Travel to and from the West Malling area
From Sustainable Community Action
< Malling Action Partnership, < MAP Transport and Accessibility group
Worksheet T1 Travel to and from the local area
Task: to assess patterns of travel to and from the local area by car and by public transport
Introduction to the task
Local transport authorities have a pivotal role to play in improving accessibility through:
- strategies, policies and programmes;
- schemes and initiatives specially designed to improve accessibility;
- influencing the authority's wider policy areas
- influencing the decisions of external bodies on location and delivery of services
It will be useful to investigate the following when looking at transport issues relating to your town.
Rural Transport Partnerships (RTPOs): a large majority of RTPOs still in operation are funded mainly by Local Authorities.
Accessibility Planning (Department for Transport DfT):
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_control/documents/contentservertemplate/dft_index.hcst?n=8588&l=2
Accessibility planning promotes social inclusion by helping people from disadvantaged groups or areas access jobs and essential services. It encourages local authorities and other agencies to systematically assess whether people can get to places of work, healthcare facilities, education, food shops and other important destinations. It also provides the framework for transport authorities and other agencies to work together to develop and deliver solutions to accessibility problems that address the needs and priorities of local areas. Solutions might include changes to the location, design and delivery of non-transport services, measures against crime and the fear of crime in and around transport, changes to pupil, patient, social services and public transport and improvements to walking and cycling networks. Engagement with this process can help towns to connect with points of funding and expertise, as well as influence Local Authority priorities in their areas.
Local Transport Plans (LTPs):
The LTP system is built round 5-year integrated transport strategies, devised at local level in partnership with the community. Local transport authorities in England, (outside London), are due to submit Local Transport Plans for 2006/7 to 2010/11 to the Department of Transport in July 2005. More information on LTPs is provided in the introduction to Worksheet T2: Ease of access to services. The purposes of LTPs are to:
- promote good transport planning
- provide a basis for tracking performance locally
- inform the allocation of LTP capital funding
If there is not enough information available to answer the questions it may be necessary to carry out surveys to collect all the relevant information:
- Travel times by train and bus and frequencies can be obtained from timetables or directly from the service operators
- Travel times by car can be surveyed by undertaking the journey
- Distances can be derived from mapping or as part of the journey time survey
- Location of train and bus station and stops can be obtained by local survey
Part 1 Travel by car
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[edit] Q 1 Travel from West Malling
What is the distance and travel time from the town to:
a.The network of dual carriageway roads
b.The least and most accessible villages
(Worksheets EC1 Q2; EC4 Q14,17; EC7 Q7 also refer to travel)
Starting points for information: The Local Transport Plan, Local maps
[edit] Q 2 Travel by car
What is the distance and average travel time by car to the nearest neighbouring large town, from:
a.The town itself
b.The most accessible village within the surrounding countryside
c.The least accessible village within the surrounding countryside
Starting points for information: Travel time surveys, Local transport partnership
[edit] Q 3 Highway network improvements
Improvements:
a.What improvements are planned for the local/regional highway network in your Area?
b.What are the proposed timescales?
(Worksheets EN1 Q9; EC7 Q7,16 S7 Q2 also refer to transport access. Worksheets EN1 Q7,14, EC6 Q 1,8,9; S2; S5 Q10 also refer to development)
Starting points for information: District Council and County Council (Local Transport Plan and the Regional Transport Strategy)
[edit] References
Worksheet T1
- Travel to and from the West Malling area, Part 1 Travel by car
- Travel to and from the West Malling area, Part 2 travel by public transport
- Travel to and from the West Malling area, SWOT analysis
Worksheet T2
- Access to services in the West Malling area, Part 1 Timetabling and accessibility of public transport
- Access to services in the West Malling area, Part 2 Alternatives to private cars and public transport
- Access to services in the West Malling area, SWOT analysis
Worksheet T3
