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Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study STAG Part 1 Appraisal Report South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study STAG Part 1 Appraisal Report Draft for Consultation May 2008 South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study Executive Summary E.1 Introduction E.1.1 SEStran has developed a Regional Transport Strategy (RTS), which has identified several projects for taking forward for potential development, categorised within identified strategic corridors for prioritising investment. The Queensferry and the Central Fife were two such corridors identified, both of which involve heavy commuter flows to Edinburgh. Part of the solution for these corridors would be to increase public transport provision between Fife and Edinburgh, and an important scheme in this respect would be the introduction of passenger services to Levenmouth, whilst also increasing the prospect of raising the share of rail freight in the freight transport market by moving non-road modes. E.1.2 Consequently, South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) appointed Scott Wilson to carry out a STAG–based study to appraise proposals for improving services to the Levenmouth area. This report sets out the results of a STAG Part 1 Appraisal of potential opportunities for increasing public transport provision in the Levenmouth area. E.2 Summary of Problems and Issues E.2.1 The analysis of problems and constraints has raised the following issues: • major routes in the area suffer from congestion, particularly at peak times, with the levels of congestion currently seen are expected to get worse; • rising demand for longer distance travel within Fife and beyond means that there will be increasing demand for public transport facilities in the Levenmouth area; • accessibility to public transport in the Levenmouth area is regarded as suitable for local services but somewhat lagging for medium to long-distance trips when compared with the nearby towns of Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes; • there are significant new land-use developments proposed in the area, particular in terms of residential expansion, placing additional strain on both the road network and on existing public transport facilities; and • freight in the Levenmouth area is restricted by modes and is virtually entirely catered for by the local road network. E.2.2 These have been taken forward into the STAG Part 1 Appraisal. E.3 Consultation E.3.1 A major aspect of the appraisal was to involve key stakeholders in the “Pre-Appraisal” element of the STAG appraisal. This included reviewing previous consultation feedback from other local studies. A STAG Workshop was held with representatives of Fife Council. In addition a public consultation exercise was also carried out which included comments from various members of the public and other local stakeholders. E.3.2 The public were consulted on accessibility to the Levenmouth area through the websites of SEStran and Fife Council, with awareness of both consultation processes advertised through a prior press release. Questionnaires were issued on the website which asked for views on issues relating to transport infrastructure and services to and from the Levenmouth area, and for comments on the extent to which transport needs of the local population were met. At the time of writing this report, we had received 142 responses. In addition, a local MSP (Tricia Marwick) called for a debate in the Scottish Parliament in April 2008 and a petition containing a total of over 4,500 signatures was also handed into SEStran. May 2008 Page No i South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study E.4 Outline Planning Objectives E.4.1 Improving public transport and freight transport to Levenmouth meets objectives detailed in Fife Council’s Local transport Strategy (LTS)1, hence it was considered appropriate that these LTS policy objectives should be the basis to develop the outline planning objectives: • Objective 1: Improve access to key areas and services in the local, regional and wider area for all residents in Levenmouth; • Objective 2: Promote the efficient movement of freight to and from Levenmouth, and encourage the transfer of goods from road to more sustainable distribution; and • Objective 3: Encourage more sustainable travel for new and existing development. E.5 Options Examined E.5.1 Options that were likely to meet the Planning Objectives were identified and discussed with SEStran and Fife Council. Options were identified from the STAG workshop, discussions with operators and feedback from the public consultation. Options identified were: • New rail alignment to Leven; • Re-open existing line; • New rail line to Markinch; • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on segregated line from Leven to Markinch Station; • On-street bus facilities; and • Extension of hovercraft services to Methil Docks. E.5.2 Some of the above options have variations depending on the number of stations and with/without rail freight services. E.6 Findings from the STAG Part 1 Appraisal E.6.1 From the STAG Part 1 Appraisal it was clear that some of the rail-based and some of the bus-based options are worthy of further consideration. Examination of the options has indicated that there are inter-relationships between them. Consideration should be given to combining the rail and on-street bus options into one “multi-modal” strategy in STAG Part 2: • A new heavy rail service based on re-opening the previous railway line. This would have a new station with park-and-ride facilities at both Leven and Muiredge/Cameron Bridge, to cater for the extensive new land-use developments planned. In addition to passenger services, the railway line should accommodate rail freight serving the local Diageo Site and Methil Docks, where demand has been identified; and • Since the rail line is unlikely to be delivered before 2015, bus priority measures could be a suitable short-term improvement until the full heavy rail option (with freight facilities) is introduced. The increased on-street priority for bus services linking Leven to Markinch railway station and Kirkcaldy appears to provide a number of benefits such as accessibility and connectivity to local areas and the railway network. Even though the bus priority measures do not meet all the planning objectives and do not return as much NPV as the rail re-opening option, it may be that, given they perform relatively well in other objectives for reasonable levels of expenditure, they be considered as part of the Do-Minimum scenario and included in the transport programmes for the local area. This may also require further cost analysis in STAG Part 2. E.6.2 On a final point, it is worth noting that the capital cost estimates and demand/benefit forecast in this appraisal are somewhat conservative. More detailed cost analysis and economic appraisals should be undertaken in STAG Part 2. 1 Fife Local Transport Strategy, Section 5.0, page 41 May 2008 Page No ii South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study Revision Schedule Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study May 2008 S101154 Rev Date Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 01 May 2008 Draft Report Jonathan Campbell Marwan AL-Azzaw Marwan AL-Azzaw Transport Planner Project Manager Project Manager 02 June 2008 Final Draft Jonathan Campbell Marwan AL-Azzaw Marwan AL-Azzaw Report Transport Planner Project Manager Project Manager Scott Wilson Citypoint 2 25 Tyndrum Street Glasgow This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Scott Wilson's appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. It is addressed G4 OJY to and for the sole and confidential use and reliance of Scott Wilson's client. Scott Wilson accepts no liability for any use of this document other than by its client and only for the purposes for which it was prepared and provided. No person other than the client may Tel 0141 354 5600 copy (in whole or in part) use or rely on the contents of this document, without the prior written permission of the Company Secretary of Scott Wilson Scotland Ltd. Any advice, Fax 0141 354 5601 opinions, or recommendations within this document should be read and relied upon only in the context of the document as a whole. The contents of this document do not provide legal or tax advice or opinion. www.scottwilson.com © Scott Wilson Scotland Ltd 2008 May 2008 South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study Contents Page No Executive Summary i 1. Introduction 1 2. Analysis of Present and Future Problems 4 3. Consultation 14 4. Objectives 25 5. Generation of Options 26 6. STAG Part 1 Appraisal 31 7. Conclusions and Recommendations 63 Appendices: A - STAG Workshop Notes B - Environmental Appraisal Report C - Transport Analysis Technical Note D - Summary of Capital Cost Estimates E - Fife Council Response to Public Consultation F - Appraisal Summary Tables (ASTs) May 2008 South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) & Fife Council Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) appointed Scott Wilson to carry out a STAG – based study to appraise proposals for improving rail services and other travel options to the Levenmouth area. 1.1.2 SEStran has developed a Regional Transport Strategy (RTS), which has identified several projects for taking forward for potential development. A number of these schemes are categorised within the network-based measures identified in the RTS, one of which is the identification of strategic corridors for prioritising investment where public transport modal share is low when compared with relatively similar corridors, and to set a target for modal shift to public transport use for these corridors. 1.1.3 The Queensferry and the Central Fife were corridors identified where high volumes of modal shift are required in order to meet the targets set, and which both involve heavy commuter flows to Edinburgh.
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