Scottish Government

Scottish Executive: Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department

ISBN 0 7559 2946 2

This document is also available in pdf format (4.1MB)

CONTENTS

Executive Summary

1. Introduction
1.1. The Study
1.2. Road Traffic Reduction
1.3. The Legislative Context
1.4. Study Process
1.5. Structure of Report

2. The Traffic Growth Problem
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Traffic Trends
2.3. Causes of Trends
2.4. The Impacts of Road Traffic Growth and Road Traffic Reduction
2.5. Summary

3. The Local and National Response to RTRA
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Assessment of Local Authority RTRA Targets
3.3. National Response to RTRA
3.4. Barriers to the Development of an Effective Approach to RTRA
3.5. Summary

4. A Methodology for Setting RTRA Targets
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Review of Best Practice
4.3. Assessing Road Traffic Reduction Targets
4.4. A Methodology for Developing Targets
4.5. Summary

5. Measures Required For Achieving Road Traffic Reduction
5.1. Introduction
5.2. What Needs to be Achieved?
5.3. What Can be Achieved?
5.4. Review of Measures to Achieve Road Traffic Reduction
5.5. Local and Regional Road Traffic Reduction Measures
5.6. Measures Applied at a UK Wide Level
5.7. The Necessity for Partnership
5.8. Inter-Urban Case Study - Central Scotland Transport Corridor Studies
5.9. Urban Case Study - Nottingham Local Transport Plan
5.10. Summary

6. Delivery Framework
6.1. Key Issues for Delivery
6.2. The Roles of Different Stakeholders
6.3. Performance Based Reward System
6.4. Funding of Measures
6.5. Summary

7. Key Findings
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Key Findings for Scottish Executive Regarding National Policy
7.3. Key Findings for the Regional Transport Partnerships
7.4. Key Findings for Local Authorities
7.5. Key Findings for Scottish Executive as Trunk Roads Authority
7.6. Key Findings for Scottish Executive Regarding Establishment of Regional Transport Partnerships
7.7. Key Findings for UK and European Policy Direction
7.8. Summary

Appendix A - Background Analysis
Appendix B - Local Authority RTRA Review
Appendix C - Target Setting Methodology
Appendix D- Local Authority RTRA Draft Guidance
Appendix E - RTRA Measures

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.