LTP3 Torbay Implementation Plan - Torbay Council

Devon and Torbay Local Transport Plan - Implementation Plan 2011■■■Introduce facilities such as free Wi-Fi access onboard vehiclesProvide more comfortable seating on services, especially long-distance services wherepassengers will remain onboard for significant amounts of timeProvide ‘next bus stop’ information on buses7.5. Bus Priority7.5.1. Highway design and operation whichimproves bus service punctuality will beinvestigated during the Plan, includingsolutions to remove bus services fromdelays on the network. Bus priorityis important to make bus travel moreattractive and make best use of thetransport infrastructure currentlyavailable.7.5.2. Reliable bus services are often the mostimportant aspect for passengers, bothexisting users and potential users. Buspriority will not just mean more reliable services, but faster services, as less time will need to begiven in timetables to cope with potential delays.7.5.3. Bus Priority doesn’t always require new infrastructure and separate lanes, but can be deliveredby the reduction of inconsiderate parking that obstructs and delays buses. Any delays causedby illegal parking will be reviewed to ensure that services are not delayed on their day to dayjourneys. The potential to purchase a ‘camera car’ to enforce illegal parking on bus clearways,loading bays and school gates will help to discourage illegal parking.7.5.4. A separate bus priority report investigating the potential for bus priority measures throughoutTorbay will be produced early on in the Plan period.7.5.5. Proposed schemes:■■■■■■‘Bus boarders’ installed where on street car parking makes it difficult for buses to pull intobus stopsReview the layout of street furniture at stops in order to make boarding and alighting easierand fasterInstalling bus lanes, high occupancy vehicle lanes or no-car lanes in areas where the buswould be removed from traffic queues and where road space is sufficient not to have adetrimental effect on other road usersUpgraded technology to provide buses an advantage at traffic signals. Types of technologyinclude MOVA (Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation), Selective Vehicle Detection,Automatic Vehicle Location and Bus SCOOT (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique).Some of these measures require no physical use of road space, but enable the signals toturn green when a bus approachesPre-signals and bus advance areas enabling buses to get to the head of traffic queues atsignals will be investigatedBus gates or rising bollards will be considered on suitable restricted links.27