Transferability of Best Practice in Transport Policy Delivery

Transferability of Best Practice in Transport Policy Delivery : Final Report

21. Now please do the same but for revenue funding (money to maintain and operate infrastructure and services).

Transport Mode	National	Provincial	Regional	Municipal	EU	Private operators	Private - other	Local taxes specifically for transport	Other
Motorways
Major roads
Local roads
Pedestrian and cycle infrastructure (on road, off road)
Long distance rail
Outer suburban rail
Inner suburban rail / metro
Tram
Bus/guided bus
Ferry
Aviation
Fares policy
Information
Land-use planning policy
Land-use planning implementation
Parking policy
Parking enforcement
Freight

Total funding

22. Please provide an estimate of total funding for transport per year for your region. If you do not have estimates for each mode, please provide a total amount for all modes. Exclude money from fares and tolls.

Transport Mode	Revenue funding	Capital funding
Roads
Railways
Trams
Bus
Cycling
Ferry
Air
Walking
TOTAL

Transport objectives and progress towards them

23. The following table sets out a number of transport policy objectives. Please tick to show whether this objective exists for your region; whether there are targets to measure progress; how long the objective has been in place; and indicate whether progress has been made in achieving the objective. For example, the Edinburgh region has an objective to increase the proportion of trips by bus from 18% to 25% by 2005; this target has been in place for 3 years, and currently progress is very slightly towards the target.

Transport Policy Objective	Exists?	Is there a quantified target to measure progress?	How long has objective existed for your region?	Direction of change achieved
Transport Policy Objective	Exists?	Is there a quantified target to measure progress?	How long has objective existed for your region?	Change away from objective	No change	Small progress towards objective	Large progress towards objective
Edinburgh example - increase bus use			3 years
Reduce car use
Increase public transport use
Increase social inclusion
Increase cycling
Increase walking
Reduce journey times for all modes
Reduce journey times for sustainable transport modes
Reduce accidents
Reduce total person kilometres
Increase the accessibility of the transport system to people with mobility problems
Make transport more affordable
Increase economic development
Increase participation in labour market
Improve air quality
Other (please state)
Other (please state)
Other (please state)

If you have any documentation which explains your regional transport strategy and progress towards it, please attach the document (it does not have to be in English).

Implementation aims

24. We would like you now to think about the new transport measures, infrastructure and services that organisations in your region have planned to implement over the past 5 years. If there have been any plans for measures, infrastructure and services to improve any of the following modes, please tick the relevant box and say how much they have been implemented. If things have not been implemented, please explain why. For example, in the Glasgow region of Scotland, there have in the past 5 years been several plans to improve suburban rail services by building new lines and stations. These have not been implemented, due largely to the difficulties caused by rail privatisation in the UK.

Transport Mode	Improvement/ change planned?	Was improvement/change achieved?				Reason for implementation less than planned, if applicable
Transport Mode	Improvement/ change planned?	Completely	Significantly	Somewhat	Not at all	Reason for implementation less than planned, if applicable
Suburban rail in Glasgow region of Scotland (example)						Rail privatisation has led to lack of investment in infrastructure due to division of infrastructure and operations
Motorways
Major roads
Local roads
Pedestrian and cycle infrastructure
Long distance rail
Outer suburban rail
Inner suburban rail / metro
Road pricing
Tram
Bus/guided bus
Ferry
Aviation
Fares policy
Information
Land-use planning policy
Land-use planning implementation
Parking policy
Parking enforcement
Freight

Barriers to transport policy implementation

25. The table below lists a number of possible barriers to effective implementation of transport policy in your region. If this barrier exists, or has existed in the past in your region, please tick the relevant box. Then rate the importance of this barrier. An example has been completed for you.

Potential barrier	Barrier exists?		Importance of barrier
Potential barrier	Barrier in past?	Barrier now?	Very major barrier	Major barrier	Something of a barrier	Minor barrier
No organisations with power at regional level - Edinburgh region - example
Decisions governed by very local concerns.
No organisations with power at regional level.
Division of responsibilities between many organisations.
Lack of funding.
Sources of funding uncertain and negotiated.
Dependence on private sector for funding.
Political effects on funding
Negative public opinion
Other (please state)
Other (please state)
Other (please state)

26. If you have indicated that some barriers existed before but do not exist now how did you overcome them?

Overall assessment

27. In comparison to other regions that you know in your country and other European states, how well is transport policy implemented in your region.

Very well implemented	Well implemented	Some implementation	Poorly implemented	Very poorly implemented

28. Please comment on your answer to question 27, and to any other aspect of your response.

29. Is there someone in your organisation who we could contact for further information and a telephone interview (and who has competent English language skills)? If so, please give their contact details below.

30. If you were unable to answer part of some of the above questions, please could you let us know where we might be able to get this information, if possible, through a contact of yours, or through a relevant organisation.

Thank you very much for your time.

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