WEST CAMBRIDGE OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE JUNE 2016 Transport Assessment West Cambridge Development Document Control Sheet Project Name: West Cambridge Development Project Ref: 31500 / 5523 Report Title: Transport Assessment Doc Revision: 1.0 Date: June 2016 Name Position Signature Date Prepared by: J Hopkins Associate J Hopkins 13/06/2016 Reviewed by: G Callaghan Partner G Callaghan 13/06/2016 Approved by: G Callaghan Partner G Callaghan 13/06/2016 For and on behalf of Peter Brett Associates LLP Revision Date Description Prepared Reviewed Approved 1.0 13/06/16 Planning Application JPH GLC GLC Peter Brett Associates LLP disclaims any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of this report. 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Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. © Peter Brett Associates LLP 2016 J:\31500 West Cambridge\Word\Reports\Transport Assessment\160613 - Transport Assesment - Planning Application Version.docx ii Transport Assessment West Cambridge Development Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 West Cambridge Development ..................................................................................... 6 1.3 Surrounding Transport Context – and the Adaptive Phased Approach ........................ 7 1.4 Summary of the Transport Assessment ........................................................................ 7 1.5 Structure of the Transport Assessment ......................................................................... 8 PART 1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 10 2 Background and Development Proposals .............................................................................. 11 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 Site Location ................................................................................................................ 11 2.3 Extant Development Background ................................................................................ 11 2.4 Development Vision..................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Aims and Aspirations ................................................................................................... 15 2.6 Development Proposals .............................................................................................. 15 2.7 Site Access .................................................................................................................. 18 2.8 Surrounding Development ........................................................................................... 19 2.9 Area-Wide Travel Demand Management Strategy context ........................................ 22 2.10 Pre-application Consultation and Scoping .................................................................. 25 2.11 Assessment Methodology and Adaptive Phased Approach to Mitigation ................... 26 2.12 Summary of the Methodology ..................................................................................... 27 3 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................... 30 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 30 3.2 Site Location and Existing Use .................................................................................... 30 3.3 Existing Pedestrian and Cycle Facilities ..................................................................... 30 3.4 Existing Bus Services .................................................................................................. 38 3.5 Existing Rail Services .................................................................................................. 39 3.6 Existing Road Network ................................................................................................ 40 3.7 Observed Existing Journey mode share ..................................................................... 42 3.8 Initial Traffic Data Review ............................................................................................ 44 3.9 Road Safety ................................................................................................................. 45 4 Summary of Policy Review ...................................................................................................... 48 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 48 4.2 Policy, guidance and emerging strategy documents reviewed ................................... 48 4.3 Analysis and application of current policy, guidance and emerging strategies ........... 48 J:\31500 West Cambridge\Word\Reports\Transport Assessment\160613 - Transport Assesment - Planning Application Version.docx iii Transport Assessment West Cambridge Development PART 2 DEVELOPMENT ACCESS AND MOVEMENT DETAILS ................................................... 50 5 Access and Movement Strategy .............................................................................................. 51 5.1 Introduction and Policy background ............................................................................ 51 5.2 Transport objectives .................................................................................................... 51 5.3 Summary of the Development Access and Movement Strategy ................................. 51 6 Pedestrian and Cycle Strategy ................................................................................................ 53 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 53 6.2 Policy background ....................................................................................................... 53 6.3 Likely Future Cycle Movements .................................................................................. 54 6.4 Measures to promote Walking and Cycling usage ...................................................... 55 6.5 On-site Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 58 6.6 Off-site infrastructure enhancements .......................................................................... 61 6.7 Resolving existing road safety issues, and environmental improvements .................. 62 6.8 Off-site infrastructure enhancements towards the north ............................................. 63 6.9 Off-site infrastructure enhancements towards the East .............................................. 66 6.10 Off-site infrastructure enhancements towards the City Centre ................................... 67 6.11 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 71 7 Public Transport Strategy ........................................................................................................ 72 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 72 7.2 Policy background ....................................................................................................... 72 7.3 Bus Service Strategy ................................................................................................... 73 7.4 2021 Route Proposals ................................................................................................. 74 7.5 2031 Route Proposals ................................................................................................. 74 7.6 Bus Specification ......................................................................................................... 75 7.7 On-Site Bus Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 76 7.8 Accessibility to Future Bus Routes .............................................................................. 77 7.9 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 78 8 Car Parking Provision, Vehicular Access and Site Layout ................................................... 79 8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 79 8.2 Car Parking