Slide 1

Avoiding Gridlock
Conclusions emerging from the Local
Strategic Partnership Transport Summit.
and:

The Way Forward
15 November 2007

Manouchehr Nahvi


Slide 2

Transport Planers
main aims are to:
• tackle congestion
• improve accessibility
• reduce casualtiesAs well as providing means to;
• support the economy
– Help create thriving communities

• foster social inclusion
– Help regeneration

• And, at the same time doing their best to
protect the environment


Slide 3

Feedback from workshop 1Have we got the right plans in place?
• In general terms yes, but;
• We need to find the best development sites
• We need to use planning gains and other
means to bring in funding
• We need to have better understanding of
employment type options and access to
employment locations
• We need to plan for longer term
• We need to take into account environmental
impacts


Slide 4

Workshop 2- How can we
best ease traffic congestion?
• We need stronger unity of view about what
needs to be done
• We need to look for more ‘smart choice’
options
• We need to pay more attention to improving
public transport and to deliver muti-modal
solutions
• We need both extra road space and improved
maintenance
• We need better railways connection in this
area


Slide 5

TRANSPORT/ACCESSIBLITY SOLUTIONS

SPATIAL
PLANNING

TRAVEL
PLANS

STP

BETTER
HIGHWAY
DESIGN

TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT

CAR
SHARING
CLUBS

RTP

BUS
PRIORITY
MEASURES

IMPROVED
HIGHWAY
EFFICIENCY
FASTER MORE
RELIABLE
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT

INCREASED
BUS
PATRONAGE

REDUCED
TRAFFIC
VOLUMES
LESS
CONGESTION

SAFER
ROADS

ROADS/RAIL
IMPROVEMENTS

UTMC

SMARTER
TRAVEL
MANAGEMENT

WTP

VMS

INNOVATIVE
APPROACH

PARKING
CONTROLS

PRT
SMART
TICKETING

BETTER
ACCESSIBILITY
LESS
POLLUTION
AIR/NOISE

GREATER
EFFICIENCY

BETTER
ECONOMY

VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY


Slide 6

Summary
Wide range of measures
are available


Slide 7

Making the most of existing
network by:
• Appropriate spatial planning
– Bringing travel generator source(s) and
receptor(s) closer together. Best development
location, best planning/design

• Making the alternative to private car more
attractive
– Better PT- Promoting walking & cyclingappropriate parking policy S106, bus/cycle priority
measures, design of pedestrian friendly
area/roads

• Utilising advances in technology
– Real time info- UTMC, ITS, PRT, CCTV etc.
Developer, S106, Highway Authority
• Regular maintenance of roads and traffic
management systems Highway Authority


Slide 8

What else?
• Area Wide Transport Model
– Will help improve future transport planning. Will
help choice of most sustainable development
options- Under progress

• Road infrastructure.
– A5-M1 link road
development

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ideally in place before the related

Woodside connection Ideally as soon as possible
Luton Northern Bypass
East Luton Corridor Under construction
Connecter/spine roads developers/DC/HA

• Luton-Dunstable Busway
– Busway northern extension and/or PRT?


Slide 9

An example of what we
can do…
• Provide parking spaces as needed
• User pays for all residential and workplace
parking spaces and in proportion to the
environmental impact of the vehicle
• All new development will be Controlled
Parking Zones
• Income ring-fenced for PT improvements


Slide 10

Thank You. Manouchehr Nahvi