South Bedfordshire District Council

Sustainable Development Services Away Day

Transport Strategy performance update

Manouchehr Nahvi

Tuesday 8th April 2008

Ashridge Business Centre

Priorities and Objectives

• Ensure that maximum pressure is applied to have essential transport infrastructure in place at an appropriate time before, or during, the construction of any large scale development .

•Ensure that the location of all Growth Points are suitable in terms of their connectivity to large urban areas, major zones of employment, retail/leisure facilities and the existing road and rail network

•Encourage developers to provide a variety of employment opportunities and other community facilities (such as schools, health centre etc) on sites to reduce the need to travel.

•Continue to liase with all the relevant transport authorities to promote the interest of the District.

•Work towards the smooth transfer of transport strategy matters to the new Central Bedfordshire Unitary Council.

Action Plans

• Point 1

• Point 2

• Point 3

• Point 4

• Point 5

Core elements of TRANSPORT sustainability & performance Management in South Bedfordshire

and Luton

Masterplan

LLACC

Aircraft Noise

Surface Access

M1 Wideni

ng

Hard Shoulder Running

J10 – J13

Traffic Management/Ro

ad Safety

LESS CONGESTI

ONSAFER ROADS

LESS POLLUTIO

N AIR/NOISE

Core route

Extension to growth

area

Luton-Dunstable

Busway

Junction 11a

A5-M1 Link Road

North Luton

Bypass

Woodside Connection

Transport Assessmen

t Framework

(Area-wide modeling)

Road Schemes

Sustainability

J6a – J10

Communication & Liaison

Road Schemes

ROADS/RAIL IMPROVE-

MENTS

Luton Airport

*****