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Executive
Summary
E.1
Introduction
E.2 Vision for Transport in
South Ayrshire
E.3 Strategy Content
E.4 Strategy Context
E.5 Key Issues
E.6 Development of the (Integrated)
Local Transport Strategy
E.7 Best Value
E.8 Aims and Objectives
E.9 Road Traffic Reduction Act
1997
E.10 (Integrated) Local Transport
Strategy Targets
E.11 (Integrated) Local Transport
Strategy
E.12 Investment Programme
E.12.1
South Ayrshire Council's Investment
E.12.2 Partners' Investment
and Actions
E.13 Key Outputs from the (Integrated)
Local Transport Strategy
1
Introduction
1.1
Background
1.2 Cars at Crossroads
1.3 Why is a Strategy needed?
1.4 A Co-ordinated Effort
1.5 Acknowledgements
2
Relevant Issues
2.1
Introduction
2.2 Issues arising from the Initial
Consultation
2.2.1 Changes in Lifestyles
2.2.2 Boom in Housing
2.2.3 Changes in Employment
2.2.4 Increase in Mobility constraints
2.2.5 Land-Use Changes
2.2.6 Social Inclusion
2.2.7 Accessability Issues
2.3
Strengths, Weaknesses, Oportunities
3
Review of Multi-Modal Transport Patterns
3.1
Introduction
3.2 About South
Ayrshire
3.3
Employment Issues
3.3.1
Past Employment Trends
3.3.2 Recent Employment Issues
3.3.3 Discussion
3.4
The Local Economy
3.4.1
Local Businesses
3.4.2 Comments
3.5 Productivity
3.6 GDP and Transport
3.6.1
Discussion
3.6.2 Comments
3.7 Travel to Work
3.7.1
Locations of Jobs
3.7.2 Commuting Patterns
3.7.3 Discussion
3.7.4 Travel-to-Work Patterns
3.7.5 Discussion
3.8 Car Ownership
3.8.1
Analysis
3.8.2 Discussion
3.9
Existing Road Network
3.10 Road Traffic Flows
3.11 Traffic Growth and Future Forecasts
3.11.1
Past Trends
3.11.2 Past Overall Growth by Modes
of Traffic
3.11.3 Future Forecasts
3.12 The Effects of Congestion on
Future Car Journey Times
3.12.1
Congestion Analysis
3.12.2 Future Effects
3.13 Public Transport Trips
3.13.1
Bus and Coach Travel
3.13.2 Discussion
3.13.3 Railway Travel
3.14 Glasgow Prestwick International
Airport
3.14.1 Population Catchment
3.14.2 Passenger and Freight
3.15 Freight Transport
3.15.1
Freight Charachteristics
3.16 Road Safety
3.16.1
Backrounds
3.16.2 Those most at Risk
3.16.3 Past Accident Trends
3.17 The Effects of Existing and
Future
Traffic Flows on Local Air Quality
3.17.1
Vehicle Emissions
3.17.2 Discussion
3.18 Transport Impacts and Social
Costs
3.18.1
Community Impacts
3.18.2 Costs to the Community
3.18.3 The Main Factors
3.18.4 Comparisons with South Ayrshire
Competitors
3.18.5 Discussion
3.18.6 The Benefits of Rail
3.19 Energy Consumption of Transport
3.19.1
Energy Consumption
3.19.2 Comparisons with Other Sectors
4
Vision for South Ayrshire Council
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Weaknesses in Existing Transport Systems
4.3 Vision for the Area
4.4 The South Ayrshire Transport
Initiative
4.5 What the Future Holds
4.6 The Wider Benefits
4.7 Transport Aims and Objectives
5
Transport Policies & Targets
5.1 Walking
5.2 Cycling
5.3 Public Transport
5.4 Transport Safety
5.5 Hierarchy of Routes
5.6 Transport Demand Management
5.7 Land-Use and Transport
5.8 Freight Transport
5.9 Parking
5.10 Network Maintenance
5.11 Travel Awareness
5.12 Working in Partnership
5.13 Funding and Finance
6
Proposed Transport Projects
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Multi-Modal Travel Stations
6.2.1
Purpose
6.2.2 Aims and Objectives
6.2.3 Benefits
6.2.4 Other Features
6.2.5 Proposed Locations
6.2.6 Timescale and Targets
6.2.7 Forecasts
6.3 Quality Transport Corridors
6.4 Urban Transport Management and
Co-ordination
6.5 Traffic Regulation Enforcement
6.6 Public Transport Information
6.7 Pre-Trip Journey Planning
6.8 Walking and Cycling Networks
6.9 South Ayrshire to Glasgow Long
Distance Transport Corridor
6.10 Parking Amendments and`Enforcement
in Towns
6.11 Rural Transport Initiatives
6.12 Other Projects
6.12.1
Introduction
6.12.2 Park-and-Ride
6.12.3 Flexible Ticketing and SmartCards
6.12.4 Sustainable Transport for
Developments
7
Funding of the (Integrated) Local Transport Strategy
7.1
Introduction
7.2 Resource Assumptions
7.2.1
South Ayrshire Council's Transport Budgets
7.2.2 Rail Passenger Partnership
7.2.3 European Union Structural and Regional Development Funds
7.2.4 Public Transport Funds
7.2.5 Funding for Rural Areas
7.2.6 Private Sector Partners
7.2.7 Other Partners' Investment
7.2.8 Developer Contributions
7.3 Transport Spend Proposals
7.4 Proposed Expenditure from Other
Transport Agencies
8
Transport Action Plan
8.1
Introduction
8.2 What South Ayrshire Council will do
8.3 Proposals and Projects
9
Appraisal of the (Integrated) Local Transport Strategy
9.1
The Approach
9.2 About GOMMS
9.2.1 Appraisal Summary Table
9.2.2 The Main Impacts
9.3 Appraisal in the South Ayrshire Proposals
9.4 Treatment of Social Inclusion
in the Appraisal Framework
9.5 The Multi-Modal Appraisal Summary Table
9.6 Summary of Findings
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The South Ayrshire Integrated Transport Partnership
10.1
Background
10.2 A New Era in Transport
10.3 About this Initiative
10.4 About the Partnership
10.5 The Partnership's Goals
10.6 Policy Background
11
Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 Strategy
11.1
Introduction
11.2 Road Traffic in South Ayrshire
11.2.1
Past Trends
11.2.2 Existing Traffic Levels
11.3 Forecast Traffic Levels
11.4 Description of the Problems in the Area of Concern
11.4.1 Introduction
11.4.2
Traffic Growth
11.4.3 Journeys in the Area
11.4.4 Town Centre Parking
11.4.5 Congestion Stress Points
11.5 South Ayrshires Approach to the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997
11.5.1 Road Traffic Reduction
Act 1997 Target
11.6 Proposals to Alleviate Congestion
11.6.1
Transport Projects
11.6.2 Transport Policies
11.7 Public Consultation
11.8 Monitoring
11.9 Conclusions
12
Quality Assurance and Best Value
12.1
Introduction
12.2 Quality Assurance
12.2.1
South Ayrshire Council
12.2.2 Scotrail and Railtrack
12.2.3 Stagecoach and Docherty Coaches
12.2.4 Strathclyde Passenger Transport
12.3 Best Value
12.3.1 Background
12.3.2 Declaration
13
Monitoring the Strategy
13.1
Monitoring and Review
13.2 The Importance of Monitoring
13.3 Monitoring Performance
13.4 Key Performance Indicators
13.5 Best Value Issues
13.6 Research and Evaluation
14
Public Consultation
14.1
Background
14.1.1
About the Public Consultation Process
14.1.2 Existing Consultations
14.2 Methodology
14.2.1 Working with Other
Organisations
14.2.2 Consultation Groups
14.2.3 Sample Sizes
14.2.4 Statistical Checks
14.2.5 Presentation of Strategy
14.2.6 Transport Questionnaire
14.2.7 Council Public Buildings and Internet Web Site
14.2.8 Vetting the Responses
14.3 Relationship to Other Data
15
Longer Term Developments
15.1
Introduction
15.2 Longer Term Vision
15.2.1
Vision for Walking
15.2.2 Vision for Cycling
15.2.3 Vision for Public Transport
15.2.4 Vision for the Highway Network
15.3 Opportunities for More Rapid
Progress within the Strategy Period 15.4 Early Transport Studies
15.5 Indicative Projects for the
Second (Integrated) Local Transport Strategy
Appendices
A
Transport Policy Background
A.1
National Policy Level
A.1.1
The White Paper
A.1.2 The Transport (Scotland) Bill
A.1.3 Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997
A.1.4 Environmental Act
A.1.5 National Air Quality Strategy
A.1.6 Daughter Documents
A.2 Regional Level
A.2.1
Ayrshire Structure Plan
A.3 Local Level
A.3.1
South Ayrshire Draft Local Plan
A.3.2 South Ayrshire Council Corporate Plan: A Vision of 2020
A.3.3 South Ayrshire Environmental Strategy
B
Public Transport Scheme
Identification and Testing
B.1
Policy Background
B.2 Testing Transport Options
B.3 Results of Identification of Potential
Schemes
B.3.1
A Multi-Modal "Package"of Transport Measures
B.3.2 Expected Outcomes of the Proposals
C
South Ayrshire Land-Use and
Transport Evaluation Model
C.1 Overview
C.2 Reasons for Using a Land-Use/Transport Model
C.3 Other Evaluation Models
C.4 The SALUTE Process
C.5 Sources of Data
C.5.1
Land-Use Data
C.5.2 Transport Demand Data
C.5.3 Links to National Guidance
C.5.4 Census Journey to Work Data
C.5.5 DETR Rail Passenger Ward Matrix
C.5.6 Bus Operator Data
C.5.7 Roadside Interview Survey Data
C.5.8 Public Transport Passenger Surveys
C.5.9 Household Survey Travel Data
Sets
C.5.10 Traffic Counts and Accident Statistics
C.5.11 Highway Network Data Sets
C.5.12 Sources of Public Transport Supply Data
C.5.13 National Models
C.5.14 National Car Ownership Models
C.5.15 National Trip End Models
D
Potential Benefits from the
South Ayrshire Transport Initiative
D.1
About This Appendix
D.2 Benefits to Local Economy and Business
D.2.1 Introduction
D.2.2 Details of Analysis
D.2.3 Acknowledgements
D.3 Benefits to the Local Economy
and Businesses
D.3.1 Introduction
D.3.2 Details of the Economic Benefit
D.3.3 Acknowledgements
D.4 Benefits to Freight Transport
D.4.1
Background
D.4.2 Effects of the South Ayrshire Transport Initiative
D.4.3 Acknowledgements
D.5 Benefits to Tourism and Tour Operators
D.5.1
Trade barriers
D.5.2 Benefits to South Ayrshire
D.5.3 Acknowledgements
D.6 The Benefits of Air Quality
D.6.1 Transport: A Major Source
of Air Pollution
D.6.2 Transport Initiatives to Improve Air Quality
D.6.3 Acknowledgements
D.7 Alleviating the Effects of Climate Change
D.7.1
The Phenomenon of Climate Change
D.7.2 Transport Initiatives to Reduce Climate Change
D.7.3 Acknowledgements D.8 Reducing
the Effects of Transport Noise
D.8.1
The Increase in Transport Noise
D.8.2 Mitigating Measures
D.9 Improvements on Public Health
in South Ayrshire
D.9.1 Introduction
D.9.2 Accidents
D.9.3 Air Pollution
D.9.4 Physical Activity
D.9.5 Other Factors
D.9.6 Acknowledgements
E
Appraisal of the Transport Projects
E.1
Introduction
E.2 Objectives - Based Assessment
E.3 Project Ranking and Proposed Programme
of Works
E.3.1
Introduction
E.3.2 About the Ranking System
Glossary
of Terms
List
of References
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