Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Table 8 - Runnymede Travel to Work Patterns
Runnymede
15% Increase
Working population in Runnymede 58,112 66,829
Population Live & Work in
Borough
16,868 19,398
Population travelling – Out to
Work
22,057 25,366
Population travelling – In to Work 26,939 30,980
Net Inflow 4,882 5,614
Daily Work Population in Borough 43,807 50,378
Daily Work Week Population 63,882 73,464
Last Updated: State of Runnymede Report 2004
Source: Office for National Statistics
6.25 The First Annual State of Runnymede Report (2004) compared the data across Surrey
and concluded that Runnymede is one of four Surrey Boroughs that has net inflows of
commuters (see Table 8). Given that many journeys are in cars containing only one
person, congestion and its knock on effects is therefore expected to become
increasingly worse over the life of the plan. Figure 15 below has been taken from the
Runnymede Borough Council’s Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)
Compact Report (2006) and shows the forecasted population change by age group in
the Borough up to 2021. According to this data, the population is set to increase by
almost 20% between 2006 and 2021. This is in contrast to the 8.5% increase in
population suggested in Table 5. Irrespective of the differences between these
projections, the projected population on all counts is expected to increase.
6.26 When these population projections are considered in conjunction with the high car
ownership figures in the Borough, it is logical to assume that the number of car owners
within the Borough will also continue to increase over the plan period. As the number of
cars using the non-strategic road network increases, peak hour congestion would also
be expected to continue to increase.
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