Securing a Safe, Sustainable, Efficient Transport System

9.10 Transport policy seeks to relieve the pressure on the busier roads and town centres, in order to secure environmental and road safety improvements, and help meet current and future road traffic reduction targets. It cannot be seen in isolation, but works in conjunction with other land use strategies to ensure integrated planning of housing, employment, shopping, and other facilities, the overall aim being the provision of a safe, efficient and integrated land use/transportation strategy which satisfies the travel needs of all. Traffic reduction and associated land use changes will have beneficial social effects in increasing access, social inclusion and quality of life, whilst fostering a regionalised local economy. These aims are put forward in the following Part One Policy:-

POLICY GT 1

PROVISION OF A SUSTAINABLE, SAFE AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM

IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS OF CONGESTION, POLLUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL INTRUSION, UNCONSTRAINED TRAFFIC GROWTH AND THOSE CAUSED BY UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE PROVISION OF AN EFFICIENT, SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM WILL BE SOUGHT WHICH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAND USE PLANNING POLICY:-
  1. ENSURES EQUALITY OF ACCESSIBILITY INCLUDING THAT OF THE DISABLED AND MOBILITY IMPAIRED;
  2. ENCOURAGES THE USE AND PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND MULTI-OCCUPANCY OF VEHICLES;
  3. IMPROVES CONDITIONS FOR CYCLING, WALKING AND NON-CAR BORNE MOBILITY;
  4. REDUCES THE OVERALL NEED TO TRAVEL  AND SUPPORTS THE REDUCTION OF TRAFFIC GROWTH WHILST ALSO ALLOWING FOR NECESSARY NEW HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES; AND
  5. ASSISTS IN SECURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

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