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Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council

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Contents<br />

1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1<br />

Development History .................................................................................................................. 1<br />

Dargavel Village Centre Proposals ............................................................................................ 2<br />

Report Structure ......................................................................................................................... 3<br />

2 EXISTING AND COMMITTED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE .......................................... 4<br />

Walking and Cycling ................................................................................................................... 5<br />

Public Transport ......................................................................................................................... 6<br />

Local Road Infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 8<br />

3 DARGAVEL VILLAGE CENTRE DEVELOPMENT TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS ............... 11<br />

Overview ................................................................................................................................... 11<br />

Travel Characteristics Methodology ......................................................................................... 11<br />

Step 1 – People Trip <strong>Assessment</strong> ............................................................................................ 12<br />

Step 2 – Mode Share and Trips by Mode ................................................................................. 13<br />

Step 3 – Ration of Dargavel Village & Bishopton Village Trips ................................................ 13<br />

Step 4 – Pass-By and Diverted Vehicle Trips .......................................................................... 14<br />

Step 5 – Distribution and Assignment ...................................................................................... 15<br />

Summary of Foodstore Travel Characteristics ......................................................................... 15<br />

4 TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 17<br />

General ..................................................................................................................................... 17<br />

Analysis Period ......................................................................................................................... 17<br />

<strong>Assessment</strong> Year ..................................................................................................................... 17<br />

<strong>Traffic</strong> Growth ........................................................................................................................... 17<br />

Committed Development .......................................................................................................... 18<br />

Analysis Scenarios ................................................................................................................... 19<br />

Greenock Road / Old Greenock Road / Newton Road ............................................................ 20<br />

A8 Greenock Road / Ferry Road / Rossland Crescent ............................................................ 20<br />

A8 Greenock Road / Kingston Road ........................................................................................ 21<br />

A8 Greenock Road / Station Road ........................................................................................... 21<br />

A8 Greenock Road / Station Road Mitigation Analysis ............................................................ 22<br />

Station Road Railway Bridge Underpass ................................................................................. 23<br />

Sensitivity Test – Rossland Crescent ....................................................................................... 23<br />

Summary of <strong>Traffic</strong> Impact Analysis ......................................................................................... 26<br />

5 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE VILLAGE<br />

CENTRE ............................................................................................................................................ 27<br />

Walking and Cycling ................................................................................................................. 27<br />

Public Transport ....................................................................................................................... 29<br />

Station Road Potential Public Realm Improvements ............................................................... 30

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