SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT PARTNERSHIP
4 DECEMBER 2012
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN
7 DECEMBER 2011
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Updated for Freight Partnership 4 December 2012
(Updates highlighted)
ITEM 9
-1APPENDIX B – South Yorkshire Freight Action Plan Progress Schedule
The following Progress Schedule identifies a number of actions within eight core themes and adopts the following timescales:CURRENT ACTIONS
SHORT-TERM ACTIONS
MEDIUM-TERM ACTIONS
LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Up to 31 March 2012
Between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013
Between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2015
Beyond 1 April 2015
CURRENT ACTIONS
REF
1
ACTION
STATUS
COMMENTS
Preparation of Freight Action Plan
1.1
Consult with other South Yorkshire LTP Partnership Groups
on the content of the draft Action Plan.
COMPLETED
SLG direction (15/4/11) that the document be referred to as an “Action
Plan”, rather than a Strategy. Comments received and logged onto
document held in LTP Central Team (copy available on request).
1.2
Compile “Final Draft” for circulation to potential future
members of the SY Freight Partnership.
COMPLETED
“Final Draft” version approved by SLG on the 10th June 2011.
1.3
Finalise SY Freight Action Plan following engagement with
freight industry and publish.
COMPLETED
“Final Draft” version approved at SY Freight Partnership on 5th
December, 2011.
COMPLETED
Inaugural meeting of the SY Freight Partnership held on 5th October
2011.
COMPLETED
Liaison ongoing with contact officers at the LEP to establish most
appropriate representative – confirmation expected at December SY
Freight Partnership meeting.
Confirmed December meeting – Simon Carr (Henry Boot and LEP
Member has been approached)
2
2.1
2.2
Governance & Partnership
Extend SY Freight Partnership Group to include other
freight stakeholders (including active engagement with road
hauliers).
Establish linkages with SCR LEP.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
-2REF
ACTION
STATUS
COMMENTS
ONGOING
Main SY Freight Partnership now established. Consideration of the need
for forums relating to “specific local issues” to be investigated following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
Coordinator and Tactical Group attending / keeping watching brief on
local initiatives : Sheffield Low Emission Zone
 Sheffield City Wide Review of HGV Routes
Need for ‘specific issue’ forums to be reviewed by Freight Tactical Group
2.3
Assess need for and scope of a SY or SCR Freight Quality
Partnership and other forums to deal with specific local
issues, e.g. south west Sheffield.
2.4
Develop Terms of Reference for Partnership(s).
COMPLETED
Final sign off agreed by SY Freight Partnership on 5th December 2011.
2.5
Establish SY Freight Quality Partnership(s).
COMPLETED
Inaugural meeting of the SY Freight Partnership held on 5th October
2011.
3
Freight Audit
4
Freight Routeing
5
Freight Facilities
6
Eco and Safe Driving
7
Highway Scheme Development
8
Information Provision
SHORT-TERM ACTIONS
REF
ACTION
1
Preparation of Freight Action Plan
2
Governance & Partnership
3
Freight Audit
STATUS
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
COMMENTS
-3REF
ACTION
STATUS
3.1
Assess currency and relevance of data compiled by Atkins
in the 2007 Freight Audit.
ONGOING
3.2
Create library of data for use in developing actions arising
from the strategy.
ONGOING
4
To be undertaken following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Data recovered by Coordinator and reviewed by Tactical Group - Likely
to provide foundation for other actions within action plan. Forwarded to
‘Freight vista’ who are carrying out a mapping exercise – presentation to
Partnership 4 Dec 2012
To be undertaken following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Coordinator identifying data, documents, web sites etc - with a view to
incorporation in web presence and identifying potential issues for
partnership. Need to decide best ‘location’ for data
Freight Routeing
4.1
Verify the applicability of the LTP3 Strategic Road Network
to the freight industry.
ONGOING
4.2
Develop freight routeing hierarchies for South Yorkshire –
strategic, local, abnormal indivisible loads.
ONGOING
4.3
Develop freight route mapping from strategic network for
individual industrial areas: review existing restrictions, signing, etc;
 identify possible new restrictions;
 take account of air quality management areas (AQMAs);
 take account of congestion problem areas;
 take account of noise action plans and mapping.
ONGOING
4.4
Investigate the use of the syITS STM system (currently
used to provide priority for late-running buses), to provide
priority for freight vehicles travelling on agreed routes at offpeak times.
ONGOING
5
COMMENTS
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Tactical group closely monitoring Sheffield City Wide Review of HGV
Routes with a view to extending regionally. Initial work started – to be
subject to future report
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
As 4.1 above . Incorporated Sheffield work in Freight vista demo
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Tactical Group to build on two elements of work currently being promoted
by Sheffield CC and make appropriate recommendations in due course
 Sheffield Low Emission Zone
 Sheffield City Wide Review of HGV Routes
Also make use of Atkins Freight Audit as appropriate
Mapping options being investigated – via Keyfort (Freight vista)
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012). Reviewing studies / reports with
Pollution Control colleagues as possible environmental benefits
Freight Facilities
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
-4REF
ACTION
STATUS
COMMENTS
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
 Freight Truck Stop provision and Freight Crime – report to
19/06/12 meeting.
 Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges - report to 19/06/12 meeting.
 Extent of waterborne freight network and location of wharves to
be subject of future report
Truck stop final report to FP 4 Dec 2012
5.1
Identify with freight industry issues relating to freight facility
provision within South Yorkshire, e.g. HGV stopovers,
access to railheads, etc.
ONGOING
5.3
NEW
Freight Tactical Group to consider impacts of rail devolution
and Northern Hub work.
ONGOING
Coordinator to collate information for discussion at next FTG meeting 18
July
Paper to FP 4 December 2012
5.4
NEW
Freight Tactical Group to consider if any actions concerning
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (RHADS) should be
included in Action Plan
ONGOING
Coordinator to collate information for discussion at next FTG meeting 18
July
To consider at FTG
6
Eco and Safe Driving
6.1
Develop case histories on freight operators to demonstrate
potential gains to encourage others to adopt the “Eco-stars”
initiative and promote opportunities related to alternative
fuels.
ONGOING
6.2
Driver Awareness courses, particularly in respect of the
most vulnerable road users (reference to TfL initiatives).
ONGOING
6.3
“Safe Driving at Work” initiatives, including Foreign Drivers
(reference to HA initiatives).
ONGOING
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Coordinator attended workshop reviewing current Eco-Stars assessment
– case histories and promotion to be incorporated in developing Freight
web site
ECO STAR manager to start collecting this data
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
Tactical Group briefed on Road Safety Knowledge Centre – Safer Roads
Partnership Manager attending FTG meetings (LSTF main bid contains
commercial driver training initiative (£380k))
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
AS 6.2 above
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
-5REF
ACTION
STATUS
6.4
Identify from SY casualty statistics, etc., any freight related
themes to collisions, and identify solutions with freight
industry, including demonstrating the value of ‘truck’ specific
SatNavs.
ONGOING
6.5
Assess / review progress on “blind spot reduction”
initiatives, eg left hand drive mirror accessories.
ONGOING
Cyclists / freight related incidents – develop mutual actions
with Safer Roads Partnership
ONGOING
6.6
NEW
7
Highway Scheme Development
8
Information Provision
8.1
Develop SY Freight Web Site as the One Stop Shop for
freight information within South Yorkshire as a means of
engaging with wider freight industry, including: interactive mapping;
 news;
 links to other sites – e.g. Air Quality, “Eco-stars”, safety
issues, etc.;
 road works information;
 incidents / events.
 Best practice and case studies relating to cost
efficiencies of improving driving techniques.
COMMENTS
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
Coordinator, with Safer Roads Partnership, to identify, collate and
analyse incident data. Potential actions and implications to be identified
and reported to Partnership.
Coordinator to prepare briefing note for Partnership on DfT sponsored
‘Workshop: Delivering the best information to al in-vehicle Satellite
Navigation users - 6 March 2012’.
SAT NAV report to FP 4 December 2012
HM Coordinating future reports with Safer Roads Partnership
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
Coordinator to review TRL ‘Blind Spot Study’ (Project Report 403) and
any further research – to report to Tactical Group and Partnership as
appropriate. Researching studies / reports – future report
Coordinator, with Safer Roads Partnership, to identify, collate and
analyse incident data. Potential actions and implications to be identified
and reported to Partnership. HM Coordinating future reports with Safer
Roads Partnership
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
ONGOING
Initial website to be established and hosted by SYJS – request to
proceed issued.
Coordinator attended presentation by Buchanan Computing – traffic and
highway software solutions – can provide hosted ‘moving’ orders map ie
speed limits, height, load, width restrictions. To be further investigated.
Initial web site now live – looking at web hosting options for mapping
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
-6REF
8.2
ACTION
STATUS
Develop regular newsletter for distribution to wider freight
industry.
ONGOING
COMMENTS
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Preparing first newsletter – Available 4 Dec 2012
MEDIUM-TERM ACTIONS
REF
ACTION
1
Preparation of Freight Action Plan
2
Governance & Partnership
3
Freight Audit
4
Freight Routeing
5
Freight Facilities
STATUS
COMMENTS
ONGOING
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Made contact with Key Fort who are developing Humber Port real time
traffic management systems
6.1
Develop case histories on freight operators to demonstrate
potential gains to encourage others to adopt the “Eco-stars”
initiative and promote opportunities related to alternative
fuels.
SEE REF 6
ABOVE
To be assessed following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
ECO STARS manager to start collecting this data
6.2
Driver Awareness courses, particularly in respect of the
most vulnerable road users (reference to TfL initiatives).
SEE REF 6
ABOVE
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
5.2
6
Work with developers of the Inland Port to secure
opportunities for mode shift.
Eco and Safe Driving SEE REF 6 ABOVE
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
-7REF
ACTION
STATUS
COMMENTS
6.3
“Safe Driving at Work” initiatives, including Foreign Drivers
(reference to HA initiatives).
SEE REF 6
ABOVE
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
6.4
Identify from SY casualty statistics, etc., any freight related
themes to collisions, and identify solutions with freight
industry, including demonstrating the value of ‘truck’ specific
SatNavs.
SEE REF 6
ABOVE
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
6.5
Assess / review progress on “blind spot reduction”
initiatives, eg left hand drive mirror accessories.
SEE REF 6
ABOVE
To be assessed in conjunction with Safer Roads Partnership following
appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early
2012).
7.1
Introduce system of freight auditing of new highway
proposals – eg deliveries etc.
ONGOING
To be assessed in conjunction with SCR Planning Officers Group
following appointment of a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in
early 2012).
Engagement with Planning Process – Paper 4/12/12
7.2
Introduce system of freight auditing of highway maintenance
schemes – eg appropriate use of quiet surfacing.
NOT
STARTED
To be assessed in conjunction with the Asset Management &
Maintenance Group following appointment of a Freight Partnership
Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
ONGOING
To be assessed in conjunction with the Asset Management &
Maintenance and Network Management Groups following appointment of
a Freight Partnership Coordinator (anticipated in early 2012).
Progressing - see ROADWORKS.ORG
7
8
8.3
Highway Scheme Development
Information Provision
Investigate and deliver relevant road works information
streams for freight industry.
LONG-TERM ACTIONS
REF
1
ACTION
SCRTS
POLICY
STATUS
Preparation of Freight Action Plan
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
COMMENTS
-8REF
ACTION
2
Governance & Partnership
3
Freight Audit
4
Freight Routeing
5
Freight Facilities
6
Eco and Safe Driving
7
Highway Scheme Development
8
Information Provision
SCRTS
POLICY
STATUS
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FREIGHT ACTION PLAN (update HM Dec 2012)
COMMENTS