East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

Key Points
The supply of aggregates is lower than the
apportionment figure; this continues a trend of
lower production over the past 5 years
Actions
The publication of MPS1 in late 2006 will mean
that any revision of RSS policy should consider
the mineral resources available for a range of
regionally significant minerals against the
existing and future patterns of supply
The East Midlands Regional Waste Strategy (RWS)
was published in January 2006
It will be important to monitor progress in
implementing the spatial dimensions of the
RWS through development frameworks across
the region
32.7% of household waste is now recycled or
composed in the East Midlands, suggesting a
significant movement in the right direction and
that short term targets have been achieved and
that longer term targets are achievable
The RWS recognises the need to also address
the commercial and industrial sector and
continued implementation of the RWS in these
other areas is important if overall sustainable
waste management is to be achieved
SECTION 7 Transport
Key Points
Road traffic continues to grow
Actions
Existing actions are not achieving significant
reduction in the rate of traffic growth. Other
measures like road user charging and parking
levies need to be investigated
The Nottingham Tram system has contributed
towards a slight increase in public transport usage
over the past year
Tram systems appear effective but are only
appropriate in major cities.There is a need to
find effective ways of achieving very significant
growth in bus use elsewhere
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