Gloucestershire’s Draft Draft Local Transport Plan Local Transport Plan Consultation | DOCUMENT 1 2015-31 Including the following strategy documents: A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth • Overarching Strategy • CPS4 – South Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy providing door to door travel choices • CPS1 - Central Severn Vale Connecting Places Strategy • CPS5 – Stroud Connecting Places Strategy • CPS2 - Forest of Dean Connecting Places Strategy • CPS6 – Tewkesbury Connecting Places Strategy • CPS3 – North Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy This page is intentionally blank Draft Local Transport Plan consultation document 1 This document combines the following separate strategies into one document to aid the consultation process. Overarching Strategy CPS1 - Central Severn Vale Connecting Places Strategy CPS2 - Forest of Dean Connecting Places Strategy CPS3 – North Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy CPS4 – South Cotswold Connecting Places Strategy CPS5 – Stroud Connecting Places Strategy CPS6 – Tewkesbury Connecting Places Strategy This page is intentionally blank Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan Overarching 2015-31 Strategy A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth providing door to door travel choices Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan - Overarching Strategy Local Transport Plan This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information on how the county council will manage the transport network in Gloucestershire Overarching Strategy Document up to 2031. Version 1.0 Last Revised October 2015 Contents Amendment Record Review Date This report has been issued and amended as follows: Category Transport Planning Owner Gloucestershire County Council Issue Revision Description Date Signed 1.0 Final Draft 16/10/15 BW Anyone wanting to find out about transport within Gloucestershire. This document specifically includes information on: Target Audience Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan Transport vision, objectives and challenges Scheme proposals Governance and review procedures ©Gloucestershire County Council 2015 Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan - Overarching Strategy Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Growing Gloucestershire’s economy ................................................................... 3 2.0 Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan ............................................................... 5 Figure A – Strategic Context of LTP .................................................................................. 5 Figure B – New LTP Multi-Document Structure ............................................................... 6 3.0 Gloucestershire’s Transport Objectives ............................................................... 7 Figure C - LTP objectives and the expected outcomes ..................................................... 8 Figure D - LTP Challenges.................................................................................................. 9 Figure E - LTP policies ..................................................................................................... 10 4.0 Delivery Priorities ............................................................................................. 14 Figure F – Gloucestershire’s Connecting Places Strategy areas ..................................... 16 Figure G – Countywide Short-term capital delivery priorities (2015 to 2021) ............... 17 Figure H – Countywide Medium-term capital delivery priorities (2021 to 2026) .......... 18 Figure I – Countywide Long-term capital delivery priorities (2026 to 2031) .................. 20 Figure J – Countywide revenue projects delivery priorities (2015 to 2031) ................... 21 Figure K– Historic LTP schemes to be removed from highways declaration list ............ 22 5.0 Governance and Review ................................................................................... 23 Figure L – LTP monitoring indicators .............................................................................. 24 6.0 Glossary of Terms ............................................................................................. 25 P a g e | 1 Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan - Overarching Strategy We operate within significant financial constraints, and funding for local transport Executive Summary schemes is no longer allocated by the LTP. The LTP sets the long-term strategy for transport within the county and the county council will actively seek funding to deliver the transport schemes it identifies. Welcome to the Local Transport Plan (LTP) for Gloucestershire which covers the The transport schemes have been reviewed on the basis of compliance with the period 2015 – 2031. During this time the county will see unprecedented change in overarching LTP objectives. They do not represent a commitment by county terms of population growth, housing development, its economy and technological council for funding but they do unequivocally reflect the county’s transport advancement. Transport will be an enabler and driver of these changes. priorities. Major transport investment is crucial to the delivery of strategic Gloucestershire is at a cross roads both in terms of transport pressures, and in housing and employment allocations. The main transport priorities for the county terms of its location. It connects with strategic rail and road networks and is a to support economic growth are: hinge between major cities, such as Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and London. Transport must be able to respond to future pressures as the national economy A417 Missing Link grows and modernises, so that Gloucestershire is always a place that people A46 M5 Junction 9 corridor improvements come to as well as through. M5 Junction 10 all ways improvement Gloucestershire rail strategy, including Gloucester and Cheltenham This LTP sets out the issues and priorities for the county. It identifies the stations regeneration approach to managing the increased transport demand which will go hand in hand with projected housing development and accelerated economic growth. The Importantly, this plan is a product of extensive consultation with people in provision of reliable door-to-door transport choice will be key to securing the Gloucestershire. Respondents have been emphatic in their support for transport county’s economic resilience. policies which put people first and protect the environment. Gloucestershire is a beautiful county full of locally distinctive places. People want to see initiatives This plan is fundamentally different to the previous one. It is structured around a which will reduce the impact of traffic and transport on communities. Without transport picture of Gloucestershire based on a geographical patchwork of travel exception there is support for increased opportunities for all modes of transport, corridors, each of which has distinctive transport opportunities and pressures. and many ideas about how access to rail, bus and places by bike could be This is addressed through six ‘Connecting Places Strategy’ areas. improved. P a g e | 2 Gloucestershire’s Draft Local Transport Plan - Overarching Strategy A key element of delivery will be to develop and use the existing transport and cycle routes based on real time information and smart technology. In network to full capacity; it is not feasible or desirable to build our way out of addition, people will travel for different reasons; the traditional peak hour travel projected growth in traffic congestion. Nationally, and locally, we have the patterns (rush hour) are likely to alter as society does. evidence and experience which shows that small shifts away from the car (to bus, train, bike and foot) recoup major cumulative benefits in terms of reducing We cannot predict all these changes; what we can do is look at the best examples of transport innovation, nationally and internationally, and ensure that the congestion, air pollution, carbon outputs and community severance whilst increasing levels of health and community cohesion through more active travel policies within this plan contain the scope for the necessary innovation in Gloucestershire to enable both sustained economic growth and a vibrant modern and social public space. culture which enjoys genuine transport choice and a high quality of life. The car will always have a vital role to play in Gloucestershire – especially within the more rural areas. However, the development and promotion of attractive and viable alternatives, ‘smarter choices’, will be instrumental in ensuring genuine travel choice and contribute towards Gloucestershire being a vibrant place to live, work and play. It is not all about transport directly: Increasing the speed and accessibility of broadband, for example, is crucial for overcoming geographic barriers to economic growth and ensuring people can partake in the economy without necessarily making physical journeys. Improvements in Broadband technology will change the way services are delivered and may reduce the need, time or distance some people need or want to travel. By the end of this plan period – in 2031 – advances in technology and will no doubt influence how we travel. Cars may be more efficient and less polluting; they may be driverless and users may be charged for using certain roads. Technology will also continue to develop so that people can use public transport P a g e | 3 Gloucestershire’s