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3. Action Plan

The action plan has been translated into twelve statements which incorporate all aspects of the strategy. These statements are presented in Table 4 below.

TABLE 4: ACTION PLAN STATEMENTS

Partnership Working

The Peak Park Transport Forum (PPTF) is committed to long term partnership working methods.
The PPTF will actively develop the necessary mechanisms (e.g. through sub groups) to address strategic transport issues in the South Pennines area.

Integrating transport - policies

SPITS will be incorporated within all appropriate Local Transport Plans (six).
SPITS will be incorporated within all appropriate Regional Planning Guidance (four).
Information and liaison with regard to SPITS will take place with reference to appropriate ongoing studies and proposals (eg Multi Modal Studies, Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Trans Pennine corridor, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site bid).

Information and monitoring

Research and development issues will be identified, and funding sought, as the project is ongoing.
With regard to specific projects, outcome targets will be devised to complement local and national targets, so that assessment of progress may be made.
An annual monitoring report will be produced.

Participation/consultation

The PPTF will continue to encourage participation and consultation at appropriate stages in the project.

Communication

A SPITS newsletter will be distributed at least twice per year.
A SPITS website will be developed and maintained.

Integrated transport planning - projects

The PPTF will give support to the following initiatives providing that more detailed assessments demonstrate that the strategy’s objectives are being fulfilled:

Widening Travel Choice

CH1 Matlock-Buxton-Chinley railway re-instatement

CH2 Improvement of strategic bus services (PPTF sub group)

CH3 Trans-Pennine rail upgrade

Traffic management and demand restraint, including safety

TM1 A6/A52/A523 area traffic restraint/travel awareness/safety(PPTF sub group)

TM2 A6/A628 area traffic restraint/travel awareness/safety

TM3 A628/M62 area traffic restraint/travel awareness/safety

Planning and managing the highways network

H1 A628 Mottram-Hollingworth-Tintwistle

H2 A628/A616 selected, limited improvements

Sustainable distribution

F1 Liverpool-Lille via Woodhead (Central Railway)

F2 Freight management (PPTF sub group)

3.1 Assessment of progress

It is absolutely essential that an assessment is made of the achievements of the strategy. Many relevant targets already exist at National and local level, whilst National Performance Indicators are currently under review.

A distinction needs to be made between measures of performance (operational targets, most likely to be time- or process- related – e.g. two newsletters per year) and measures of achievement (outcome targets, representing the measurement of a change resulting from the application of specific initiatives – e.g. a percentage reduction in road accident casualties within a certain area). Both aspects will be covered as follows:

Operational targets The setting of the action statements into a timetable which will be reviewed annually will ensure that the mechanics of the strategy itself are being adequately monitored. If any of these are found lacking (i.e. lack of liaison with other relevant studies), the strategy will need to be reviewed and adjusted accordingly.

Outcome targets These will most sensibly relate to specific projects prompted by the Forum, and will be devised by each project group within the context of local and national targets. Examples are as follows:

CH2 Bus service enhancements: new/improved bus services, new facilities for inter-modality, accessibility measures, cheaper fare structures, increased patronage.

TM Traffic management and demand restraint: reduced traffic growth within area, lower traffic speeds, increased compliance with speed limits, reduction in fatal/serious road accident casualties.

F2 Sustainable distribution: measures of freight transfer to rail.

3.2 Sequencing and timetable

The Action Plan statements have been set to a timetable until 2015 (see Table 6). The interdependence of initiatives is, however, of vital importance. SPITS represents a complete package of measures which will not necessarily be successful unless applied in the correct balance and sequencing. In particular, the inter-dependence of the traffic restraint measures and the A628/A616 improvements are sensitive. The sequencing of these measures is of greater importance than an actual timetable. A sequencing plan has therefore been devised which summarises the main phases of work. This is presented in Table 5 below.

TABLE 5: Sequencing for Traffic Restraint and Highways Improvement

PHASES	00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08	TM – Traffic Restraint			H - Highways
		A6/A52/A523	A6/A628	A628/M62	Mottram- Tintwistle		Tintwistle- Stocksbridge
STAGE 1 approx. 2000/2003		Sub group			NATA*
		Apply pilot measures if no predicted increase of traffic on A628					Green bridges pilot?
			Sub group		Inquiry
STAGE 2A approx. 2003/2005		Inquiry		Sub group	Construction		Route Management Strategy
		Apply (further) measures			Open
STAGE 2b approx. 2005/2008		Assess effects of measures	Inquiry			Selected limited improvements
			Apply measures	Inquiry
				Apply measures

*New Approach to Appraisal

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TABLE 6: ACTION PLAN TIMETABLE

STAGE 1

STAGE 2A

STAGE 2B

STAGE 3

Action Plan

Statements

1999/

2000

2000/

2001

2001/

2002

2002/

2003

2003/

2004

2004/

2005

2005/

2006

2006/

2007

2007/

2008

2008/

2009

2009/

2010

2010/

2011

2011/

2012

2012/

2013

2013/

2014

2014/

2015

Partnership

Working:

1. Officer and Member meetings

Partnership working:

2. sub groups

Integrating policies:

3. Local Transport Plans x 6

LTP 1

Annual

report

Annual report

DETR guide 2^nd round

Annual report

draft LTP 2^nd round

Annual report

Prep.

LTP 2

Annual report

Prep

LTP 3

Annual report

Integrating policies:

4. Regional Planning Guidancex4

E Mids

Y&Humber

NWest

WMids

p.exama

p.exam

Final

Integrating policies:

5. Multi Modal studies:

SEMMS

SWYMMS

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Table 6: Action Plan Timetable (continued)

Action Plan

Statements

1999/

2000

2000/

2001

2001/

2002

2002/

2003

2003/

2004

2004/

2005

2005/

2006

2006/

2007

2007/

2008

2008/

2009

2009/

2010

2010/

2011

2011/

2012

2012/

2013

2013/

2014

2014/

2015

N-S corridor

Midman (B’ham-M’chester)

Trans-Pennine SEA

Others as appropriate

Info. and monitoring

6.Research&

Development

TP High Gauge Study

A6 Traffic restraint

Strategic bus services

Other studies

£10,000

£20,000

Info. and

monitoring

7. Assess progress

Info. and

Monitoring

8. Annual monitoring report

Participation/

Consultation

9. As appropriate

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Table 6: Action Plan Timetable (continued)

STAGE 1

STAGE 2A

STAGE 2B

STAGE 3

Action Plan

Statements

1999/

2000

2000/

2001

2001/

2002

2002/

2003

2003/

2004

2004/

2005

2005/

2006

2006/

2007

2007/

2008

2008/

2009

2009/

2010

2010/

2011

2011/

2012

2012/

2013

2013/

2014

2014/

2015

Communication

10. Newsletter

(one)

(two)

Communication

11. Website

Integrated Transport Planning – projects

12. Initiatives which address objectives

CH Widening travel choice

CH1 Matlock-Buxton railway

Feas-ibility

Study

open

CH2 Strategic bus services (sub-group)

apply

CH3 Trans-Pennine Rail upgrade

open?

TM Traffic management and demand restraint/safety

TM1 A6/A52/A523

Area traffic restraint

Sub group

Pilot prop-

osals

orders

inquiry

apply

TM2 A6/A628

Area traffic restraint

Sub group

Pilot prop-

osals

orders

inquiry

apply

TM3 A628/M62 Area traffic restraint

Sub

group

Pilot prop-osals

orders

inquiry

apply

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Table 6: Action Plan Timetable (continued)

Action Plan

Statements

1999/

2000

2000/

2001

2001/

2002

2002/

2003

2003/

2004

2004/

2005

2005/

2006

2006/

2007

2007/

2008

2008/

2009

2009/

2010

2010/

2011

2011/

2012

2012/

2013

2013/

2014

2014/

2015

H Planning and managing the highways network

H1 A628 Mottram-Hollingworth-Tintwistle

NATA

Draft orders

inquiry

Start const-ruction

open

H2 A628/A616 selected, limited improvements

Green

Bridges

Pilot?

Route

M’ment

Strategy

assess

and

apply

F Sustainable distribution

F1 Liverpool-Lille via Woodhead (Central Railway)

App’n

To DETR

Local

hearing

Start

Const-ruction

2003

open

2008

F2 Freight management

(sub group)

Apply

Meas-ures

KEY a action carried out

* action programmed

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