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Greater Cambridge City Deal Executive Board & Joint Assembly
Welcome to the
Call for Evidence on tackling congestion in Cambridge Launch Event
11th November 2015
Bob Menzies Service Director: Strategy &
Development
Economy, Transport & Environment Cambridgeshire County Council
Presentation overview
• Background and context
• Travel and trip making
• Network Performance
• The future transport network – with planned growth
• How can we achieve an efficient network?
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
In 2014…
• There were 3.6 million journeys on the Busway
• There were 3.5 million Park & Ride journeys
• There were almost 10 million rail passenger arrivals or departures from Cambridge station
In 2014…
• 48% of Cambridge residents cycled at least once a week (highest level in England)
• 23% in South Cambs (5th highest in England)
– Around 11,000 people walked or cycled into or out of Cambridge every day (including around 2,800 on the Busway maintenance track)
In 2014…
• Over 200,000 motor vehicles per day entered and exited Cambridge
Growth in Cambridge and South Cambs.
The draw of Cambridge as a place to work
Where people live and work
Workplace of People Living inCambridge
Homeplace of People Working inCambridge
Rest of UK 7,790 27,873
South Cambridgeshire 8,272 23,367
Cambridge 33,704 33,704
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
Nu
mb
er
of
Pe
op
le
15.7%
67.7%
16.6%
32.8%
27.5%
39.7%
TRAVEL AND TRIP MAKING
Traffic into and around Cambridge
• Traffic coming into Cambridge has been fairly stable since 1996.
• However, congestion occurs in many areas of the city with unreliable journey times, particularly in the peak periods.
Mode share of travel to work trips starting in Cambridge
Mode share of travel to work trips with destination in Cambridge
NETWORK PERFORMANCE
KEY
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
07:00 07:00
07:30 07:30
08:00 08:00
08:30 08:30
09:00 09:00
09:30 09:30
10:00 10:00
10:30 10:30
11:00 11:00
11:30 11:30
12:00 12:00
12:30 12:30
13:00 13:00
13:30 13:30
14:00 14:00
14:30 14:30
15:00 15:00
15:30 15:30
16:00 16:00
16:30 16:30
17:00 17:00
17:30 17:30
18:00 18:00
18:30 18:30
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
YEARHalf hour
starting
5,000 - 5,999
6,000 - 6,999
7,000 - 7,999
8,000 - 8,999
9,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 10,999
11,000+
Peak spreading
Cambridge radial cordon, two way flows by half hour time period
Air Quality and health
• Vehicular traffic is the dominant contributor to Air Quality problems in Cambridge
• Stationary traffic most problematic
• Particular problems in city centre and on more congested radial routes
1 hour mean target
Annual mean target
THE FUTURE TRANSPORT NETWORK – WITH PLANNED GROWTH
Future traffic growth
• By 2031, if we carry on as we are, with growth:
• 32% increase in traffic in Cambridge in morning peak
• 38% increase in traffic in South Cambs. in morning peak
• Time spent in congested conditions could more than double
What would this mean for everyday car journeys?
Journey by car Increase in journey time (%)
Trumpington to Cambridge Science Park +28%
Madingley to Cambridge Station +31%
Milton to Cambridge City Centre +29%
Milton to Addenbrooke’s Hospital +39%
Histon to Cambridge City Centre +22%
Ely to Cambridge Science Park +31%
Waterbeach to Cambridge University Library +54%
Fen Ditton to Cambridge City Centre +11%
To keep traffic levels in Cambridge at 2011 levels in 2031, with growth…
~20%
38% 24% 25% 30%
But to reduce congestion we will need less people to drive.
38% 30%
~20%
But to reduce congestion we will need less people to drive.
~20%
38% 24% 25% 30%
We need to make the most of the
finite capacity we have
Doing nothing is not an option
HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE AN EFFICIENT NETWORK?
Tools for addressing congestion
• Managing demand (typically seen as a stick)
– For example restrictions on movement, expansion of parking controls, fiscal measures
• Enhancing capacity (typically seen as a carrot)
– For example bus lanes / priority, cycle lanes, pedestrian crossings, new roads, new public transport services
• Changing behaviour
– For example travel planning, promotions, incentives
Carrots and sticks
• City Deal programme currently contains lots of ‘carrots’ and no ‘sticks’
– ‘Carrots’ alone have not reduced congestion, in Cambridge or elsewhere
Intended / unintended consequences
• Transport network needs to be considered as a whole – interventions in one area will have knock-on effects elsewhere
Now seeking your views
How should we tackle congestion in Cambridge?
?
City Deal Overview
• Up to £500m for transport infrastructure, payable in 3 tranches
Tranche 1: £100m 2015-20
Tranche 2: Up to £200m 2020-25
Tranche 3: Up to £200m 2025+
• Tranches 2 and 3 depend on the achievement of triggers
• Aligns with other local capital investment plans to support growth
City Deal: An exciting opportunity
• Unleash the next wave of the ‘Cambridge Phenomenon’
• Ensure that Greater Cambridge is able to keep competing on an international stage
• Ease transport constraints
• Ease housing affordability issues
• Improve the links between skills and jobs
• Bring the different Councils and other partners together as never before
Purpose of the Call for Evidence
• Residents, businesses and organisations are being invited to put forward their ideas to tackle the problem of growing traffic congestion in Cambridge
• An opportunity for anyone or any organisation to put forward their thoughts on how they believe the congestion issues in Cambridge can be solved.
• All realistic ideas to help resolve congestion will be considered
Engagement programme
• Written evidence to be received by Monday 30th November to [email protected]
• Three public hearings
– Monday 16th November
– Wednesday 18th November
– Monday 30th November
• Report to Joint Assembly and Executive Board
– 17th December 2015 /15th January 2016
• Presentations from this evening will be available at
www.greatercambridgecitydeal.co.uk
