Corporate Strategy
Medium Term Corporate Strategy to 2009 Improving Life in Leicestershire
Transport
Our aim is to create a better transport system for Leicestershire that delivers
safe and efficient transport whilst at the same time safeguarding the environment. Building on previous
progress we will implement a new 5 year plan for transport for the County which will:
- Reduce road accident casualties using new investigation techniques and a
mix of driver education and infrastructure measures;
- Tackle congestion and improve air quality by:
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working with Leicester City Council in a joint strategy to relieve traffic congestion
in central Leicestershire, including new park and ride sites in the Junction 21 area and at Birstall;
– increasing bus usage and user satisfaction,
in partnership with the bus companies, through investment in infrastructure and promotion;
– improving parking management through
the introduction of decriminalised parking enforcement in partnership with the District Councils;
– reducing car dependence through continued
development of school and workplace travel plans and cycle route networks; and
– managing road works so as to reduce
the delays they cause
- Reduce the impact of traffic by:
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promoting bypasses for Earl Shilton, Kegworth and Melton Mowbray;
– investigating bypasses for other communities
badly affected by HGVs;
– working towards the completion of the
Loughborough inner relief road; and
– working in co-operation with the Highways
Agency to reduce noise nuisance and air quality problems for communities living around the M1;
- Improve access to facilities for people in rural Leicestershire and for
those who do not have a car;
- Improve the condition of our roads, pavements, bridges and street lights with the help
of a new Transport Asset Management Plan; and
- Improve customer satisfaction with the highways and transportation service by the initiatives
above, by further developing and publicising our ‘highway patrols’, and by further improving access
to the service and service information by telephone, internet or face to face contact.
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HIGH PRIORITIES
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WE WILL ACHIEVE
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Reducing road casualties
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A 22% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on Leicestershire roads in 2008 compared with the average in 2001-04.
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Tackling congestion and improving air quality
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70% of Leicestershire schools with a school travel plan by April 2009 compared with 25% in April 2005. On track to deliver the Enderby park and ride scheme by summer 2010.
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mproving the condition of our roads, pavements, bridges and street lights
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Ensure that less than 12% of our road network suffers from defects Replace 1500 worn out street lights each year.
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Improving customer satisfaction
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Year on year improvements in customer satisfaction from March 2006 position.
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