Congestion targets & Road pricing Steve Gooding Director, Roads Performance and Strategy Steve Gooding Director, Roads Performance and Strategy

1.Congestion targets 2.Road pricing 1.Congestion targets 2.Road pricing

1. New congestion targets New data sources make possible New focus on what is important to people reliability for strategic roads sharing road between buses and cars in urban areas Focus on managing network, while we develop road pricing One target for strategic roads (Highways Agency) One for local authority roads in urban areas New data sources make possible New focus on what is important to people reliability for strategic roads sharing road between buses and cars in urban areas Focus on managing network, while we develop road pricing One target for strategic roads (Highways Agency) One for local authority roads in urban areas

Trunk roads (Highways Agency) PSA objective Support the economy through the provision of efficient and reliable interregional transport systems PSA target By , make journeys more reliable on the strategic road network PSA target measure Average vehicle delay associated with the 10% worst daytime journeys – to be lower in than baseline PSA target detail 10% worst journeys on each road / time of day, ie every road has a “10% worst”. Delay relative to reference speed Target coverage The network split into 103 routes; 87 included in the target initially. (Others excluded for now due to poor data)

Causes of unreliable journey times Accidents / incidents (Traffic Officers, diversions) Roadworks (better planning/management/information) Flow breakdown (access metering, controlled motorways) Robbie Williams (event planning, diversions, information) Weather (gritting at the right time) Accidents / incidents (Traffic Officers, diversions) Roadworks (better planning/management/information) Flow breakdown (access metering, controlled motorways) Robbie Williams (event planning, diversions, information) Weather (gritting at the right time)

A distribution of journey times Target is built from 68,000 distributions Target is delays to the right of red line Target is built from 68,000 distributions Target is delays to the right of red line

What we have now Data relate to baseline of Aug 04-Jul 05 Overall figure 3.5 mins delay per 10 miles Data relate to baseline of Aug 04-Jul 05 Overall figure 3.5 mins delay per 10 miles

Urban roads PSA objective Deliver improvements to the accessibility, punctuality and reliability of local and regional transport systems PSA target By , the ten largest urban areas will meet the congestion targets set in their Local Transport Plan relating to movement on main roads into city centres LTP target headline LTP target detail LTP target coverage 153 routes into the 10 largest urban areas On target routes, accommodate an expected increase in travel of x% within a y% change in (person) journey times The target is person journey time, taking into account vehicle occupancy

Person journey time Better than vehicle journey time; includes occupancy Important in urban areas because of buses Occupancy is relatively expensive to collect Limits the number of routes/areas we can include in target Whilst target is journey time, acknowledge context of increase in the amount of travel (due to regeneration) Better than vehicle journey time; includes occupancy Important in urban areas because of buses Occupancy is relatively expensive to collect Limits the number of routes/areas we can include in target Whilst target is journey time, acknowledge context of increase in the amount of travel (due to regeneration)

A note on the new data sources All this only possible because of new data sources On strategic roads, have journey times for every 15 mins for every junction-to-junction link for every day of the year On local roads journey time data less dense, but also have local surveys of occupancy and bus journey times Looking to develop data sources further All this only possible because of new data sources On strategic roads, have journey times for every 15 mins for every junction-to-junction link for every day of the year On local roads journey time data less dense, but also have local surveys of occupancy and bus journey times Looking to develop data sources further

2. Road Pricing History : Managing our roads – July 2003 Road Pricing Feasibility Study – July 2004 Transport Innovation Fund History : Managing our roads – July 2003 Road Pricing Feasibility Study – July 2004 Transport Innovation Fund

Managing our roads response to multi-modal studies in strategic road corridors need for additional road capacity … but must “lock in” the benefits by physical demand management and road pricing Road Pricing Feasibility Study response to multi-modal studies in strategic road corridors need for additional road capacity … but must “lock in” the benefits by physical demand management and road pricing Road Pricing Feasibility Study

benefits of a national scheme as much as £12bn per year four challenges for government: inform and lead debate develop proposals for use of revenues encourage research and experiments develop international standards need for local “pathfinder” schemes benefits of a national scheme as much as £12bn per year four challenges for government: inform and lead debate develop proposals for use of revenues encourage research and experiments develop international standards need for local “pathfinder” schemes

Transport Innovation Fund Two ways in Schemes important for national productivity Schemes to tackle congestion locally/sub-regionally Two ways in Schemes important for national productivity Schemes to tackle congestion locally/sub-regionally

TIF – congestion July 04 guidance set congestion scheme preferences road pricing over other demand management larger schemes over smaller £18m over to for scheme studies 7 successful bids (from 33 bids) announced in December Timetable for substantive bids – decisions in summer 2007 Collaborative process – local liaison group July 04 guidance set congestion scheme preferences road pricing over other demand management larger schemes over smaller £18m over to for scheme studies 7 successful bids (from 33 bids) announced in December Timetable for substantive bids – decisions in summer 2007 Collaborative process – local liaison group

The emerging framework for road pricing Tackle congestion problems today/medium term in a few pathfinder areas with proven technology as used elsewhere as part of package of investment from the TIF & a deal (to be defined) on use of revenues But at same time lay the foundation for wider roll out by offering optional alternative technology in pathfinder schemes piggy-backing off other commercially provided systems Tackle congestion problems today/medium term in a few pathfinder areas with proven technology as used elsewhere as part of package of investment from the TIF & a deal (to be defined) on use of revenues But at same time lay the foundation for wider roll out by offering optional alternative technology in pathfinder schemes piggy-backing off other commercially provided systems

Piggybacking Application of telematics to insurance (& other services) Pilot with 5000 “boxes” in volunteer policy holders’ cars Simple combination of satellite positioning and telephony Time and place broadcast back to NU Smart algorithms map car to road (and iron out oddities) Application of telematics to insurance (& other services) Pilot with 5000 “boxes” in volunteer policy holders’ cars Simple combination of satellite positioning and telephony Time and place broadcast back to NU Smart algorithms map car to road (and iron out oddities)