Walking and Public Realm Policy - Worcestershire County Council

Worcestershire Local Transport Plan 3
Worcestershire Local Transport Plan 3
Walking and Public
Realm Policy
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1.1.1 Worcestershire’s Walking & Public Realm Policy provides the strategic framework for the
development of measures which will help to make journeys on foot safer, easier and more
pleasant and ensure that the public realm – the public spaces within which most transport
activities take place – provides appropriate space for the many competing uses and improves the
quality of the built environment.
1.1.2 This policy document sets out the Worcestershire County Council policy on the delivery of
Walking & Public Realm measures and, along with the other LTP3 policy documents, supersedes all
previous documentation published by Worcestershire County Council on the subject. The
document sets out the technical processes underpinning the delivery of Walking & Public Realm
measures. This policy document will be treated as a live document, and so will be updated over
time in response to changing economic, social environmental and technological advances.
1.1.3 Walking as a mode of transport is used as a means to an end (for everyday access to employment,
education, shops, healthcare and other day-to-day activities) and as an end in itself for walking as
a recreational activity. It can form the sole mode of transport from origin to destination; however
it also forms part of nearly every other journey made, for example between the house and train
station or from cycle stand to the traveller's final destination.
1.1.4 One advantage over many other modes is the more extensive and permeable network of routes
available for use. This is not limited to footways alongside roads; it includes for example the
extensive countywide Public Rights of Way network covering urban and rural areas, canal
towpaths, short-cuts in residential estates and routes across public open spaces (The rural, usually
unsurfaced, parts of the Public Rights of Way Network are covered in a separate LTP3 Rights of
Way Improvement Plan Policy).
1.1.5 The Public Realm is comprised of the streets, roads, squares, village greens and open spaces
between buildings which are accessible to the public, whether in public or private ownership. As
well as providing routes for travel, places to unload and park vehicles, they also have important
roles to play as places which people visit, meet in, enjoy and undertake daily activities.
1.1.6 The functions of the public realm also include: a workplace and retail location (with street
markets), entertainment location (with fairs and community events) and eating place (with
outdoor seating for restaurants, cafes and pubs) and provides the setting for many of the county's
most important historic buildings. Good quality public realm encourages people to stay longer
and enjoy a place, with increased footfall having consequent benefits for the tourism economy.
The quality of the public realm is very much affected by the presence, location and design of
street furniture – everything from bridges to street lighting and direction signs, but also including
non-functional items, for example public art.
1.1.7 All of these roles need to be balanced within a constrained amount of space. There are clear links
to several other LTP3 strategies – including those covering the separate transport modes, on
freight, parking and the Transport Asset Management Plan. There are significant links to the work
undertaken by partner organisations, including the spatial planning and urban design undertaken
by the Worcestershire Borough, City and District Councils.

1.2.1 The combined problems of traffic congestion, environmental pollution, carbon emissions and
public health give significant reasons to adopt policies which promote walking. In addition, the
business case for and affordability of major new highway construction as a sustainable long-term
solution becomes more difficult, there is a growing need to adopt policies that make better use
of existing assets.
1.2.2 Walking and Public Realm measures are the tools by which local transport authorities encourage
more journeys to be made on foot, making use of the existing walking network, as well as adding
to it. Measures to improve the public realm support a wide range of objectives which include
transport but also embraces heritage protection, spatial planning and the quality of the built and
natural environments.
1.3.1 The purpose of the Worcestershire Walking & Public Realm Policy is to set out the processes and
approach required to establish the suitable walking network and facilities which will address the
needs of both current and potential future users in Worcestershire and deliver the transport
objectives of the Government and Worcestershire County Council.
1.3.2 The starting point for this Worcestershire Walking & Public Realm Policy is the overall socioeconomic
objectives of LTP3, which have been developed to reflect national and local policy,
which are outlined in Table 1.1.
1.3.3 The Worcestershire Walking & Public Realm Policy must also support the Worcestershire
Sustainable Community Strategy (WSCS) which includes the following six themes, all of which are
influenced by the performance and availability of transport infrastructure and services:
Communities that are safe and feel safe;
A better environment for today and tomorrow;
Economic success that is shared by all;
Improving health and well being;
Meeting the needs of children and young people; and
Stronger Communities (including housing, culture, poverty and volunteering).
1.3.4 Table 1.1 identifies how the Worcestershire Walking & Public Realm Policy will contribute towards
achieving the wider socio-economic objectives of the LTP3 and Worcestershire Sustainable
Community Strategy.

Table 1.1 – The Walking & Public Realm Policy and How It Will Deliver Against Worcestershire Local
Transport Plan 3 and Sustainable Community Strategy Objectives
To support
Worcestershire's
economic
competitiveness and
growth through
delivering a reliable
and efficient
transport network
To reduce the
impacts of transport
in Worcestershire on
the
local
environment, by
reducing noise and
transport-related
emissions of carbon
dioxide and other
greenhouse gases,
with the desired
outcomes of tackling
climate change and
reducing the impacts
of transport on
public health
Economic success
that is shared by
all
Stronger
Communities
A better
environment for
today and
tomorrow
Walking can bring business benefits as a healthier,
more active workforce means reduced
absenteeism and increased productivity. It acts as
an important connector mode to enable travellers
to access bus and rail services and transfer
between modes.
Walking enables access to local employment,
shops and services and is very reliable in terms of
journey time. Mode shift from car trips to walking
reduces congestion, which can improve journey
time reliability for all road users.
Walking, applied with a strategic area-based
approach, can make a significant contribution to
reducing transport's carbon emissions and climate
change impacts. It does not involve the use of
carbon-emitting vehicles and will not directly be
affected by concerns of peak oil production.
Meanwhile, public realm improvements can often
provide ways of mitigating against climate change,
such as tree planting for shade in warmer
temperatures and as 'carbon sinks', or as part of
flood prevention schemes.
To contribute
towards better
safety, security,
health and longer
life-expectancy in
Worcestershire, by
reducing the risk of
death, injury or illness
arising from transport
and promoting
healthy modes of
travel
Communities that
are safe and feel
safe
Walking measures applied strategically can enable
people to choose a mode of travel that requires
physical activity and helps incorporate exercise into
their daily routine, helping to combat heart disease
and obesity. Walking and public realm measures can
help ensure that walking environment is a pleasant
place to travel through, spend time in and feels safe,
which can contribute to a person's wellbeing. By
virtue of their visibility on the street, more people
walking more often can help create a virtuous cycle
which encourages others to take up the mode more
often.

To optimise equality
of opportunity for all
of Worcestershire's
citizens with the
desired outcome of
creating a fairer
society.
To enhance the
quality of life for
Worcestershire's
residents by
promoting a healthy,
natural environment,
conserving our
historic built
environment and
preserving our
heritage assets
Stronger
Communities
Meeting the
needs of children
and young people
Improving health
and well being;
Where Walking and Public Realm measures are
applied using a strategic, area-based approach,
accessibility can be provided to key local facilities
and the severance caused by roads, railways and
rivers is reduced, allowing participation in society.
Relative to other modes, walking involves little
cost and can be the most suitable for younger
and older people wishing to be independently
active and to whom other modes are not realistic
options. Public Realm measures can ensure that
less mobile citizens – including those using
wheelchairs and mobility scooters have less
difficulty in negotiating the streets – and that all
members of society have pleasant places for
social interaction and community events.
Walking and Public Realm measures applied
strategically can lead to journeys transferring
from other, more polluting or environmentally
damaging modes. This leads to a reduction in
congestion and noise pollution, and
improvements in air quality and environmental
quality overall.
Walking and Public Realm measures can help citizens
access the natural environment and preserve and
enhance the setting of the county's historic built
environment and ensure quality of life in residential
areas.
To enhance the
quality
of
Worcestershire's
Transport Asset,
through sensitive and
appropriate design
with the desired
outcome of reducing
the costs and
inconvenience of
maintenance works
Stronger
Communities
The use of Walking and Public Realm measures can
significantly enhance the efficiency of constrained
transport networks by transferring journeys away
from the congested highway network. In doing so,
the need to construct and maintain additional
highway infrastructure is significantly reduced.
Walking and Public Realm measures therefore can
have a strong role to play in reducing overall asset
maintenance costs in Worcestershire. However, a
balance must be found between raising the quality
of the built environment against the costs of
maintaining new and existing Walking and Public
Realm schemes to minimise ongoing maintenance
costs.

1.3.5 The target audience for this policy includes a wide range of stakeholders comprising the
representatives of the residents of Worcestershire, highway network users (across all modes of
transport), voluntary groups, the Department for Transport, local authority partners, rail and bus
users and operators, Network Rail, taxi and private hire users and operators, the Highways Agency
and regulatory bodies. To be thorough and robust, this policy document by necessity covers a
wide range of, often technical, issues. The level of technical detail is necessary to ensure the
document is precise and unambiguous.
1.4.1 In line with the objectives identified above, the specific objectives of this Walking & Public Realm
management policy will be to:
Maximise the role of walking for utility and recreational trips in tackling congestion,
improving public health, combating climate change, enhancing local accessibility and
addressing social exclusion;
Improve safety and security for pedestrians and reduce pedestrian/vehicle conflicts;
Ensure that the walking network is safe, pleasant and convenient to use;
Create and maintain a public realm of quality streets and open spaces where a diverse set of
transport, economic, social and community roles can take place.
1.5.1 The implementation of a strategic Walking and Public Realm Policy will deliver against the
outcomes of the Worcestershire LTP3 Compendium and the Worcestershire Sustainable
Community Strategy to:
Enhance economic activity by maximising accessibility to key services and facilities
Make travel by all modes more efficient (safer, less polluting, quicker and cheaper);
Encourage more sustainable, responsible travel choices
Promote safer, more responsible use of constrained transport networks
1.5.2 In particular, the aim of this Walking & Public Realm Policy is to clarify Worcestershire County
Council's approach to implementing walking and public realm measures.
1.6.1 This Worcestershire LTP3 Walking & Public Realm Policy has been developed to be fully compliant
with all current and relevant National and Local Policy. A summary of these policies is provided in
the LTP3 Overarching Policy and Demand Document.
1.6.2 In particular, this document is aligned with the emerging Core Strategies which have been
produced by the Worcestershire Borough, City and District Councils.

2.1.1 The Worcestershire Walking & Public Realm Policy has a central role to play in the delivery of the
LTP3 objectives as identified in Table 1.1. This policy considers the strategic application of Walking
& Public Realm measures in Worcestershire.
2.2.1 Worcestershire has made significant progress towards encouraging walking, through infrastructure
enhancements and improved information. As part of the Worcester 'Choose how you move'
project and wider LTP2 activities, Worcestershire County Council has developed a range of
walking maps for the majority of Worcestershire's urban areas, and has installed a number of
directional signs, which indicate both walk times and distances to key trip attractors.
2.2.2 Many of the infrastructure improvements to the walking network have been delivered as part of a
partnership approach with the Worcestershire Borough, City and District Councils and user
groups. This approach works well and delivers best value.
Worcestershire County Council will work in partnership with key partners, including the
Worcestershire Borough, City and District Councils, private sector partners and those
representing disability groups, to create and maintain a walking network and wider public
realm which:
caters for all groups of people, including less mobile pedestrians, those with sight or
hearing impairments and who use mobility scooters or wheelchairs;
is free from obstructions, including parked vehicles, and minimises barriers to access;
is permeable and legible, with appropriate levels of signage where necessary;
is clean, attractive and comfortable;
is safe to use;
maximises directness, minimises unnecessary deviation or delay and pays regard to
pedestrians’ desire lines; and
is where possible includes routes which are shorter or quicker than the equivalent
journeys by car.
Particular attention will be paid to the quality of routes to key destinations, such as schools,
colleges, employment sites, town centres, public transport interchanges and healthcare
facilities and addressing accident cluster sites.
Parts of the walking network, particularly in urban areas, will be reviewed in line with best
practice guidelines when funding permits to ensure the network meets users' needs.

2.3.1 A poorly maintained pedestrian network, including elements such as litter, dog mess and
overhanging branches all act as deterrents to walking and impacts on the quality of the public
realm.
2.3.2 Worcestershire's footways are placed into two categories according to their strategic importance
and their level of use. Class 1 footways are the busiest footways and are mainly located in city and
town centres, whilst Class 2 covers all other less busy footways, mainly in residential areas and
villages.
Worcestershire County Council will work in partnership with the Borough, City and District
Councils and other bodies, including parish councils, to maintain a safe and clean walking
network and public realm. Factors including the level of its use and its strategic importance
will help resources to be prioritised.
2.4.1 Winter maintenance is essential to ensure that paths remain passable, particular in sub-zero
temperatures. Further details of Worcestershire County Council's winter maintenance programme
are provided in the Worcestershire Transport Asset Management Plan.
The County Council will undertake a winter maintenance programme which takes account of
the needs of pedestrians and where appropriate and stocks allow, heavily-used off-road
paths will be salted.
2.5.1 Worcestershire has an extensive rights of way network, covering everything from shortcuts in
urban areas to tracks through fields and across the Malvern Hills. The Countryside & Rights of Way
Act 2000 gave the County Council a statutory duty to prepare a Rights of Way Improvement Plan,
which has an emphasis on countryside routes. The Worcestershire Rights of Way Improvement
Plan is included as a contingent part of the Worcestershire LTP3 Compendium. Elements of the
rights of way network within urban areas, which are usually paved, are covered as part of this
policy.
2.6.1 The quality of the public realm, particularly in our towns and cities is vital if we are to be
successful in creating environments that people want to live and work in. It represents an
important element of the county’s network of green infrastructure. This is particularly the case for
areas of deprivation and decline, where investment, proper maintenance, ongoing stewardship
and restoration of civic pride are needed to raise standards in the public realm.

Worcestershire County Council will seek to work with partners to develop and manage the
county's public realm in a sensitive and sustainable way, balancing its duties of giving due
regard to needs of all highway users (including parking and loading), with conserving and
enhancing landscape, townscape, biodiversity and heritage assets. It will take account of the
diverse non-transport roles the public realm plays and consider local context and
distinctiveness.
The County Council will seek to provide a public realm which is both robust and functional as
well as being distinctive, attractive and which helps to preserve the county's historic character.
This will be essential to develop Worcestershire's economy, particularly as a centre for
sustainable tourism.
Maintaining, managing and improving the public realm will reflect best practice and will
2.7.1 The involve location integrated of new working developments with partner is an essential organisations, determinant such as of the whether city, borough future district residents and and
visitors parish will councils choose and to West walk Mercia to access Police. the site. In particular, ensuring that new developments are
well connected to existing pedestrian networks and any proposed public realm is in keeping with
both existing and future environments. Specific guidance is provided in the Worcestershire
County Council Highway's Design Guide for New Developments.
Worcestershire County Council will continue to work closely with the Worcestershire
Borough, City and District Councils and developers to ensure that new developments:
Are located to maximise pedestrian accessibility to local facilities;
Are designed to maximise permeability and legibility for pedestrians, and minimise
delays to journeys on foot;
Are designed to maximise natural surveillance on pedestrian routes; and
Make suitable financial contributions towards improvements to the local public realm
and pedestrian networks.
2.8.1 For pedestrians, crossing roads can be a source of delay, danger and difficulty to completing their
journey on foot. This can be particularly the case for young road users, those with mobility
impairments and on busy roads. In addition, the crossing may not be on the shortest route to the
final destination – often referred to as the pedestrian's 'desire line'.
2.8.2 A number of types of crossing types have been provided to help pedestrians cross roads,
including zebra crossings, signal crossings, central pedestrian refuges and, less commonly, bridges
and underpasses. In some places 'courtesy crossings', where vehicle drivers are encouraged to give
priority to crossing pedestrians have also been introduced, particularly in urban areas. There are
benefits and disbenefits of each of these types of crossing.

Worcestershire County Council will continue to provide appropriate types of crossing
facilities for pedestrians in locations where it can be demonstrated that the number of
pedestrian movements, volume and speed of traffic and cost of installation and maintenance
justifies the installation of a particular type of crossing.
Where formal pedestrian crossings are required, it is the county council's general policy to
provide at-grade crossings on pedestrian desire lines wherever it is possible and safety
considerations allow it.
The County Council will seek to minimise pedestrian wait times at crossings, especially in
locations where it is a priority mode in the hierarchy and ensure that the width of crossings
are suitable for the number of pedestrians using them.
2.9.1 Worcestershire has a number of locations where underpasses and footbridges have historically
been provided to segregate pedestrians from road traffic. However, many pedestrians associate
underpasses and subways with crime and graffiti and consequently avoid using them. They also
end up being unloved places with poor environmental quality. Both underpasses and footbridges
can take longer to use than if there was an equivalent at-grade crossing.
The provision of grade separated pedestrian/cycle crossings (such as underpasses, subways
and foot bridges) will in general be avoided by Worcestershire County Council, except where
the volume and speed of traffic renders alternative, at-grade options unsafe.
As funding is made available, Worcestershire County Council will seek to remove such existing
infrastructure and replace it with at-grade alternatives. Where appropriate, interim measures
to improve the attractiveness and lighting of subways will be considered.
Where a grade-separated crossing is required, Worcestershire County Council will generally
prefer the provision of bridges, on account of the personal safety, lighting and flooding issues
associated with underpasses and subways.
2.10.1 Pedestrian guard railings are used to guide pedestrians away from dangerous crossing locations
and can be an effective road safety tool. However, they narrow the footway, prevent pedestrians
crossing when and where they judge the road to be clear to do so and can be ugly. Current
research indicates that its effectiveness may be limited to relatively few locations; consequently a
balance must be found for their use which neither discourages pedestrian trips nor endangers
pedestrian safety.

Worcestershire County Council will provide pedestrian guard railings only at locations where it
can be demonstrated that its provision is necessary to provide safety benefits that could not
be provided by other means. The County Council will review the need for retaining or
removing existing guard railings on a case-by-case basis, particularly in urban areas, where
guard railings can add to street clutter and cause severance.
Dropped kerbs, particularly in urban areas, are vital to enable wheelchair users and other mobility
impaired people to cross the road where vehicular crossings, which also permit this, are absent
and make many other pedestrians’ journeys easier. However they will not achieve maximum
benefit if they are placed away from the pedestrians’ desired route or where visibility of traffic is
reduced.
Worcestershire County Council will continue to work towards providing a comprehensive
network of dropped kerbs on the footway network and will wherever possible place them to
minimise deviation from a pedestrians’ preferred route.
Where installed, dropped kerbs must leave no up-stand between footway and carriageway
levels.
2.12.1 Some highways, particularly in rural areas, do not have separate footways, which require
pedestrians to walk in the carriageway. Whilst in many cases this occurs on lightly-trafficked roads
and does not pose an unacceptable safety risk, there may be instances where it is appropriate to
provide new footways.
Worcestershire County Council will consider the requirement for new footways where none
currently exist. They will be considered against factors such as the volume and speed of
vehicles, the current and potential number of pedestrians, requirements to access to local
facilities and bus stops, costs of provision and whether alternative, more appropriate
measures could be introduced.
2.13.1 Pedestrians have to share the footway with a wide variety of street furniture and traffic
equipment. This street furniture can cause obstruction and this make the footway congested and
difficult to negotiate, especially for the mobility impaired or those with wheelchairs or pushchairs.
The quantity of street furniture requires ongoing maintenance to prevent it detracting from the
visual quality of the street.

Worcestershire County Council will seek to minimise the quantity of street furniture,
consistent with the need for safety and suitable information provision. Where possible,
decluttering exercises will include community involvement in street audits to identify the
status and utility of existing infrastructure, assisting the decluttering process.
Street furniture of historic interest will generally be retained and preserved in situ, whilst
redundant or unnecessary items will be identified and removed. Those items of street
furniture which are required should be carefully located to preserve pedestrian circulation
space and they should provide more than one function (for example, signs attached to lamp
columns) where possible. In particular, the design of street furniture will be specifically
considered to ensure that it respects the character of the local area.
2.14.1 The type of paving material chosen will affect the comfort of pedestrians, determine the cost of
maintenance and can contribute to the visual quality of the streetscape. Because of the costs of
keeping a wide range of paving in stock, Worcestershire County Council will seek to standardise
the types of paving used across the county, as this will assist in making timely repairs and ensuring
that the quality of paved surfaces is maintained. Worcestershire County Council recognises that
quality materials that are installed properly can reduce the long-term maintenance costs and can
enhance the streetscape, leading to attractive environments that support high quality of life and
stimulate economic activity.
2.14.2 The Worcestershire LTP3 Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP) policy document details the
approach to be taken to standardising materials and ensuring materials are selected which are
appropriate to the location in which they will be applied.
Worcestershire County Council will choose appropriate materials and surfaces for footways,
footpaths and other areas where pedestrians have priority which help ensure that it is easy
and safe for pedestrians to negotiate, cost-effective to maintain and replace and provides an
attractive setting which is suitable for the surrounding environment.
The County Council will in general retain, conserve and restore and recycle historic footway
surfaces. In choosing appropriate materials it will have regard to the need to protect, conserve
and enhance the county's heritage and landscape assets.

2.15.1 Street lighting allows road users to see and be seen. However, it is not appropriate in all locations,
especially in sparsely populated rural areas where artificial lighting could be counter to the
statutory landscape designations. It also represents a significant ongoing energy cost for
Worcestershire County Council and requires careful control, to avoid light spillage into the night
sky and glare for residents. Further information on Street Lighting is included in the
Worcestershire LTP3 Transport Asset Management Plan.
Worcestershire County Council will provide adequate street lighting commensurate with the
role of the transport route and, where applicable, in line with statutory requirements. The
County Council will strive to save energy costs from its street lighting stock, in terms of
equipment used and using dimming during the early hours of the morning where this would
not compromise road user safety.
2.16.1 Tree planting in the public realm gives various benefits and, along with parks, gardens and other
vegetated open spaces are important parts of the county’s green infrastructure. They provide
shade and shelter for the pedestrian, visual interest and screening in the landscape, help mitigate
the effects of noise and air pollution, a habitat for fauna and can act as a natural traffic calming
device. Despite their benefits, there can sometimes be difficulties in reconciling street trees with
accommodating underground utilities, the passage of tall vehicles, safety concerns and the
damage to footway surfaces. Some of Worcestershire's Borough, City and District Councils
already have detailed documents on trees, which this policy seeks to reinforce.
Worcestershire County Council recognises the benefits of street trees. It will continue to
regularly survey its stock of street trees to ensure they do not pose a risk to road users and
that even footways are maintained. If trees must be removed due to disease, old age or other
reasons, a suitable replacement will be planted. Additional street trees of a species suitable to
the location will usually be considered as part of public realm improvements. (See the
Worcestershire LTP3 Transport Asset Management Plan for further details on Street Trees).

2.17.1 Market stalls, trader's stock displayed on the footway outside shops and seating outside cafes,
pubs and restaurant generally adds vibrancy to the street or provides natural surveillance, which
helps deter crime and contribute to the county's economy.
2.17.2 A-boards or sandwich boards are used by businesses to advertise their services. They are however
often unsightly, obstruct the footway and can endanger pedestrians, particularly partially sighted
or blind pedestrians.
Worcestershire County Council will work with the district licensing authorities to ensure that
market stalls and shops displaying stock on the footway are suitably permitted in locations
which neither hinder pedestrian movement nor cause unreasonable nuisance to other highway
users or frontagers and continue to be regulated and enforced.
Advertising boards placed on the highway, including footways, without permission are illegal
and Worcestershire County Council will use its powers to remove and dispose of them.
Applications for outdoor seating at cafes, pubs and restaurants will be permitted where the
county council is satisfied that:
the footway width is sufficient to accommodate both the seating area and the main
lines of pedestrian movement; and
the users of the seating area will not cause unreasonable nuisance to nearby
frontagers and other highway users.
2.18.1 Other than its functions for movement, streets are sometimes used for events such as festivals,
fairs, parades and street parties, which often contribute to a sense of community and provide
tourism income. These require a temporary traffic regulation order to close specific parts of the
highway and ensure that legitimate access and diversions are in place.
Worcestershire County Council will in principle look favourably on applications to hold
community events on the highway and will work closely with West Mercia Police to ensure
that applications to temporarily close roads are considered on their merits. They will need to
be satisfied that:
street frontagers have been canvassed for their opinion;
certain categories of road user (e.g. bus passengers) will not be disproportionately
inconvenienced; and
measures have been put in place to ensure legitimate access is retained and diversion
routes are available.

2.19.1 Canals and rivers often have paths that run alongside them. In the case of managed waterways,
these are generally in good condition and offer continuous, traffic-free routes which link urban
areas together. Worcestershire County Council currently works with key providers, such as British
Waterways and riverside owners to optimise access to these paths such that they perform an
integrated role in walking (and cycling) networks.
2.20.1 The speed of passing vehicles is a common safety concern of pedestrians. This topic is addressed
in the LTP3 Transport Safety Policy.
2.21.1 Worcestershire's commitment during LTP2 to the Choose how you move programme, which
sought to inform residents about their travel choices (particularly by sustainable modes) has
demonstrated the value of promotion and information in encouraging more cost-effective,
efficient and sustainable transport choice. Worcestershire County Council has embraced the
results of this programme in the LTP3 Smarter Choices Policy, which sets out how Worcestershire
County Council will promote travel choice in future.
2.22.1 Information on modal (user) hierarchies is set out in the LTP3 Traffic and Parking Management
policy.

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