Integrated Public Transport Strategy - Worcestershire County Council

7) Encourage the development of freight
interchanges where appropriate, and support
development of facilities for water-borne and rail
freight movements.
i) To ensure consideration of rail and water-borne
freight movement with all employment planning
applications.
i) Planning approvals/Sustainable Transport Unit i) None
6) Identify and implement approved freight routes,
operating conditions, and enforcement
mechanisms.
i) To implement a Countywide Freight Quality
Partnership.
i) Sustainable Transport Unit i) None
5) Reduce noise and disturbance from
freight movements.
i) To reduce the number of complaints associated
with freight movement.
i) Worcestershire Citizens Survey i) Base line surveys to be carried out
4) Minimise pollution from freight transport. i) To reduce airborne pollution to less than the
National Air Quality Requirements by 2003.
(BVPIA 1)
i) Worcestershire District’s Air Quality Review i) All of the six districts within Worcestershire have
completed Stage II Review and Assessments, four
of these districts are now undertaking Stage III
assessments.
3) Minimise congestion caused by road freight
transport.
i) To implement a Countywide Freight Quality
Partnership.
i) Sustainable Transport Unit. i) None
2) Assist local businesses to improve their timing
of distribution.
i) Not to implement/extend pedestrian areas where
this would cause an adverse effect on the
movement of freight.
i) Sustainable Transport Unit i) None
ii) To ensure that all local businesses have access
to a County ‘lorry route’ map.
ii) Sustainable Transport Unit
ii) None
1) Assist local businesses to improve their
efficiency of distribution.
i) Not to implement/extend pedestrian areas where
this would have an adverse effect on the
movement of freight.
i) Sustainable Transport Unit
i) None
Aim/Objective
Target Source of Data Baseline Data
FREIGHT STRATEGY
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