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<strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Options</strong>Preferred Option KS 19Encouraging low carbon travel and reducing the need to travelDevelopment will be located in the most sustainable locations, focused on the South East DorsetConurbation, Prime Transport Corridors and town centres. The priority should be to locate newresidential development, either in close proximity to employment facilities and services wheregood public transport exists, or where employment, facilities and services are accessible inparticular by modes other than the car. Where necessary, development should be ac<strong>com</strong>paniedby improvements to public transport, including car sharing and for cycling and walking. Higherdensity development will be located in and around town centres and Prime Transport Corridorsin order to reduce the need to travel. Where appropriate, mixed development will be encouragedso that people can work closer to where they live or work from home. These measures willreduce congestion and widen travel choice.Prime Transport Corridors will be introduced where junction improvements, enhanced publictransport services and improvements to walking and cycling will be implemented. The choiceof corridors reflects the Key <strong>Strategy</strong>, ensuring that development occurs in the most sustainablelocations and where transport improvements will benefit existing densely populated areas. Thefollowing corridors are proposed:Short term(within the first five years of the plan period) – Corridors through existing built upareasB3072 Ferndown northwards through West Moors, Three Legged Cross to VerwoodA35 and A337 through Christchurch (A35 identified in Local Transport Plan2)A348 Bear Cross roundabout to Longham mini roundabouts and FerndownB3073 Airport to Wimborne town centreMedium term (within 6-10 years of the plan period) – Corridors south of the A31A349 Fleets Corner roundabout to Merley roundabouts and B3073 to WimborneB3074 Poole to Corfe Mullen (identified in Local Transport Plan2)Long term (within 11-15 years of the plan period) Corridors north of the A31A347 Northbourne roundabout to A348 junctionIt is proposed to improve the interchange facilities provided at the rail stations at Christchurchand Hinton Admiral to help retain current patronage levels and encourage greater use of railservices. Improvements will include cycle parking, co-ordinated bus and rail timetables andimproved waiting facilities, as well as improved cycling and walking links.Improvements will be made to public transport with more frequent services within the urbanareas in particular and an expansion of the Real Time Information at bus stops. Walking andcycling improvements will be made within the urban areas and in particular around town centres.Travel Plans will be used to encourage car sharing to work and can reduce the level of parkingprovision required at employment locations. Travel Plans are already being used and will berequired for all new major development.In the rural area, <strong>com</strong>munity travel planning will be implemented including, for example, throughCommunity Travel Exchanges which will provide opportunities for car sharing, <strong>com</strong>munity carclubs and improved operation of demand responsive transport. Segregated footpaths andcycleways, including the enhancement of the existing rights of way network to provide links64September 29th, 2010 Christchurch and East Dorset Council Meetings <strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Options</strong>

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