Transforming Cities Fund Workplace Travel Network Meeting 2 December 2020 and Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Overview

Martina Olley, TCF Programme Manager Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Awarded: £56.9m Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Challenges Objectives Outcomes

• Productivity Gap • Boosting • Reduce • Worsening productivity productivity gap by 2% congestion • Support sustainable • 11% more public • Bus Journeys transport journeys getting longer economic growth • Reduce end to end • Rising • More efficient commute by bus bus journey times inequalities • 10% increase in • More healthy & active ways of cycling’s mode getting around share • Connect our most deprived communities • Improve air quality • Support sustainable growth Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

3 Themes of our 1 Transforming 2 Transforming 3 Transforming TCF bid Mobility Lifestyles Gateways

The Transforming Cities Rapid Bus Corridors and A comprehensive Cycle Better Interchanges in the Fund aims to improve Park & Ride to reliably Network to enable City Centre at Southampton productivity and spread connect people with our commuters and residents to Central Station and at other prosperity through economic hubs along the make safe and easy journeys stations and transport hubs investment in public and main corridors to work and for leisure City Centre Transformation sustainable transport in Local Mobility Hubs to Active Travel Zones where within the heart of the City, some of the largest widen the choice and walking and cycling become creating a liveable centre, a English city regions availability of shared e- the norm for local much more vibrant, mobility in local areas neighbourhood journeys stimulating and people- Smart Technology that focussed place, where improves reliability of public people enjoy visiting transport Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

TCF Phase 1 Schemes Four sections of new segregated cycle routes : • SCN1 – Western Cycle Freeway (to Totton) • SCN3 – Eastern Cycle Freeway ( – Road) • SCN5 – Northern Cycle Freeway (Inner Avenue / Hut Hill)

Bus priority technology for traffic signals: • Stoneham Way • Bursledon Road Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

TCF Phase 2 Schemes • Waterside / Totton to Southampton Cycle Schemes, Rapid Bus, Park & Ride • Chandlers Ford to Southampton Cycle Schemes • to Southampton Cycle Schemes, Rapid Bus, Mobility Hubs, Active Travel Zone • Bursledon to Southampton Cycle Schemes, Rapid Bus, Mobility Hubs, Active Travel Zone • City Centre Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Active Travel Zones

• Areas where walking and cycling become the norm for local journeys • Work with local communities • Creating safe spaces and routes • Co-design workshops • Engagement / consultation Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Mobility Hubs Widen the choice and availability of shared e-mobility in local areas that combine access to a range of electric vehicles (cars, bikes) and public transport with delivery hubs, commerce, retail What could they contain? • (e)Bike / cargo bike hire • E-scooter hire • Secure bike parking • EV charge points, EV parking and car hire • Logistics centre / parcel drop off • Café / toilets / commerce  All tailored to the specific location Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Cycle Schemes

• Over 30km of the Southampton Cycle Network • High levels of segregation • Along the key corridors into the city centre • Providing direct connections to areas of jobs / leisure Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Rapid Bus and ITS

Rapid Bus Corridors to make travelling by bus an easy, quick and attractive option for all.

 Reduce journey times  Reliable journeys  Express services

Mix of physical and signal Bus Priority New Super Stops at busy locations and Enhanced Stops Continue roll out of real-time information Use of innovative technology Support fleet innovation and investment Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

City Centre

Transformation of the City Centre to make it more attractive, easier for people to move around and wanting to spend time and money in the city centre.

Improve Interchanges (Station South Side and Bus Hub at Albion Place) Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Progress to date

• Northam Road (SCN3)

• Valley (SCN6)

• Mountbatten Bus Lane

• West Quay Road Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Progress to date

• Millbrook Road West

• Eastleigh to Southampton Corridor ()

• The Avenue (SCN5)

• Active Travel Zone ATF communicationsHow willand weengagement involve you? approach

Introducing and implementing interventions Driving Behaviour Change

Consultation Advance warning Works underway Completion Currently Pre – inform / make aware, engage Post – encourage, enable

Pre-Implementation During Implementation moving into post Launch & Post Implementation My Journey Active • Connecting Southampton Managing the overall demand for travel: Promote completed schemes to enable travel change Travel • Commonplace • Reduce reliance of vehicular journeys behaviours leading to long-lasting change: campaigns • Stakeholder Engagement • Benefit to all narrative – You don’t have • Persona led marketing campaigns powered by • Perception Surveys to be a cyclist or bus user to benefit Mosaic from infrastructure changes • My Journey Hampshire and Southampton Scheme engagement • Road space for everyone • Workplace and school travel planning approach: behaviourchange • Community initiatives & engagement Inform | Consult | Involve Interventions accelerate ActiveTravel 2020/21 Fund

CONSULT INVOLVE INFORM Meet their needs. Keep informed, listen to concerns Key players. Work with them to reflect feedback Keep informed and low involvement. Provide them and seek feedback on proposals. Make changes if into final scheme. Include in the decision making with information to assist them in understanding the needed. Engage and consult on their area of process. Engage and consult regularly problems, opportunities and solutions. interest. Southampton and Hampshire Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)

Thank you