Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Highway Green Spaces Life Cycle Plan16.0 Highway Green Spaces Life Cycle Plan16.1 Goals and ObjectivesThe specific goals and objectives that relate to highway green spaces can bebroken down into three main areas, Policies, Practices, and Reporting, whichcomprise:Policies• Create an attractive well maintained highway environment through thepromotion of good maintenance policy, to contribute to urban renewal and tohelp attract new businesses to industrial and commercial areas;• Use engineering measures to improve the safety and environmental characterof roads;Practices• Implement maintenance designs which are appropriate to the style of the areaand which help to promote tourism by the enhancement of the street scene;• Use appropriate materials to complement the appearance of areas of specificamenity value including conservation areas, the City centre, and publicsquares when works are carried out;• Introduce amenity improvements in the City centre including new paving,landscaping, street furniture and public art;Reporting• Report progress of both implementation and performance indicators;The above objectives meet the Authorities Local Transport Plan objectives asdetailed below:• Accessibility - improving access and enhancing opportunities to reach a fullrange of facilities and activities, especially for those without access to a carand people with particular mobility problems;• Economy - supporting economic growth, promoting regeneration andimproving prosperity;• Environment - reducing transport related atmospheric pollution, and otheradverse environmental impact of traffic to enhance the sustainability oftransport;• Integration - improving the links between public transport networks, closerintegration of land-use and transportation planning and better liaison withneighbouring authorities; and• Safety - improving road safety and reducing the fear of crime associated withtransport.Additional highway green space specific LTP goals, which are met by theprevious objectives, are:• Adopt measures to improve the safety and environmental character ofroads;138