Transport Strategy and Impact

Traffic & Transport Impact
The potential traffic impact of the Scheme was one of the main concerns identified at the previous consultation.

Detailed technical work has been carried out to assess the likely traffic impact. The assessment assumptions have been discussed with and agreed by the Council’s highways department; this work will be presented in the TA Report.

Car parking for scheme residents has been restrained to approximately 30%, i.e. 1 space for every 3 dwellings, with priority given to providing parking for wheelchair accessible dwellings and family housing. A total of 124 car parking spaces are proposed; this results in fewer car movements generated by the Scheme.

The assessment shows that the scheme generates:
• A total of 40 car trips (11 in and 29 out) in the morning rush hour (8am to 9am).
• A total of 33 car trips (19 in and 14 out) in the evening rush hour (5pm to 6pm).
• A total of 383 car trips (195 in and 188 out) over a typical weekday (7am to 10pm).

These figures do not take account of the effect of the Travel Plan for the scheme, which is described below.

The traffic flows shown are equivalent to the flows on a small lightly-trafficked residential street; they reflect the limited car parking provided in the scheme. Controlled parking zone (CPZ) and 20mph Zone controls will be extended along the proposed public highway through the Site.

The Council’s highway’s department has confirmed that these results are reasonable and that would not adversely impact on Hawarden Road or other local residential streets.

The assessment also shows that the Scheme generates:
• Approximately a total of 150 tube trips (northbound and southbound on the Victoria Line) in the morning (8am to 9am) and evening (5pm to 6pm) rush hours.
• This equates to about 4 extra passengers per train southbound in the morning and northbound in the evening.
• Approximately a total of 35 Overground rail trips in the morning and evening rush hours. The Victoria Line is currently being upgraded and peak train frequencies are expected to increase from 37 trains/hour to 43 trains/hour by 2013. All the rolling stock will also be replaced with new trains starting from 2009; these new trains will accommodate more passengers.

The KLA will be making a financial contribution to go towards local improvements in public transport, as well as walking and cycling improvements.