Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition
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Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition Contents Front Cover.....................................................................................................................4 Foreword by Charlotte Atkins MP, Minister for Local Transport...........................5 Introduction ....................................................................................................................6 Aims of this Guidance.............................................................................................................. 6 Changes from the first edition..................................................................................................6 Summary: Key Elements of a good LTP......................................................................8 Part 2: Developing a High Quality LTP................................................................................... 8 Part 3: Priorities for Local Transport Planning........................................................................ 8 Part 4: Value for Money.........................................................................................................10 Part 1 - The Government's approach to delivering better local transport.............11 The Government's Transport Strategy ................................................................................... 11 Performance management and direct engagement................................................................. 13 Part 2 - Developing a high quality LTP......................................................................15 Setting Transport in its Wider Context .................................................................................. 15 Locally relevant targets.......................................................................................................... 20 Indicators and Trajectories.....................................................................................................25 Key outcome indicators subject to mandatory LTP targets ................................................... 27 Annual Progress Reporting .................................................................................................... 29 Reviewing and maintaining the LTP ..................................................................................... 29 Part 3 - Priorities for local transport planning..........................................................30 The Shared Priority for Transport.......................................................................................... 30 Shared Priority - Tackling Congestion................................................................................... 31 Shared Priority - Delivering Accessibility............................................................................. 35 Shared Priority - Safer Roads................................................................................................. 40 Shared Priority - Better Air Quality....................................................................................... 44 Other Quality of Life Issues................................................................................................... 47 Part 4 - Value for money..............................................................................................51 LTPs to show the value to be delivered for a known amount of money................................ 51 Value for money and DfT decision making........................................................................... 52 Forecasting, Modelling and Analytical Tools for LTPs......................................................... 53 1 Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition Block allocations for integrated transport - and 'planning guidelines' ................................... 54 Achieving Value for Money through Major Schemes ........................................................... 56 Affordability and prioritisation of major schemes................................................................. 56 Exceptional schemes.............................................................................................................. 60 Achieving value for money through buses ............................................................................ 61 Delivering value for money LTP solutions through railways................................................ 62 Value for money and light rail ............................................................................................... 62 Achieving value for money by managing car use.................................................................. 63 Achieving value for money through asset management ........................................................ 63 Efficiency in Highway Maintenance...................................................................................... 64 Transport Asset Management Plans....................................................................................... 64 Block allocations for maintenance......................................................................................... 66 Achieving value for money from revenue-funded programmes ............................................ 66 Part 5 - Local transport plan practicalities................................................................68 Preparing and presenting the new LTP.................................................................................. 68 Principles of LTP Assessment ............................................................................................... 68 Advice and help available from Government and other sources ........................................... 70 Setting out the scheme and policy implementation programme ............................................ 72 Environmental Implications - Strategic Environmental Assessment..................................... 72 Consultation on new LTPs..................................................................................................... 73 Arrangements for authorities rated 'excellent' by the Audit Commission.............................. 73 Rights of Way Improvement Plans ........................................................................................ 76 Taxis and private hire vehicles............................................................................................... 77 Supplementary bids................................................................................................................ 78 Centres of Excellence in Local Transport Delivery............................................................... 78 Submission deadline .............................................................................................................. 79 Availability, publication and accessible formats ................................................................... 79 Annex A - Mandatory and Best Value Performance Indicators..............................80 Annex B .........................................................................................................................84 Sources of guidance and best practice ................................................................................... 84 Annex C - LTP assessment ..........................................................................................94 Element 1 - Quality of Planning ............................................................................................ 94 The assessment criteria and sub-criteria ................................................................................ 94 2 Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition Element 2 - Impact of LTP targets......................................................................................... 98 Element 3 - Deliverability.................................................................................................... 101 Integration of the three elements of LTP assessment........................................................... 101 Annex D - Timetable and planning guideline illustration ......................................102 Timetable for second round of LTPs ................................................................................... 102 Planning Guidelines - an illustrative fictional example ....................................................... 104 3 Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition Front Cover Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans Second Edition December 2004 4 Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition Foreword by Charlotte Atkins MP, Minister for Local Transport I am delighted to present the second edition of Guidance on Local Transport Plans. This is the long- form version, aimed principally at transport planning professionals. As professionals, you will all know that until a few years ago local transport had suffered from decades of inadequate and unpredictable investment, leaving local transport planners unable to make realistic plans for the long term. For too long, local transport planning was a demoralised and undervalued profession, marginal to the wider planning and policy agenda. This Government's local transport policies, built around sustained investment combined with real devolution of responsibilities to local authorities, have begun to transform expectations. We are now seeing more ambition, more focus, more innovation and more effective delivery. The first round of Local Transport Plans has been a success, for both central and local government. The local