Keep Tyne and Wear Moving LTP3: The Third Local Transport Plan for Tyne and Wear Strategy 2011 - 2021 March 2011 Contents Foreword by the Chair of the ITA 2 Executive Summary Executive Summary i Part 1: Introduction and background Chapter 1 Introduction 2 1.1 About this document 2 1.2 Role of the Local Transport Plan 3 1.3 Building on the achievements of LTP2 3 1.4 Review of document 5 Chapter 2 Statutory assessments of the LTP 8 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment 8 2.3 Health Impact Assessment 8 2.4 Equality Impact Assessment 9 2.5 Habitats Regulation Assessment 9 Chapter 3 Changes from Draft to Final 12 3.1 Listening to transport users 12 3.2 Summary of responses 13 3.3 Summary of changes 15 Chapter 4 Context 22 4.1 Policy context 22 4.2 Transport geography of Tyne and Wear 27 4.2.1 Overview 27 4.2.2 Tyne and Wear's transport network 30 4.3 Socio-economic background 41 4.4 Sustainability Baseline and Key Issues 47 4.5 Trends and forecasts 49 Part 2: Objectives, key issues and challenges Chapter 5 The Vision 56 Chapter 6 Supporting economic development and regeneration 59 6.1 Regeneration goals 59 Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 Contents 6.2 Reduce the gap between Tyne and Wear's economic growth rate and other English regions 61 6.3 Reliability and predictability of journey times 61 6.4 Connectivity and access to labour markets 62 6.5 Housing provision 64 6.6 Resilience 64 Chapter 7 Addressing climate change 67 7.1 Introduction 67 7.2 Targets 69 7.3 Forecasts for Tyne and Wear 72 7.4 Meeting the target 74 7.4.1 Road transport 74 7.4.2 Aviation and shipping 77 Chapter 8 Supporting safe and sustainable communities 80 8.1 Enhance social inclusion by improving accessibility 80 8.2 Road transport accidents 82 8.3 Air quality 86 8.4 Active travel 88 8.5 Crime and fear of crime 90 8.6 Noise 92 8.7 End to end journeys 95 8.8 Green Infrastructure, Landscape and Townscape 95 Part 3: Developing and delivering the strategy Chapter 9 Delivering the vision 100 Chapter 10 Improving information 104 Chapter 11 Improving safety 108 11.1 Road safety 108 11.2 Crime and fear of crime 111 Chapter 12 Maintaining infrastructure 116 12.1 Highway maintenance 117 12.2 Bridge maintenance 119 12.3 Public transport infrastructure maintenance 122 Chapter 13 Managing the demand for travel 124 Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 Contents 13.1 Integrating transport and land use planning 124 13.2 Smarter choices 130 13.3 Travel planning 133 13.4 Parking 138 13.5 Car clubs 141 Chapter 14 Better management and integration of existing networks 145 14.1 Network Management 145 14.1.1 Network Management Plans 145 14.1.2 UTMC 146 14.1.3 Emission management 149 14.1.4 Priority lanes 155 14.2 Active travel 157 14.2.1 Streets for everyone 157 14.2.2 Cycling 159 14.2.3 Rights of Way / Green Infrastructure Network 161 14.2.4 Local Access Forum 162 14.3 Public transport 164 14.3.1 Smart ticketing 164 14.3.2 Metro 166 14.3.3 Bus 168 14.3.4 Rail 172 14.3.5 Ferry 175 14.3.6 Taxi and private hire vehicles 177 14.3.7 Community transport 178 14.3.8 Coaches 180 14.3.9 Scholars travel 181 14.3.10 Concessionary travel 183 14.3.11 Park and ride 184 14.4 Powered two wheelers 187 14.5 Freight 189 14.6 Integration 193 Chapter 15 Investing in our networks 196 15.1 Schemes in progress 196 15.1.1 The New Tyne Crossing 196 15.2 Schemes under development 198 15.2.1 A19 junction improvements 199 15.2.2 Sunderland Central Route 201 15.2.3 Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor 202 Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 Contents 15.2.4 Tyne and Wear Bus Corridor Improvement Programme 203 Chapter 16 Schemes for the future 207 16.1 Walking and cycling 207 16.2 Highway management and capacity 207 16.3 Bus 209 16.4 Rail 210 Appendix A Glossary ii Appendix B Acronyms vii Appendix C Consultation summary xiv Appendix D Rights of Way Improvement Plan xxviii D.1 The Context of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan xxviii D.2 The Context of Public Rights of Way xxix D.3 Consultation Backing for Identified Priorities xxx D.4 Network Extent and Composition xxxi D.5 Statutory Functions xxxii D.6 Statutory Prerogatives xxxiii D.7 Definitive Map and Statement and Legal Definition xxxiv D.8 Development Control and Planning xxxv D.9 Economic Constriction, Social Inclusion and Affordable Local Travel xxxv D.10 Target Standards for the Network xxxvi D.11 Overarching Accessibility Strategy xxxviii D.12 Congestion and Opportunity Corridors xli D.13 Infringement Conciliation and Enforcement xlii D.14 ROWIP2 Statement of Action xliii Appendix E Modelling results xlvii Appendix F List of policies for LTP3 li Appendix G Links to other documents lv Figures Figure 3.1 Transport priorities of questionnaire respondents 14 Figure 4.1 Map of Tyne and Wear 30 Figure 4.2 Illustration showing local variances in life expectancy 43 Figure 7.1 Carbon dioxide predictions to 2050 71 Figure 8.1 Noise Action Plan Priority Locations 93 Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 Contents Figure 9.1 Our approach 102 Figure C.1 Transport priorities of questionnaire respondents by local authority xxii Figure C.2 Transport priorities of questionnaire respondents by age group xxiii Figure C.3 Transport priorities of questionnaire respondents by gender xxiii Tables Table 1 Main Policies iv Table 2 Integrated Transport Block Allocation v Table 3 Highways Capital Maintenance Allocation v Table 1.1 Progress in delivering LTP2 objectives 4 Table 1.2 Schedule for review of LTP3 and reporting progress 6 Table 3.1 Main changes from draft to final LTP3 15 Table 4.1 IMD scores for Tyne and Wear (2007) 46 Table 4.2 Work locations of Tyne and Wear residents 50 Table 4.3 Home locations of Tyne and Wear workers 50 Table 7.1 Estimated Tyne and Wear Transport Emissions - MtCO2 pa - Business as Usual 72 Table 7.2 Estimated Tyne and Wear Transport Emissions - MtCO2 pa - Impact of LTP3 Strategy at 2021 72 Table 7.3 Estimated Tyne and Wear Private Vehicle Emissions - MtCO2 pa - Renewables increase by 25% to 2021 73 Table 7.4 Estimated Tyne and Wear Private Vehicle Emissions - MtCO2 pa - Renewables increase by 50% to 2021 73 Table 7.5 Measures that could be adopted to meet the CCA target 74 Table 8.1 Noise Action Plan 94 Table 13.1 The benefits of travel planning interventions 133 Table 16.1 Examples of walking and cycling proposals 207 Table 16.2 Examples of highway management and capacity proposals 207 Table 16.3 Examples of Bus Proposals 209 Table D.1 Lengths of route in Tyne and Wear xxxii Table D.2 Statement of Action xliii Table E.1 Modelled trip patterns in 2005 to urban centres xlvii Table E.2 Modelled trip patterns in 2005 to other destinations xlvii Table E.3 Modelled trip patterns in 2005 to all destinations xlvii Table E.4 Modelled average flows and speeds in 2005 xlviii Table E.5 Modelled trip patterns in 2021 to urban centres xlviii Table E.6 Modelled trip patterns in 2021 to other destinations xlviii Table E.7 Modelled trip patterns in 2021 to all destinations xlviii Table E.8 Modelled average flows and speeds in 2021 xlix Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 Contents Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 FINAL LTP3 Strategy Foreword by the Chair of the ITA Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy 2011-21 Foreword by the Chair of the ITA Foreword by the Chair of the ITA "Just because our priority is to deal with the debt crisis this does not mean we neglect our central responsibility to provide Britain with transport that works effectively and efficiently and to increase transport capacity where it is most needed to meet long term increases in demand". Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport, July 2010 In the second Local Transport Plan (LTP) for Tyne and Wear, covering the period between April 2006 and March 2011, we wrote that: “Delivering improved transport provision will be a major factor in achieving sustainable economic growth”. Achieving sustainable economic growth for the region is more important than ever, as we seek to recover from the recession and to meet our challenging targets for carbon reduction. This third Local Transport Plan sets out how transport can help to deliver our goals. It covers all modes of travel, from cars to cycles, from motorbikes to Metro, from buses and taxis to horse-riders, showing how we will deliver green growth that addresses the challenges of today and promises a better tomorrow. Councillor David Wood, Chair of the Tyne and Wear Our plans for the next ten years build Integrated Transport Authority (the New Tyne on a legacy of achievement during Crossing promoter) makes his address during a the last five years, during which the mid-river meeting of civic dignitaries in July 2010 six LTP partners, together with our colleagues and stakeholders in other public bodies and the private sector, have co-operated closely to introduce many improvements in our transport infrastructure.