2016 M42 overbridge connecting the we published our Solihull Connected Airport and NEC to HS2, a new Transport Strategy setting out our public transport interchange at ambitions for a step change in Birmingham International and transport investment to support the enhanced access and public realm growth agenda with greatly enhanced serving the Rural East (Balsall connectivity and better places for Common Bypass) people. Importantly, it promotes better integrated land use and transport • Public Transport Improvements planning, catering for the car but – improving Solihull train station placing an increasing emphasis on high capacity and access in the short- quality public transport (mass-transit) medium term and public transport and cycling networks, community network journey time reliability focussed safer and healthier transport improvements initiatives and also achieving a low • UKC Hub to Town Centre Route carbon future – enhancing all that Access Improvements – alleviating makes Solihull unique today. congestion hot-stops on the A45, This Delivery Plan aims to turn the A41 bypass and Warwick Road Solihull Connected Vision in to and improving strategic cycle links Councillor Ted Richards OBE reality by identifying our specific Cabinet Member for Transport and Highways • Community Liveability Programme transport priorities for development – local transport and place to an investment ready state. It will initiatives for communities help make our case nationally and regionally for transport investment • Complementary new specific and is timely in aligning with the West studies and strategies – A452 Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and A34 Transport Studies and Devolution Agreement aims, the West Road Safety, Sustainable Travel, Midlands ‘Movement for Growth’ Walking and Cycling, Technology Transport Strategy, Birmingham Roadmap and Solihull Rail Vision Connected, the Greater Birmingham Strategies enabling positions and and Solihull Local Enterprise Plan programmes (GBSLEP) Strategic Economic Plan and the emerging Midlands Connect. The Delivery Plan is a strong basis for transforming investment in our Key highlights of our Delivery Plan transport system and will be reviewed include: every 6 months to report progress and stay current recognising any significant • Birmingham Business Park changes in the growth and planning southern link road context. • North Solihull Regeneration – opening access to housing (Simon Digby) St Alphege Church Square 1 SOLIHULL CONNECTED 2 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 Background 1 and introduction In summer 2016 we published our Solihull Connected connections for all by attracting major investment in our Our growth aspirations as set out in the Transport Strategy Connected enables this to happen and the Delivery Plan has Transport Strategy in response to the national, regional transport system and places – enhancing the Borough could bring as many as 77,000 additional car trips to our been developed to realise strategic planning opportunities to and local growth agenda affecting the borough. Our Vision as an attractive, sustainable and economically vibrant network each day. We need to plan differently if we are unlock UKC growth areas and connectivity improvements, is: “Solihull Connected will enable great mobility and place to live, work and visit.” Our objectives are: not to experience severe congestion and adversely affect bring local transport and place improvement to communities the attractiveness of the borough in terms of growth and and also set in motion key forward looking behaviour change connectivity. Many of our residents and stakeholders agreed strategies like for example Road Safety, Sustainable Travel with us through the public consultation in 2015. and Technology and Innovation. Ensuring that Solihull Objective 2 Objective 1 is engaged to attract transport investment and influence Support and enable the integrated Ensure that major transport The growth story will be finalised through the Local Plan partner programmes for the benefit of Solihull and the region. investment enables and manages delivery of sustainable and efficient Review. However, there are investments that Solihull and growth to achieve the council forms of transport like mass-transit, its partners can be making now in the context of the current In early 2016 we identified and commissioned a number of priorities for homes and jobs. cycling and walking. adopted Solihull Local Plan and in preparation for the technical studies with the purpose of producing a prioritised enactment of the HS2 Hybrid Bill. Furthermore, there are set of investable transport schemes and interventions. Objective 3 Objective 4 studies we will need to undertake as part of the evidence These studies focussed on the Solihull Connected’s Contribute to the council priorities Identify a prioritised short, medium base for the Local Plan Review and related growth needs. strategic themes and their outputs were tailored towards the and long-term delivery plan to objectives stated in the Transport Strategy. These studies to support people’s everyday lives This means integrating land use and transport better, and achieve the overarching vision and will also provide some of the evidence base for the Local and improve health and wellbeing there is a particularly strong narrative in this respect with objectives whilst recognising the Plan Review. through the promotion of smarter the emerging Local Plan Review, with planning for the specific needs of the different parts choices programmes linked to major car but placing an increasing emphasis on high quality Section 2 describes the work undertaken, the development of the Borough. and local infrastructure investment. public transport (mass-transit) and cycling networks and of the priorities and scheme by scheme summary case community focussed safer and healthier transport initiatives. statements including what will be done next. Objective 5 There are very direct benefits which the Delivery Plan will Ensure that the objectives of Solihull help to achieve: Connected are embedded in Local Plan and Health and Wellbeing • Enabling a growing borough over the next 20 years policies to support walking, cycling with HS2 in place – providing access to 32,000 more and public transport use. jobs and 8,000 new households (Solihull Connected Transport Strategy 2016) • Working with partners – to maximise opportunities for At that time we set out our intention to develop a Delivery changed funding landscape with the WMCA and GBSLEP transport investment in connectivity especially cross- Plan clearly defining our specific transport priorities and devolution of powers and funding and emerging regional boundary routes to investment. transport devolution with Midlands Connect the Delivery Plan is timely. • A low carbon future – reducing transport CO2 emissions With a number of exciting national, regional and local with partners from 36% of all emissions in Solihull key moves that will affect and shape the Borough and a • Enhancing the environment – transport investment that positively enhances Solihull’s character and attractiveness for inward investment Regional • Securing investment – getting our fair share of investment in our transport system National • WMCA Local • HS2 Growth Strategy • Solihull Connected • Improving public health – transport investment that • HS2 Interchange and UKC Programme positively promotes active travel its health benefits Station • Local Plan Review • GBSLEP SEP In addition government is increasingly looking for growth • Highways England • UKC Programme and plans and supporting transport investment to be aligned M42 Jun 6 Solution • TfWM Movement for Urban Growth Company across many partners and exploiting synergies to maximise Growth opportunities for jobs, homes and access to training. Solihull • Midlands Connect 3 SOLIHULL CONNECTED 4 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 DELIVERY PLAN 2016 – 2036 Solihull Connected Transport 2 Programme Priorities Overview These studies were undertaken over the These infrastructure ‘sets’ are described last 9 months and their outputs were as Priority Areas and shown below Solihull Connected sets out the future formulated into programmes to inform in greater detail setting out their direction for investment in our transport the Delivery