Update on Sustainable Transport Strategy
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Appendix A Objective 1 - Ensuring that the transport network supports the local economy and meets the current and future needs of the borough in a sustainable way Action Delivery Mechanisms Purpose / Outcome Delivery Lead Officer / Targets Update Partners Section Seek strategic improvements Continue to lobby DfT, TfL, To encourage greater DfT Strategic Planning T1 (i) The Council continues to talk with TfL to bring Tramlink to to public transport serving the Train Operating Companies use of public transport TfL / Opportunity T3 Sutton Town Centre and beyond to serve the proposed borough e.g. (TOCs) and NR for strategic and support NR Sutton T4 London Cancer Hub at Belmont. Exploring opportunities to (i) Tramlink extension improvements to services and employment and TOCs T5 address the current funding shortfall. Various routes have (ii) London Overground infrastructure, including: economic growth in been safeguarded in the Local Plan (adopted 2018). (iii) Crossrail 2 (i) Lobbying TfL for the approval Sutton Tramlink extensions to Sutton Town Centre (via Rosehill) of a Tramlink extension from and the London Cancer Hub form Proposal 89 of the Wimbledon to Sutton. Mayor's Transport Strategy (adopted 2018). (ii) Lobbying TfL for extension (ii) The Council continues to press for improvements to the of London Overground from frequency of suburban rail services to provide a more metro West Croydon to Sutton/ style service (similar to the London Overground) and has Wimbledon. expressed support for TfL's proposals for metroisation of the (iii) Supporting Crossrail 2 London suburban network. Devolution and Metroisation form proposal and lobbying for stop Proposal 66 of the Mayor's Transport Strategy (adopted Page 23 at Worcester Park 2018). (iii) The Council has expressed support for Crossrail 2 and its extension beyond Wimbledon which would serve Worcester Park station. A Crossrail 2 service to Worcester Park is identified as a new service in Proposal 61 of the Mayor's Transport Strategy (adopted 2018). Implement selective road Submit a major scheme bid to To support economic LBS Kevin Williams T1 The Council has secured £1.86m of TfL funding for the improvement schemes to TfL for Beddington Lane. This activity, employment TfL T2 Beddington North TfL Major Scheme project and with the reduce congestion and benefit will build upon the successful and growth and ensure TOCs T3 Council’s own funds, the project will implement all road users e.g. Beddington works that have been safer, more efficient T4 improvements with a total budget of £3.56m. Lane undertaken in recent years. roads for all T5 Start 2016/17 T6 The Council has developed designs for the Beddington North Major Scheme in partnership with TfL and in consultation with the local community and Business Improvement District. These designs focus on delivering improvements to Beddington Lane and Hilliers Lane, making it a better environment for pedestrians and cyclists, and providing more travel choices for local businesses and residents. Agenda Item 6 Phase 1 works commenced in March 2018 and will last for approximately 16 weeks. The next phases will begin later in Agenda Item 6 Appendix A 2018-19 and further information on the sequence of works, planned improvements and temporary road closures will be updated regularly on the council’s website. For more information, please visit https://www.sutton.gov.uk/beddingtonmajorscheme Adopt the Roads Task Force Agree existing and future street Schemes will be LBS Phil Crockford / T1 The Street Types classification work was completed in 2016 streets classification (9 classifications with TfL and developed to give TfL Ian Price T2 and is now available for use by TfL, borough planners/ categories) to inform future identify potential interventions greater priority to T3 engineers and scheme designers to consider the impact of scheme development. to address desired changes to pedestrians, cyclists T4 schemes on the current movement and place function of classifications and street and public transport T5 each road in the borough. All future schemes will take the performance levels. users and enhance the T6 resource into account. 'place' function Maintain borough highway Ensure the council's limited Provide good quality LBS Olga Gilevska T1 Looking for opportunities to maximise benefits for network, including footways resources are used efficiently to roads, cycle paths and T2 sustainable transport. and cycleways, to a maintain good standards footways to encourage T6 satisfactory standard use of sustainable T7 transport Review and where necessary Work with businesses to ensure To reduce the adverse LBS Dave Trew T2 Advice provided to a number of fleet managers that operate Page 24 improve facilities for deliveries goods can reach markets environmental impact BIDs T4 in Beddington Lane on ways to achieve fuel savings and and servicing in town centres efficiently and sustainably while of freight vehicles SLP T5 reduced emissions. Now looking to build on previous work and freight movement minimising adverse impacts while supporting the Businesses with a project in Sutton Town Centre. Initial study of freight borough-wide local economy and fleet movements has been carried out around the town centre operators and only minor problems identified, for which solutions will now be investigated. Appendix A Objective 2 - Reducing car use and the need to travel through the appropriate location of new development, travel planning and awareness campaigns Action Delivery Mechanisms Purpose / Outcome Delivery Lead Officer / Targets Update Partners Section Develop and promote school (i) Equip a further eight schools with To reduce the number of LBS Ian Baker / Paul T6 2017/18 travel plans for all schools TfL - Accredited school travel plans: pupils being driven to Schools Garside Target 40 schools to have TfL accredited travel plans and, where available, provide Stanley Park Juniors, Cheam Fields, school and encourage TfL with a focus on St Philomena's and Greenshaw small grants to assist in the Culvers House, Robin Hood primary greater use of secondary schools. implementation of travel plans schools and St Philomena's, Stanley sustainable transport. 2018/19 Park High and Sutton Grammar Continue to increase number of schools with travel secondary schools. plans. Focus on increasing scooting to schools with (ii) Engage and encourage support through providing scooter parking and scooter participation by as many as possible of training for Years 1&2. those remaining schools Provide sustainable transport (i) Continue to expand the number of As above LBS Ian Baker / Paul T6 On-going advice / training to schools schools attending workshops and Schools Garside (i) Regular advice to schools to promote sustainable and parents and encourage participating in campaigns. TfL modes through newsletters and blogs participation in campaigns, (ii) Supply information to parents on (ii) Walk Once a Week campaign promoted to school Page 25 including Bikeability, walk to sustainable transport as part of the throughout academic year. 23 primary schools have school week/ month, walk schools admissions procedure. participated in WoW activities in 17/18 once a week Introduce walking buses for primary school children Hold regular meetings with TfL Set up regular quarterly liaison To ensure that public LBS Strategic T7 On-going to discuss planning issues meetings with TfL to ensure borough transport is expanded TfL Planning / The Council has consulted TfL on site allocations for development and school expansion and adapted to serve Development both primary and secondary schools as part of the plans are fully taken into account in TfL new developments Management preparation of the Local Plan, which was subsequently public transport planning adopted in February 2018. TfL also made comments on planning permission B2016/76164 for a school on the former Sutton Hospital site. Liaise with National Health Work closely with Epsom and St. To ensure that maximum LBS Ian Baker / Paul T1 On-going Service on travel planning Helier NHS Trust to encourage greater use is made of public NHS Garside / Public T5 Officer continues to provide sessions 2-3 times a year use of sustainable transport and plan and sustainable TfL Health at the Institute of Cancer Research, the Royal for improvements to buses to serve transport for travel to Marsden and St Helier Hospitals and keeps in regular hospitals, along with providing direct hospitals, especially by contact with hospital managers. Officer also advises support and advice, such as Dr Bike staff and visitors, and on NHS travel plans. and walking campaigns for staff reduce car use and Agenda Item 6 parking pressure Agenda Item 6 Appendix A Use the planning system to In line with Local Plan policy, locate To discourage car use LBS Strategic T1 The Council's Local Plan policies (adopted in February minimise the need to travel new trip-generating developments in and encourage greater Developers Planning / 2018) continue to focus most new development in and use a private car areas of good public transport use of sustainable Development areas of good public transport accessibility, encourage accessibility, encourage mixed use transport Management mixed use and a greater diversity of uses in town developments and use parking centres as well as seeking improvements to public standards appropriately transport, cycling and walking. Require travel plans and Secure travel plans and transport To minimise the LBS Ian Baker / Paul T1 On-going transport assessments assessments from developers as part transport impact of new Developers Garside / Don T4 The Council continues to require travel plans and through the planning system of planning applications development and Anyiam T5 transport assessments as required as part of the maximise the use of T6 planning process. sustainable transport Promote and facilitate car Work with car club operators and To provide an alternative LBS Ian Baker / Paul T1 Further work being undertaken to review car clubs and clubs developers to develop and encourage to private car use and Car club Garside/ Phil T4 how they operate.