Meeting documents

Date

November 2004

Reporting Area

Transport

Lead Director

Peter Rowntree

1.

Progress / Issue Reporting

Main achievements progress since last report - July to November 2004

· Open Top Tour Buses - Legislation approved to control tour bus noise and emissions which should result in a reduction in the number of vehicles operating. A case is currently being prepared for the Traffic Commissioner to consider

· Sydney Gardens traffic scheme construction on programme

· Parking - visibility and environmental improvements in the car parks have reduced car crime in car parks; the police have once again acknowledged the efforts of the Parking Service in assisting to reduce car crime.

· Improved operational Parking management has increased parking fines revenue and automated telephony for payment of parking fines implemented 30^th September

· A number of external organisations contacted to establish potential for Parking Services providing policing or administration. Interest from South Glos, RUH and Sainsbury's

· Passenger Transport (Headroom project) Overview & Scrutiny Review commenced with an informal member briefing prior to public consultation meetings. Three Councils were visited to research best practice, Market Research agreed.

· Local Transport Plan (LTP)- joint working established with the three other ex Avon authorities to produce joint LTP for 2006- 2011 - submission due in July 2005

· Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study- land use scenarios agreed to test transport implications

· Park & Ride Service retender process was assisted by Commercial Services by the development of an in-house bid for comparative purposes.

· The trialling of Bio-diesel is continuing with the mix of 5% being increased to 10% in a council fuel tanks

Potential Threats

B7 Transport resource implications of major developments

B7 Poor condition of highway network

Performance Targets

No.

%

RED

1

5

AMBER

2

10

GREEN

18

85

NOT KNOWN

0

0

TOTAL

21

100

Ref No

Indicator

Best 25% of all English Councils

02/03

02/03 actual

03/04 actual

04/05 target

04/05 estimated outturn

Status

Comment

HIGHWAYS

180b

Average lamp circuit energy consumption

353

348.00

361

348

348

Green

100

Number of days of temporary traffic controls/road closure on traffic sensitive roads caused by B&NES road works per km

0.17

0.90

0.22

1.0

1.0

Green

102

Number of passenger journeys made annually on local buses (millions)

N/a

9.63m

9.75m

10.00m

10m

Green

Figures reported annually by operators

FOOTPATHS & PAVEMENTS

178

% of the total length of footpaths and other rights of way that were easy to use by members of the public

77.60%

61.56%

49.65%

52%

52%

Green

Dependant on a sample survey undertaken in two periods of the year.

187

% length of the footway network indicating treatment needed

14.56%

31.00%

27.72%

29%

29%

Green

COUNCIL TRANSPORT

Local 4

Number of vehicle accidents involving council owned fleet

N/a

121

115

111

94

Green

Local 5

Reported incidence of early/late arrival

N/a

55

15

6

7

Amber

Low numbers and almost on target

HIGHWAYS

96

% of defective principal roads

2.42%

21.98%

20.22%

19%

19%

Green

97a

% of defective classified non-principal roads

8.73%

46.22%

44%%

46%

46%

Green

97b

% of defective unclassified non-principal roads

10.15%

52.95%

53%

49%

49%

Green

186a

Principal roads not needing major repair divided by the average structural expenditure per kilometre

44.62

64.53

49

61

61

Green

186b

Non-principal roads not needing major repair divided by the average structural expenditure per kilometre

132.20

275.79

370

369

369

Green

99a

(New)

% reduction in road casualties killed or seriously injured from the previous year

N/a

N/a

New

6%

6%

Green

99b

(New)

% reduction in road casualties killed or seriously injured from 1994 to 1998 average

N/a

N/a

New

4%

4%

Green

165

% of pedestrian crossings with facilities for disabled people

95.00%

7%

36%

39%

38%

Green

PARKING

Local 2

Average number of parking fines issued per officer per week

N/a

33

31

46

46

Green

Local 3

% of Parking fines written off due to Parking Attendant error

N/a

N/a

2.00%

1.75%

1.75%

Green

Local 51

Incidents of reported crime in car parks

N/a

584

503

400

425

Amber

Below last year but above target

Local 52

Vulnerable vehicle reports issues

N/a

400

3000

3300

2500

Red

Police asked us to reduce the number of reports on vehicles which were not vulnerable, but at risk of theft

Local 53

Streetscene issues identified and reported

N/a

New

2000

2200

2200

Green

Local 54

% Community Wardens requests for action resolved at first point of contact

N/a

N/a

88%

90%

90%

Green

Service Area

% of staff from BME communities

% of staff considering themselves disabled

Comment

Actual

Target

Actual

Target

Transportation Access and Waste management

0.6%

0.6%

1.3%

2.0%

Equalities issues are highlighted in all consultation exercises