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THEMES
| Environment
Key Issue 4:
Poor provision of public and sustainable transport and the effect of increased traffic on quality of life
Aim:
To reduce the adverse effects of increased traffic on the environment and encourage the use of public and sustainable transport.
| Objective: |
| To encourage more people to use other forms of transport than the private car for local journeys. |
| Action |
- Promote the existing footpath and cycle network and the associated health
benefits.
- Promote the County Durham Rural Transport Initiative.
- Ensure that existing cycle ways and footpaths have clear well defined
urban links.
- Maximise the impact of the Sustainable Transport Education Project.
- Investigate surfacing urban cycle paths with tarmac and provide lighting.
- Improve bus waiting and information facilities.
- Progress the creation and promotion of a comprehensive sustainable transport network offering a real alternative to car
use.
- Encourage employers to actively encourage and promote a reduction in
non-essential car use.
- Promote and support safe routes to schools, community facilities and shopping centres.
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| Lead Partner |
| Durham County Council, Derwentside District Council |
| Impact by 2010 |
- A network covering the whole of Derwentside which offers services which
connect.
- The population is aware of the network available and is utilising it fully.
- All cycle ways and footpaths are upgraded and maintained to a good standard.
- All employers actively encourage and promote a reduction in non essential
car use.
- All applicable schools actively promote and support safe routes to school
projects.
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| Objective: |
| To reduce the number of vehicle journeys. |
| Action |
- Promote car sharing/car pool schemes.
- Promote Safe Routes to School Programme and walking or cycling to school.
- Encourage the take up of grants for rural transport initiatives.
- Set up and promote ‘green travel plans’ for major employment centres.
- Investigate new ways of working to reduce the need for travel.
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| Lead Partner |
| Durham County Council |
| Impact by 2010 |
- All schools, community centres and shopping centres are linked by ‘safe routes’.
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| Objective: |
| To reduce the conflict between pedestrians and vehicles. |
| Action |
- Investigate traffic calming and speed restrictions in residential
areas.
- Prioritise improvements for the safety and convenience of pedestrians.
- Consider actions to prevent indiscriminate parking.
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| Lead Partner |
| Durham County Council, Derwentside District Council |
| Impact by 2010 |
- To have a forward thinking approach to all users of public highways and rights of way.
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