Business Case Development Event Connecting beyond the Tees Valley

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Business Case Development EventConnecting beyond
the Tees Valley

• Jim Darlington
• Chief Planner
• One North East

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Delivering a Sustainable Transport System (DaSTS)

• DfT process for reviewing transport priorities
• Builds on response to Eddington and Stern Reports
• Supporting Economic Growth in a low carbon world
• Investment priorities to 2014 largely set
• New approach to transport planning leading to
  Transport White Paper in 2012
• White Paper will set medium / long term
  investment priorities in context of 30 year
  strategic plan
• Contribute to process of preparing Integrated
  Regional Strategies

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National Transport Goals

• To support national economic competitiveness and
  growth, by delivering reliable and efficient
  transport networks
• To reduce transports emissions of carbon dioxide
  and other greenhouse gases, with the desired
  outcome of tackling climate change
• To contribute to better safety security and
  health and longer life-expectancy by reducing the
  risk of death, injury or illness arising from
  transport and by promoting travel modes that are
  beneficial to health
• To promote greater equality of opportunity for
  all citizens, with the desired outcome of
  achieving a fairer society
• To improve quality of life for transport users
  and non-transport users, and to promote a healthy
  natural environment

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Delivering a Sustainable Transport System

• DfT leading work on examining national and
  international networks
• Regions asked to lead the review of City Regions
  and Regional networks
• DfT offering financial support over next
  two-years for studies, transport modelling /
  capacity
• Timing need to report to Government April / May
  2010 but compressed timescale

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National Strategic Corridors Tees Valley
place in the national network
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Key Considerations

• Start of a process not the end
• Build on existing Regional and City Region work
  RFA, Review of Evidence, Regional Challenges etc
• Uncertainty over levels of funding post 2014
• Government target to reduce Greenhouse Gas
  emission by 80 by 2050
• Sets context for Regional Strategy work and LTP3

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2001 census data indicates contained commuter
flows within the CRs rather than between
themTees Valley rail footfall increasingbut
longer distance commuting important esp. London!
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Tees valley external connections Road
infrastructure

• Simple strategic network A1, A19 and A66
• Relatively un-congested few hotspots
• Not seen as a priority by DfT (except A1
  Gateshead Western bypass)
• DfT focus is A1/M1 congestion south of Leeds
• Commitments to A1 (North Yorkshire upgrades
  welcome
• RFA current commitment toward A19 junction
  improvements

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Tees Valley external connections Rail network

• Tees Valley as a primary manufacturing / process
  location inherited rail infrastructure but needs
  upgrading
• ECML vital to the Region but service / capacity
  issues
• Some commitments to improvements (Network Rail
  CP4) in advance of the Intercity Express
  programme but need to influence CP5 (2014 2019)
• Scope for significant improvements (capacity,
  signalling, services)
• Gauge enhancement to W12 an opportunity and
  modest cost
• High Speed agenda some issues to tackle
• Support for a HSR national network
• Should be part of a National Rail Strategy
  including the classic network
• High Speed Rail connection vital to the regional
  economy
• Proposals will impact on economic geography of
  the UK

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Tees Valley external connections Air services

• Regional schedule services provide vital support
  to the regional economy including the Tees
  process industry
• Government policies working against regional air
  services (APD, airport regulation, BAA charging
  structure)
• Decline in services and demand?
• Loss of the Heathrow service from DTVA

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Tees Valley external connections Port
infrastructure and services

• Teesport 3 largest port nationally by tonnage
• Opportunity for freight mode shift (rail and
  short sea services)
• Can reduce supply chain costs and meet the Green
  agenda
• PDPorts Logistics Platform delivering investment
  and jobs
• Increasingly important jobs provider but with own
  infrastructure needs
• Port access rail capacity and especially gauge
  enhancement
• Rail access to Midlands and Scotland again
  capacity and gauge
• Key port access infrastructure rail, A66 and A1
  North/South