Transcript Transport Scheme Appraisal

Distillate Project G Workshop
21st May 2007
SCHEME APPRAISAL
David Jones
Principal Officer
(Feasibility and Modelling)
Nottingham City Council
Major Transport Scheme Appraisal
Major Headache!
New Approach to Appraisal
Appraisal Summary Table
Environment
Accessibility
Safety
Integration
Economy
Case Study: The Turning Point
Major Scheme Annex E Submitted in May 2002
Key Objectives:
•Reduce the barrier effect of the Inner Ring Road
•Improve interchange and access to PT and PT Info
•Integrate with NET Line 1
•Re-allocate road-space for buses
•Re-allocate road-space for pedestrians and cyclists
•Improve management of loading/unloading
•Extend Clear Zone principles
•Reduce general traffic movements
•Co-ordinate with bus operator service re-casting
Case Study: The Turning Point
Case Study: The Turning Point
Turning Point AST
Objective
Sub-Objective
Assessment
Environment
Noise
Local Air Quality
Greenhouse Gases
Landscape
Townscape
Heritage
Biodiversity
Water Environment
Physical Fitness
Journey Ambience
Moderate Positive
Slight Positive
Slight Positive
Neutral
Slight Positive
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Slight Positive
Moderate Positive
Turning Point AST
Objective
Sub-Objective
Assessment
Accessibility
Option Values
Neutral
Severance
Strong Positive
Access to Transport System Neutral
Safety
Accidents
Security
NPV £11.7m
Slight Positive
Integration
Transport Interchange
Land-Use Policy
Other Government Policies
Moderate Positive
Beneficial
Beneficial
Turning Point AST
Now the Big One!
Objective
Sub-Objective
Assessment
Economy
Reliability
Wider Economic Impacts
Transport Economic Efficiency
Net Present Value
Benefit/Cost Ratio
Value/Cost to Gov’t Ratio
Moderate Positive
Slight Positive
- £24.435m
- 1.65
- 2.65
Turning Point AST
Cross Referenced Against Transport White Paper:
•Reduce the barrier effect of the Inner Ring Road (60-61)
•Improve interchange and access to PT and PT Info (49-53)
•Integrate with NET Line 1 (49, 51)
•Re-allocate road-space for buses (42, 59)
•Re-allocate road-space for pedestrians and cyclists (60-61)
•Improve management of loading/unloading (73)
•Extend Clear Zone principles (61)
•Reduce general traffic movements (34)
•Co-ordinate with bus operator service re-casting (51)
Did It Work?
The Turning Point:
•Received Provisional Acceptance December 2002
•Received Full Acceptance December 2003
•Advanced Funding and Works Started January 2004
•Now Operational and Receiving Wide Support
(including from DfT!)
What’s the Problem with Appraisal?
•Economics continue to be the key focus in transport
scheme appraisal
•The economics are based on modelled outputs and
arbitrary/meaningless values of time
•The whole premise is that the time savings will
somehow translate into more production and an
increased GDP
(These are not necessarily the views of Nottingham
City Council!)
What Then?
Appraisal should focus on:
•Wider economic benefits – retail performance,
employment and agglomeration benefits
•Social inclusion – accessibility v mobility
•More diverse non-transport related indicators
Final Gripe!
Major Transport Scheme Appraisal
Major Headache!
Thank You!
Any Questions?