2. What is LSTF
The fund was established to;
- Enable economic growth (in particular job creation) and
- Reduce carbon
through sustainable travel modes (predominantly walking,
cycling, public transport).
Bid packages were also required to include;
-Partner involvement
-Match funding
-Wider benefits
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3. Portsmouth’s LSTF package
A Sustainable and Connected Centre
– Supporting Portsmouth’s Retail, Tourism and Wider Economy
Portsmouth were awarded £5 million from the Government
(supported by local contributions to a value of £2.15 million) for
the following package of complementary measures:
Element 1: Improving connectivity in Central Portsmouth for
walking, cycling and public transport
Element 2: Influencing behaviour (travel planning activity)
Element 3: Marketing, information and branding activities
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5. Objectives of Portsmouth’s LSTF
• Objective 1: Improve connectivity between the City Centre,
Portsmouth Harbour (Gunwharf Quays, the Historic Dockyard,
and The Hard public transport interchange) and Southsea, by
sustainable modes.
• Objective 2: Encourage mode shift from car, for trips in
Central Portsmouth (by residents, visitors, commuters, and
businesses), and reduce congestion to improve ease of
movement in the City Centre.
• Objective 3: Make Portsmouth a more desirable place to live
and work; and a more attractive location for shopping and
leisure activities.
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6. Economic links
• Strong economic roots in tourism, leisure and retail
• Tourism accounts for 7.6m visitors p.a. spending £373m and
supporting 7,000 jobs
• Below average visitor spend Portsmouth (£49/person/day
compared to £65/person/day)
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7. Strategic Fit
• Shaping the Future of Portsmouth: A strategy for growth and
prosperity in Portsmouth (2010)
• The Portsmouth Plan: Portsmouth Core Strategy (2012)
• Southsea Seafront Strategy (2010)
• The Hard SPD (2010)
• Station Square SPD (2007)
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8. Portsmouth’s £1bn regeneration
The city is in line for a billion pounds worth of investment –
bringing 16,000 new jobs, 5,000 new homes and a gigantic
boost to its economy. This is through regeneration such as;
•Tipner
•City centre
•Hard
•BRT
•Bridge to Port Solent
•Mary Rose Museum
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9. Element 1
Improving connectivity in Central
Portsmouth for walking, cycling and
public transport
Funding awarded for 12 specific
measures
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10. Wayfinding measures
•New signage
•Waymarkers
•On-street maps
•Including walk-time information
•Common branding
•Removal of unnecessary street
clutter
•Linking three centres and Port
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11. Safe cycling and walking routes
• Infrastructure enhancements
• Address gaps in existing network
• Safe and connected routes
• Between three centres, Portsmouth International Port and
Tipner park and ride
• Improved pedestrian crossings
• Wider pavements
• Improved on/off road cycle routes
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12. Cycle parking
• Improved and additional cycle
parking infrastructure
• Locations across the centres
• Retail locations
• Transport interchanges
• Employment sites
• Secure compound at
Portsmouth and Southsea
station
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13. Cycle hubs/ cycle friendly cafe
• Cycle hubs are proposed at
Portsmouth and Southsea
station, University of
Portsmouth and a potential
satellite site at Tipner park and •A small scale cycle hire facility will
ride enable commuters and visitors to
• Highly visible focal points for hire a bike for travel around the
cycle related activity City.
• Offering; •At least one of these hubs will be
– Repair and maintenance set up as a Social Enterprise with
services
support of Portsmouth Cycle
– Secure cycle parking Forum and will link into existing
– Lockers bike recycling projects.
– Advice, information, classes
and training
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14. Brompton bike hire at Portsmouth Harbour
Station
• A self service dock for hire of
20 Brompton foldable bikes
• Located at Portsmouth
Harbour Station
• Attracting commuters at the
transport interchange
• Attracting tourists and
visitors to Gunwharf Quays,
the Historic Dockyard, from
Gosport and Isle of Wight
who want to travel onto
other attractions.
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15. Improvements to Millennium Walk
• Improvements to the existing route
• Extension along the seafront to link Mary Rose Museum and
Southsea Castle
• Including interpretation panels and linking with phone apps
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16. Station Improvements
• Improvements to Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth
Harbour stations
• Improving customer experience and navigation to, from and
around the stations
• Consistent with Station Square Masterplan and The Hard SPD
• Improvements at the Harbour station will include a canopy
between the train station and Gosport Ferry
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17. Improved routes between City Centre and
The Hard
• A range of measures to improve bus, cycle and pedestrian
access between city centre and The Hard/Gunwharf Quays
• Potentially involving low cost public realm improvements on
Queen Street and Park Road to inform people they are
approaching an area of retail and leisure attractions for
example hanging baskets, flag poles and planters etc
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18. Southsea Town Centre Improvements
• Improvements on Osborne Road
and at the junction of Clarendon
Road/Osborne Road and
Palmerston Road
• Improving pedestrian and trading
environment
• Providing higher priority to walking,
cycling and public transport
• Extends the current shared space
scheme in Palmerston Road
encouraging more visitors to the
area and prolonging the duration of
their visit
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19. Junction Improvements
• Traffic management measures and changes to key junctions
in central Portsmouth used to access the three centres
• Giving pedestrians, cyclists and buses higher priority
• Addressing the environmental issues associated with the
AQMA area
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20. Re-branding of bus services
• Many existing regular bus services between the city centre,
Hard and Southsea
• Work with bus operators to look at the branding of these
routes to ensure seamless customer experience
• Encouraging public transport use for these trips
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21. Park and Sail to Gunwharf Quays
• Parking at Portsmouth International Port and travel onto
Gunwharf Quays by boat
• Improvements to the pontoon area
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22. Element 2
Influencing behaviour
(travel planning activity)
Funding awarded for 3 specific
measures
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23. On-street travel advisors
• On street travel advisors at key destinations in Central
Portsmouth
• Actively approach visitors and inform them about sustainable
travel options within Central Portsmouth and how to reach
different destinations, answer questions and encourage them
to try a more sustainable option for their next trip to
Portsmouth
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24. Personal Journey Planning
• A programme to provide residents with information and
advice on range of sustainable travel options available to
them
• Encourage sustainable modes for short trips to/within Central
Portsmouth
• Targeted at households in Southsea which have been
identified as most likely to respond positively
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25. Workplace travel planning
• Travel planning activity with key employers in three centres
and the University
• Encouraging commuters to travel sustainably
• Linked to additional cycle parking at employment sites and
cycle hubs
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26. Element 3
Marketing, information and
branding activities
Funding awarded for 3 specific
measures
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27. Social marketing and travel awareness
campaign
• Direct mailing
• Media campaigns to encourage sustainable travel with local
tourist/retail offers
• Special events
• Public transport operators, tourist information, hoteliers,
retail centres and tourist attractions will play an important
role making visitors aware via their websites and other
avenues
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28. Better provision of information
• Dedicated website
providing travel advice
• Link with Visit
Portsmouth website
• Walking and cycling
wayfinding smart phone
app
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29. Common branding
• A common branding approach, reflecting the wider approach
across South Hampshire
• Consistent with Portsmouth branding
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30. Spend breakdown
£K 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Total
Revenue funding
awarded 532.07 529.18 472.77 1534.02
Capital funding awarded 1,334.59 958.15 1173.25 3,465.98
Local contribution 645.60 400.08 1100.45 2146.13
Total 2512.25 1887.40 2746.47 7146.13
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31. Governance
• Programme Steering Group / Senior Management Board
• Senior Project Sponsor – Assistant Head of Service for
Transport
• Programme Manager – Strategic Transport Planner
• Delivery Team per project
• Stakeholder Working Groups
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32. Transport for South Hampshire
£31m LSTF package
• Awarded £17.8m from DfT
• Components of the bid;
– Smart ticketing and technology
– Small scale infrastructure
– Behaviour change
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33. £7.15m Better Bus Area Fund package
• Successful in TfSH bid to DfT for £3.5m
• 11 package elements;
– Wi-Fi
– Next stop display and announcement
– Bus refurbishment
– Retro-fitting of LED Lighting
– Customer Service Training and Charter
– Apprenticeships
– Marketing
– Rowner Roundabout
– Smart phone App
– Near field communication tags
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