Executive Summary
Introduction
This is the Isle of Wight Council's second Annual Progress Report (APR). This document has been produced as part of the Government's integrated approach to transport provision, monitoring and funding, as established in the Transport White Paper and subsequent Ten Year Transport Plan. It is intended that this document should explain how well we have been able to implement the policies and objectives contained in the Local Transport Plan (LTP), which covers the years 2001-2006.
Local Transport Plan
The Isle of Wight Local Transport Plan became a statutory document under the provision of the Transport Act 2000. It has four main functions. It sets out the approved transport strategy for the Island, illustrates how this local strategy fits with and interprets National, Regional and other local strategies, policies and guidelines, includes a bid for government funding with which to implement the strategy and a range of indicators by which our performance can be measured.
Transport impacts on all our lives. The availability of transport, increase in the desire for personal mobility and need to deliver goods quickly and cost effectively has brought both benefits and problems. The Island's Local Transport Plan seeks to increase travel choice and address issues such as pollution, congestion, health, safety and social exclusion. The Plan sets out how this can be achieved in partnership with local people, transport operators, the business community, health providers and in tandem with a broad range of local and statutory plans.
It is important that the LTP is seen as part of a clearly defined approach to strategic and local planning as established in the Island Community Plan "Island Futures", the Council's Corporate Strategy, the statutory Unitary Development Plan (UDP), Local Agenda 21 Strategy, Health Improvement Plan (HImP), Social Inclusion Strategy, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Plan (AONB) as well as other plans and strategies supporting improvement in other areas such as economic development, education and community safety.
Aims and Objectives
The Council's transport aims and objectives are developed from the approach established in national, regional and other local statutory plans and policies and reflect our particular local needs and aspirations. The broad aims were set out in detail in section A.1.2.3 of the five year LTP. These have been re-examined following the production of the subsequent overarching Community Plan to be adopted in July 2002 and preparation of the Council's own Corporate Plan due to be adopted in October 2002. The next LTP will echo the corporate and strategic approach to transport. The aims of which are as follows:
"Principally through our Local Transport Plan we will work with our partners to:
• Maintain our highways infrastructure to the highest possible standards.
• Encourage travel by sustainable means, widening transport choice minimising environmental damage and providing real alternatives for car owners.
• Provide and promote safe, reliable and acceptably priced public transport both on and off the Island."
Modernising Agenda
The Council is embracing the Government's modernising agenda and is striving towards becoming a high performing authority. Whilst we have much to be proud of in terms of our achievements and improvements in service delivery secured to date, we still have some way to go in achieving the level of performance we would wish. The government have made it clear that the information contained in this and subsequent APRs will be taken into account when determining our future transport funding allocations. The Council is clear that the development of our clear and consistent approach to delivery and governance accords with the Local Government White Paper - "Strong Local Leadership - Quality Public Services". Our focused approach to transport delivery is now showing real progress on the ground.
The introduction of the five-year LTP system and development of our corporate approach to delivery has allowed the Council the opportunity to move away from the previous "make do and mend approach", adopt a more strategic stance and plan for the longer term. We have based our capital programme on this structured approach to transport delivery and each scheme is now measured against our requirement to deliver the targets set down in the LTP.
Improving our Transport Infrastructure
Clear progress in now being made towards making travel by public transport a more attractive option, increasing safety and encouraging walking and cycling. The Council has embarked on an ambitious programme of highway improvements and has been able to progress the much-needed work on the Island's most heavily used road corridors. Many of the Islands minor roads are receiving long overdue repair work and we are making headway on our Island-wide bridge assessment and strengthening work. Sections J.8, J.9 and J.10 update progress on our Bus, Road Safety and Social Inclusion Strategies.
Parts of the Island continue to be badly affected by the results of recent detrimental weather conditions and work is underway to maintain key sections of our essential coastal route, which is being threatened or has been lost due to high levels of rain and geological instability.
The collapse of part of the A3055, Undercliff Drive at St Lawrence and potential loss of a section of the Military Road near Freshwater has caused severe problems in terms of access, social exclusion and detrimental effects on the local business community. The Council was pleased that the capital settlement recognised the problems associated with the closure of this important section of road and is currently seeking an environmentally sensitive solution which will allow us to reopen this important link.
We are looking to improve access between one transport mode and another and our five year plan includes proposals to up-grade and improve facilities across the Island. This document sets out to improve the multi-modal interchange on Ryde Esplanade. A summary of these proposals is included in Sections J.5 of this document and the full bid document will be submitted directly to Government Office for the South East (GOSE) and Department for Transport (DfT).
Delivering the Strategy
It is recognised that the Government will now consider options for "rewarding Councils that can demonstrate they are performing well or have shown considerable improvement". The Government have made clear that a well performing Council should be able to demonstrate that it is delivering on the ground and is making progress towards its objectives, targets and outputs.
The Council is confident that it has the structure and management systems in place to deliver the LTP strategy and the content of this document is showing real progress in reaching our targets and outputs.
This is the Isle of Wight Council's second Annual Progress Report (APR). This document has been produced as part of the Government's integrated approach to transport provision, monitoring and funding, as established in the Transport White Paper and subsequent Ten Year Transport Plan. It is intended that this document should explain how well we have been able to implement the policies and objectives contained in the Local Transport Plan (LTP), which covers the years 2001-2006.
Local Transport Plan
The Isle of Wight Local Transport Plan became a statutory document under the provision of the Transport Act 2000. It has four main functions. It sets out the approved transport strategy for the Island, illustrates how this local strategy fits with and interprets National, Regional and other local strategies, policies and guidelines, includes a bid for government funding with which to implement the strategy and a range of indicators by which our performance can be measured.
Transport impacts on all our lives. The availability of transport, increase in the desire for personal mobility and need to deliver goods quickly and cost effectively has brought both benefits and problems. The Island's Local Transport Plan seeks to increase travel choice and address issues such as pollution, congestion, health, safety and social exclusion. The Plan sets out how this can be achieved in partnership with local people, transport operators, the business community, health providers and in tandem with a broad range of local and statutory plans.
It is important that the LTP is seen as part of a clearly defined approach to strategic and local planning as established in the Island Community Plan "Island Futures", the Council's Corporate Strategy, the statutory Unitary Development Plan (UDP), Local Agenda 21 Strategy, Health Improvement Plan (HImP), Social Inclusion Strategy, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Plan (AONB) as well as other plans and strategies supporting improvement in other areas such as economic development, education and community safety.
Aims and Objectives
The Council's transport aims and objectives are developed from the approach established in national, regional and other local statutory plans and policies and reflect our particular local needs and aspirations. The broad aims were set out in detail in section A.1.2.3 of the five year LTP. These have been re-examined following the production of the subsequent overarching Community Plan to be adopted in July 2002 and preparation of the Council's own Corporate Plan due to be adopted in October 2002. The next LTP will echo the corporate and strategic approach to transport. The aims of which are as follows:
"Principally through our Local Transport Plan we will work with our partners to:
• Maintain our highways infrastructure to the highest possible standards.
• Encourage travel by sustainable means, widening transport choice minimising environmental damage and providing real alternatives for car owners.
• Provide and promote safe, reliable and acceptably priced public transport both on and off the Island."
Modernising Agenda
The Council is embracing the Government's modernising agenda and is striving towards becoming a high performing authority. Whilst we have much to be proud of in terms of our achievements and improvements in service delivery secured to date, we still have some way to go in achieving the level of performance we would wish. The government have made it clear that the information contained in this and subsequent APRs will be taken into account when determining our future transport funding allocations. The Council is clear that the development of our clear and consistent approach to delivery and governance accords with the Local Government White Paper - "Strong Local Leadership - Quality Public Services". Our focused approach to transport delivery is now showing real progress on the ground.
The introduction of the five-year LTP system and development of our corporate approach to delivery has allowed the Council the opportunity to move away from the previous "make do and mend approach", adopt a more strategic stance and plan for the longer term. We have based our capital programme on this structured approach to transport delivery and each scheme is now measured against our requirement to deliver the targets set down in the LTP.
Improving our Transport Infrastructure
Clear progress in now being made towards making travel by public transport a more attractive option, increasing safety and encouraging walking and cycling. The Council has embarked on an ambitious programme of highway improvements and has been able to progress the much-needed work on the Island's most heavily used road corridors. Many of the Islands minor roads are receiving long overdue repair work and we are making headway on our Island-wide bridge assessment and strengthening work. Sections J.8, J.9 and J.10 update progress on our Bus, Road Safety and Social Inclusion Strategies.
Parts of the Island continue to be badly affected by the results of recent detrimental weather conditions and work is underway to maintain key sections of our essential coastal route, which is being threatened or has been lost due to high levels of rain and geological instability.
The collapse of part of the A3055, Undercliff Drive at St Lawrence and potential loss of a section of the Military Road near Freshwater has caused severe problems in terms of access, social exclusion and detrimental effects on the local business community. The Council was pleased that the capital settlement recognised the problems associated with the closure of this important section of road and is currently seeking an environmentally sensitive solution which will allow us to reopen this important link.
We are looking to improve access between one transport mode and another and our five year plan includes proposals to up-grade and improve facilities across the Island. This document sets out to improve the multi-modal interchange on Ryde Esplanade. A summary of these proposals is included in Sections J.5 of this document and the full bid document will be submitted directly to Government Office for the South East (GOSE) and Department for Transport (DfT).
Delivering the Strategy
It is recognised that the Government will now consider options for "rewarding Councils that can demonstrate they are performing well or have shown considerable improvement". The Government have made clear that a well performing Council should be able to demonstrate that it is delivering on the ground and is making progress towards its objectives, targets and outputs.
The Council is confident that it has the structure and management systems in place to deliver the LTP strategy and the content of this document is showing real progress in reaching our targets and outputs.
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