Agenda item

(To receive a report which enables the Board to note the contents of the Local Transport Plan report, prior to its consideration by the Executive on the 8 February 2022)

Members of the Board were invited to receive the Local Transport Plan, for information only.

The Board received an update from the Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee following the Committee’s consideration of the item, in which the following points were noted:

·         The Committee was satisfied that the consultation exercise that took place as part of the Plan was highly representative with overall figures in excess of 3000 website visitors and with around 750  actual  responses to the online survey. This rate of response was above and beyond expectations and it was positive to hear that a wider audience of the younger population – the under 25’s - of the County had engaged with the process.

·         The Committee was pleased to hear about ideas and approaches that could be adopted across Lincolnshire, particularly around areas like active travel supporting improvements at the rail network, electric vehicle charging points and consideration to bus usage that was still a critical means of transportation particularly in urban areas across the county.

·         Members made some very important and detailed observations and suggested areas of improvements to Officers to be incorporated at the final version.

• It was understood that the Local Transport Plan was a living document and was still being developed and the Committee expressed its wish to see more developments on roads and public transport across the County.

The Board welcomed the inclusion of the defence industry as a strategic opportunity however highlighted the importance of the significant investment in digital infrastructure to make it a viable option.

It was confirmed that an electric vehicle and alternative fuel strategy had been created which had identified a number of locations across the County where the national grid was at its capacity point, meaning if there was an extreme growth in electric vehicles or a major shift towards ground and air source heat pumps as part of new developments, it could cause significant problems. It was agreed that further details be provided and circulated to the Board.