Annual Progress Report
2013/14
Herefordshire Local Transport Plan
Herefordshire in Statistics
(figures in brackets for Hereford only)
Population in 2013
186,100 (55,800)
Buses:
Number of bus stops
Number of city bus services:
Number of country bus services:
1,935 (362)
22
106
Rail:
Number of railway stations:
Number of ticket sales in 2013:
4
Hereford- 1,085,918
Ledbury- 185,558
Leominster- 264,436
Colwall- 63,374
Highways:
A class roads (km):
B class roads (km):
C class roads (km):
Unclassified roads (km):
378
316
1,075
1,549
Parking (spaces):
Multi-storey public parking
Other off-street public parking
(399)
4,627 (2,277)
Walking & Cycling:
Number of pelican/puffin/toucan crossings:
Public rights of way (km):
48
3,474
Cycling:
Segregated and shared cycle routes (km):
On-road cycle lanes (km)
Quiet roads (km)
39.73 (29.52)
1.11 (0.52)
67.96 (25.5)
Car Ownership (Census):
One car per household:
Two or more cars per household:
Households without a car:
2001
44.8%
37.0%
18.2%
2011
42% (47%)
41% (28%)
16% (25%)
Means of Travel to Work (Census)
Car driver/passenger
Rail
Bus
Motor cycle:
Pedal cycle:
On foot:
Working at home:
Other:
2001
63.5% (58.3%)
0.5% (0.5%)
2.9% (5.4%)
1.0% (1.3%)
4.2% (8.9%)
11.7% (16.7%)
15.2% (7.6%)
0.9% (1.2%)
2011
63.0% (59.4%)
0.7% (0.6%)
1.6% (2.4%)
1.7% (0.8%)
3.5% (7.5%)
12.2% (20.1%)
17.3% (7.8%)
1.0% (1.3%)
HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
Annual Progress Report 2013/14
Contents Amendment Record
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Review date: July 2015
Contents
1.0 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 2
2.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4
3.0 Delivery.............................................................................................................................. 7
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
Transport Asset Management................................................................................... 7
Network Development .............................................................................................. 8
Transport Safety ....................................................................................................... 9
Public Transport ..................................................................................................... 10
Active Transport (including ‘Destination Hereford’) ................................................. 13
Air Quality ............................................................................................................... 16
Carbon management .............................................................................................. 16
4.0 Measuring Progress .................................................................................................... 18
5.0 Spending Programme ................................................................................................. 21
LTP Annual Progress Report 2013/14
1.0
Executive Summary
We are proud of our achievements delivering improvements for transport supported by our
Third Local Transport Plan (LTP3). This is despite the many challenges we have faced,
including funding reductions and a severe flooding event. The following provides a summary
for the 2013/14 financial year of our performance.
Summary of achievements in 2013/14

Delivery of the Greenway, linking Rotherwas Industrial Estate and Hereford City
Centre

Distribution of 5,659 tonnes of salt on the county’s roads to ensure the network was
as safe as possible during the winter.

Repair of 40,907 potholes and 102 miles of surfacing to reduce the formation of
further potholes.

An extra £20m of funding allocated to highway maintenance to improve the condition
of the network

CO2 emissions derived from transport declined from 483,400 tonnes in 2005 to
393,500 tonnes in 2011

Delivery of 11 safety improvement schemes

The number of people killed or seriously injured (KSIs) in road traffic collisions
declined by 31% from the previous year.

Reduction in traffic flows (vehicles) of 3% in Hereford and 4% in the rest of
Herefordshire since 2009/10

Decrease in pollutant concentrations of NO2 at Hereford's Air Quality Management
Area (AQMA) from 51.7ug/m3 in 2010/11 to 49.2 ug/m3 this year against a legal limit
of 40ug/m3.

Gained £3.5 million of extra funding from central government’s Severe Weather Fund
to repair our local roads after flooding.

Continued success with the Destination Hereford project to encourage sustainable
transport, including:
o
o
o
21% of people now aware of the ‘Choose How You Move’ brand, and 42% of
people interviewed claiming to have changed their travel behaviour to more
sustainable forms of transport.
An increase in the number of people who park and share and park and cycle
Expansion of the Travel for Work network and School Travel Network with 40
businesses and 21 city schools receiving travel information.
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Increase in rail patronage at Hereford station to over 1.6 million passengers per year
from 1.5 million in 2010/11.

Increase in urban bus patronage of 6% since 2012/13

Increase in cycling on off-road routes by 10% since 2011/12
Performance Indicators
The work we undertake is aimed at meeting our performance targets. Table 1 illustrates our
progress over the past year. We are currently meeting just less than half of our targets.
Table 1- Progress made in achieving our performance indicator targets
Indicator
Road Safety
Number of People Killed or Seriously Injured in Road Traffic
Incidents (rolling 3 year average – calendar year)
Local Congestion – Average Peak Journey Time (*On specific
routes within Hereford (min:sec)
Peak hour car flows in Hereford (Indexed)
Average weekday car flows accessing Hereford during peak times
(0700-0900 and 1600-1800)
Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Flows
AADT flows recorded at HC managed monitoring sites within
Hereford and Herefordshire (Indexed)
Highway Condition- Principal ‘A’ Roads
The % of the principal ‘A’ Road network requiring further
investigation
Highway Condition- Non-principal ‘B’ and ‘C’ roads
The % of the non-principal ‘B’ roads requiring further investigation
Highway Condition- Unclassified roads
The % of the unclassified road network requiring further
investigation
Local Bus Punctuality
Percentage of buses running on time
Urban Bus Patronage
Total number of passengers recorded using urban bus services
within Herefordshire (Thousand Passenger Journeys)
Rural Bus Patronage
Total number of passengers recorded using rural bus services
within Herefordshire (Thousand Passenger Journeys)
Cycle Flows
Number of cyclists using cycle paths recorded at HC managed
monitoring sites within Hereford (Indexed)
Air Quality- Hereford (ug/m3)
The level of particulate matter in Hereford’s AQMA
Air Quality- Leominster (ug/m3)
The level of particulate matter in Leominster’s AQMA
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Performance
2013/14
61
Target
2013/14
89
20:45
19:00
94
97.5
96
(Herefordshire)
98
(Hereford)
7%
98
5%
10%
5%
27%
5%
87%
88%
1,170
1,172
1,976
2,054
110
103
49.2
47.5
58.1
51.9
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2.0
Introduction
This is Herefordshire’s 13th Annual Progress Report. It sets out our progress delivering our
Key Performance Indicators (targets) and transport improvements over the past financial year
(April 2013 to April 2014). It also summarises transport conditions and trends in Herefordshire
over the past year.
Our LTP policies, targets and programme are set out in our LTP Strategy and Policy
documents which are available on our website here. The documents were adopted in March
2013 and cover the period 2013/14-2015/16.
The LTP3 has two main foci. These are:

Reducing congestion in Hereford and increasing the use of less polluting and
healthier forms of transport than the private car, particularly for short distance
journeys.

Maintaining access for rural residents and people without access to a car.
The work we undertake and schemes we deliver are aimed at achieving these objectives.
This report provides a record of that work and our progress towards our targets for the past
year. The data indicates where we are succeeding and where we need to make changes.
Some aspects need a longer time period than a year to demonstrate significant change such
as congestion, air quality and CO2 emissions. There can also be many variables within a
year that are outside our control. These are elements such as the weather which can have a
significant impact on transport use such as the numbers choosing to cycle and the condition
of our roads.
2.1
Performance Indicators and Targets
The work we undertake is aimed at meeting our performance targets. Table 2 sets out the
rationale for monitoring the performance indicators we do.
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Table 2- Rationale for monitoring our LTP performance indicators
Indicator
Target
Target source
Number of people killed
or seriously injured (KSI)
in Road Traffic Incidents
(3 year rolling average)
Average peak journey
times on specific routes
within Hereford
Average weekday car
flows in Hereford during
peak times (0700-0900
and 1600-1800)
To reduce KSI’s by
50% by 2020 (from 119
in 2005-09 to 59 by
2020)
Reduce average
journey times to 19
mins by 2014/15
Reduce peak hour car
flows by 3% by 2014/15
(from 29,071 in
2009/10 to 28,198)
DfT- Targets based on central
government guidelines using a
2005-09 average as a baseline
Annual average daily
traffic flows recorded at
HC and Highways
Agency managed sites
within Hereford and
Herefordshire
The % of the principle ‘A’
road network requiring
further investigation
Reduce vehicle flows in
Hereford and
Herefordshire by 3% by
2014/15
Reduce the % of the A
road network requiring
further investigation to
5% by 2014/15
Highway
Condition
The % of non-principle
(B and C) roads
requiring further
investigation
Reduce the % of the B
road network requiring
further investigation to
5% by 2014/15
Highway
Condition
The % of the
unclassified road
network requiring further
investigation
Bus
Percentage of buses
Reduce the % of the
unclassified road
network requiring
further investigation to
5% by 2014/15
Increase the % of
Road Safety
Congestion
Peak hour car
flows
Annual
Average Daily
Traffic Flows
Highway
Condition
Description
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2007/09
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10
LTP Objective/
Theme
- Safety
Why we monitor it
To ensure we are reducing deaths and
injuries on Herefordshire’s roads
-
Congestion
-
-
Short distance
journeys by car
in Hereford
Health
Congestion
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10
-
Economy
Environment
Congestion
To assess economic growth as well as
monitor congestion in Hereford. It also
helps us monitor environmental effects
from transport.
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10. From
2015, this target will be
established by BBLP.
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10. From
2015, this target will be
established by BBLP.
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10. From
2015, this target will be
established by BBLP.
HC- A local target established
-
Economy
Safety
To ensure the safe movement of people
and goods across the county and aid
economic growth
-
Economy
Safety
To ensure the safe movement of people
and goods across the county and aid
economic growth
-
Economy
Safety
To ensure the safe movement of people
and goods across the county and aid
economic growth
-
Congestion
To ensure bus users have a reliable
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To help us assess where we need to target
our schemes and initiatives to address
congestion
To help us assess where we need to target
our schemes and initiatives to reduce short
distance journeys by car in Hereford and
improve health
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Punctuality
running on time in
Herefordshire
Urban Bus
Patronage
The total number of
passengers recorded
using city bus services in
Hereford
Rural Bus
Patronage
The total number of
passengers recorded
using bus services
travelling to rural areas
of Herefordshire
Cycle flows
Number of cyclists using
off-road cycle baths at
HC managed monitoring
sites in Hereford
(indexed)
Air Quality
The level of particulate
matter recorded at
Hereford and
Leominster’s AQMA
buses running on time
in Herefordshire to 89%
by 2014/15
Increase urban
patronage by 3%
between 2009/10 and
2014/15 (from
1,152,000 journeys to
1,186,000 journeys)
Increase rural
patronage by 3%
between 2010/11 and
2014/15 (from
2,018,000 journeys to
2,066,000 journeys)
Increase off-road cycle
levels by 10% by
2014/15
Reduce the level of
particulate matter to
40ug/m3 by 2032
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2011/12
-
Accessibility
service to access key services, and to
monitor congestion in Hereford
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10
-
Accessibility
Congestion
To monitor where we need to target
behaviour change campaigns to increase
bus use and reduce congestion in Hereford
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2009/10
-
Accessibility
To monitor where we need to target bus
service improvements to improve access to
services for rural residents
HC- A local target established
using historical data and a
baseline year of 2010/11
-
Health
Congestion
Cycle usage as well as vehicle flow and
congestion monitoring helps us assess the
effectiveness of the schemes and initiatives
we deliver to reduce short distance
journeys by car and improve health
Defra- A recommended threshold
used as a target by local
authorities to facilitate the removal
of an Air Quality Management
Area in their area.
-
Environmental
Health
To target schemes and initiatives to reduce
the environmental and health impacts of
transport emissions in AQMAs.
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3.0
Delivery
This chapter sets out the schemes and initiatives the Council has delivered during 2013/14
and how they contribute to our objectives and targets. The transport themes covered in this
chapter comprise public transport, active transport, road safety, transport asset management,
network development and air quality.
3.1
Transport Asset Management
The County’s highway network is the most valuable asset the Council manages. It provides
access to vital services for its users, enabling many other services and activities that are
essential to the economy of the county. Users of the network rely on it being well-maintained
and well-managed.
The council is required each year to submit information to Government on the Gross
Replacement Costs of its highway assets. In 2013/14 this was estimated at £2.8billion. This
estimate includes all carriageways, footways, cycleways, highway structures, street lighting,
traffic management, and street furniture assets.
The council continues to make made excellent progress in developing the Transport Asset
Management Plan (TAMP) and we anticipate finalising the plan during 2014. The TAMP will
provide ‘a strategic approach that identifies the optimal allocation of resources for the
management, operation, preservation and enhancement of the highway infrastructure to meet
the needs of current and future customers’.
Information on the amount of surface maintenance to the roads that has been undertaken
since 2006 is displayed in Table 3 below.
Table 3- Highway maintenance improvements 2006/07-2013/14 (km)
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
Microasphalt
Resurfacing
Surface
Dressing
Footway
Work
Bellwin
Fund
Total
0.3
0.6
7.3
7.0
5.9
5.5
21.2
N/A
47.9
16.1
21.6
16.8
27.0
32.2
45
22.1
18.8
198.9
91
82.1
46.2
50
61.4
41
40.2
25.3
437.2
12.5
13.3
13.1
21.7
24.2
5.3
39.3
1.7
131.1
13.3
13.3
The council has managed to maintain the condition of the principal and unclassified highway
network over the past few years despite a number of severe winters and reducing budgets.
Over 21,000 pothole repairs were undertaken in 2013/14 and over the next two years the
Council will be investing an extra £20m to specifically target roads that are in the greatest
need of repair and have the greatest value to our local communities.
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During the winter of 2013/14, 5,659 tonnes of salt were used on the county’s roads to ensure
the network was as safe as possible. Table 4 provides information on the length of road
surface treated through our winter maintenance programme between 2011 and 2014.
Table 4 –Length (km) of road treated through our winter maintenance programme between
2011/12 and 2013/14
Road Type
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Principle ‘A’, Non-principle ‘B’ and ‘C’ roads
63,030
87,768
61,120
Unclassified roads
2,052
4,297
0
Spot or Partial Treatments
5
808
0
Total
65,085
92,873
61,120
Public Rights of Way
Herefordshire Council manage over 3,380 km of public rights of way (PROW). The following
PROW improvements were undertaken across the RoW network during 2013/14:




3.2
145 stiles replaced with kissing gates
22 field gates replaced by ‘2 in 1’ gates
17 wider ditched crossings
29 extra-way posts, 67 new steps and 10 higher cross steps installed.
Network Development
Hereford City Centre Transport Package (HCCTP)
The Hereford City Centre Transport Package (HCCTP) will assist in delivering retail, leisure,
tourism, employment and housing development. There are three key elements to the
package:



A new city link road from the A49 Edgar Street to Aylestone Hill which will provide
access to the new 800 home Urban Village and enable wider development of the
Edgar Street Grid (ESG) area
Public realm improvements to Newmarket Street, Blueschool Street and Commercial
Road reducing traffic volumes and speeds, resulting in environmental improvements
for pedestrians and cyclists and reduced severance.
A new integrated transport hub at Hereford Railway Station improving interchange
between bus and rail services.
A Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) was submitted to the Marches Local Enterprise
Partnership (LEP) in early 2014 for approximately £33m. The package achieved outline
approval. A full business case is now in development to enable the release of funds for
project delivery.
South Wye Transport Package
During 2013, work continued on the development of a package of measures to address
transport problems in the South Wye area. The aim of the study is to find a package of
measures across the area to:

Enable growth at the Hereford Enterprise Zone;
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


reduce congestion and delay in the area;
reduce growth in emissions and traffic noise;
reduce accidents, and encourage physical activity
A range of options has been considered including a new road link and sustainable transport
measures. Consultation on the options was in July and August 2014. A preferred route to the
Southern Link has recently been adopted by the Council. It is anticipated that a planning
application will be submitted in early 2015.
3.3
Transport Safety
Casualty Reduction
Between 2012/13 and 2013/14 the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on
Herefordshire’s roads reduced by 31% (80 to 61). There has also been a significant overall
reduction in KSIs in the county since 2005. This is illustrated in Figure 4. This good news
demonstrates that our road safety work is positively contributing to this decrease in road
accidents as well as a recorded reduction in vehicle flows.
Figure 4- No of KSIs in Herefordshire 2005-2013
No of people killed or seriously injured in Herefordshire 2005-2013
160
140
No of KSIs
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Year
Speed Limits
Ensuring the most appropriate speed limit is assigned to a section of highway is fundamental
to our approach to managing the use of our highway network and reducing the potential for
road traffic incidents. During 2013/14, 12 changes to speed limits were implemented across
the county.
Speed Indicating Devices (SIDs)
SIDs are an educational tool used to inform drivers of their speed. We have a total of ten
SIDs operating throughout the county and during 2013/14 five new sockets were installed in
Burghill, and 33 deployments were made at various locations around the county at the
request of parish councils.
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Education through Raising Awareness and Promoting Safer Travel
Young Road Users
The council has established strong relationships with schools and further education
establishments to ensure the progressive road safety awareness programme is
communicated to its full potential. We continue to provide road safety education to primary
and secondary school pupils.
The annual ‘Dying to Drive’ event took place between 18th-24th September 2013 and was
attended by 771 pupils. In 2013, the age group for this event was changed from Year 10 to
Year 11 to focus more on the pre-driver age group. Pupils in year 11 are also likely to be
more independent, or passengers in a car. The event is very popular and contains many
important messages for pre-drivers and raises their awareness of the consequences of
careless driving and speeding. The event is carried out in partnership with the emergency
services, the Herefordshire Youth offending team and the councils own road safety team. A
staged crash scheme is followed by workshops and talks by individuals who have been
personally affected by road traffic accidents. As well as the ‘Dying to Drive’ event we also
undertook the annual Year 6 ‘Crucial Crew’ event over a two week period the 17th-28th June
2013 which was attended by 1,481 pupils.
Adult Road Users
Due to low take up and an evaluation of the scheme showing that the training made little
difference to the likelihood of having an accident, the Council stopped subsidising Pass Plus
in August 2013. However, we continue to provide and subsidise the Older Driver Refresher
training and during 2013/14, 34 people undertook this training.
School Crossing Patrols
The council continues to provide and manage school crossing patrols in line with nationally
agreed criteria as they play a key role in preventing accidents to children on the journey to
and from school. We currently have a total of 15 patrols around the county.
3.4
Public Transport
Bus
Two bus shelters including cycle racks, were installed in Pixley and Tarrington which will
serve bus services on the A438 between Ledbury and Hereford . These form part of the LTP
policy ‘PT3 Bus Infrastructure Improvements’ which supports the development of rural
transport hubs. Our programme includes delivery of cycle shelters at key bus stops so people
can travel to bus stops by bike and safely leave their bike when using the bus.
Seven raised bus kerbs were installed to assist wheelchair users and people with mobility
issues.
Bus patronage over the past 13 years is shown in Figure 1. Since 2001, urban bus use has
declined and rural bus use has increased. Data for the past year however shows an increase
of 6% in urban bus patronage levels. This may be a result of our campaigns as part of the
Destination Hereford ‘Choose Bus’ promotion. This aims to encourage bus use by providing
free bus tickets and information such as bus service maps and timetables.
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Figure 1 – Bus patronage for urban and rural services in Herefordshire 2001/02 -2013/14
Bus patronage in Herefordshire 2001-2014
180
160
143
140
145
Index
120
149
151
65
61
170 169
169 166
169
167
149
103
100
80
60
40
20
100
95
86
66
61
Rural patronage
61
45
47
46
40
46
Urban patronage
0
Year
Rail
In 2012 Network Rail confirmed that Herefordshire would be one of a number of authorities in
the West Midlands that would benefit from a number of signalling improvements enabling
more services to Worcester, Birmingham and London. Work is currently underway at
Hereford station to install lifts, upgrade footbridges, and refurbish canopies and customer
facilities. Once completed Hereford station will be fully accessible for wheelchair users and
those with other mobility problems.
The number of people using Hereford rail station, based on ticket sales, has increased by
48% since 2004, as shown in Figure 2. This follows the national picture, where rail
passenger journeys have increased annually since 1995 reaching 1.6 billion journeys in 2014
(Office of Rail Regulation).
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Figure 2 – Hereford Station usage 2004/05 -2013/14
Hereford Rail Station Usage 2004-2012
160
139
140
133
130
133
Index
123
117
120
110
148
148
150
109
100
100
90
80
Year
The numbers of people using the other stations in Herefordshire has also increased as
illustrated in Figure 3. Leominster station remains the most popular station. Since 2004/05
usage has increased by 85% (from 143,300 to 264,436).
Figure 3 –Station usage at Colwall, Ledbury and Leominster 2004/05 -2013/14
Rail Station Usage at Colwall, Leominster and Ledbury stations 20042012
200
184
180
168
151
Index
160
133
140
120
100
127
110
100
164
151
152
139
185
176
139
163
142
155
141
138
156
145
149
125
113
104
Leominster
Colwall
Ledbury
80
Year
Community Transport
There are currently seven Community Transport (CT) providers across Herefordshire. Some
of the vehicles used are specifically adapted to provide transport for those with mobility
problems. Table 2 shows total passengers between 2009/10 and 2013/14 for each service.
Demand for the Dore, Ross and Ledbury CT services has increased during 2013/14. This
could be because these operators promoted their services more widely than others, using
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promotional leaflets we provided. More recently some of the other services have experienced
a decline in passengers.
A new mini-bus brokerage facility is now operational for communities to book mini-buses to
anywhere in the county. Bromyard CT operators have also developed the ‘wiggly bus’ route
which runs from Bromyard to its surrounding villages on Fridays. Following a consultation
revealing strong support for the service to run on Fridays, this has proved popular with local
residents. Bromyard and Ledbury CT operators have also purchased new vehicles (one bus
and one Multi Passenger Vehicle) for their services. Hay (DAR) has implemented a new
computer system to improve their back office facilities. The Council has revised and issued a
new Service Level Agreement for 2013/14 and the new funding formula has been agreed by
all CT operators. This has resulted in an increase in service hours to the benefit of
customers, as well as moving towards the introduction of an email booking system allowing
for greater flexibility in booking the service. It is hoped this service will be operational in
2014/15.
Table 2- Total CT passengers 2009/10-2013/14
CT operator
2009/10
2010/11
Bromyard
Community Wheels
(central and north
Herefordshire)
Dore
Hay
Hereford (DAR)
Hereford Car
Scheme
Ledbury
Ross
Total
3.5
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
6,847
6,258
5,980
6,054
5,018
10,614
12,153
11,184
15,955
14,489
5,039
736
11,441
4,386
639
9,625
5,440
565
7,712
3,738
3,208
2,669
6,749
3,426
48,590
5,903
2,814
44,986
5,236
4,637
43,423
5,356
5,417
193
630
5,843
5,774
Now taken over by
Community Wheels
4,216
5,180
4,391
4,524
42,008
41,032
Active Transport (including ‘Destination Hereford’)
During 2013/14 we continued work on the Destination Hereford project. This is funded by
central government via the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF). More information on
Destination Hereford can be found on our website www.herefordshire.gov.uk. The project is
now in its 3rd year and during 2013/14 the following were the main achievements.
Travel Awareness and Information:
 Awareness of the Choose How You Move (CHYM) initiative increased from 13% to
35% and more people recognised the CHYM logo, up from 17% to 40%.
 16% claimed to have walked more or tried walking, 6% claimed to have cycled more
and a further 6% claimed to have used a bus.
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Workplace Connectivity and Travel Choice Support:
 The Connect 2 Greenway opened in December 2013 providing a traffic-free route
including a new river crossing from Hereford city centre to Hereford Enterprise Zone
for pedestrians and cyclists. Analysis of cycle flows from our permanent cycle counter
on the bridge reveals that approximately 330 cyclists use the route on an average
day.
 11 travel advice days were held at Hereford businesses and attended by 460
employees.
 65 employees received free MOT's for their bikes.
 Cycling promotions, Walking Challenge and Car-share promotions were delivered to
employees at all network businesses and distributed to additional businesses across
Herefordshire.
 12 business grants were awarded providing cycle parking for 220 bikes, 2 pool bikes,
and remote working equipment.
Child scooter skills training
Child cycle training (Bikeability)
School Travel Choice Support:
 Approximately 5,000 pupils took part in Walk to School Week in May 2013
 1,052 pupils undertook Level 1 and 2 Bikeability cycle training and 46 pupils
undertook Level 3.
 Four weekend cycle maintenance and cycle skills sessions were undertaken and
attended by 22 children.
 32 adults completed individual programmes of adult cycle training.
 12 parent and children completed individual programmes of parent and child cycle
training.
 10 family and social led cycle rides were organised and led by our in-house team of
cycle trainers. Approximately 50 adults and children joined the rides.
 Recruitment of a Sustrans School Project Officer who started in March 2014.
 Five schools were awarded TravelFund grants in 2013/14 up to a value of £10,000 to
use on the installation of active travel infrastructure at their schools such as parent
waiting shelters, improved pedestrian access and bicycle equipment for the bike club.
 Spring and autumn promotions were undertaken including ‘Be Bright Be Seen’- a
competition in schools to promote safe walking and cycling
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Our new child and parent cycling training
Connect 2 Greenway
Personalised Travel Planning (PTP)
 Travel advisors undertook door-to-door visits at 4,496 households in 2013/14
Hereford Active Travel Schemes (HATS):
 During 2013/14 new cycle infrastructure provided better facilities for cyclists in
Hereford including:
o New crossing facilities on Tillington Road/Roman Road junction
o Shared use path on Whitecross Road from Plough Lane to the Great Western
Way
o Safety improvements to King Street/Bridge Street junction
o An improved riverside path by Asda
o Cycle bypass on Melrose Place onto Whitecross Road
o Hoarwithy road roundabout improvements
o A new cycle access between Station Road and Grimmer road
o A shared use path along Holmer Road to Widemarsh Common including a
new toucan crossing over Newtown Road.
o Extended and/or upgraded cycle parking across the city including Broad Street
and the Old Market development
 Since the launch of our Destination Hereford project in 2011, off-road cycle use in
Hereford has increased by 10%.
Rural Access
 There are now 34 Park and Share sites around the county which provide 350 car
parking spaces for car share users.
 The Park and Choose scheme registered 27 new members during 2013/14 bringing
total membership to 67.
 Ten secure cycle lockers were installed at Hereford Railway Station and six were
installed at Aylestone Park.
 70 new members looking to car share with others, signed up to our Twoshare website
(part of Lifeshare) with 25 of those registering during September as a result of our
autumn promotions
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Shirley’s Wheels- Led cycle rides for women
The improved Riverside shared use path
3.6
Air Quality
Herefordshire’s air quality is generally very good although the county has two Air Quality
Management Areas (AQMAs) which are areas where levels of pollutants exceed the EU
standard of 40ug/m3.


3.7
Information collected from within our AQMA in Hereford shows that NO2
concentrations have increased from 47.6ug/m3 in 2012/13 to 49.2ug/m3 in 2013/14.
We will continue to monitor these sites closely through the Hereford Air Quality Action
Plan to understand why levels have increased during 2013/14 and develop mitigation
measures.
Our AQMA in Leominster shows that NO2 concentrates have decreased from
55.9ug/m3 in 2012/13 to 48.8ug/m3 in 2013/14 indicating that the previous trend is
reversing and air quality is improving at this location. We are now in the final stages of
developing our Leominster Air Quality Action Plan.
Carbon management
Herefordshire Council is committed to a six year 30% carbon reduction target against its
2008/09 baseline. This target has been adopted in-line with the Council’s corporate objective
of creating and maintaining a successful economy that embraces new ways of responding to
changing resource pressures.
Carbon emissions derived from transport in Herefordshire have been recorded since 2005 by
the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). CO2 emissions declined from
483,400 tonnes in 2005 to 393,500 tonnes in 2011 (see Figure 5).
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Figure 5- Estimated, actual and predicted carbon dioxide emissions derived from transport in
Herefordshire 1990-2050
Herefordshire Carbon Dioxide emissions derived from transport
1990-2050
500,000
Carbon Dioxide tonnes
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
ESTIMATED Herefordshire CO2 Emissions (Backcast using Herefordshire % of UK emissions
ACTUAL Herefordshire CO2 Emission data (DECC)
PREDICTED Herefordshire CO2 Emission data (Based on "IN YEAR" targets)
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
2036
2038
2040
2042
2044
2046
2048
2050
0
Year
Overall, total carbon emissions in the county have declined from 1,573,100 tonnes in 2005 to
1,369,000 tonnes in 2011. This is on course to achieve the Climate Change Act targets in
2020 and 2050 based on forecasted emissions. These represent industrial, domestic and
transport related emissions. A number of reasons could explain this reduction, such as the
economic downturn, improvements in energy efficiency both domestic and industrial, our
Destination Hereford project encouraging more sustainable travel, as well as low emission
vehicles.
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4.0 Measuring Progress
Table 8 below documents our progress against our 15 performance indicators over the past
six years. This is to demonstrate a clearer pattern of recent change and performance. The
bullet points below summarise our progress.

Road safety continues to improve and during 2013 numbers of KSI casualties
reduced to match our lowest ever recorded level of 61 casualties, representing a
reduction of 49 per cent compared to our 2005-09 baseline.

Average peak hour car flows have reduced by 6% between 2009/10 and 2013/14

87% of bus journeys were on time in 2013/14; an increase of 2% compared to
2012/13.

Urban bus patronage has increased by 2% from 2012/13 whilst rural patronage has
declined by 2% during the same period.

Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) flows in Hereford declined by 3% and on rural
routes by 4% between 2008/09 and 2013/14

Cycling in Hereford has increased by 10% since the launch of our Destination
Hereford project in 2011.
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Table 8 – LTP Performance Indicators 2012/13
Title
Road Safety
Number of People Killed or Seriously Injured in Road Traffic
Incidents
(rolling 3 year average – calendar year)
Local Congestion – Average Peak Journey Time *On
specific routes within Hereford (mins)
Peak hour car flows
Average weekday car flows accessing Hereford during peak
times (0700-0900 and 1600-1800)
Annual Average Daily Vehicle Flows
Total number of vehicles recorded at HC managed
monitoring sites within Herefordshire (Indexed)
Annual Average Daily Vehicle Flows
Total number of vehicles recorded at HC managed
monitoring sites within Hereford (Indexed)
Road Condition- Principal ‘A’ roads
The % of the principal ‘A’ road network requiring further
investigation
Road Condition- Non-principal ‘B’ and ‘C’ roads
The % of the non-principal ‘B’ road network requiring further
investigation
Road Condition- Unclassified roads
The % of unclassified roads requiring further investigation
Local Congestion - Local Bus Punctuality
Percentage of buses running on time
Urban Bus Patronage
Total number of passengers recorded using urban bus
services within Herefordshire (Thousand Passenger
Journeys)
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Target
2013/14
115
110
86
75
80
61
89
19:30
20:14
20:46
20:14
20:44
20:45
19:00
100
98
98
97
94
97.5
100
100
98
97
95
96
98
100
99
100
98
97
98
98
4%
5%
9%
9%
7%
7%
5%
11%
9%
9%
9%
9%
10%
5%
20%
23%
18%
23%
27%
27%
5%
80%
86%
85%
87%
85%
87%
87%
1,568
1,152
1,205
1,170
1,025
1,170
1,179
2008/09
2009/10
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Rural Bus Patronage
Total number of passengers recorded using rural bus
services within Herefordshire (Thousand Passenger
Journeys)
Cycle Flows
Number of cyclists using cycle paths recorded at HC
managed monitoring sites within Hereford (Indexed)
Air Quality- Hereford
The level of particulate matter recorded within Hereford’s
AQMA (ug/m3)
Air Quality- Leominster
The level of particulate matter recorded within Leominster’s
AQMA (ug/m3)
2,021
2,006
2,003
1,974
2,003
1,976
2,054
100
99
101
110
112
53
43.3
51.7
46.5
47.6
49.2
47.5
59
52.3
49
55.1
55.9
58.1
51.9
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5.0
Spending Programme
Table 5 below shows our LTP and non-LTP capital spend in 2013/14. Table 6 shows our
LTP revenue spend in 2013/14.
Table 5- LTP and non-LTP Capital Spend in 2013/14
Spend
2013/14 (£)
Hereford Transport Plan
Park & Share
Cycle Network & Parking
Accessible Bus Network
Other pedestrian access improvements
Hereford 20 mph zones and street de-cluttering
Public Rights of way Access Improvements
Network Management
Sub-total
8,000
58,000
94,000
0
0
3,000
1,278,000
1,441,000
Sub-total
7,427
54,000
0
1,000
0
35,000
97,427
Sub-total
31,000
12,000
214,000
63,000
320,000
Rural Herefordshire and Market Towns Transport Strategy
Rural pedestrian and disabled access improvements
Rural cycle routes and parking
Public transport minor improvements
Public Rights of Way Improvements
Rural 20mph zones
Rural footway improvements
Road Safety
Safer Routes to School
Speed Indicating Devices
Minor Safety Improvements
Speed Limits
Highway Maintenance
LTP Funded capital highway maintenance
6,366,000
Bridgeworks
Autumn 12 additional Road Maintenance Funding
Sub-total
474,000
1,363,000
8,203,000
Sub-total
10,000
1,984,000
470,000
37,000
37,000
1,188,000
60,000
51,000
49,000
3,886,000
Non-LTP
Destination Hereford:
Scheme Element 1 – Travel Awareness Campaign (Signing)
Scheme Element 5 – Connect 2
Scheme Element 5 - Hereford Active Travel Schemes (HATS)
Rotherwas Access Road
De-trunking grant
Link Road
Grafton Depot and Hereford Leisure Centre (Defra Grant)
S106 Agreements
Road Safety Grant
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Other costs
Capitalised staff costs
Monitoring and Evaluation
593,000
32,000
Sub-total
Total
625,000
14,572,427
Table 6- Revenue spend in 2013/14
Spend 2013/14
(£)
Revenue
Transportation studies
Destination Hereford:
Scheme Element 1- Travel awareness campaign
Scheme Element 2- Workplace connectivity and travel support
Scheme Element 3- School Travel Choice
Scheme Element 4- Personalised Travel Planning
Scheme Element 6- Rural Access
Public transport routes and subsidies
Community Transport
Public transport surveys/publicity
Public transport surveys
Public transport publicity
Concessionary travel
Road Safety Accident Investigation and Prevention
Road Safety Education, Training and Publicity
School Crossing Patrols
Bikeability
250,000
70,000
35,000
38,000
41,000
1,661,000
318,000
148,000
19,000
24,000
1,432,000
14,000
132,000
50,000
37,000
Total
4,288,000
22
19,000