Stoke-on-Trent: Local Transport Plan 2011/12 to 2025/26 Page 2 of 226 Contents Contents ............................................................................................................................. 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 1 – Previous Local Transport Plan 2005/06 to 2010/11 (LTP2) .......................... 6 Key Priorities Identified in previous LTP (2005/06-2010/11: LTP2) ................................... 8 Achievement of LTP2 Outcomes ...................................................................................... 9 LTP2 - Successes ........................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2 – This Local Transport Plan; National and Local Policy Background ......... 25 National Studies and Policies – Eddington, Stern and ‘Delivering a Sustainable Transport System’ ........................................................................................................................... 26 Future Transport Policy Changes.................................................................................... 30 Local Planning Policy ...................................................................................................... 33 The Adopted Core Strategy for Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme ................... 35 What does this mean for LTP3? ...................................................................................... 45 Chapter 3 - Recent Studies .............................................................................................. 49 North Staffordshire Integrated Transport Study ............................................................... 50 North Staffordshire Connectivity Study (DaSTS Regional Study) .................................... 52 Peak Oil/Oil Depletion ..................................................................................................... 55 Air Quality Management Areas ....................................................................................... 57 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 61 Chapter 4 – Current Challenges ...................................................................................... 62 Key Socio-Economic Factors .......................................................................................... 63 Deprivation, Health, Education, Jobs and Places ............................................................ 69 Key Issues and Challenges - Prosperity.......................................................................... 79 Key Issues and Challenges - Place and Image ............................................................... 81 Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 82 Chapter 5 – LTP3 Goals ................................................................................................... 85 LTP3 Goal – Economy .................................................................................................... 86 LTP3 Goal – Environment ............................................................................................... 95 LTP3 Goal – Health ........................................................................................................ 99 Summary and Conclusions ........................................................................................... 106 Chapter 6 – Geographical Scope, Existing and Future Travel Patterns ..................... 107 Geographical Scope ..................................................................................................... 108 Travel Patterns ............................................................................................................. 109 Stoke-on-Trent: Local Transport Plan 2011/12 to 2025/26 Page 3 of 226 Public Transport Trips ................................................................................................... 125 Future Travel - Core Strategy Implications on Travel Patterns ...................................... 126 Summary and Conclusions ........................................................................................... 127 Chapter 7 – Current Transport Network........................................................................ 130 Connectivity Issues ....................................................................................................... 132 Access Issues ............................................................................................................... 142 Congestion Issues ........................................................................................................ 148 Parking ......................................................................................................................... 153 Rail Travel Issues ......................................................................................................... 155 Stoke-on-Trent Station .................................................................................................. 157 Bus Travel Issues ......................................................................................................... 159 Cycling and Walking Issues .......................................................................................... 163 Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 166 Chapter 8 – Maintaining the Transport Network .......................................................... 171 Highways Assets .......................................................................................................... 172 Carriageways ................................................................................................................ 174 Footways, Cycleways, Greenways and Hard Verges .................................................... 176 Highway Green Spaces ................................................................................................ 177 Lighting ......................................................................................................................... 177 Traffic Signals ............................................................................................................... 177 Signs, Barriers and Street Furniture .............................................................................. 179 Winter Maintenance ........................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Bridges and Other Structures ........................................................................................ 180 Summary and Conclusions ........................................................................................... 189 Chapter 9 - Proposed Transport Investment ................................................................ 191 The Transport Toolkit ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Transport Investment in: Economy..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Transport Investment in: Environment ............................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Transport Investment in: Health ......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Summary and Conclusions ........................................................................................... 214 Appendices ..................................................................................................................... 216 Appendix A – LTP2 Objectives and Measures ............................................................. 217 Appendix B – Accessibility Mapping ............................................................................ 225 Stoke-on-Trent: Local Transport Plan 2011/12 to 2025/26 Page 4 of 226 Introduction Stoke-on-Trent: Local Transport Plan 2011/12 to 2025/26 Page 5 of 226 Introduction Welcome to the Local Transport Plan document for Stoke-on-Trent. The following document is intended to explain the forward transport priorities within the area of Stoke-on-Trent with detailed plans for future investment in the period 2011/12 to 2013/14 but also to provide strategy and direction for the next 15 years, to 2025/26. This document consists of nine Chapters as described below: • Chapter 1 – describes the priorities of the previous LTP and the schemes and initiatives successfully delivered. This chapter may be of interest to policy makers and local residents; • Chapter 2 – provides the policy background to this LTP. This chapter may be useful for those who wish to familiarise themselves with high level transport policy; • Chapter 3 – contains an outline of recent studies conducted locally and some wider issues such as peak oil. Useful for those interested in local policy; • Chapter 4 – details the current challenges facing the city. Useful for all readers as it provides a valuable basis for the next chapter; • Chapter 5 – outlines the LTP goals and policies for the period 2011/12 to 2025/26; • Chapter 6 – Defines the geographical scope of the LTP and considers existing and future travel patterns. This chapter is recommended reading for anybody interested in local transport issues; • Chapter 7 – provides details the existing networks strengths and weaknesses, this chapter will be useful for people who do not know