Review of 2006 - 2009 Local Transport Strategy - Achievements
Influencing Travel Behaviour
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Good Practice Guidelines developed for Travel Plans and Transport
Assessments
Car sharing scheme Tripshare Clacks launched
Travel planning initiative introduced at Clackmannanshire Council
including pool bikes and Cycle to Work scheme.
Walking
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Active Travel Routes implemented on National Cycle Network 76 and
the Devon Way
14 new Zebra crossings introduced and 9 Puffin crossings
Pedestrian bridges / ramps constructed across the railway
Walkway constructed through the town centre between Alloa Station
and Alloa Tower
Widening and lighting of Waggon Way pedestrian / cycle route to new
hospital and Sauchie
Upgrading of Footways in Middleton Kerse, Menstrie, Mar Policies,
Alloa, Broompark West, Menstrie and Backwood Court, Clackmannan
Cycling
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Toucan crossing installed at Cambus
Upgrade to the Waggon Way to 'Active Travel' standard
Surfacing on National Cycle Network 76 to 'Active Travel' standard
Upgrading and resurfacing of the Devon Way to 'Active Travel'
standard between Alloa and Fishcross
Clackmannan Cycle Friendly Road
Vulnerable Road Users
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Rural road safety schemes to benefit motorcyclists
Cycle Friendly Roads to benefit equestrians
Public Transport
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Reopening of Stirling - Alloa passenger railway
Hospital bus service proposals extended to include Hillfoots
communities
Murray Square, Tillicoultry Bus Stance improvements include bus
boarders and 'kiss and ride'
Bus quality corridors, improving passenger facilities at bus stops
including bus shelters and bus boarders
Rerouting of bus service to serve Clackmannanshire Community
Healthcare Centre
Freight
Review of 2006 - 2009 Local Transport Strategy - Achievements
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Rail freight route reopened between Stirling - Alloa - Kincardine
Removal of bridge weight restrictions
Opening of Clackmannanshire Bridge providing more direct access to
strategic road network
Improved business/industrial park signage
Development of coordination plan for traffic management events
Bridge strengthening on railway bridges
School Travel
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20mph zones/limits outside all schools
School travel plan initiative introduced as part of Eco Schools
New and improved travel facilities at three new academies including
drop off areas and new pedestrian routes
New SRTS footway / cycleway / lighting from Muirside Avenue to
Banchory Place, Tullibody
Mobility Impaired
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Significant increase in number of dropped crossings and tactile paving
9 new Puffin crossings
Removal of steep ramps and steps
Roads Development Control
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Good Practice Guidelines developed for Travel Plans and Transport
Assessments
Introduction of designing Streets ethos, working with new developers to
apply the principles
Use of transport model to assess new developments and impacts at
Shillinghill Roundabout
Traffic Management
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Virtual completion of traffic calming schemes on all residential streets
with a speeding or accident issue
Removal of barriers to pedestrians/cyclists/mobility impaired on King
Street
20 mph zones and limits introduced throughout the area
Vehicle Actuated Signs on main routes
Travel Safety
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Carried out Route Action Studies on B9096, A91 and A907
New roundabouts at Collyland Cross; Mary Wood, Clackmannan;
Tullibody Cross, Alloa Station and Parkhead Road / Hallpark Road,
Sauchie.
20 mph zones and limits introduced throughout the area
Review of 2006 - 2009 Local Transport Strategy - Achievements
Parking
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Park and Ride facilities at Alloa railway station and Murray Square bus
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PARKMARK 'safer parking' accreditation on all Alloa town centre public
car parks
Road Network Improvement and Maintenance
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New roundabouts at Collyland Cross, Mary Wood, Parkmill and
Parkhead Road/Hallpark Road
Alloa Eastern Link Road
B9140 re-alignment and widening between Collylands Roundabout and
Glenochil
Surface and Drainage Upgrading to Pitgober Road
Upgrading of Industrial Access Road to expanded industrial area at
Blackgrange
Carriageway resurfacing and footway improvements on the A91,
between Tillicoultry and Dollar, Dollar and Muckhart and east of
Muckhart
Carriageway improvements on sections of the A977 between Gartarry
Roundabout and Ramshorn
Introduction of roundabout at A908/B908, Sauchie
Bridges
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New pedestrian bridges constructed across the railway
Bridge strengthening on railway bridges
Weight restrictions, except for amenity restrictions, removed from
Clackmannanshire's bridges, due to completion of Council's bridge
strengthening programme
Winter Service Provision
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Provision of an increased provision of footway network treatment due
to the expansion of mechanisation of routes
Annual Review of Winter Service Policy to ensure service provision
matches resources and expectations
Street Lighting
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Improvement of performance in repair times for street lighting faults
Replacement of all 8m concrete columns in Clackmannanshire to meet
safety requirements
Introduction of low wattage white lights in new schemes to reduce the
Council's energy consumption and carbon footprint in future years
Continuing upgrading of existing lighting systems in line with desired
standards for new schemes