Transport Policy
Local Transport Plan
The LTP sets out the transport aims and objectives of the
Borough and will identify key transport projects, schemes and
initiatives.
On 1st April 2011, Bedford’s first Local Transport Plan (LTP3)
will replace the current LTP2 (2006-2011) which covers the whole
county 2006/07 to
2010/11The LTP2 appendices which contain transport strategies
and plans can be found here (LTP Strategies and Plans). We have started
working on LTP3 and see it as an exciting opportunity to tackle the
transport problems in Bedford. Progress reports will be available
here soon
Previously LTPs have run for 5 years, but we
are now able to develop a long term strategy to 2021 with a series
of 3 year delivery plans, the first of which is likely to deal with
congestion management in Bedford.
We have to work within the 5 transport goals
set by national Government and these are closely aligned to our own
local priorities contained in
Bedford Borough’s Sustainable Community Strategy 2009-2021.
We will review and reorganise all our current
transport strategies and policies so that it is easier to navigate
around the documents on these pages. We will also identify the key
policies, which are critical to the Borough transport function and
those which are supporting strategies. This will help us target our
resources more effectively.
The Scoping Report sets out in more detail how
we will develop LTP3 to March 2011 (document available soon).
For more information on national transport policy and LTP Guidance,
click here.
Consultation and engagement
We have produced a Statement of Community
Involvement which is available here, (document available soon).
This sets out why and how we will consult, engage and communicate
with stakeholder groups and individuals.
On 4th February 2010, we held a stakeholder
event to consider the transport challenges facing Bedford and we
are now preparing a summary of the resultant feedback from the
workshops and questionnaires. This will shortly be available
here.
LTP3 Timetable
From March to June 2010, we will develop a
range of solutions to address the challenges and then select the
preferred options, which will form the basis of the plan. We will
consult on the draft plan between August and December, and have the
final plan ready for publication by the end of March 2011.