Community Strategy Delivery Year 3: Environment Theme

Transport Progress Report

We Said We Would	Lead Partner	What We Did (to January 2008)
Redevelop Havant Bus Station by November 2006	Hampshire County Council	Built new 2 storey bus station building including enclosed waiting area and shelter, toilet facilities and 'real time' bus Information display. Reconstructed bus turning area with 7 operational bays and a coach stop, plus 3 'layover' bays. Opened on 20th August 2006.
HCP partners develop and promote Workplace Travel Plans by 2008	All	Advice has been provided and assessments made of travel plans required as part of the planning process. The Hampshire County Council 'Guide to Development-related Travel Plans' has been updated. Other aspects of the Workplace Travel Plan project being reviewed as part of the ongoing development of the Smarter Travel Choices Strategy.
Complete A3 Bus Priority Scheme from Portsmouth to Horndean by 2007	Hampshire County Council	Programme extended to cater for increased public consultation, design improvements and on-site delays owing to unforeseen underground services. Final phase works in Cowplain have now started and final completion of all the A3 ZIP Corridor works is expected in June 2008.

We Said We Would	Lead Partner	What We Did (to January 2008)
Improve town centre intersections and roundabouts as necessary to deal with redevelopment of town centre sites	Hampshire County Council	New four-way signalised junction at Park Road North/Elm Lane/Park Way. Additional (third) lane on Langstone Roundabout. New left-turn lane from Park Road South to Solent Road at signalised junction. All the above schemes development-funded.
Improve highway sites where there are recurring casualties	Hampshire County Council	Safety improvements adopted as part of the A3 Corridor design at Lovedean Lane/London Road Junction; and at Park House Farm Way/Purbrook Way.
Work with schools borough-wide to develop and implement School Travel Plans and safer routes to schools – ongoing	Hampshire County Council	Worked with schools in Hampshire to produce 347 School Travel Plans (58%). In Havant Borough this breaks down to 29 schools (57%). To date, this has drawn down £1,904,677 in grants from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Safer Routes to Schools is providing an additional £1million per annum of funding towards measures identified in School Travel Plans. A3 Corridor cycle and pedestrian improvements support local school travel plans.

We Said We Would	Lead Partner	What We Did (to January 2008)
Further develop "Call and Go" bus service for people with disabilities and people who do not live close to a bus stop	Hampshire County Council	Service changes were successfully implemented in August 2006 and monitoring is ongoing.
Develop further Quality Bus Partnerships by expansion of A3 network and services between Havant and Waterlooville	Hampshire County Council	A new Quality Bus Partnership has been introduced for route 39 between Havant, Waterlooville and Wecock Farm with new roadside infrastructure to improve passenger access and information.
Complete phased refurbishment of Havant Railway Station footbridge	Hampshire County Council	Maintenance work undertaken while bridge options are considered further.
Increase the number of wheelchair-capable Hackney Carriages to 5, by April 2005	Havant Borough Council	Number of licensed Hackney Carriages increased from 35 to 40, of which 5 are now wheelchair accessible.