•  NorthBristolSusCom&IntrotoEvent•  Planningandinves9ngforgrowth–to2036•  Developmenthappeningnow:

•  NorthFringe•  FiltonAirfieldDevelopment–YTL•  TheMallExpansion–CBRE

•  CurrentProjectUpdates:Metrobus//BromleyHeathViaduct•  Whatcanyourbusinessdo?:SupportforWorkplaces•  Opendiscussion–KeytransportissuesaffecNngyourbusinesses

NorthBristolSusCom

•  CompanysetbyagroupofNorthBristolbasedemployers

•  Nowhave25+memberswho

employover40,000people//educatec.30,000studentsinNorthBristol

•  EncourageSustainableCommuNng-reducecongesNon,reducepolluNon,improvequalityoflife,increaseproducNvity,aZractemployees/studentstothearea

NorthBristolSusComMembers

NorthBristolSusCom

NorthBristolSusCom

•  ThiseventisoneofmanywearerunningwithSouthGloucestershireCouncil/Travelwesttoengagebusinessesonsustainabletransportissues

•  Eventsinclude:

•  Filton–GrowthinNorthBristol,October2016•  Filton20BusinessPark-November2016andMarch2017•  EmersonsGreen–November2016•  AztecWest,February2017•  BristolBusinessPark,February2017•  Yate,March2017•  Warmley,March2017•  CribbsCauseway,Today

•  IdenNfykeyissuesandopportuniNes–feedintoJointTransportStudy,AccessFundprojectandNorthBristolSusCom’sGroupTravelPlan.

Spa9alPlanningto2036•  JointSpaNalPlan(JSP)lookingatwhereand

howwecanaccommodate105,000newhomesand82,500jobsto2036acrosstheWestofEngland–linkedtoJointTransportStudy(JTS).

•  66,000homesalreadyforecastandplannedfor–JSPlookingattheaddiNonal39,000andwheretheywillgo.

•  SuggestedStrategicDevelopmentLocaNonsnearbyinclude:

•  Thornbury–upto600dwellings•  Buckover–upto2,200dwellings•  CoalpitHeath–upto1,500dwellings•  Yate–upto2,600dwellings

•  EmploymentgrowthisfocusedonStrategicEmploymentlocaNons–FiltonandAvonmouth/Severnside

Spa9alPlanningto2036

StrategicTransportInvestmentsto2036

•  In2015,thefourWestofEnglandCouncilsstartedamajorstudy(JointTransportStudy–JTS)toshapethefutureofourtransportnetworkoverthenext20years.

•  Summarydocumentproducedandcontainsrecommendedpackageof£7.5bnworthofinvestmentstotacklecurrentissuesandfuturerequirements.

•  Clearneedtoreducesinglecar

occupancyandincreasepublictransportandacNvetraveljourneys.

StrategicTransportInvestmentsto2036

•  Packageofinvestmentincludes‘smarterchoices’acNvitytopromotewalking,cyclingandnewtechnologytomovearound

•  alongsidecorridorsof

integrated‘mulNmodal’investmenttotacklecongesNonandpromoteashilintripmakingfromtheprivatecarontomoresustainablemodes

StrategicTransportInvestmentsto2036CorridorsintheJointTransportstudyinclude:•  Weston-super-MaretoBristolviatheA38•  BathtoBristolCorridor•  YateandtheEastFringetoBristol•  NorthFringeandSevernsidetoBristol

Proposalsinclude-  Rapidtransitlinks-  MetrobusextensiontoThornbury-  NewCyclingroutes-  MotorwayjuncNonimprovements-  Parkandridesites-  Localrailimprovements

Developmenthappeningnow

•  NorthFringe•  FiltonAirfield–DavinEverseZ•  TheMallExpansion–JohnDevoy

CurrentProjectUpdates

•  BromleyHeathViaduct•  Metrobus/MetrobusExtension

ProjectUpdate:BromleyHeathViaduct

BromleyHeathViaduct

KeyHeadlines:•  ThesouthernBromleyHeathVidauctneedsessenNalrepairs–fundingsecuredthrough

theChallengeFund,partofawiderpackageofimprovmentsalongtheA4174ringroad•  Councilhasalsosecuredfundingtoimprovepedestrianandcyclepathacrosstheviaduct•  WorkswillbeginginJune/July2017andwilllast12months•  CouncilhaswriZentoDepartmentforTransportandWestofEnglandPartnershipfor

addiNonalfundstoaccelleratetheworksandreducetheduraNonfrom52weeksdowntolessthan30

•  BusinessescanalsowriteintosuporttheCouncil‘srequestforaddiNonalfunding•  Theviaductcurrentlycarries55,000vehiclesand500cyclistsaday•  Workswillbegoingonunderaththeviaductsowillnotbevisibletothosequeuing•  TheMetrobusservicetoEmersonsGreenwillnownotstartunNlalertheBromleyHeath

worksarecompleted.

BromleyHeathViaduct:TrafficManagement

ThecurrenttwolanesinbothdirecNonsovertheviaductswillreducetoonelaneineachdirecNon.AcrossoverandroadlinkisbeingcreatedfortheduraNonofthework.

BromleyHeathViaduct:TrafficManagement

TrafficManagement:•  ThisisoneofthebusiestsecNonsoftheA4174andwillcausesignificantdelays.•  ThecrossoveronthissecNoncouldcausetailbacksofupto8kmanddelaysofupto2

hoursatpeakNmesontheroadnetworkandpumngstressontheM4andM32.•  ExtensivequeuingtobeyondEmersonsGreenandbeyondjuncNonwithM32.•  Aspartofthetrafficmanagementplan,alternaNveroutesarebeingassessedandwillbe

publicisedandsignpostedoncedetermined.•  TheCouncil’ssustainabletravelteamwillvisitbusinessestoencouragethemto:

•  holdmeeNngsawayfrompeakcommuteNmes•  exploreflexibleworkingpaZernsforstaff•  workingfromhomeetc.duringthiswork,•  lookingatalternaNvetransportmethods•  offeringincenNvesincludingvisitsfromDrBike

hWp://www.southglos.gov.uk/bhviaduct

BromleyHeathViaduct:Visualisa9on

Asmarterwaytotravel

Why are we building a Bus Rapid Transit Network?

•  TheWestofEnglandisprosperous

•  Highcardependency•  Significantprogressoverthelast

tenyears,but…•  ReputaNonforcongesNon•  AmbiNousgrowthforecasts•  Needtoencourageshiltomore

sustainablemodes•  Needtoimproveaccesstojob

opportuniNes

Why are we building a Bus Rapid Transit Network?

•  TackletrafficcongesNon

•  Supporteconomicgrowth

•  Reduceemissions•  Anewmodeinour

publictransporthierarchy

•  Bus-basedvehicle,butnotjust`anicebus’

MetroBus Delivery •  50kilometrenetwork•  Forecast20,000passengers

aday•  ThreeProjects,eachledby

alocalauthority:•  SouthBristolLink;•  AshtonValetoTempleMeads;

•  NorthFringetoHengrovePackage;and…

•  …acentralNetworkIntegraNonteamtocoordinateservicesandcommunicaNons

MetroBus Network & 2012 Vision “ThenewMetroBusNetworkwillbeahigherqualityexperience:reliable,easytouseandunderstand,withmodernvehiclesanditsownrightofway.

MetroBuswillhaveclearinformaBon,fastboardingand`smartcard’BckeBnglinkingwithwiderbusandrailservices,creaBnganewwayoftravellingandbeacatalystfortransformingpublictransporttravelacrosstheWestofEnglandarea.”

PAXTONDRIVE

NFH: route & facts

•  Approximately 40 km in

length

•  2 new bridges

•  2 bridges replaced

•  1 new road

•  18 construction contracts

across 7 contractors

•  Operational Sept 2017

•  64 bus stops (including 24

new locations)

MetroBus vehicles

Minimumvehiclespecas:“asingledeck,twindoor,hybriddrivevehicle”

•  Flexibilitytoaccommodateemergingtechnologies–bio-methanealsocompliant

•  Fullyaccessible•  Spacioushighquality

seaNng•  ‘Nextbusstop’screensand

announcements•  Bespokebrandingand

markeNng

•  Needfornocashpaymentsonbus–  AchievedthroughsmartNckeNng:

•  BuyonlineandloadtheNcketontoyoursmartcardataniPoint

•  LoadNcketsontoyoursmartcardatiPoints,andhavepaymentsautomaNcallychargedtoyourbankaccount(noneedtomanuallyaddcredittoyoursmartcardlikeOyster)

•  Usemobileapps•  VisitalocalshoptobuysmartNckets•  UseyourexisNngelderly/disabledpass

–  CustomerscanalsobuyNcketsfromtheiPointsateverystop(cashlesstransacNon)insteadofonthebus

Ticketing

Information and Ticketing Point

BusStopFlag–visualmarkerRTIScreenInteracNveScreen–TravelWest&TickeNngPortalDownloadNcketproductstosmartcardSmartcard‘lite’Nckets

2017

ServicesonAshtonValetoTempleMeadsstartfromSummer2017FollowedbyservicesacrossthewiderMetroBusnetwork-servicesstartoperaNngfromAutumn2017

Timetable

Thank you!

The MetroBus network

CPME (Cribbs Patchway Metrobus Extension) route

Timescales

•  Summer 2016 to Summer 2017 Detailed design •  Winter 2017 Planning applications submitted •  2018 Construction starts (different sections at different

times – programme TBC) •  2019 Gipsy Patch Lane Bridge construction - involving full

and partial closures (for between 6 & 9 months) of Gipsy Patch Lane in order to facilitate the construction of the bridge and the associated highway works.

•  2021 Construction complete and services operating

Further information

www.travelwest.info/metrobus/extension transport.policy@southglos.gov.uk

SupportforWorkplaces

Supportavailable:•  Matchfundedemployergrants•  CycleChampionsNetwork•  LoanBikes•  DrBikesession•  WalkingpromoNonandsupport•  PersonalJourneyPlanningforstaff•  TravelRoadshows•  JourneySharing

Currentoffersavailableun9lMarch2017AccessFunding2017-20£6.9mawardedJanuary2017SimilarpackageParNcularfocusonWalking&Cycling

SupportforWorkplaces

Whotocontact:

RichardDrewBusinessEngagementManagerSouthGloucestershireCouncilRichard.drew@southglos.gov.uk01454865857

Keytransportissuesaffec9ngyourbusinesses?

Whatnext?

•  PresentaNonavailabletodownloadfromtheNorthBristolSusComwebsite

•  Takepartintheannualtraveltoworksurvey

•  IfyourcompanyisinterestedinengagingmorecloselywithNorthBristolSusComcomespeaktoAnnorRosie

•  Anyfurthercomments/quesNons?