A ten-year plan to reshape Dundee’s transport techniques is ready to be put earlier than councillors subsequent week.
It's hoped the scheme will enhance town’s ‘ sustainable transport infrastructure ’ and hyperlink with wider initiatives throughout the area.
Dundee Metropolis Council’s metropolis improvement committee will probably be requested to again the supply plan that can concentrate on native energetic journey, bus companies, mobility as a service and low carbon car infrastructure.
Mark Flynn committee convener mentioned: “The character of sustainable transport inevitably implies that there are worldwide, nationwide, regional and native elements, however for the primary time this plan focusses purely on what we're going to do in Dundee.
“It gained’t replicate the work of the Regional Transport Technique, however what it should do is tie in intently with, and complement that exercise, to create a metropolis the place sustainable transport is on the coronary heart of our infrastructure funding selections.”
Among the many proposals are a deliberate community of strategic energetic freeway routes within the metropolis, the enlargement of e-bike rent provision, development in cycle storage provision and a programme for improved highway security for cyclists and pedestrians.
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It additionally goals to element key bus precedence corridors, discover methods of accessing exterior funding to develop bus precedence infrastructure and supply a programme aimed toward enhancing public transport journey occasions.
The targets for sustainable customer journeys and the function of Mobility as a Service in lowering non-public automotive use may also be thought-about, in addition to the potential for development in shared mobility provision and potential places for principal mobility hubs.
The ultimate factor will probably be to think about the capability for development of electrical autos in Dundee, prioritising additional infrastructure capability to fulfill that development and description the preliminary targets for facilitating hydrogen improvement.
If councillors give the proposal the inexperienced mild on the metropolis improvement committee subsequent Monday a draft will probably be issued early subsequent yr for stakeholder session earlier than the ultimate plan comes again to the committee for settlement.
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