East Herts Transport and Parking

StrategyPublic Consultation

September/October 2010

Context

• Herts County Council’s preparation of its nextLocal Transport Plan (LTP3) for April 2011

LTP3 will influence transport planning and delivery across the county for the next 20 years

• LTP3 will develop and manage transport in Hertfordshire against five statutory goals:– Supporting economic growth– Reducing carbon emissions– Contributing to better safety and health– Promoting equality of opportunity– Improving quality of life and a natural healthy

environment

East Herts and LTP3

• Statutory consultees in development of LTP3

• Statutory consultees in development of “daughter” documents (e.g. Hertford and Ware UTP)

• Obvious links with East Herts’ role as the Parking Authority

Transport and Parking Strategy

• Will dovetail with LTP3• Will major on parking – East Herts Council’s

main responsibility• Will seek to address the same five issues

as LTP3:– Supporting economic growth– Reducing carbon emissions– Contributing to better safety and health– Promoting equality of opportunity– Improving quality of life and a natural healthy

environment

What do we want to achieve?

• A strategy that takes an holistic view of transport and parking in East Herts

• A strategy that picks up from where LTP3 finishes

• A strategy that is tailored to the needs of East Herts

• A strategy that will attempt to reconcile the superficially conflicting objectives described in the previous slide

• A strategy that will influence transport and parking policy in East Herts for up to 20 years

Community Engagement

• Survey in September’s “Link” magazine• Community Voice meetings – September/October• Meetings with Town Councils• Meetings with traders’ organisations• Meeting with special interest groups (e.g. Council

for Voluntary Services and Youth Council)• Survey forms for collection at East Herts and

Town Council offices• Online survey on the East Herts website at

www.eastherts.gov.uk/parkingsurvey

Next steps….

• Preparation of background (national and regional context) 2010

• Survey period September and October 2010• Survey analysis November 2010 – January

2011• Preparation of draft strategy – February and

March 2011• Preparation of final strategy April and May

2011• Publication of final strategy – June 2011