Accessibility planning

One particular area related to transport where CDRPs have an important role to play is in accessibility planning. 

Following the Social Exclusion Units (SEU) report "Making the Connections: Transport and Social Exclusion", local authorities will be expected to incorporate accessibility planning into their Local Transport Plans (LTPs). This will commence from the 2nd round of LTPs, which will cover 2006/7 - 2010/11.

Accessibility planning aims to ensure that there is a clearer and more systematic process for identifying and tackling the problems that people face in reaching the jobs and key services they need. Accessibility planning will be based on cross agency partnerships between local transport planners, land use planners, the key service providers and relevant local agencies. 

Research has identified that crime and fear of crime are important barriers for many people in accessing the public transport network and the services they require.  CDRPs will, therefore, be an important partner in the accessibility planning process, both in helping to identify local crime and security problems and in devising and delivering appropriate solutions.  Home Office guidance, to be issued in 2004, will detail the role that CDRPs should play in accessibility planning in more detail. See www.accessibilityplanning.gov.uk for further information.