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What are the problems?

Local people and businesses need to be able to move themselves and their goods around the district. People need a safe and efficient infrastructure so that they can access work, leisure, shopping and other facilities such as health care.

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To summarise, 80% of our district congestion is local.

Traffic congestion costs UK business approximately £20bn pa (CBI 2003).

Based on local population data this means that around £60m of this burden applies to Lancaster district.
 

Road traffic grew by 73% from 1980 to 2002 (DfT 2002) and by 1.7% in 2004 alone (DfT 2005). The costs of not dealing with the congestion issue are immense in terms of economics, environment and health. However, the Government recognises that we cannot build our way out of the problem
(Transport 2010 – meeting the local transport challenge)

Road transport makes up around 21% of man-made carbon dioxide emissions in the UK (RAC report 2003). Lancashire County Council’s projected increases in road traffic with the Link Road may seriously compromise Government’s ability to meet European Air Quality Management Area targets.

Good transport planning should:

Enhance quality of life
Give real choices

Local transport systems need to be:
      Accessible  Affordable
         Attractive   Effective
           Efficient    Reliable

Even though Government demands that major transport schemes need to be appraised against alternatives, the public has never been offered any alternative plans to the existing Heysham to M6 Link road that don’t involve road building.

What is the solution?

TSLM are calling for consideration of the other options and a formal appraisal of their costs and impacts. Only then can a proper decision be made on what to do about our transport and travel needs. There is no single scheme that will solve everything. The plan must include many different elements that together provide a better way forward for the area. We believe these solutions can:

  • Make this area a much better place in which to live and work
  • Lead to an effective foundation for real and sustainable economic growth
  • Provide a premier transport network which itself will generate employment

These different elements are:

Park & Ride

Community Rail

Light Rail

Freight on Rail

Quality Bus

Walking

Cycling

School Transport

School Travel Plans

Workplace Travel Plans

Personalised Travel Plans

Integrated Ticketing

Car Share & Car Clubs

Consolidated Distribution

Strategic HGV Routes

Lancaster City Gyratory System

Heysham Port

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