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The role of Regional Transport Partnerships in Delivering the
Cleaner Air for Scotland StrategyAlex Macaulay
Partnership Director for SEStran
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Context • RTPs established as statutory bodies by the Transport (Scotland)
Act 2005• Strategic Regional Transport Planning
Authorities• Deliver a Regional Transport Strategy• Successful delivery of projects and initiatives
across Scotland– Subway modernisation, park & ride,
accessibility, active travel, real-time information,bus service procurement, smart ticketing
• Ideally placed to work with Public and Private sector partners
• Key role in economic growth, social inclusion and climate change
• Contribution to Community Planning and National outcomes
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Develop to Deliver • Paper prepared by an officer led
working group under auspices of Ministers– Including RTP Officers, Transport
Scotland and CoSLA representatives
• Jointly agreed terms of reference• How RTPs can assist in the delivery of
the NTS• Maximise the role of RTPs as
statutory bodies• Approved by Minister, CoSLA and
RTPs
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Identified Areas of Influence and Delivery • Building Effective Partnerships
– Scottish Government/Transport Scotland, CoSLA and the RTPs • Improving Integration of Land Use and Transport Planning
– ‘key agencies’ in the Development Planning process• Improving Access to Health and Social Care
– enhanced key role• Delivering a “Step Change” for Bus, Integrated Transport, Ticketing and
Information– implementation of proposals emerging from the national Bus Stakeholders
Group– progress social / integrated transport, Demand Responsive Transport and
Community Transport initiatives, including the procurement and co-ordination of public transport.
– development and delivery of smart and integrated ticketing. – Real Time, on-line and conventional forms of public transport and multi-modal
travel information.– Make door to door journeys for older and disabled people more accessible.
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Identified Areas of Influence and Delivery • Developing Rail/High Speed Rail
– contribute to implementation of franchises and HSR issues through liaison.
– National rail policy issues to be addressed through proposed Scottish Government/Transport Scotland/RTP/CoSLA liaison.
• Improving Air Services – contribute to development of air policy and provision
through liaison and regional action as appropriate. • Improving Ferry Services
– contribute to development of ferries and other maritime policy and provision through liaison arrangements and regional action as appropriate.
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Identified Areas of Influence and Delivery • Improving Freight
– contribute to freight policy development and delivery through liaison and regional action, including Regional Freight Quality Partnerships, as appropriate.
• Promoting and Improving Active Travel and Travel Planning – RTPs to have key role in supporting the Scottish Government on
delivery of national cycling / active travel targets and infrastructure, including co-ordination with Councils / Community Planning Partnerships, Sustrans, Cycling Scotland and other agencies, with appropriate funding and delivery responsibilities.
• Delivery Mechanisms – Transport delivery mechanisms, prioritisation and funding to be
addressed through proposed Scottish Government/Transport Scotland/RTP/COSLA liaison arrangements, liaison with private sector partners, Community Planning Partnerships and the travelling public, and regional action as appropriate.
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An example - SEStran Regional Transport Strategy
• Reviewed and approved by Ministers in July 2015)– Transport sustainability through
location, layout, accessibility, public transport and active travel provision.
– Facilitate sustainable economic growth– Improve Accessibility especially for
those without access to a car– Promote a healthier and more active
population
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SEStran Regional Transport Strategy Objectives
• 1. Economy - to ensure transport facilitates economic growth, regional prosperity and vitality in a sustainable manner;
• 2. Accessibility - to improve accessibility for those with limited transport choice (including disabled people) or no access to a car, particularly those who live in rural areas:
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SEStran Regional Transport Strategy Objectives
• 3. Environment - To ensure that development is achieved in an environmentally sustainable manner:– 3.1 to contribute to the achievement of
the Scottish national targets and obligations on greenhouse gas emissions.
– 3.2 to promote more sustainable travel.– 3.3 to reduce the need to travel.– 3.4 to minimise the negative impacts of
transport on natural and cultural resources.
– 3.5 to increase transport choices, reducing dependency on the
private car.
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SEStran Regional Transport Strategy Objectives
• 4. Safety and Health - To promote a healthier and more active SEStran area population:– 4.1 to improve safety (accidents)
and personal security.– 4.2 to increase the proportion of
trips by walk/ cycle.– 4.3 to meet or better all
statutory air quality requirements.
– 4.4 to reduce the impacts of transport noise.
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Scottish coverage of Regional Transport Strategies
All focused on Sustainable Transport
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Some examples - Active travel
• Providing cycle friendly routes for commuting• Working closely with LA’s and Sustrans• Embedded Active Travel Officers within RTPs• Regional Cycle Network funding • Sustainable Travel Grant Scheme• Supporting the work of Smarter Choices Smarter
Places• Travel Planning• Aberdeen City Centre Master Plan
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• 4 Nissan LEAFs
• 6 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs
• 500+ Staff members on Booking System
• 1 CCS Rapid Charger & 30 Type 2 ‘Fast’ Charge Posts• Emissions saved since project start*
• Over 21.0 metric tonnes of CO2
Edinburgh College EV Project
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• Regional Car Sharing website
• (replicated in other RTP areas)
• Launched in October 2006, over 8,300 Members
• CO2 savings – 1039 tonnes
• Mileage savings – 3,155,514
• One way Trips to the moon saved 13!
Tripshare SEStran
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Public transport
•Encourage bus and rail use•Community Rail Partnerships •Real-Time passenger information •Park and Ride provision•Supported services/BRT
•Cleaner fuels•SQPs
•And many more
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Freight• Freight Quality Partnerships• Freight Routing Map• Consolidation centre studies
– SEStran – Grangemouth, West Lothian– TACTRAN – Perth, Dundee
• Dundee Sustainable Urban Logistics Plan• Empty Container study• Rosyth – Zeebrugge Ferry• All designed to reduce emissions
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Modelling• “We will: Design, develop and implement a two-tier
modelling system for regional and local scales to provide evidence for appraising and identifying potential transport and planning solutions to local air quality issues.”
Regional NMF Areas
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Modelling
• Existing Regional Transport models could be used as a basis for modelling transport emissions
• Upgraded to take into account local conditions (constrained junctions, canyon effects, fleet composition)
• We will work with TS to develop the tools
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National Low Emission Framework (NLEF)
• “We will: By April 2016, in further consultation with partner organisations, ensure the NLEF criteria, tests, and processes are developed, agreed, and finalised.
• We will also develop the software tools and associated guidance for the NLEF, including funding options and technical reports, that will underpin the evidence on effectiveness of options.
• Based on the principles of the Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG),”
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National Low Emission Framework
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Conclusion
• Low emission projects very much built into Regional Transport Partnership Strategies
• RTPs make significant contributions to Scottish Government and the delivery of its objectives
• RTPs integral to the CAFS Strategy and happy to cooperate