Moving Britain AheadStakeholder Reference Group, 15 March 2016 1

Road Investment StrategyM25 South West Quadrant Strategic Study

Second Stakeholder Reference Group

Moving Britain Ahead

Objectives for the day

2March 17

Stakeholder Reference Group, 17 May 2016

1. Start the process of completing a long list of interventions which could contribute to addressing congestion on the M25 South West Quadrant

2. Introduce the project objectives and show how we plan to engage with stakeholders in developing packages of interventions to fulfil those objectives

Moving Britain Ahead

Agenda

3March 17

Stakeholder Reference Group, 17 May 2016

10:00 - 10:05 Welcome10:05 - 10:20 Progress to date10:20 - 11:30 Roundtable 111:30 - 11:40 Coffee11:40 - 12:50 Roundtable 212:50 - 13:00 Wrap-up

PROJECT PHASES

Making the case for change

Agreeing an assessment tool & starting the long list

Sifting the long list

Detailing the short list

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January 2016February 2016March 2016April 2016May 2016June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016

MAKING THE CASE FOR CHANGE

Assembled evidence of “now” Economic, traffic and environmental

performance Confirmed constraints Planning and environmental

Gathered the evidence for the “future” Strategic economic plans, population and

economic growth, housing need, planned transport interventions

Produced (in draft) four tiers of reporting Case for Change – 20 pages Technical Report – c.100 pages Technical Annex – c. 350 pages Web-portal – data that would not fit in the

above!

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January 2016 February 2016 March 2016

April 2016May 2016June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016

CREATING THE LONG LIST

Stakeholder input from SRG1 Review of evidence from Task 1 Review of published plans and programmes Local National Transport operators

Generated by practitioners

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January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016

June 2016July 2016August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016

ASSESSING THE LONG LIST

Packaging interventions With inputs from Stakeholders

Evidence from the Assessment Tool With inputs from Stakeholders Considered against objectives

Other sifting processes Legal requirements Funding needs Timeframes Delivery organisation processes

Confirming a shortlist of “most likely to succeed” interventions

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January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 August 2016

September 2016October 2016November 2016December 2016

DETAILING THE SHORT LIST

Conceptualising

Environmental impacts

Costs

Travel impacts

Wider economic impacts

Delivery timeframe

Delivery process

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TRAFFIC EVIDENCE

Busiest motorway in UK 180,000 AADT on the

quietest section 260,000 AADT on

busiest section

Wide range of speeds during the day

Data for J12 to J13

Comparator M60NWQ – 190,000 A1 – 97,000 NTP - 25,000

25303540455055606570

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Average speed (anti cc)

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Flow profile (two way)

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TRAVEL ON THE M25

M25 J11-J12 anticlockwise

Morning peak hour

Origins include Swindon Coventry Cambridge

Destinations include Dover Southampton West London

Source: TrafficMaster

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RAIL EVIDENCE

10% of all UK rail boardings in study area

Substantial commuter movements on radial routes into London

Growth hotspots in suburban London, Reading and Gatwick

Markedly different commuting in “have” / “have not” towns

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AIRPORTS EVIDENCE

Heathrow and Gatwick account for: 720,000 flights per

year 110 million passenger

movements per year 1.75 million tonnes of

freight per year Employ 100,000

people

Gatwick11%

Heathrow21%

Other London

16%

Rest of UK52%

Flights

Gatwick15%

Heathrow30%

Other London

17%

Rest of UK38%

Passenger Movements

Gatwick3%

Heathrow63%

Other London

11%

Rest of UK23%

Freight and mail

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B’stoke

North and

West London

Air quality management areas across the study area

Noise sensitive areas on M25SWQ

High quality landscapes with protected status

Numerous high value heritage and cultural assets

Numerous protected habitats and conservation areas

ENVIRONMENT EVIDENCE13

ECONOMY EVIDENCE Low unemployment High wages Bias towards professional and ICT

jobs

Agriculture

Finance

Mining

Public Admin Health

Property Retail

Business Admin

Transport

Accomodationand food

Manufacturing

ConstructionArts

Wholesale

EducationMotor trading

Professional, Science and

Tech

ICT

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

- 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000

Loca

tion

Quo

tient

Number of jobs

77.3%78.8% 78.7%

80.2% 79.6%

74.3%

68%70%72%74%76%78%80%82%

TVBerks

BucksTV

EM3 Herts C2C London

Employment by LEP

Employment Rate (%)

UK Employment

£14.11 £12.53 £13.31 £12.25

£13.30 £13.61

£- £2 £4 £6 £8

£10 £12 £14 £16

TVBerks

BucksTV

EM3 Herts C2C London

Median Hourly Pay by Local Authority

Median Hourly Pay

UK Median Hourly Pay

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9 table facilitators Topics

TABLES

Louise Matrunola Environment interventions

Tom Metcalfe Strategic highways and technology

Alexei Gorbenko Strategic highways and technology

Nigel Wilkinson Local highways and traffic

Graham James Local public transport and access to PT

Fraser Reid Smarter choices and active travel

Oliver Stanyon Rail infrastructure and operations

Emma Hayward Planning and policy including pricing

James Purkiss Planning and policy including pricing

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The long list.

ROUNDTABLE 1

1. Have we missed anything?

2. Are we including too many interventions?

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Objectives and achievements

ROUNDTABLE 2

1. Have we captured the right objectives for the study?

2. Are we assessing them properly?

3. Does the scoring system work when you have a package?

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PresenterPresentation NotesWho should deliver it?What are the barriers to getting it done?

Packaging and scoring

STAKEHOLDER HOMEWORK

By the end of May the Project team will Provide a finalised long list Provide a packaging and scoring sheet

By the end of June the Stakeholders are asked to Fill in 0-10 against objectives Generate your own package(s) to identify

interventions you feel have a role Score your package(s) against the

objectives

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Questions the facilitators need to answer.

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE 2

Are the objectives understood and do any need rewording?

Have we missed any objectives? Why are they important for the M25SWQ study?

Is the 0-10 range appropriate for objectives?

Can the package be scored using the 7 point scale?

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�Road Investment Strategy�M25 South West Quadrant Strategic StudyObjectives for the dayAgendaProject PhasesMaking the case For ChangeCreating the Long ListAssessing the Long ListDetailing the short listTraffic EvidenceTravel on the M25Rail EvidenceAirports EvidenceEnvironment EvidenceEconomy EvidenceTablesRoundtable 1Roundtable 2Stakeholder HomeworkSummary of Roundtable 2