Strategy of the Local Transport Plan
Introduction
This chapter takes the context and objectives of previous chapters and describes how those objectives will be achieved through a range of strategies. Figure 1 ‘Structure of the Local Transport Plan’ in Chapter 1 shows how these strategies fit into the overall LTP picture.
All the individual strategy elements described here have been informed by a variety of factors, including:
- Studies into particular policy areas, strategies or projects;
- Public and Stakeholder involvement and partnerships associated with individual strategies or the LTP as a whole;
- Best Value Reviews of Cycling, Highways, and Integrated Transport;
- Cross-boundary working on joint policy areas; and
- Taking account of the likely availability of resources.
In some cases our strategies described here reflect up-to-date adopted local policy. In other cases what is described is either at a draft stage prior to being adopted, or provides a guide to what we seek through the strategies and actions of other transport bodies.
This chapter also demonstrates how our strategies focus on the four shared priorities for transport agreed by the Government and the Local Government Association in July 2002 and described in Chapter 2.
Although we have strategies and local objectives that are directly related to delivery of the shared priorities, all of our strategies contribute to varying degrees. This is discussed further in each strategy.
Before describing each of our specific strategies though, this Chapter looks at three aspects of longer-term transport policy, namely:
- Towards 2021 – the longer-term transport strategy for Bedfordshire;
- Land Use and Transport Integration – the ongoing process of ensuring policies are complementary; and
- Major Projects – the position and plans for the development and delivery of significant transport schemes.
After describing these three themes, the remainder of this chapter describes the main points of our other topic-based transport policy statements. Each strategy includes a summary explaining its status; relevant objectives; main partners; actions, and where further detail can be found.
This chapter then concludes with a look at how the LTP will contribute to each of the Shared Priorities.