Hartlepool Borough Council Local Transport Plan 3 2011 - 2026 April 2011 Compiled by Highways, Traffic and Transport Division, Hartlepool Borough Council Local Transport Cover landscape_Layout 1 24/05/2011 09:05 Page 2 Contacts and Further information Copies of the Hartlepool Local Transport Plan 2011-2026 can be viewed at main Council buildings, local public libraries and the Hartlepool Community Portal www.hartlepool.gov.uk <http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/> If you require any further information on the Local Transport Plan, please contact: Mike Blair Highways, Traffic and Transport Manager Department Of Regeneration & Neighbourhoods Hartlepool Borough Council 1 Church Street, HARTLEPOOL TS24 7DS Tel: 01429 523252 Email : [email protected] Text extracts can be made available in Braille, talking tapes and large print, on request. If you would like information in another language or format, please ask us. (01429) 523598. (01429) 523598. (Arabic) (01429) 523598. (Bengali) (01429) 523598. (Kurdish) (01429) 523598. (Urdu) (01429) 523598. (Hindi) (01429) 523598. (Polish) (01429) 523598. (Cantonese) This document is also available in other languages, large print and audio format upon request Hartlepool Borough Council - Local Transport Plan 2011 - 2026 Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Scope of LTP3 ....................................................................................................................................................4 1.2 Part One – Local Transport Strategy ..................................................................................................................4 1.3 Part Two – Delivery.............................................................................................................................................5 1.4 Linking LTP3 with other Policies and Strategies.................................................................................................5 1.5 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................8 2. Tees Valley Transport Strategy 2.1 Transport and the Economy................................................................................................................................9 2.2 Tees Valley Transport Challenges.....................................................................................................................11 2.3 Resilient Network Connectivity .........................................................................................................................14 2.4 Access to Employment .....................................................................................................................................22 2.5 Reducing Carbon Emissions ............................................................................................................................27 2.6 Delivering the Transport Ambition.....................................................................................................................31 3. Transport in Hartlepool 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................33 3.2 National and Regional Context .........................................................................................................................33 3.3 Who are Hartlepoolʼs Main Partners?...............................................................................................................36 3.4 Building on the Success of LTP1 and LTP2......................................................................................................37 3.5 What we Delivered Over the LTP2 Period ........................................................................................................37 3.6 Key Lessons Learnt ..........................................................................................................................................42 3.7 Regional and Sub-Regional Planning...............................................................................................................42 4. LTP 3 Vision and Objectives 4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................43 4.2 LTP3 Vision.......................................................................................................................................................43 4.3 LTP3 Objectives................................................................................................................................................43 4.4 Draft Objectives ................................................................................................................................................44 4.5 LTP3 Commitment ............................................................................................................................................45 4.6 Summary ..........................................................................................................................................................45 5. Objective 1 – Delivering Sustainable Economic Growth 5.1 Background.......................................................................................................................................................46 5.2 Key Issues ........................................................................................................................................................46 5.3 Potential Interventions ......................................................................................................................................48 5.4 Challenges and Opportunities ..........................................................................................................................52 Hartlepool Borough Council - Local Transport Plan 2011 - 2026 1 Contents 6. Objective 2 – Reducing the impact of transport on the environment and tackling climate change 6.1 Background.......................................................................................................................................................53 6.2 Key Issues ........................................................................................................................................................53 6.3 Potential Interventions ......................................................................................................................................54 6.4 Challenges and Opportunities ..........................................................................................................................56 7. Objective 3 – Safer and Healthier Travel 7.1 Background.......................................................................................................................................................57 7.2 Key Issues ........................................................................................................................................................57 7.3 Potential Interventions ......................................................................................................................................60 7.4 Challenges and Opportunities ..........................................................................................................................65 8. Objective 4 – Improve equality of opportunity through access to Services 8.1 Background.......................................................................................................................................................66 8.2 Key Issues ........................................................................................................................................................66 8.3 Future Issues ....................................................................................................................................................66 8.4 Potential Interventions ......................................................................................................................................66 8.5 Challenges and Opportunities ..........................................................................................................................67 9. Objective 5 – Quality of Life 9.1 Background.......................................................................................................................................................68 9.2 Key Issues ........................................................................................................................................................68 9.3 Potential Interventions ......................................................................................................................................69 10. Linking the Objectives 10.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................70 10.2 Economy and Environment...............................................................................................................................70 10.3 Economy and Access to Services.....................................................................................................................70 10.4 Safety and Economy.........................................................................................................................................70