Integrated Public Transport Strategy - Worcestershire County Council

Chapter 11 – Road Traffic Reduction Act
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Chapter 11 – Road Traffic Reduction Act
As required by the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 a first report has been prepared and
is submitted as a separate document with this LTP. The report states that Worcestershire
County Council will continue to monitor traffic growth within the County through a range of
data collection programmes. However, it is not considered appropriate to set global traffic
reduction targets, but to seek to achieve a reduction in traffic through the various
strategies to be implemented over the Plan period.
Each strategy has a target to reduce car use, which is set out in detail in the section
entitled ‘Monitoring & AST.’ A summary is shown below:
School Travel Plans – 15% reduction in car travel to and from schools where schemes
have been implemented. Schemes are proposed or in progress in Bromsgrove, Redditch,
Malvern, Wyre Forest area and Worcester.
Employers Travel Plans – 10% reduction in car journeys for both commuting and business
trips where a plan has been implemented. Plans are currently being developed for the
County Council, Worcester Royal Infirmary and Worcester College of Technology.
Bus Quality Partnerships – to halt the decline in bus patronage and increase patronage
by 5% for each Quality Bus route.
Rail Strategy – to increase patronage by 5%.
Worcester City Package – to double cycling by 2002 and double again by 2012, to
increase walking by 12% by 2005 and to achieve a 5% increase in bus patronage on
3 radial routes.
Cycle Strategy – to double cycling by 2002 and to double it again by 2012.
Walking Strategy – to encourage journeys under 1 mile to be made on foot.