Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance STAG Hugh Gillies Transport Scotland

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Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance - STAG
Hugh Gillies Transport Scotland
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What is STAG?

• Transport Scotlands objective led multimodal
  transport appraisal framework

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The answer is 42!
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One last charm
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History of STAG

• July 2001, Draft version for use consultation
• September 2003, Final version
• Move to web base platform, Nov 2005
• (www.transportscotland.gov.uk/scot-tag)

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Planning and Appraisal Process
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STAG The Four Stage Process
Pre-Appraisal
Part 1 Appraisal
Part 2 Appraisal
Post Appraisal
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Pre-Appraisal

• Analysis of Present and Future Problems
• Objectives
• Option Generation, Sifting and Development

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Pre-Appraisal
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Part 1 Appraisal

• Initial and Broad Assessment of Impacts
• Implementability Appraisal
• Rationale for Selection or Rejection
• Part 1 AST

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Part 1 Appraisal
Part 1
Part 2
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Part 2 Appraisal

• The Part 2 appraisal focuses on detailed
  appraisal against the Governments five
  objectives
• Environment
• Safety
• Economy
• Integration
• Accessibility and Social Inclusion
• Cost to Government Risk and Uncertainty
• Part 2 AST

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Part 2 Appraisal
Post Appraisal
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Post Appraisal

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Plays a vital role in determining the success of
  both local projects and overall transport
  strategies in achieving the established objectives

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Transport Scotland is the custodian of transport
appraisal in Scotland

• Making them responsible for addressing the key
  issues in the development of transport appraisal

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STAG User GroupSTAG Steering Group
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STAG Refresh
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Aims of the STAG Refresh

• That it is easier to follow
• That it should be less resource intensive
• That the STAG outcomes should be produced more
  quickly
• That there is a clear understanding that the STAG
  process should be complete before mode specific
  design processes get underway

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STAG Refresh 1st tasks

• Consultation
• Literature review
• Key themes, problems, issues, constraints and
  opportunities paper.

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STAG Refresh the next steps

• Coffee table version
• Supporting technical database
• Launch date?

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• Contact Us
• Scot-tag_at_scotland.gsi.gov.uk
• www.transportscotland.gov.uk/scot-tag