Tyne and Wear Local Sustainable Transport Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority Civic Centre Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 2BN Telephone (0191) 277 8997 Fax (0191) 211 4948 Our Ref: LSTF E-mail [email protected] Date: 6th June 2011 Dear Sir, Tyne and Wear Local Sustainable Transport Fund: Initial Proposals for Large Project The Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority welcomes the opportunity to submit initial proposals for a large project to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. This follows on from the submission of our Key Components Bid in April. Our main objectives for the bid are as follows: improving sustainable access to key employment/growth sites; managing congestion on key corridors; and promotion of active and healthy travel, with a particular focus on cycling. These objectives are consistent with the overall strategies and policies contained in the recently adopted Local Transport Plan for Tyne and Wear. We believe our proposals will: benefit the economy by managing congestion, making journey times more reliable and predictable, and improving the accessibility of the main employment areas; reduce carbon emissions by increasing the proportion of journeys made by low- carbon sustainable modes; improve safety by addressing safety concerns in particular locations and by improving facilities for walking and cycling; improve air quality and reduce noise, as motorised journeys are replaced by more sustainable modes; deliver increased levels of physical activity with significant health benefits; and improve social inclusion, and access for the whole community to jobs, services and facilities. Clerk B Rowland Treasurer and Deputy Clerk P. Woods Engineer to the Tyne Tunnel Personnel Officer P Perry Legal Adviser S. Ovens Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority Continued We have sought commitment and backing from a wide stakeholder group, who have expressed a willingness to engage with us in the development and delivery of our large project bid. I commend these outline proposals to you on behalf of all members of the ITA. We look forward to being invited to prepare a detailed business case and working with you to meeting our objectives. Yours sincerely, Cllr Wood Chair of the ITA Clerk B Rowland Treasurer and Deputy Clerk P. Woods Engineer to the Tyne Tunnel Personnel Officer P Perry Legal Adviser S. Ovens Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Application Form Applicant Information Local transport authority name(s)*: Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (TWITA). Participating members: Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council and Nexus (Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive) Senior Responsible Owner name and position: Mr Barry Rowland, Clerk to the ITA Bid Manager name and position: Dr Gary MacDonald, Chair of Tyne and Wear Joint Transport Working Group Contact telephone number: 0191 277 8971 Email address: [email protected] Postal address: Newcastle City Council Strategic Housing, Planning and Transportation Newcastle City Council 10th Floor, Civic Centre NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 8QN Website address for published bid: http://www.tyneandwearltp.gov.uk/lstf/ SECTION A - Project description and funding profile A1. Project name: An Active Future for Tyne and Wear 1 A2. Headline description: This bid sets out a package of proven measures targeted on aiding economic recovery and reducing carbon emissions. Our proposals address three key goals – improving sustainable access to key employment / growth sites, managing congestion on key corridors, and promotion of active and healthy travel, with particular focus on cycling – producing major benefits for the economy and the environment, as well as delivering improved accessibility, road safety, social inclusion and air quality. The measures proposed encompass and build on our complementary Key Components bid, submitted in April, which addresses travel to schools. Taken together, we believe our overall package provides an attractive alternative to short- distance car trips. A3. Geographical area: Tyne and Wear covers the Local Authority districts of Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland. A4. Type of bid (please tick relevant box): Large project bids Key component bid Large project initial proposals A5. Total package cost (£m): £59.825m (this includes £10.860m for Key Components Bid already submitted). A6. Total DfT funding contribution sought (£m): £24.053m (this includes £4.904m for Key Components Bid already submitted) A7. Spend profile: Total package (including key components bid) £K 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Total Revenue funding sought 232 3,775 5,036 4,932 13,975 Capital funding sought 210 2,114 4,182 3,572 10,078 Local contribution 11,956 7,313 6,318 10,185 35,772 Total 12,398 13,202 15,536 18,689 59,825 2 Excluding Key Components Bid £K 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Total Revenue funding sought 0 2,836 3,934 3,801 10,571 Capital funding sought 0 1,674 3,757 3,147 8,578 Local contribution 8,650 6,443 5,428 9,295 29,816 Total 8,650 10,953 13,119 16,243 48,965 A8. Local contribution: Over the four years, the full cost of our proposed package is £59,825,000 with a significant local contribution representing some 60% of the total. This includes the £5.956m already matched for the Key Components Bid. The most significant contributions to our match funding over the four year period are as follows: Integrated Transport Authority £6.68m capital programme LTP Plan Partners £10.141m LTP capital programme £4.2 m corporate resource pool Third Sector £2.976m Developer Contributions £6.6m S106 works Private Sector £1.91m Social Enterprise Companies £0.41m We will examine additional opportunities for match / in-kind funding from partner organisations at the detailed business case stage, if successful with this outline proposal. The figures for local contributions are conservative and only include monies already received or available through approved or indicative funding allocations. Significant additional funding is expected to become available: Through Section 106 and other developer contributions in association with existing and future planning approvals; and From other sectors, such as public health. The major restructuring facing this sector has meant that only very limited, committed contributions can currently be included. A9. Partnership bodies: Our key partners include: Sustrans – National sustainable transport charity – will help deliver active travel measures Living Streets – National walking charity - will help deliver walking measures 3 Public Transport Operators, including Stagecoach, Arriva, Go Ahead and DB Regio (Metro) – will assist in delivery of public transport improvement and promotion measures Workwise North East, a private sector partnership, will deliver measures in support of smarter working, including working from home. NHS North of Tyne, South Tyneside Primary Care Trust, Gateshead Primary Care Trust, Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust – will support the delivery of this bid NE1 – the company behind one of the largest Business Improvement Districts in the UK, supports the bid A selection of letters of support from these (and other) bodies are attached in Appendix A. SECTION B – The local challenge B1. The local context: Background Tyne and Wear comprises the five local authorities of Newcastle City Council, Sunderland City Council, Gateshead Council, North Tyneside Council and South Tyneside Council. These five authorities, together with Nexus, the local Passenger Transport Executive, collaborate on a joint Local Transport Plan, under the overall remit of Tyne and Wear ITA (TWITA). Tyne and Wear is a largely urban area of circa 1.1 million people and 485,000 jobs, with a strong local identity and rich heritage, that has faced the challenge of developing new industries to replace traditional large employers and which currently has a heavy reliance on public sector employment. The need to strengthen and broaden the local economy is a key challenge but other major concerns are the requirement to meet carbon reduction targets and tackle high levels of deprivation and ill-health in some areas. Delivering sustainable growth is fundamental to revitalising the local economy and creating a better quality of life. In addition, the partnership working and community involvement integral to our bid will also help to recapture community spirit and create a stronger society. Tyne and Wear’s economic growth depends on good accessibility, of goods to market and of people to jobs and services Wallsend Chamber of Trade Land use policy seeks to underpin our regeneration goals. This includes promoting recovery in local housing markets and building on the existing employment base of the 4 area, whilst maximising the use of brownfield sites. Concentrations of employment include traditional centres, particularly the urban core of Newcastle/Gateshead and Sunderland city centre; long-established employment centres such as trading estates; and modern business parks. Growth Plans (see Appendix B2) Major employment sites in Tyne and Wear are clustered around the principle road network, in particular the main town and city centres and along the A1 and A19 trunk roads. Managing congestion is a growing challenge for Tyne and Wear on the key corridors serving these (see Appendix B1). The local business community is increasingly concerned at the threat traffic congestion on key routes poses to future regeneration and growth,