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NORTH SHEFFIELDSTATUTORY QUALITY PARTNERSHIP
SCHEME
Presentation by: David BrownTo: EMTADate: April 2007
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AGENDA
• Background to SQPS• Why North Sheffield?• Consultation• The SQPS• Monitoring• Lessons learnt• Next steps• Questions/discussion
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BACKGROUND TO THE SQPS
• Dundee introduced first in Scotland under Scottish legislation
• First in England and Wales – Sections 114 - 123 of the Transport Act 2000
• North Sheffield:– PTA/PTE/SCC “Made” Scheme – Jan 2007– Implementation date – July 2007
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WHAT IS A SQPS?
An option to deliver the Bus Strategy….. where:1. Local Authorities provide new “facilities” e.g:
– improved bus stops – highway and priority measures– parking controls– improved information provision
2. Local Authorities “prescribe” minimum bus standards e.g:– low floor accessible vehicles – low emission engines – high standards of cleanliness and
maintenance– driver training
3. Bus Operators “undertake” to provide services to the prescribed standard in order to use these facilities
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SQPS – CAN’T COVER….
• Fare levels• Frequencies• Network + routings
Quality
Fares
Frequency
Network
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AREA OF BENEFIT
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WHY NORTH SHEFFIELD?
• SY bus patronage falling by 2%pa – need to stop!
• High population density
• High levels of multiple deprivation
• Low car ownership
• High bus use and potential demand for growth
• 40,000 households within 400m of bus stops and services (1/6th of Sheffield)
• 78,000 households benefit from quality vehicles
• 14m journeys on buses running in the SQPS area
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WHY NORTH SHEFFIELD?
• Major bus corridor
• Worsening congestion/journey predictability
• Area part of City Centre AQMA (issue = NOx + PM10)
• 73% Sheffield bus fleet below Euro 3 standard in 2006
• SQPS affects 100 buses = 25% of Sheffield bus fleet
• Passenger surveys show concerns about safety, punctuality, driver attitude
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NORTH SHEFFIELD KEY ASSUMPTIONS…
• The SQPS will drive up bus patronage– Better stops and shelters = 3.5%– Bus priority = 1.3%– 60% reduction in journey variation– 1min 24s journey time saving (or 5½ passenger years p.a.)
• Increased patronage = bus investment affordable • Better buses = further (approx) 3% growth• Originated out of voluntary agreement with First
signed 22 January 2004• In place for 10 years - linked to DDA legislation
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STATUTORY CONSULTATION
• Spring 2006 - Statutory consultation (3 months formal) with statutory bodies, stakeholders and operators
• Issues:- parking enforcement – commitment SCC- network stability – notification too restrictive- proportionality – cost v benefits- timescales to comply – requested longer- questioned benefits – sent for audit - review of benefits – annual reviews
• Autumn 2006 - PTA and SCC Cabinet approvals gained• January 2007 - Notification period for introduction min 3
months (North Sheffield gives 6 months)
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SCHEME – £2.8M PUBLIC INVESTMENT
• 12km - A6135 corridor following main bus routes
• Inner Ring Road to Chapeltown
• Facilities (inc provision/maintenance/enforcement)
- 200m new inbound bus lane
- 97 upgraded stops (raised kerbs/TRO’s/shelters)
- Real-time detection at 16 traffic signals
- Better bus stop information
- 18 Real-time displays at selected bus stops
- Junction improvements and parking control
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NORTH SHEFFIELD
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AREA OF BENEFIT
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WHAT DO WE WANT FROM THE SQPS?
quality not capacity…
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NEVER MIND THE CLEANLINESS …..
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EASY ACCESS LOW FLOOR BUS…….
With thanks to DfT – Putting Passengers First !!!!!
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CUSTOMER CARE AND LOW EMISSION
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MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT
• How? – modified existing PTE surveys
• Data sharing agreement
• Agreement (almost) with Operators on protocols, with Appeal prior to going to Traffic Commissioner
• Sanctions – Traffic Commissioner can:– fine for non-compliance – withdraw operators licence
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NEXT STEPS• Consulting on:
– Doncaster Interchange (June 2006)– Barnsley Interchange (May 2007)– A638 QBC (April 2008)– Other QBCs…
• Operators say:– Euro 2 challenging – Euro 3 impossible
(Supported services could cost PTE extra £1.8m)
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THANKS AND QUESTIONS
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LESSONS LEARNT - EXTERNAL• Operator pre-consultation not taken seriously• Operators didn’t plan their investment• Locally Operators may not control Group investment• Critical to match Operators’ Capex bidding round dates• Despite consultation…. still arguing about standards:
– CCTV provision - hours/minutes before PTA approved – Duration - Operators complained when 5 years due to
investment payback, we increased to 10 yrs, then they objected wanting 5 yrs!
• Operator poker (threats to divert/deregister)– Small local Operator withdrew from area (no problem)
• Need to have a survey regime (or cost it into the scheme)• Agree monitoring/enforcement process earlier• Risk fares go up to fund investment
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LESSONS LEARNT – PROCESS/INTERNAL
• Why so detailed spec? … Time will tell…– Can’t use bus age as a proxy for quality (OfT)– Avoids misunderstanding and confusion – Consultation responses pushed us further this way
• Consultation – detail costs and benefits clearly, know who/how affected (e.g. right Euro engine, CCTV etc.)
• Infrastructure delivery – controlled timescales • By-pass routes need infrastructure too!• External road scheme further delayed• Lack of Traffic Commissioner engagement = risk• You have to pay for tendered service upgrades
(North Sheffield costs us £285,000 annually)