WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE

Sustainable Transport in the

West of England Pete Davis

and Julia Dean

21 November 2013

£730m+

Major Schemes Programme

Major Schemes Programme

Major Schemes Programme

Major Schemes Programme

Major Schemes Programme

Major Schemes Programme

Major Schemes Programme

• Support economic growth • Reduce carbon emissions • Promote accessibility • Contribute to better safety, security and

health • Improve quality of life and a healthy

natural environment

JLTP (2011-26) - Objectives

West of England Ambition to 2030 • 95,000 jobs by 2030

• 60,000 in priority growth locations

•Study to assess GVA impact of major schemes programme.

•Technical assessment supported by interviews with businesses.

•Some 18,600 jobs (gross) and 17,000 (net) unlocked by the schemes in priority growth locations.

•£1.2bn estimated net additional GVA (2030 prices)

•£3.60 increase in GVA per £1 of capital cost.

Transport and the Economy

Unlocking the Enterprise Zone and Areas • Avonmouth/Severnside EA – 8-12,000 jobs by 2030.

• Key shared priority of authorities and HA

• New junction on M49 key to delivery of this site.

• 4 bids made - HA Pinch Point Programme and RGF rounds 3&4

• …but key requirement to complete by 14/15.

• Used as and example in promoting changes to DCO process

• Make more ‘shovel ready’ by developing design and consents

Why does it take so long? Most recent local major transport projects have slipped from their original timescale….

‘For the 18 completed projects that we examined, we found that final project costs were, on average, 61 per cent higher than the estimates made when approval was given to announce the preferred route’ Wales Audit Office 2011

…and cost more?

• Devolved majors funding from 2015/16

• New Local Transport Body - 4 UAs with LEP involvement

• Prioritise schemes and oversee progress

• Formula based on population – £44.9m

• Longer (6 year) and higher allocation through City Deal

• MetroWest Phase 1 priority scheme

• Assurance arrangements

Devolved Major Schemes Funding

Local Growth Fund

Major Schemes

Sustainable Transport

Minor Schemes

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DCLG

BIS

DfT

2020/21 • Strategic Economic Plan (SEP).

• LGF 6 year flexible pot.

• Channelled through LEP.

• GVA share perhaps £60m per year (excluding commitments), ambition to go much further.

• Consultation on draft Plan December

LGF – Funding Source

• Large majority of DfT local transport capital funding for new schemes in the LGF.

• Remainder largely formulaic

• No more (fewer?) beauty contests.

DfT LA Funding for Local Transport

Outside LGF* £358m

* Excludes maintenance funding

DCLG

BIS

DfT £M

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2020/21

Strategic Solutions Panel • Shared priorities with key

delivery agencies.

• Identifying issues and exploiting opportunities.

Working with Network Rail

Working with Network Rail

Working with the Highways Agency

Joint works with the HA at M5 J19

Weston Package (£15m) includes improvements to M5 J21

• West of England policy context • Joint governance • Joint MetroBus delivery team • Shared procurement

arrangements • Strategic engagement with

stakeholders • But still plenty of work to do…. ….and over to Julia.

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Plans to Reality

Transport – helping people get places - Helping make places where people want to go

- Improved urban realm 5-15% Boost to economy (DfT) - Improved Personal safety and overall health

Green Growth – can we afford it?

Bath City Centre – evidence of decreased voids and increased retail turnover

Cities that promoted parking on the left Cities that consciously restricted parking on the right: Researchers’ conclusions: Giving lots of land to parking is

bad for economic growth – it ends up as unproductive space.

Local retail travel study

This replicates studies from Austria and Australia with similar findings

Support available for businesses

Flexible business packages, including, but not limited to: – Employer grants (50% match-

funded) – Travel planning – site

audit/travel to work survey tools

– Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Point support

– Support in setting up internal initiatives e.g. Car Sharing Schemes

– Electric pool bike loan scheme – Corporate membership to local

car clubs – Employee support – Travel

Roadshow Team

Business expansion! – Turning existing ground floor

car- park into meeting space/canteen

– Providing staff cycle parking – Developing Carshare scheme – Completing employee travel

survey

Commuting and business travel – Provision of shower/changing

facilities and cycle parking – branded cycle to meet clients – Personal travel planning

Bristol Airport

• Travel Survey underway • Previously a draft travel

plan in place but now… • …. working with the

multiple employers based on the one site

• “Area” travel plan to be based on the emerging data

Bristol Airport…and beyond! • New bus service • Joins employers

with known problems

• 5am to 7pm service

• Started Nov 4th • Next stage to

identify if DRT can extend to Thatchers and Yeo Valley

Freight dropped off at a single point in Severnside… Good transferred to an electric vehicle for onward distribution. Mainly retail centres. Initially joint funded by Bristol and DHL; B&NES added funding and expanded the service Now about to break even…

DHL Freight consolidation centre

• Turn up & go frequency • Smart and integrated

ticketing • Swift boarding • Improved journey times and

reliability with dedicated bus lanes and junction priority

• Top quality vehicles • Alternative fuel/hybrid drive • High standard bus stops with

Real Time Information • Fewer stops (500m min) • Walking/cycling, bus and rail

links

MetroBus 3 interlinked schemes forming a network that connects…

Rail lines MetroBus Network

Un-tapping the potential of our local rail corridors 2 reopened lines;

Portishead and Henbury, Between 5 and 10 new

or reopened stations, 14 miles extension to

passenger network.

Providing a half hourly, cross Bristol, metro type service.

Unlocking Economic Growth

Portishead population 24,000 12,500 people live within 1km of the station 19,500 live within 2km of the station MetroWest rail corridors are poised for major re- development: Cribbs-Patchway New Neighbourhood, Filton Enterprise Area, Yate, Avonmouth/Severnside, Bath Western Riverside and Weston-super-Mare

MetroWest unlocks 2,550 jobs Set to generate £153m in GVA pa by 2030.

www.travelwest.info/MetroWest

Looking to find the best combination of investment - capital and revenue Operational costs have a major impact on the business case - a 2 car train unit costs approx £750k a year to operate

Not easy…

Working with rail industry to identify best performing rail service; a viable and affordable business case

Phase 1 Half hourly services for the Severn Beach line, local stations between Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa and the reopened Portishead line including a station at Portishead and Pill. Enhanced service for Bedminster & Parson Street stations Estimate £55 million

Phase 2 Half-hourly services to/from Yate – Weston-super-Mare; hourly services on a reopened Henbury line (loop or spur tbc) with up to two new stations, potential new station(s) on Filton Bank. Estimate £38 million (no funding source identified)

Spring 2019 at earliest

2019-2021

Not cheap… ..or quick…

• Reliable, faster - priority over other traffic - journey time savings of between 10 and 75 minutes a day for a round trip

• Space for passengers at peak demands and able to grow - forecast 25,000 passengers a day when network is complete

• Links to car parking, bus stops, cycle paths, footpaths, cycle storage - 50 kilometres of the network

• To the City Centre… and beyond - places to work, colleges, hospitals

• Existing bus services - benefit from improvements

• New or improved parallel walking and cycling facilities where possible

• High spec bus stops

• Real Time Passenger Information

• Off bus smart ticketing

• CCTV security

MetroBus facilities

MetroBus vehicles Minimum vehicle spec endorsed at July 2013 JTEC as: “a single deck, twin door, hybrid drive vehicle” • Operators to deliver buses

that at least meet the minimum specification

• Flexibility to accommodate emerging technologies

• High back, spacious leather seating

• ‘Next bus stop’ screens and announcements

MetroBus operators • Informal talks with WEBOA

members and other nationals completed

• Advertisements out in national trade press October 2013 seeking formal expressions of interest

• Formal engagement though 2014 leading to…

• Commitment to invest though partnership agreement and legal Quality Partnership Schemes

• Delivering a step change in quality of transport provision - 2016/7

• Continuing the integrated approach to transport investment and improvement

• Creating capacity for economic growth

• Providing a legacy to build on

MetroBus legacy

Major Schemes Programme

£730m+

Thank you Pete Davis Julia Dean