Nottingham City Council Local Transport Progress and Achievements Pete Wells UKPMS Officer/ Asset Management Rasita Chudasama Local Transport Plan Coordinator

Contents Background Greater Nottingham LTP Areas of Success Approach to Nottingham LTP Areas to Improve

Greater Nottingham Local Transport Plan Ran from April 2006, will expire March 2011 Jointly prepared with the County Council for Greater Nottingham conurbation Role of Local Transport Plan Part of the Council’s Policy Framework Investment plan Performance management tool

Key characteristics Population of 300,000 within conurbation of 650,000 Compact city Higher than national average GDP per head High levels of deprivation High numbers of students/Low family retention

Areas of strong performance Integrated Planning and Transport delivery High quality integrated public transport system Strong partner engagement through Greater Nottingham Transport Partnership and One Nottingham Marketing and Promotion through the Big Wheel brand Leading reputation recognised nationally –Centre of Excellence for Local Transport Delivery –Least car dependent city in the UK (CBT)

Congestion One of 10 urban authorities required to set a congestion target Congestion contained to 2005 levels Network Management Plan Parksmart Direction Signage Strategy Mode shift to Public Transport

Public Transport 75 million public transport journeys NET Line One carrying up to 10m pa Highest satisfaction for PT Information in England Over 30 Linkbus services in operation (carrying 6m pa) High levels of access to services

Access to Services

Safer Roads

Approach to new LTP History of joint working with neighbouring authorities Memorandum of Understanding Aligned strategies for Nottingham Core Housing Market Area (HMA) Common Infrastructure elements identified in Implementation Plans Some aligned targets LTP3 Strategy: 2011 – 2026 (15yr strategy) LTP3 Implementation Plan: (3-5yr rolling programme) Shaded area = Nottingham Housing Market Area

Emerging LTP Vision 1.Deliver a world-class sustainable transport system which supports a thriving economy and enables growth 2.Create a low carbon transport system 3.Improve access to key services, employment and training opportunities including creation of local employment and training opportunities 4.Improve the quality of citizens’ lives in neighbourhoods 5.Support citizens to live safe, independent and active healthy lifestyles

Areas for Improvement

Highway network  767 km Carriageway;  2,159 Illuminated bollards;  1,442 km Footway;  144 Traffic-signalled junctions  401 km Cycle track  162 Pedestrian crossings  37,349 Road gullies  72 Other crossings  7,874 Trees  210 Bridges  33,329 Street lights  4,161 km Road markings.  2,442 Illuminated road signs

The approximate value of the network or the cost of replacing all elements of it (Gross Replacement Cost), at 2008 prices is £1.2bn. Contribution by carriageways and footways to the total GRC is around 85%. Over 80% of carriageways in the city are unclassified. Highway network

Highway Maintenance Mixed performance Good progress on Principal and Non-Principal roads (NI 168 and NI 169) Large-scale investment in residential footways (reflecting community priorities) Some deterioration in unclassified roads (BV224b) Road Condition Index Results 2009/10 Red (%)Amber (%)Green (%) A Class B Class C Class Unclassified17.4n/a Red – works to prolong life should be considered Amber – investigation required to determine the need for works

It was identified that a more robust, integrated and sustained approach to the service was needed and this will be addressed through a street lighting Private Finance Initiative (PFI). The PFI (a major 25 year project) started on the 1st September 2010, with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) Contracting. Construction work has already begun in Lenton and Dunkirk. Targets of the PFI Include: Street Lighting Replacing 29,000 ageing and outdated street lighting columns Changing 10,000 lanterns to more efficient ‘white light sources’ on existing columns Replacing 6,000 illuminated signs, bollards and beacons

Scottish and Southern Energy Contracting

Number of planned routes subject to salting regime 5Routes Km of total highway network which are covered by salting regime 425Km Number of Km of network which are primary routes and covered by salting regime 160Km Average response time for completion of planned salting 3.5Hours Number of planned salting runs carried out during year 82Runs Number of days on which any non planned winter maintenance function was carried out 11Days Winter Maintenance

Ice Detection Station - The station is able to provide site-specific data regarding the surface state, temperature details, levels of de-icing chemicals, water or moisture content, and forecast the freezing temperature of the road Gritting Vehicles - Seven vehicles in total. All vehicles are fitted with Global Positioning by Satellite (GPS) system. Salt Dome - Dry salt is usually easier to handle and is less likely to damage loading and spreading equipment. The operational and environmental benefits led to A purpose built salt barn Being installed in 2003

Area Capital Programme Since 2006 footways and footpaths in the city of Nottingham have benefited from a major works programme, funded through the Area Capital Fund. The Area Capital Fund was originally conceived as a three- year capital programme to improve footways, street lighting, fencing and other areas that would enhance the public realm. Due to it’s success in 2009 it was extended to a five-year programme increasing the funding from £22m to £35mand allocated over the 9 Area Committees.

Money was allocated to Areas Committees by population and deprivation. For the first three years 70/30 split was agreed in favour of footpath improvements. This included a £3m LTP contribution to address neighbourhood priorities around footway, Traffic Management and parking. In the last five years the council estimate that £18m have been invested on planned footway schemes. Area Capital Programme

Nottingham were successful in procuring asset management Funding from the DfT in 2008 A collaborative bid with Leicester and Derby City Councils. All three Cities have similar Problems with urban flooding and inadequate knowledge of their highway drainage systems and of other watercourses. 3 Cites Urban Drainage Project The project aims to share expertise, pool costs, collect drainage inventory, and improve drainage maintenance which will improve identification of flooding hotspots.

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