Transport Safety Policy - Worcestershire County Council

1.1.1 Worcestershire’s Transport Safety Policy provides the strategic framework for the developmentof measures which will help to improve the safety of the existing transport network and toencourage use of sustainable transport modes (walk, cycle and passenger transport) where thesecan offer a viable alternative to the car. This policy document sets out the Worcestershire CountyCouncil Transport Safety policy and the delivery of road safety schemes. The document sets outthe technical processes underpinning the delivery of road safety measures.1.1.2 A safe transport network is essential in order to give people, in both the urban and rural areas ofWorcestershire, access to the opportunities and benefits that contribute to the enjoyment of abetter quality of life. Transport user needs (including freight) will continue to be met by acombination of road, rail, bus, community transport and taxi services (or similar initiatives) or anyappropriate combination of these modes. Each of these activities and modes has interlinkedstrategies and common aims. Their provision will be integrated to provide the most effectivetransport system that will deliver against identified socio-economic objectives. TheWorcestershire Transport Safety Policy has been developed to support the delivery of anefficient multi-modal transport network where modal choice is maximised.1.1.3 The purpose of the Worcestershire Transport Safety Policy is to set out the processes andapproach required to establish the safest transport network and facilities which will address theneeds of both current and potential future users in Worcestershire and deliver the transportobjectives of the Government and Worcestershire County Council.1.1.4 The starting point for this Worcestershire Transport Safety Policy is the overall socio-economicobjectives of LTP3, which have been developed to reflect national, regional and local policy whichare outlined in Table 1.1.1.1.5 The Worcestershire Transport Safety Policy must also support the Worcestershire SustainableCommunity Strategy (WSCS) which includes the following six themes, all of which are influencedby the performance and availability of transport infrastructure and services:Communities that are safe and feel safe;A better environment for today and tomorrow;Economic success that is shared by all;Improving health and well being;Meeting the needs of children and young people; andStronger Communities (including housing, culture, poverty and volunteering).1.1.6 Table 1.1 identifies how the Worcestershire Transport Safety Policy will contribute towardsachieving the wider socio-economic objectives of the LTP3 and Worcestershire SustainableCommunity Strategy.