Transcript John Onslow Assistant Director, Planning Cambridgeshire

What Transport for Cambridge?
The Sub-Region Development Strategy and
Transport Policies
John Onslow
Assistant Director, Planning
Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Joint Structure Plan
Deposit Draft
Progress with Key Transport Targets
• Traffic in Cambridge
-1.3% Reduction per year in City Centre
-Stabilise Traffic entering & leaving
Cambridge on radial routes
• Bus Patronage – Cambridge radials
- On Target
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- Ahead of Target
20% increase 1999-2003
•Park and Ride
-1 Million passengers/year
- Achieved
•Infrastructure Deficit £1 BN for Transport - but big challenges ahead
The Structure Plan
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Role
Statutory document - framework for development
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Current Structure Plan
Approved 1995 -focused development on North & East
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Need for a Replacement
Success of high tech economy
Population growth
Pressure on transport
Need for affordable housing
Need of for flexibility and ability to adapt to change
Background Work
• Government PPG Guidance
• Regional Planning Guidance
• SP Issues Consultation (Feb/Mar 2001)
• SP Deposit Draft Consultation (Mar/Apr 2002)
Key Strategic Studies
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Futures 1
Cambridge Sub-Region Study -Buchanan - (Sept 2001)
Cambridge Sub-Region Implementation Study -Roger
Tyms- (Oct 2001)
CHUMMS (August 2001)
Consultation on Structure Plan
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Issues 2001
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Deposit Draft 2002
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EiP - now
The Draft Structure Plan
–a Vision for 15 years plus
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Sub-Region’s Key National &Regional Role
Plan Monitor and Manage/ Flexibility
Forward Thinking and Lead for Partners
“Joined up” Working and Thinking
Addressing Infrastructure Deficit
Changing Attitudes and Life Styles
Sustainable Transport
Enhancing Environment & Transport Choice
Quality of Life
Development Strategy of the Cambridge SubRegion
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Follows RPG
Seek a better housing/ jobs balance in Cambridge
Focus on Cambridge
New Settlement
Market Towns
Transport linked to developments
Encouraging non-car modes
Transport Policy-Key Features
• Promote sustainable travel and integration between land
use and transport
• Promoting Area Transport and Travel Plans
• High Quality Public Transport – Rapid Transit
• Managing Demand for Car Travel
• Improving Bus and Community Transport
• Encouraging Walking and Cycling
• Transport Investment Priorities
• Improving Rail services
• Encouraging sustainable Freight and Freight Interchanges
• Air Services
Cambridge Sub-Region Transport
Infrastructure
• Cambridge -Rapid Transit, Chesterton Station, improved road, cycle and
pedestrian access to new developments. Safer travel and disabled access.
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Green Belt – local improvements for cycle, bus and pedestrian access
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RT access from City Centre to Trumpington, Addenbrooke’s and Airport
Access road, Hauxton Road to Clay Farm & Addenbrooke’s
Access road to A14 from Airport, pus other access roads
• New Settlement –RT & cycle route to Cambridge and St Ives/
Huntingdon, improved road access to A14, plus parallel roads.
• Market Towns, Rural Centres - local transport improvements from
Market Town Strategies, improved links to Cambridge on key corridors
Delivering the Strategy
• Early Start Essential, speed up Planning Process- with
Districts and others
• Government Role with Funding (LTP, HA, SRA) and
Private Sector
– Bid for Rapid Transit submitted by County Council
• Stakeholder Partnering, working with other service and
Infrastructure Providers
• Encouraging a further Shift of Mode
• Winning Hearts & Minds
Local Transport Plan
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Review in 2003, following
- CHUMMS
- Draft Structure Plan
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Will include key proposals
- Rapid Transit
- A14 highway schemes
- Key Corridors- Rail, RT, Bus & Highway
- A428 and other Trunk Road Schemes
- Bus priorities and service improvements, Interchanges
- Rail Schemes, e.g Chesterton Station
- Cycling and Walking Schemes
- New local highway schemes for development and safety
Strategic Partnerships 1
Working together to deliver the Strategy.
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Local Authorities
EEDA
GO-East Office
Greater Cambridge Partnership
Housing Corporation
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Health Trusts, Utilities, Transport Operators,Cambridge Futures, other
Government Departments and Agencies
Strategic Partnerships 2
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Co-ordinate and Progress Local Plans and Master Planning
Develop Planning Obligations
Secure Government Funding
Shared Strategy for Key Worker and Affordable Housing
Quality of Life and Sustainable Communities
Much planning and detail work remains
Timetable for Delivery
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SP Timetable,
- EIP Report by Feb. 2003, Adoption by Autumn 2003
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District Local Plan Timetable –a key/major process,
- Overlap with SP process, complete by 2005
- Master Planning to overlap with Local Plan process
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Rapid Transit (2006/7)
A428 and A14 Trunk Road Schemes(2006-2011)
New settlement (2006 to 2016+)
Development in Cambridge ongoing
- E.g. Southern Fringe Master Planning
Message for “Futures”
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Support the Development Strategy
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Developments will contain housing for essential workers
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Transport Infrastructure is key but,
- Recognise need for Change of Attitudes towards the Car
- Recognise need for Deliverability
- Recognise Realism of Likely Investment Levels