North East Transport Consultative Forum

Woodhill House, Aberdeen

2nd October 2014

Welcome

Councillor Ramsay Milne

Deputy Chair, Nestrans

Progress and Update

Derick Murray

Director, Nestrans

Policy• RTS Re-fresh published in January 2014

• Action Plans

• Health & Transport Action Plan - refresh completed summer 2014

• Freight Action Plan – refresh completed summer 2014

• Rail Action Plan – Rail Forum established in 2014

• Bus Action Plan - currently reviewing Bus Punctuality Improvement Partnership and Quality Partnership agreements

• Active Travel Action Plan – currently out for consultation

• Strategic Transport Fund – currently being reviewed as guidance under the Strategic Development Plan

• Aviation and access to London

Projects being delivered

Project Anticipated delivery

A96 Airport Link Road 2015

A96 Park & Ride 2016

3rd Don Crossing and city road improvement schemes 2016-19

Kintore Station 2014-19

Aberdeen – Inverness Rail Phase 1 2019

Balmedie-Tipperty 2017

AWPR 2018

A96 Inveramsay Bridge 2016

Projects in the pipelineProject Details

A90(S) Park & Ride Currently going through the planning process.

Haudagain junction Funds committed for design. Construction due to start in 2018

Bridge of Dee and other strategic transport projects.

To mitigate development and to be delivered through the Strategic Transport Fund.

Locking in the Benefits, including city centre pedestrianisation.

Studies on-going

A96 dualling Scottish Government commitment by 2030

Aberdeen Harbour Major expansion planned at Nigg Bay

Peterhead & Fraserburgh Harbours

Expansion

Projects in the pipeline

Project Details

Aberdeen Airport Predicting significant growth

Development of the strategic cycle network

Aberdeen – Inverness rail improvements

Aberdeen – Central Belt rail improvements

Energetica / Buchan Corridor STAG and feasibility study being commissioned 2014

Access to Laurencekirk STAG appraisal underway

Cross City Connections Study About to be commissioned

Active Travel as a key element of Regional Transport Strategy

Rab Dickson

Transport Strategy Manager, Nestrans

AcTrAP as a daughter document · The RTS was approved in January

2014

· Five daughter documents

– Rail Action Plan

– Freight Action Plan

– Bus Action Plan

– Health and Transport Action Plan

– Active Travel Action Plan

Fit with National Policy

· National Transport Strategy

· Cycling Action Plan Scotland

· National Walking Strategy

· Let’s Make Scotland More Active

· Transport Scotland

· Cycling Scotland

· Greener Scotland

· NHS Health Scotland

· Living Streets

· Sustrans

· Physical Activity Health Alliance

AcTrAP in north east context

· Active Travel is a key element of RTS

· Developed in association with local authorities

· Partner agencies

Making Active Travel Safer· Barriers to walking and

cycling

· Cyclists represent <2% of traffic

· But between 12 and 14% of casualties

· Health benefits outweigh the risk

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Nestrans’ record on Investment· Since 2006, Nestrans has

invested over £5 million in Active Travel

· Almost one third of our budget, averaging £634,000 per year

· £1.36 per head per year

The draft Active Travel Action Plan

Kirsty Chalmers

Transport Executive, Nestrans

Vision

To create an environment and culture in which

walking and cycling are convenient, safe,

comfortable, healthy and attractive choices of

travel for everyday journeys.

Objectives

1. To increase active travel mode share and work towards achieving the National vision for cycling.

2. To improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists by reducing the total number of casualties and the percentage of total accidents.

Journeys to work (2012) Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire

Walking 21% 10%

Cycling 3% 1%

Grampian 2012

Pedestrian casualties 186 (14% of all casualties)

Cycle casualties 66 (5% of all casualties)

Developing a strategic network

• A long term strategic vision for a connected network of active travel routes

• To link to on-going work to develop the National Cycle Network and local cycle networks

• Integrated Travel Towns in Aberdeenshire and key destinations in the city

• To provide opportunities for both short trips and longer distance journeys

• To provide attractive and safe routes for cyclists and pedestrians

• Linking key towns and destinations across the region

• A wide range of journey purposes from commuting, travel to school, tourism and leisure journeys

Priorities and Actions

• Completion of existing routes

• The commuter network

Policies and Actions

• New infrastructure

• New developments

• Schools and cycle training

• Cycle parking

• Safety

• Information, marketing and publicity

Workshop Discussions

1. AcTrAP Vision and Objectives

2. The Plan and its priorities

3. Developing key Actions