Feasibility Study for the Industrial Area - Part 1 (PDF 5 MB)
Feasibility Study for the Industrial Area - Part 1 (PDF 5 MB) Feasibility Study for the Industrial Area - Part 1 (PDF 5 MB)
6. Transport and Movement Audit 6.1 Document Review 6.1.1Local Transport Plan (2001-2006) The key objectives of the Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan (LTP) 2001-2006 are to: - Improve access to services and facilities for all, particularly those with mobility problems; - Promote economic growth through regeneration and improved prosperity; - Improve links between public transport networks and improve integration of land use and transportation planning; and - Improve road safety and reduce the fear of transport related crime. The core strategies adopted to achieve these objectives are: - Changing land use patterns to reduce the need to travel and to provide greater choice; - Increasing transport choice by providing alternatives to the car and to road freight transport; - Managing traffic to inhibit growth and to reduce its adverse effects on safety and environment; - Providing increased road capacity but only where this is essential after allowing for the effects of the above traffic reduction measures; and - Safeguarding the historic investment in infrastructure by maintaining it in a safe and usable condition. Within the LTP District Annexe for Newcastle a number of major and minor schemes are outlined as part of the City Council’s implementation plan. Schemes relevant to the Walker Riverside area include: - Integrated transport: enhanced transport facilities are sought along Fossway, Shields Road and Walker Road, which are key corridors in the Going for Growth proposals for the City’s East End. The principal aims are safety measures, public transport priorities and facilities, access for pedestrians and cyclists, and environmental improvements. - Hadrian’s Way Cycle Route: development and improvement of this key cycle route into a high quality tourist cycle route. Works associated with this in the Walker area have been completed. 6.1.2Towards 2016: The Challenge The Nexus report ‘Towards 2016: The Challenge’ sets out a fifteen year plan for developing public transport in the Tyne and Wear area. The report outlines a substantial extension of the current Metro network, known as Project Orpheus, using an extended light rail system together with the best of bus technology. The Project Orpheus proposals for new LRT lines included a route from Walker to the city centre and beyond, potentially connecting to the existing network at Byker. The report shows an indicative route only for the extension. The Orpheus proposals are now being reviewed due to funding difficulties and lower-cost non-LRT schemes are likely to come forward. 6.1.3Walker Riverside Places for People Master Plan (Llewelyn Davies, 2004) The Places for People Master Plan identifies public transport as especially important to the area as there is currently low car ownership and high bus use. As part of the study’s strategies and proposals, the following are recommended: - High quality public transport route, to run along the Walker Road corridor (A186) providing a dramatically improved level of accessibility, and good interchange with the Metro. Real time information, high quality waiting areas and a bespoke livery are considered for this route. - Safe walk and cycle networks – well designed, attractive pedestrian links to encourage walking and clear, direct routes for cyclists that link into the existing network. - Speed and traffic management – to limit speeds in residential areas. - Parking management – a balance of on and off-street parking to be provided, considering security, safety, land economy and environment 6.2 Strategic Network Despite its somewhat circuitous alignment the A186 Walker Road forms a strategically important east-west corridor in Newcastle and is the ‘natural’ route for traffic heading east out of the southern side of the city centre. The road connects with the A167 (M) Central Motorway East, some four kilometres to the west of Walker, which is a major distributor road built to urban motorway standards. To the north of Walker the A186 joins the A187 in Wallsend. Together with the A193 Shields Road by-pass, the A187 Fossway forms a much more direct east-west route and also connects to the Central Motorway East. Just to the north of Fossway, and running broadly parallel to it, the A193 Shields Road offers an alternative east-west route, though it is generally fronted by more residential properties than Fossway. 30 Colin Buchanan
www.cbuchanan.co.uk Fig. 6.1 - Local highway network N Main roads (A 186 - A 187) Internal access road Inadequate highway alignments Access to individual sites Sites with difficult access Cycleway NCN Route 72 Walker Riverside Feasibility Study Section 1 - p. 31
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