Progress Summary A3
Bath and North East Somerset
L o c a l Tr a n s p o r t P l a n
2000
Annual Annual
Progress
Repor tt
July 2003
Summary
Making Bath & North East Somerset a better place
to live, work and visit
Annual Progress Report Summary | July 2003
PROGRESS REPORT SUMMARY This, our third Annual Progress Report on the Bath and North East Somerset Local Transport Plan sets out the Council’s progress in delivering its transport strategy.
●
Urban Bus Challenge
Full details can be found in the 2003 Annual Progress Report, available from the Council and on their web-site (see back page for details). The Council has successfully completed 120 schemes this year and started another 30. Important achievements and successes include: ●
Northgate Street Priority Access Point ("bus-gate")
●
Bus Quality Partnership
The Council is required to measure its success in terms of progress towards a series of targets set by both Government and locally. Overall, the Council is making good progress. Traffic counts show that car use has reduced in central Bath. The implementation of the residents’ parking schemes and the introduction of a number of public transport improvements have played a part in this success. The new Bus Quality Partnership will see further improvements to public transport.
Traffic Growth Targets & Net Change Table 1 Bath Keynsham Norton-Radstock
Target
2002/2003
- 10% by 2006
- 8.65%
1.5% annually
0.75%
1% annually
- 0.875%
Satisfaction with bus services remains on target. Park and ride use has increased by 13% since 1999. This year also saw a 15% increase in rail passenger numbers from last year. ●
A36 Lower Bristol Road – Holistic Maintenance
Park & Ride Patronage since 1999 Table 2 YEAR
●
Chew Valley Lake Cycle Route (NCN3)
ROUND TRIPS
CHANGE
1999 to 2000
635,087
/
2000 to 2001
649,184
+2%
2001 to 2002
697,296
+10%
2002 to 2003
715,511
+13%
The number of deaths and serious injuries in Bath and North East Somerset is declining (Table 3 shows the progress). As well as engineering measures such as schemes to reduce vehicle speeds and provide safe crossing facilities, the Safer Routes to School work has involved child pedestrian training, cycle training, the provision of cycle parking to encourage more cyclists, and road safety education which is now in the national curriculum.
| Bath and North East Somerset | Local Transport Plan |
Annual Progress Report Summary | July 2003
Number of Deaths & Serious Injuries
Three strategies have been developed this year: ●
Table 3 ACCIDENTS (PER YEAR)
Target by 2005
CHANGE
- 23%
1994 - 1998 average
71
/
2001
61
- 14%
2002
56
- 21%
An average increase in cycling has been recorded (see figure 1), 36% across the Bath inner cordon, between 2000 and 2002. Measures to encourage cycling in Bath include the provision of advanced stop-lines at all new UTMC junctions, the re-dedication of road space to cyclists such as the James Street West contra-flow, the implementation of the “bus-gate", and the removal of un-restricted on-road parking spaces. The residents’ parking areas have reduced the number of cars entering the city. All of these factors will have encouraged more local cycling trips by helping to make the centre of Bath feel more comfortable to cyclists.
James Street West Contra-flow
Growth in Cycling Figure 1 Inner Cordon
● ●
Bus Information Strategy; Taxi Strategy; and Coach Strategy.
Consultation is under way and the strategies will be finalised by end of 2003. This year the Council spent £6,522,000 on delivering the Capital Programme, and important progress has been made towards the Local Transport Plan objectives. In addition to the £5.3 million allocated by Government, the Council contributed funds from its own capital pot, and was successful in winning further funding from Government for transport initiatives. The proposed Capital Programme for the forthcoming year is £8,243,000. This includes an allocation of £2,230,000 from Government for Churchill Gyraytory to Odd Down, and an element of overprogramming. In Bath and North East Somerset there is 113,216m of principal road, 361,910m of nonprincipal classified roads, and 543,310m of nonprincipal unclassified roads. There are also 822km (approx.500 miles) of Public Rights of Way on the definitive record (not including Bath). It is the aim of the Council, whenever possible, to undertaken maintenance in an integrated fashion. Therefore, if a road requires re-surfacing the opportunity is taken to resurface the footway, install dropped kerbs etc. The Council has also continued work on its programme of maintenance and strengthening at bridges (see Table 4).
Completed work on bridges Table 4 BRIDGE
The 2003 Annual Proress Report describes in
greater detail the schemes which have been
delivered, explains more clearly the targets and
indicators that have been used, and describes
where Best Practice and learning from others
have been put into action by the Council.
| Bath and North East Somerset | Local Transport
2002
Pennyquick, Bath
✔
Midford Canal/Cam Brook
✔
Radford Rail
✔
2003
Somervale Road. East
✔
Highbury Farm
✔
Thicket Mead
✔
FURTHER INFORMATION
Large print, tape and other formats of this report are available from the address below. Copies of the Bath and North East Somerset publications are available for sale from the address below. They are also available to read through the Bath and North East Somerset libraries, at Council Offices at Riverside in Keynsham, The Hollies in Radstock, Trimbridge House in Bath, and on the Council’s website: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/tawm/access/transpo rtationplanning/annualprogressreport2003.htm
We welcome your comments. Please telephone: 01225 477608
e-mail: [email protected] or write to: Steve Howell
Head of Transportation, Access
and Waste Management
Floor 2 South
Riverside
Temple Street
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1LA
Prepared by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Transportation, Access and Waste Management Service, and published by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Linear Way Industries, Dartmouth Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath BA2 1AS,
e-mail: [email protected] DP 2434
14/08/03
L o c a l Tr a n s p o r t P l a n
2000
Annual Annual
Progress
Repor tt
July 2003
Summary
Making Bath & North East Somerset a better place
to live, work and visit
Annual Progress Report Summary | July 2003
PROGRESS REPORT SUMMARY This, our third Annual Progress Report on the Bath and North East Somerset Local Transport Plan sets out the Council’s progress in delivering its transport strategy.
●
Urban Bus Challenge
Full details can be found in the 2003 Annual Progress Report, available from the Council and on their web-site (see back page for details). The Council has successfully completed 120 schemes this year and started another 30. Important achievements and successes include: ●
Northgate Street Priority Access Point ("bus-gate")
●
Bus Quality Partnership
The Council is required to measure its success in terms of progress towards a series of targets set by both Government and locally. Overall, the Council is making good progress. Traffic counts show that car use has reduced in central Bath. The implementation of the residents’ parking schemes and the introduction of a number of public transport improvements have played a part in this success. The new Bus Quality Partnership will see further improvements to public transport.
Traffic Growth Targets & Net Change Table 1 Bath Keynsham Norton-Radstock
Target
2002/2003
- 10% by 2006
- 8.65%
1.5% annually
0.75%
1% annually
- 0.875%
Satisfaction with bus services remains on target. Park and ride use has increased by 13% since 1999. This year also saw a 15% increase in rail passenger numbers from last year. ●
A36 Lower Bristol Road – Holistic Maintenance
Park & Ride Patronage since 1999 Table 2 YEAR
●
Chew Valley Lake Cycle Route (NCN3)
ROUND TRIPS
CHANGE
1999 to 2000
635,087
/
2000 to 2001
649,184
+2%
2001 to 2002
697,296
+10%
2002 to 2003
715,511
+13%
The number of deaths and serious injuries in Bath and North East Somerset is declining (Table 3 shows the progress). As well as engineering measures such as schemes to reduce vehicle speeds and provide safe crossing facilities, the Safer Routes to School work has involved child pedestrian training, cycle training, the provision of cycle parking to encourage more cyclists, and road safety education which is now in the national curriculum.
| Bath and North East Somerset | Local Transport Plan |
Annual Progress Report Summary | July 2003
Number of Deaths & Serious Injuries
Three strategies have been developed this year: ●
Table 3 ACCIDENTS (PER YEAR)
Target by 2005
CHANGE
- 23%
1994 - 1998 average
71
/
2001
61
- 14%
2002
56
- 21%
An average increase in cycling has been recorded (see figure 1), 36% across the Bath inner cordon, between 2000 and 2002. Measures to encourage cycling in Bath include the provision of advanced stop-lines at all new UTMC junctions, the re-dedication of road space to cyclists such as the James Street West contra-flow, the implementation of the “bus-gate", and the removal of un-restricted on-road parking spaces. The residents’ parking areas have reduced the number of cars entering the city. All of these factors will have encouraged more local cycling trips by helping to make the centre of Bath feel more comfortable to cyclists.
James Street West Contra-flow
Growth in Cycling Figure 1 Inner Cordon
● ●
Bus Information Strategy; Taxi Strategy; and Coach Strategy.
Consultation is under way and the strategies will be finalised by end of 2003. This year the Council spent £6,522,000 on delivering the Capital Programme, and important progress has been made towards the Local Transport Plan objectives. In addition to the £5.3 million allocated by Government, the Council contributed funds from its own capital pot, and was successful in winning further funding from Government for transport initiatives. The proposed Capital Programme for the forthcoming year is £8,243,000. This includes an allocation of £2,230,000 from Government for Churchill Gyraytory to Odd Down, and an element of overprogramming. In Bath and North East Somerset there is 113,216m of principal road, 361,910m of nonprincipal classified roads, and 543,310m of nonprincipal unclassified roads. There are also 822km (approx.500 miles) of Public Rights of Way on the definitive record (not including Bath). It is the aim of the Council, whenever possible, to undertaken maintenance in an integrated fashion. Therefore, if a road requires re-surfacing the opportunity is taken to resurface the footway, install dropped kerbs etc. The Council has also continued work on its programme of maintenance and strengthening at bridges (see Table 4).
Completed work on bridges Table 4 BRIDGE
The 2003 Annual Proress Report describes in
greater detail the schemes which have been
delivered, explains more clearly the targets and
indicators that have been used, and describes
where Best Practice and learning from others
have been put into action by the Council.
| Bath and North East Somerset | Local Transport
2002
Pennyquick, Bath
✔
Midford Canal/Cam Brook
✔
Radford Rail
✔
2003
Somervale Road. East
✔
Highbury Farm
✔
Thicket Mead
✔
FURTHER INFORMATION
Large print, tape and other formats of this report are available from the address below. Copies of the Bath and North East Somerset publications are available for sale from the address below. They are also available to read through the Bath and North East Somerset libraries, at Council Offices at Riverside in Keynsham, The Hollies in Radstock, Trimbridge House in Bath, and on the Council’s website: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/tawm/access/transpo rtationplanning/annualprogressreport2003.htm
We welcome your comments. Please telephone: 01225 477608
e-mail: [email protected] or write to: Steve Howell
Head of Transportation, Access
and Waste Management
Floor 2 South
Riverside
Temple Street
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1LA
Prepared by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Transportation, Access and Waste Management Service, and published by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Linear Way Industries, Dartmouth Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath BA2 1AS,
e-mail: [email protected] DP 2434
14/08/03
