Metro West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority. Steve Heckley

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1 Metro West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority Steve Heckley

2 To co-ordinate ordinate the provision and development of high quality integrated transport across West Yorkshire WEST YORKSHIRE Local Authorities: 5 Population: 2.2m Businesses: 100,000 LEEDS CITY REGION Local Authorities: 11 Population: 3m

3 What we do: 200m pa operation Manage bus stations, stops, shelters Deliver bus & rail schemes What we don t do: Own and run buses Own and run trains Own a newspaper Passenger information Real time, hard copy, phone Subsidise non profitable socially necessary bus & train services Operate concessionary fares Operate prepaid ticket schemes And now. Produce & manage Transport Strategy WY Local Transport Plan

4 Influencing mode shift for low carbon trips A65 Quality Bus scheme ( 22m) Partnership with Leeds Council & operator First Extensive bus priority, pedestrian & cyclists facilities Bus shelters & real-time displays Bus journey time improvements of 6 mins in peak Improved bus fleet Pudsey bus station ( 3m) Small town centre interchange High quality facilities CCTV, Real-time information. Leeds Rail Station Cycle Point ( 650k) Partnership with Network Rail, Leeds Council, Sustrans Staffed secure cycle storage Cycle repair, hire, sales

5 More bus & rail schemes (?) Leeds Rail Station new southern entrance Partnership with Network Rail New lifts, escalators, stairs Reduced journey times for passengers Relieves pressure on existing northern entrance. Castleford Bus & Rail Interchange Partnership with Wakefield Council New Interchange, CCTV, electronic information, Travel centre, cafe, newsagents, cycle parking NGT (Trolley Bus) Exclusive lanes and priority at junctions Fully accessible modern vehicles High quality stops and shelters, real-time displays Park & Ride sites

6 Other projects Current: Real time information in premises YourNextBus text message service Bus Punctuality Improvements Plans / Traffic Light Priority Free Town / City buses Investment in rail capacity - additional carriages Car clubs Travel choices marketing Under development: Smartcard ticketing Electric vehicles - partner in Plugged in Places bid for network of car charging infrastructure Support Business case / lobby for rail electrification and high speed rail Bus Quality Contract or Partnership schemes local franchises?

7 Working with bus operators Reduce CO2 from existing bus fleet Larger operators investing in alternative fuels / hybrid technologies BUT much bus fleet conventionally diesel powered Need a strategy to reduce impact of diesel powered vehicles Targets SME operators Limited access to training / technical support Greater benefit from fuel savings Activity: Metro Mobile training unit with plasma-screen & laptop work stations delivers training onsite at depots / garages for convenience Enhanced driver training for fuel efficient behaviour and CO2 reduction Training provider appointed & course developed to industry standards Bus operators invited to participate & signed off content Training formally accredited Training went live 6 September 2010 Target take up: 400 drivers

8 Working with education sector Mode shift for School travel Metro has largest Yellow bus scheme in the UK ( MyBus ) 150 vehicles, 207 services, 133 schools, 10,000 pupils registered Mode shift from car: 64% (Primary), 15% (High Schools) Very expensive Some useful lessons Dedicated drivers, Driver training, Child protection, Call centre, Contracting Activity Sharing Metro MyBus expertise Targeted at local authorities, bus operators, schools Web based resource for school transport Economic model for school services Driver training 9 video modules Best practice (Call centre and Partnership) Web site goes live in 2011

9 Working with businesses Commuter travel.and SMEs freight & logistics Worst congestion on busiest routes to urban centres Biggest opportunities on busiest routes Promoting membership of a West Yorkshire Travel Plan Network on key routes Access to tailored travel planning advice Option to join the Corporate MetroCard scheme (15% discount off annual MetroCard) Quarterly campaigns promoting walking, cycling, public transport, car sharing with prizes Carbon calculator Annual Travel to Work survey Target 250 employers as members - currently at 200+ members (150 full + 50 lite ) 20 tailored travel plans - currently at 10 key sites Next: Starting to look at Freight to pilot a Freight study on LGV sector with selected Travel Plan Network organisations.

10 Funding decisions Evidenced based approach to: Influence decision makers for transport investment Secure stakeholder buy-in Builds on Transport for Leeds ( ) 4.6m research project Extensive study by Metro & Leeds Council researching congestion in Leeds Programme of Transport and LUTI model development Objectives are environmental, economic, social rather than simply transport Quantify economic benefits and reductions in CO2 from transport interventions Methodology for strategy development & investment prioritisation 1. Identify objectives & spatial issues to produce long list of investments / policies 2. Qualitative short listing 3. Impact appraisal of individual schemes using Urban Dynamic Model 4. Rank schemes by key impacts against job growth (GVA) & carbon reduction 5. Priority list of package schemes / policies for Leeds

11 Intervention GVA Carbon Accident GVA / Carbon / 1a City Centre Traffic Reallocation c East Leeds outer orbital d A65 to airport link road f A61 Harrogate road/orr junctions g Orbitals - Rawdon h Orbitals - Rodley i Orbitals - Dualling j Orbitals - Aire Valley Access (North & South) b District attractors c Spiders Web network a Radial corridors b Local networks a Priority and roadspace b NGT Aire valley to junction d East of St James' hospital to ORR e A61 Guideway f A64 & A63 Guideway g NGT - Leeds to Pudsey h NGT - Pudsey to Bradford

12 8a Corridor capacity enhancements b Rail station car park extensions c Tram-train to LBIA d Manningham station e Five towns and Sheffield via Barnsley route capacity a A61 Harrogate Road P&R b A64 Grimes Dyke P&R c East Leeds Link Road (M1, J45) P&R d Tingley P&R e Gildersome P&R f New Pudsey Station P&R a Smartcard and ticketing package a Cordon charging

13 Pros: TfL core priorities Scheme Job creation Carbon reductions Accident reductions City centre traffic +1,800-42,000 tonnes -177 reallocation Smartcard and +2,400-4,700 tonnes -25 ticketing A61 park and ride +17-4,400 tonnes -12 M621 (south ,100 tonnes -2 wide) park and ride Priority and road +1,150-1,600 tonnes -5 space Bus frequencies tonnes -1 Bus feeders tonnes -1 Demonstrates employment & carbon advantages of different interventions Internal transport models are WebTAG compliant Cons: High level strategic analysis - limited geographic disaggregation Impacts of single schemes wouldn t show up Benefit: Political buy-in Leeds members sign-up Approach being applied to West Yorkshire LTP

14 Other potential schemes Core priority schemes

15 Shape of the Local Transport Plan LTP3 Vision Objectives Low Carbon Move towards a low carbon transport system for West Yorkshire Reduce CO2 emissions Increase the number of low carbon trips Economic Growth Improve connectivity to support economic activity in WY / LCR Reduce journey times Make journey times more reliable Evidence base Quality of Life Enhance the quality of life of people living, working & visiting West Yorkshire Carbon issues Economic issues Quality of Life issues Strategies Assets Choices Connectivity Enhancements Strategy delivery Implementation Plans

16 Closing thoughts Need to develop our approach to carbon budgets how do we balance economy v carbon decisions in practice Need robust (low cost) methodologies to monitor progress at the local level to assess carbon impacts Need to champion those examples of where a low carbon approach is delivering economic benefits