Cornwall Transport Plan and Active Travel Agenda Overview

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Cornwall Transport Plan and the Active Travel agenda + Green Travel Plan Rebecca Lyle Transport Planning & Strategy

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Contents Cornwall Transport Plan background Key changes and themes since 2011: Government Policy Carbon challenge New approaches Challenges Active travel work streams Active Travel policy Active travel investment Active Travel promotion & opportunities for SMEs Green Travel Plan

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Statutory duty to have a Local Transport Plan LTP3 published 2011 to 2030 Prospersous Cornwall -A long-term vision, to 2050 Align strategies including spatial, transport, economic and housing Mid term refresh reflecting major policy changes Not a full rewrite

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Cornwall Transport Plan Vision and goals "Transport in Cornwall will be excellent and carbon neutral. Our transport system will connect people, communities, businesses and services in a way that enhances quality of life, is reliable, efficient, safe, healthy and inclusive. People will choose to travel in ways that will have a low impact upon the environment and other people". 1. Tackling climate change (overarching goal) 2. Supporting economic prosperity 3. Respecting and enhancing the environment 4. Supporting healthy active lifestyles and well being 5. Supporting community and road safety 6. Supporting equality of opportunity

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Key changes and themes since 2011 Climate emergency commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030 Opportunities and issues emerging from pandemic Predict and Provide to Decide and Provide Modal hierarchy and Healthy Streets New administration and pledges including more 20mph limits, Healthy Streets and Localism agenda Significant changes in Government policy Behaviour change challenge

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Government Policy Decarbonising Transport 2021: Increasing walking and cycling , zero emission buses, decarbonising rail, a zero emission fleet of cars, vans, motorcycles, and scooters Gear change 2020: 2bn investment and bold new design standards to ensure walking and cycling are the natural choice for short trips with half of all journeys in towns and cities being cycled or walked by 2030 Bus Back Better 2020 revolution in bus services bus services across the country would be transformed with simpler fares, thousands of new buses, improved routes and higher frequencies. Build Back Better High Streets 2021 - long-term plan to support the evolution of high streets into thriving places to work, visit and live. Highway Code revised 2021/22 modal hierarchy focused on prioritising vulnerable road users

Information Classification: CONTROLLED The Carbon challenge

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Do minimum emissions reduction

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Scale of action required to reduce emissions by 80%

Information Classification: CONTROLLED New approaches decide and provide Predict and provide forecasting road transport demand and providing capacity Perpetual cycle more cars more capacity more cars The past cannot predict the future climate change, pandemics, technology What future and places do we want? Carbon neutral and climate resilient, health and wellbeing for our communities This needs to dictate the approach we take to transport planning

Information Classification: CONTROLLED New approaches - Modal Hierarchy

Information Classification: CONTROLLED New approaches - Healthy Streets Traffic dominates our streets But streets are multi-functional Where people exercise, access places, interact, play Rights based approach clean air, safety. Children s rights to play Traffic filters

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Healthy streets

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Challenges Sustainable travel in rural areas Managing impacts of tourism Resource/investment Policy tools incentives and disincentives Behaviour change meeting our carbon pledge relies on actions of community Getting to carbon neutral by 2030!

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Active Travel Government policy Commitment to raise the standard of cycling and walking infrastructure and deliver a healthy, safe and carbon-neutral transport system. New design standards focussed on modal hierarchy, vulnerable road users and treating cycling as a mode that needs dedicated space New body - Active Travel England (ATE), the commissioner (Chris Boardman MBE) and inspectorate will perform a similar role to Ofsted from the 1990s onwards in raising standards and challenging failure. ATE will be statutory consultee for major planning applications and inspect finished schemes, asking for ATF funds to be returned for any which have not been completed as promised A real challenge for rural areas with dispersed populations and limited capacity to re-allocate road space

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Active Travel infrastructure investment Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plans that prioritise walking and cycling routes and unlock government funding DfT Active Travel bids to deliver: Town Centre pedestrian and cycle priority zones larger corridor based infrastructure schemes such as Active Streets Falmouth Social prescribing schemes Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Mini-hollands Local targeted improvements to walking, embedding healthy streets approach through Council s transport funding Area wide 20mph pilots creating the right environment for active modes Public ebike hire pilots initial pilots in St Austell, Truro, Falmouth and Penzance due to be in place by summer

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Active Travel promotion Ebike roadshows national pilot Fleet of 12 bikes taken to various locations across Cornwall (large employers, towns/parishes, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Eden, National Trust for people to try on the day Opportunity to try 50 bikes available for longer term loans of ebikes: small business, D&C Police, Eden Project volunteers, GP Surgeries, Housing organisations, individuals especially disadvantaged (health, housing, finance Wheels to Work 50 e-bikes provided to help people who have difficulty getting to work, training or college due to transport problems, until they get on their feet Public ebike hire pilots tender initial pilots in St Austell, Truro, Falmouth and Penzance due to be in place by summer last mile journeys, meetings, opportunity to try ebike,

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Active Travel promotion Work place travel grant Travel to work grant - Cornwall Council Workplace travel challenge Workplace Travel Challenge - Sustrans.org.uk online competition in which participants log their sustainable and active journeys to work. Tools and support from Sustrans

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Cornwall Council Green Travel Plan Green travel plan

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Cornwall Council Green Travel Plan Capitalising on reduced commuter travel during COVID Important CC leads the way if we are to engage wider community in the challenge Tighter controls on business trips by air Introduce a CO2 threshold on vehicles for business travel to meet the council s 90% emission reduction target Increase the number of business journey s under 10 miles taken by active travel or public transport by 50% Setting limits on staff parking to achieve 70% reduction in commuter emissions Planning workspaces to meet target of 70% of staff within 3 miles of office workspace Targeted personalised travel planning with high business mileage staff, electric pool cars and ebikes

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Meur ras / Thank you Any Questions? Rebecca.Lyle@cornwall.gov.uk