1.4 Have the Key Aims and Objectives of the Plan been Achieved?
The table below shows how progress has been made against the objectives set in our Local Transport Plan. Good progress is considered to have been achieved on seven of the nine objectives. The objective for transport in rural areas was making good progress through most of the plan and several schemes gained national recognition for good practice. However the pressure of rising costs has meant that some services which do not meet the criteria for revenue support have had to be withdrawn. For integration there has also been some excellent progress but our aspirations for greater integration of ticketing have not been implemented to the level we set in the first LTP.
| LTP Objective | Achieved | Comments |
| Protect valuable natural and built environments and biodiversity |
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Traffic levels are lower in Preston and Burnley and increased by less than 1% in Lancaster and Accrington. Inter urban movements grew by 3.98% meeting the target of less than 5% |
| Improve Safety for all transport users |
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Road casualties are on target to meet national targets for 2010 |
| Reduce the number and length of journeys. |
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Planning policies have supported developments that provide services and employment opportunities at a local level |
| Maintain and expand sustainable economic activity |
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Good progress has been made in the access to the Regional Investment Site at Chorley, see section 3.2 for details. |
| Promote accessibility to services, especially for those without a car. |
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Some key pilot schemes have improved access to services and the foundations of a major accessibility strategy has been developed for implementation through LTP2 |
| Realise the potential of public transport |
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Three major interchanges and 85km of Quality Bus Routes have led to passenger growth |
| Address the transport issues of rural areas. |
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Excellent progress was made in improving rural public transport but escalating costs of bus contracts has resulted in the withdrawal of some lower priority services. |
| Integrate land use and transport planning |
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Transport issues have been fully considered in the preparation of the Lancashire Structure Plan, the Regional Planning Guidance and the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy. Parking standards are now based on accessibility and a methodology has been developed for developer contributions to transport provision based on accessibility. |
| Integrate all forms of transport to give a more efficient transport system. |
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Good progress has been made with bus/rail integration and integrating cycle provision with public transport and the development of the NowCard branded smartcard. Competition legislation has limited progress on ticketing. |
| Enhance social inclusion through a real choice of transport. |
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Increased availability of transport information has been matched with growing numbers of inquiries. Transport options have been marketed through the TravelWise campaign supported by business, school and personalised travel planning. |
Good progress; the majority of the strategic aims have been met, associated targets have been achieved and key elements of
the strategy have been delivered.
Fair progress; some strategic aims have been met but delivery of associated targets is patchy and/or some elements of
the strategy have not been delivered.
X Poor progress; associated targets have not been achieved and key elements of the strategy have not been achieved.