North East Transport Consultative Forum

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North East Transport Consultative Forum 22
April 2009
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Regional Transport Strategy

• Approved by ministers in July 2008
• Our vision for transport underpins our objectives
  and actions

A transport system for the north east of
Scotland which enables a more economically
competitive, sustainable, and socially inclusive
society.
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RTS Action Plans and Studies
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Developing a Delivery Plan

• Lots of priorities and actions emerging from the
  action plans and studies
• However there are a number of constraints to
  delivery
• Only so much money available
• Other partners have their own priorities and
  projects
• Nestrans is developing a Delivery Plan to
  prioritise our spending and align with partner
  priorities.
• Jenny will discuss later how this is being done
  and the input we are asking for from you.

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Other issues affecting Nestrans work

• Aberdeen City and Shire Structure Plan
• Planning for significant growth in the region
• Significant implications for transport provision
• Local Development Plans
• Single Outcome Agreements
• Now the responsibility of Community Planning
  Partnerships of which Nestrans is a partner
• 15 National Outcomes
• None directly related to transport
• BUT transport influences 13 of them

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Strategic Transport Projects Review

• 20 Year Plan beginning around 2012
• Projects categorised as follows
• Maintaining and safely operating existing assets
• Making better use of existing capacity
• Targeted infrastructure improvements
• Prior government commitments for the North East
• AWPR
• Balmedie to Tipperty
• Haudagain
• Aberdeen to Inverness rail improvements

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North East projects included within the STPR

• A96 A90(S) Park and Ride
• Kintore station assessment
• A96 improvements including Inveramsay Bridge
• A90 improvements Ellon North
• Road safety improvements and rail improvements
• including express rail services to Edinburgh
  Glasgow
• Eventual (probably beyond the plan)
  electrification of the rail line south and double
  tracking at Montrose
• BUT Scottish Government national priorities are
• Forth Crossing
• Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line
• Inverness to Central Belt rail line
• Aberdeen to Inverness rail line

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Key Achievements Bus

• New bus stations at Peterhead and Aberdeen
• Increase in bus passenger numbers on Quality Bus
  Corridors
• Introduction of Service 80 Dyce Airlink
• STPR
• National Integrated Ticketing Strategy

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Key achievements Rail

• Enhanced rail timetable for the north east
  cutting journey times and overcrowding to
  Edinburgh
• Laurencekirk Station under construction, due to
  open May 2009
• New rail freight facilities at Craiginches and
  Raiths completed
• Rail Gauge Enhancement - Elgin to Mossend
  completed

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Key achievements Rail cont

• Timetable improvements Inverurie / Aberdeen
  (December 2008)
• STPR
• Service enhancements Aberdeen-Inverness
• Service enhancements Aberdeen-Central belt
• Eventual electrification
• Kintore Station identified as a national scheme
• All contributing to objectives of Crossrail

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Key achievements Park and Ride and Parking

• Sites identified at A96 Bucksburn and A90(S)
  (Portlethen) design work underway
• City centre parking signage enhancement and
  variable message signage
• STPR
• Sites on A90 and A96 identified as national
  schemes

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Key achievements Road

• Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route PLI completed
• Two councils supporting purchase of land
  relocations
• Balmedie to Tipperty Public Local Inquiry in
  August 2009
• Commitment from Minister to fix and pay for
  Haudagain before reverting to Council
• Haudagain Study delivered to Minister
• Renewed commitments from Minister for these
  projects at STPR announcement and meeting with
  Nestrans Board

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Key achievements Road cont

• Market Street, College Street and Berryden
  demolitions
• South College Street - summer 2009 subject to
  funding
• in advance of Union Street pedestrianisation
  proposals
• STPR
• A90 Ellon to NE communities improvements
• A96 safety and environmental improvements
• A96 Inveramsay Bridge
• General safety improvements (local push for
  Laurencekirk junction)

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Key Achievements Ports

• Improvements at Aberdeen Harbour
• Additional rail sidings at Waterloo
• Deepening of harbour entrance
• Improvements at Peterhead Harbour
• Recognition as a deep water opportunity in NPF2
• Extensions to the quayside are underway

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Coming Year

• Laurencekirk Station re-opening May 2009
• Improved access to airport (particularly public
  transport and taxis)
• Strategic road safety improvements
• Structural repairs to Bervie Bridge
• Firm engineering proposals for Kintore Station
• Aberdeen Rail Station upgrading
• Core paths and cycle routes
• Improvements at Peterhead Harbour
• Airport resurfacing and extension phase 1
• Continued support of the service 80 Dyce Airlink
  service
• Interchange improvements

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Within Next 6-7 Years

• AWPR
• Balmedie to Tipperty
• Haudagain
• Improved access to Airport
• Park and Ride at A96
• Park and Ride at A90 (S)
• Park and Ride at A93 Banchory
• Pedestrianisation of Union Street
• Improved bus reliability
• Improved train service (Aberdeen to Inverness
  improvements)
• Kintore Station
• Airport upgrades and runway extension
• Improved train times Aberdeen to
  Glasgow/Edinburgh
• Better/safer cycling/walking

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Other issues

• Aberdeen Airport
• Competition Commission
• Economic Regulation
• London rail services
• Office of Rail Regulator review of capacity down
  south
• Bus guidance from the Scottish Government
• Quality Partnerships
• Bus Punctuality Improvement Partnerships
• European projects
• Motorways of the Sea
• Low emissions zone
• Travel Planning and active travel
• Don to be discussing this later

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Monitoring progress

• The Nestrans Board have agreed indicators and
  targets
• The first monitoring report is to be discussed at
  the next Board meeting
• Monitoring report will be published within the
  Nestrans Annual Report
• A likely topic of the next NETCF meeting

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Delivery Plan Jennifer Anderson Transport
Executive (Programmes)
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Regional Transport Strategy Approved July 08

• Defines the vision, issues, objectives and
  strategy proposals

Delivery Plan Prioritised and costed actions
to efficiently and effectively achieve the
Regional Strategy
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Step 1 Gather Actions
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Sources

• Regional Transport Strategy
• Reference Case Projects
• Key Projects Additional to Reference Case
• (from March 07 RTS)
• Studies
• Access to Aberdeen from the South
• AWPR Locking in the Benefits
• A90/A96 Haudagain Junction Improvements
• Park Ride Studies
• Access from the North (ongoing)

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Sources

• Action Plans
• Health Transport
• Freight
• Bus
• Rail

• Other Sources
• Strategic Transport Project Review
• Building on Energy (Economic Action Plan)
• Aberdeen City and Shire Structure Plan
• Travel Planning Strategy

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Step 2 Sift / Sort Actions
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Step 2 - Sift / Sort Actions

• Remove Duplicates
• Sort into Groups
• Completed Projects
• Projects by Partners
• Projects with Nestrans Involvement
• Liaison / Guidance
• Designate Hierarchy
• National
• Regional
• Local

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Step 3 Prioritise Actions
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• Economy
• To enhance and exploit the north easts
  competitive economic advantages, and reduce the
  impacts of peripherality.
• To make the movement of goods and people within
  the north east and to/from the area more
  efficient and reliable.
• To improve the range and quality of transport
  to/from the north east to key business
  destinations.
• To improve connectivity within the north east,
  particularly between residential and employment
  areas.

• Environment
• To conserve and enhance the north easts natural
  and built environment and heritage and reduce the
  effects of transport on climate and air quality.
• To reduce the proportion of journeys made by cars
  and especially by single occupant cars.
• To reduce the environmental impacts or transport,
  in line with national targets.
• To reduce growth in vehicle kilometres travelled.

• Spatial planning
• To support transport integration and a strong,
  vibrant and dynamic city centre and town centres
  across the north east.
• To improve connectivity to and within Aberdeen
  City and Aberdeenshire towns, especially by
  public transport, walking and cycling.
• To encourage integration of transport and spatial
  planning and improve connections between
  transport modes and services.
• To enhance public transport opportunities and
  reduce barriers to use across the north east,
  especially rural areas.

• Accessibility, safety and social inclusion
• To enhance choice, accessibility and safety of
  transport, particularly for disadvantaged and
  vulnerable members of society and those living in
  areas where transport options are limited.
• To enhance travel opportunities and achieve
  sustained cost and quality advantages for public
  transport relative to the car.
• To reduce the number and severity of traffic
  related accidents and improve personal safety and
  security for all users of transport.
• To achieve increased use of active travel and
  improve air quality as part of wider strategies
  to improve the health of north east residents.

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Step 4 Identify Costs
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Costs

• Regional Transport Strategy (March 2007
  Interventions)
• Action Plans
• Other Studies

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Time Period for Delivery Plan

• Short Term
• 2010 - 2011, 2011 - 2012 and 2012 - 2013
• Medium Term
• 2013 - 2017
• Long Term
• 2017 - 2021

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Step 5 Consider Available Funding
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Funding Sources

• Partner Commitments
• Scottish Government STPR
• Council Programmes
• Private Organisations Harbour, Rail, Air
• Nestrans Budget annual allocations from Gov and
  Councils (Current year Revenue
  1.2M, Capital 3.4M)
• Other Funding Sources
• European Bids
• Scottish Government Grants

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Step 6 Consider Timescale Constraints
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Timescale Considerations

• 1. Pre / post AWPR
• 2. Necessary Processes
• Feasibility studies
• Design Processes
• Planning Applications
• Land Acquisition

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Other Considerations
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What are Your Views for Prioritisation of Actions?

• Are there Priorities amongst the RTS Objectives
  (Economy Accessibility, Safety and Social
  Inclusion Environment and Spatial Planning)
• Equal spread or priorities amongst various
  strands of the Regional Transport Strategy
  (External / Internal Connection by Mode, Travel
  Behaviour and Incentives and Enforcement)
• Larger Scale Schemes with greatest potential
  impact
• Quick win smaller scale schemes, but with lesser
  impact
• Concentrate on Structure Plan development
  corridors
• Achieve a spread across the North East

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Next Steps

• Continue to develop the Delivery Plan with
  assistance from Local Authority Officers
• Incorporate Feedback from NETCF workshops
• Progress reports and Approval from Nestrans Board
• Consideration by Councils

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• Donald Kent

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Why do we need to

• Smarter Choices is patchy in Scotland
• Travel plans are monitored sporadically and
  inconsistently
• There is no consistent standard for travel plans
  in the North East
• Infrastructure cannot solve problems without
  cultural change
• There is a strong car/infrastructure culture in
  the North East
• Consistent resources have not been allocated to
  travel plans

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Why do we need to

• Obesity and weight related problems are
  increasing
• Social exclusion affects about 25 of the North
  Easts population
• 80 Co2 cuts are impossible without a large
  contribution from transport
• The AWPR will give a one off opportunity to re
  order the transport priorities of the city and
  promote a city which people want to visit rather
  than have to

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Step 1 building the partnership

• No lead organisation
• Consensus before decision
• Individual activities under 1 brand
• Flexible and responsive

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Step 2 the 10 year travel plan strategy

• Cultural change takes time
• Ambitious short term targets are doomed to fail
  with demoralisation of staff and marginalising
  Smarter Choices
• 10 year strategy gives a clear path towards
  effective travel plans, monitoring and cultural
  change activities
• The plan is reviewed every year and targets reset.

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Step 3 Travel Plan Tools

• Standard, easily understood travel plan builder
• Consistent across both authorities
• Linked to monitor for the first time in British
  isles
• Will produce monitoring reports easily and in
  many configurations

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Step 4 the website

• Interactive
• Members section The Getabout club
• Competitions and promotions
• Kept up to date and relevant
• Getabout by rail section on local rail services
• Getabout by car share re branded lift share
  site
• Bebo/Facebook sites to compliment, and facility
  for the public to upload photos and video clips
• The attractive public facing information site

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Step 5 The campaign

• Programme for a year in advance
• All major Days Walk to school, Bike2Work,
  European Mobility week, lift share day etc
• Starts with spring into action 9 days of 40
  events big and small
• Starts on Friday 24th April

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Raising the standard

• Raise the Standard the launch event
• Flag leaves Old Meldrum Academy
• On Bike to Inverurie Station
• Train To Dyce
• Car share to Bridge of Don
• Bus to Castlegate Square
• 30 Children of Hanover St School walk to Town
  House
• Present the standard to Chair of Nestrans
• Bling their boots

• Raising the standard of Transport

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Get Cycling Road Show

• 6 days of fun
• Belmont Street Aberdeen
• Inverurie Academy
• ARI
• Kirkhill Industrial estate
• University of Aberdeen
• Hazelhead Academy

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Look a like's on the Buses

• The Queen
• Sean Connery
• Lewis Hamilton
• Billy Connelly
• Marilyn Monroe
• Jack Sparrow
• Professional photo shoot, Bikes, Cabriolet, Bus
  Station, North link Ferry, Station
• Then an afternoon on the buses in City and Shire!
• Prizes and fun when a celebrity gets on your bus
  !

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University Sustainable day

• Week of Events
• Thursday Transport Day
• Eco Driving simulator
• Pedi cabs
• Get Cycling road show
• Bus operators
• Energy savings trust

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Eco Driving and Carbon Gym

• 3 All day events
• Aboyne Academy
• Portlethen ASDA
• Trinity Mall
• With the Carbon Gym
• and a staff of 5

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Next steps

• Breakfasts to market Travel Plan builder to
  Businesses
• Events every month, Bike2Work day, Lift share
  day, European mobility week etc
• The Getabout kit allows partners to pick up
  equipment and run events everywhere
• Interactive and information packed website
• Rail and car share sites re branded Getabout and
  incorporated in website
• Evaluate progress and plan for 2010/11

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Your questions- tonight

• Getabout is all about cultural change everybody
  is influenced by the current cultural norm in
  particular decision makers and the poor so
• How do we get people to see their car as a form
  of transport and not the form of transport
• Senior Managers and politicians are critical to
  the process how do we get them on board when they
  are subject to the same cultural drives and
  everybody else and usually have reserved parking
  etc how do we influence their decision making?
• The poor have more need of active travel (to get
  them to jobs, training and health care) yet are
  the least likely to cycle and have limited Public
  Transport horizons how do we influence them?

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