Local Transport Plans

 The Borough Council is an active partner in the preparation of Local Transport Plans (LTPs) by County and City Councils

Leicestershire Local Transport Plan 3 (March 2011)

The County Council's third transport plan for the County covers the whole of Charnwood. The new Plan comprises a long term strategy for the County to 2026 and a rolling 3 year implementation plan starting with 2011-2014.  

The long term vision for the countywide transport system is for:

‘Leicestershire to be recognised as a place that has, with the help of its residents and businesses, a first class transport system that enables economic and social travel in ways that improve people’s health, safety and prosperity, as well as their environment and quality of life.’

Whilst the County’s transport system is considered generally in good repair, safe and performing well there are areas for improvement notably around congestion, improving accessibility and road safety, and reducing the social and environmental impacts of traffic and our transport system.

Particular issues to be considered in Charnwood are:

• Congestion on key routes especially into Leicester but also Loughborough despite some improved journey times since 2006. For Loughborough the congestion strategy has focused on completing the cycle route network and better bus stops on main routes. It is acknowledged improvements in journey time may be mainly due to the economic downturn reducing travel demand.
• Journeys to work are dominated by car use probably due to rising car ownership, higher public transport fares and the County’s rural character. The worst local hotspots are the M1 northbound around Loughborough and the A46 north-east of Leicester
• Significant increases in bus travel have fallen back in recent years with the economic downturn. Recent surveys suggest some local bus services have poor punctuality and information is unsatisfactory.
• A 16% increase in cycling trips through counting points in Loughborough and central Leicestershire since 2003. Despite these increases above targets significant barriers remain with busy roads , poor surfaces, bad weather and a perception other road users do not give adequate consideration to cyclists.
• Reduced numbers of children travel to school by car.
• Outside the Leicester Principal Urban Area there is often limited bus access to employment centres especially for shift workers.
• The Borough is better served than more rural areas for bus access to most services.
• Successful efforts to contain levels of traffic growth in Loughborough have not had the anticipated beneficial impact on air quality
• The need to support the economies of County Towns including the delivery of Town Centre Masterplans

Leicester Local Transport Plan 3 (March 2011)

Leicester City Council's third transport plan ’Planning for People not Cars’ 2011-2026 covering the City Council’s administrative area comprises a long term strategy and an initial 4 year Implementation Plan.

The transport vision is:

‘To help transform Leicester into Britain’s sustainable city that will be a great and prosperous place to live but also somewhere that does not place a burden on the planet in future years.’

Successful delivery of the Plan should meet this vision and enable more rapid progress in meeting some real challenges identified as delivering attractive alternatives to car travel and catering for some of the highest levels of housing growth in the country to 2026 and beyond whilst:

• Controlling congestion and improving accessibility for all, but particularly deprived groups, to support prosperity with economic growth and new jobs
• Encouraging more people to use non car modes to reduce carbon emissions
• Providing a transport system facilitating a safer and healthier way of life

If the strategy is successful many more residents will walk and/or cycle shorter journeys in and around the city and use the bus for longer journeys, particularly into the city centre, instead of using the car.

• Central Leicestershire LTP
• Leicestershire LTP