Elgin Transport Strategy the Moray Council

Elgin Transport Strategy the Moray Council

Elgin Transport Strategy The Moray Council 1 | 0 04 October 2016 Elgin Transpor t Strateg y The Mor ay C ouncil Elgin Transport Strategy Elgin Transport Strategy Project No: B2270700 Document Title: Elgin Transport Strategy Document No.: 1 Revision: 0 Date: 04 October 2016 Client Name: The Moray Council Project Manager: Calum Robertson Author: Calum Robertson File Name: P:\Data3\B2270700 - Elgin Transport Strategy\Reports_Notes\Reports\Elgin Transport Strategy Final Issue 041016.docx Jacobs U.K. Limited 95 Bothwell Street Glasgow, Scotland G2 7HX United Kingdom T +44 (0)141 243 8000 F +44 (0)141 226 3109 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2016 Jacobs U.K. Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This report has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ Client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the Client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this report by any third party. Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved 01 29/09/16 Final Draft for Client Approval CR KG CR 02 04/10/16 Issue following client comment CR KG CR i Elgin Transport Strategy Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Consultation ................................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Elgin’s Travel Trends ................................................................................................................................ 5 2.1 Introduction / Overview ................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Existing Accessibility in Elgin ...................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 How People Travel .................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Where People Are Travelling To / From .................................................................................................... 11 2.5 Travel by Car ............................................................................................................................................. 14 2.6 Public Transport ........................................................................................................................................ 18 2.7 Cycling ....................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.8 Walking ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 2.9 Data Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 26 3. The Strategy’s Policy Context ................................................................................................................ 27 3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.2 National Policies ........................................................................................................................................ 28 3.3 Regional Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 28 3.4 Local Policies ............................................................................................................................................. 28 3.5 Elgin Transport Strategy ............................................................................................................................ 29 4. Elgin’s Transport Issues and Opportunities ........................................................................................ 30 4.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 Consultation ............................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2.1 Stakeholder Consultation .......................................................................................................................... 30 4.2.2 Public Consultation .................................................................................................................................... 34 4.3 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Summary ................................................................ 35 5. A Vision for Elgin’s Transport Network ................................................................................................ 37 5.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 37 5.2 The Vision .................................................................................................................................................. 37 5.3 The Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 38 5.4 Use of Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 38 6. Options for Improving Elgin’s Transport Network ............................................................................... 40 6.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.2 Initial Option Generation ............................................................................................................................ 41 6.3 Initial Appraisal & Scoring ......................................................................................................................... 45 6.4 Further Option Development & Analysis ................................................................................................... 48 7. Strategy and Action Plan ........................................................................................................................ 49 7.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 49 7.2 Active Travel and Streetscaping ................................................................................................................ 51 7.3 Junction Improvements ............................................................................................................................. 56 ii Elgin Transport Strategy 7.4 New Road Links ........................................................................................................................................ 59 7.5 Parking ...................................................................................................................................................... 62 7.6 Public Transport ........................................................................................................................................ 63 7.7 Traffic Management ................................................................................................................................... 65 7.8 Travel Information ...................................................................................................................................... 66 7.9 Strategy Action Plan .................................................................................................................................. 67 8. Monitoring and Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 78 8.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 78 8.2 Outcomes and Performance Indicators ..................................................................................................... 78 9. Summary and Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 80 9.1 Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 80 9.2 Methodology and Findings .......................................................................................................................

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