Chris Gregory, New Forest National Park Authority - "Sustainable Transport Options for Visitors Travelling To and From the New Forest National Park"
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Chris Gregory, New Forest National Park Authority - "Sustainable Transport Options for Visitors Travelling To and From the New Forest National Park"
- 1. Sustainable Visitor Transport Options in the New Forest National Park
- 3. Visiting without a car
- 5. About Visitors More visitors per km/sq than any other UK national park. 13.5 Million Visitor Days Contributing £115M to local economy 96% of staying visitors arrive by car 85% of all visitors use the car to explore the destination
- 6. What are the issues? Volumes of traffic Social and environmental issues Not enough alternatives to the private car? Levels of development around the New Forest
- 7. LyndhurstTraffic Case Study The four main routes into/out of Lyndhurst: A35 Bournemouth Road (West of Lyndhurst) A35 Southampton Road (East of Lyndhurst) A337 Clay Hill (South of Lyndhurst) A337 Romsey Road (North of Lyndhurst)
- 8. Summer v Winter There is currently a 13.5% increase in traffic in the summer months compared to the winter months. This is compared to a 17% difference in 2007 (3.5% decrease). There is a 13.1% increase in traffic in the summer months compared to the winter months. This is compared to 15.6% in 2007 (2.5% decrease)
- 15. Slightly less than 100% car free
- 17. New Forest Tour
- 18. The numbers… Over its 86 day season in 2010, the New Forest Tour: Saved an estimated 82345 private car miles Saved over 22 tonnes of carbon emissions Made a contribution of nearly £300k to the local economy Carried over 18000 passenger journeys
- 20. Walking
- 21. Rail
- 22. Bus
- 27. Ideas & expertise: community, voluntary sectors, business & transport operators
- 28. Interventions need to be self-financing after LSTF funding finishes
- 29. DfT keen to see as many bids as possible succeed
- 31. National Park Authorities develop joint bids
- 33. Small packages (£5m) – two Tranches
- 34. Tranche 1 April 2011 – 60 bids
- 35. Tranche 2 Expression of Interest Jun 2011
- 38. Most arrive by car, resulting in congestion and air quality problems.
- 39. Improve access to and within both national parks, by encouraging sustainable modes of travel
- 42. Proposed aims of Bid Reduce the transport impacts of visitors, residents and businesses’ by encouraging the use of sustainable and low carbon forms of transport Further realise economic potential of the parks by enabling sustainable access, thereby improving value and range of jobs available within the area Improve the quality of life for communities and visitors in both parks and the surrounding areas
- 43. Proposed aims of Bid Improve health of residents and visitors by offering enhanced opportunities for healthy travel options within the parks Educate residents and visitors on the importance of natural habitats within the parks and need to preserve them Improve safety by reducing highway related casualties and protecting vulnerable users
- 44. Expression of Interest: Themes
- 45. Expression of Interest: Themes
- 47. Any Questions? For more information Chris Gregory New Forest National Park Authority 01590 646683 chris.gregory@newforestnpa.gov.uk