Integrated Public Transport Strategy - Worcestershire County Council

Targets
Targets have been set for each strategy component of the LTP, and each of these will be
monitored against their specific objectives. The Monitoring section shows how the
performance indicators for specific areas of work are delivering the overall LTP objectives
above.
Policy in Support of Objectives
In preparing the Local Transport Plan, a comprehensive review of existing and proposed
County Council policies has been undertaken in the light of the White Paper and
guidance on Local Transport Plans. This has been produced in parallel with the Draft
Structure Plan, the Worcestershire Cycling Strategy, the Worcestershire Road Safety Plan
and Integrated Public Transport Strategy.
Based upon this review, eight policy areas have been identified:
● Demand management and control;
● Public passenger transport provision and integration;
● Cycling and walking facilities and initiatives;
● Maintenance of the infrastructure;
● Safety and accident reduction;
● Sustainability and the environment;
● Social inclusion and;
● Freight movement and transfer.
The review has considered existing policies within a matrix of policy areas versus Local
Transport Plan objectives. Gaps in policy have been identified and new policies proposed
for consultation. A complete list of policies related to this LTP are included within
Appendix 1c which differentiates between existing policies and those new policies
formulated to fulfil the requirements of the Local Transport Plan.
These policies have been subject to validation through internal and external consultation.
Structure Plan and Local Transport Plan
The current Deposit Draft Structure Plan, (hereafter referred to as the Structure Plan) for
Worcestershire covers the period 1996-2011. It defines the County's proposed Strategic
Policy framework for development and land-use and addresses strategic transport
provision in the context of land-use. It is anticipated that the Structure Plan will be
adopted early 2001 having undergone its Examination In Public in July 2000.
The Structure Plan sets out a Vision for the Future of the County, seeking a County which
is environmentally conscious, prosperous, where the residents are healthy and safe, and
where the people are treated fairly and afforded opportunity. A set of guiding principles
have been identified and adopted as the objectives of the Structure Plan, a key feature
which relates to transport and its implications, reflecting the importance of transport in
land-use planning.
Regional Planning Guidance for the West Midlands (RPG 11 April 1998) sets out the
number of dwellings to be constructed in each local authority area between April 1991
and March 2011. This proposes 41,300 dwellings for Worcestershire from 1991.
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Chapter 1 - Strategic Influences