TABLE OF CONTENTS The TA should cover the following:
existing conditions
proposed development
trip generation, distribution, modal split and assignment
transport impact
transport proposals
environmental impact
accessibility analysis.
Site visits will identify the nature and condition of the current transport network. The information to be collected will include road geometric data and junction layout, bus and rail services, and pedestrian and cyclist facilities. The visits will also assist in assessing current transport problems, for example highway congestion and lack of adequate public transport service.
Existing traffic data will be identified and analysed and the results of the further surveys initiated as part of the TA will be described.
Accident data may be analysed and any local accident problems identified.
Other developments with planning consent but not yet implemented and planned transport improvements should be listed.
The proposed development will be described including:
current or former use of site and any relocation proposals;
planning policies applying to this site;
any previous planning applications;
site area and boundary;
scale and size of land-use proposed;
hours of operation;
development phasing;
site plan for development.
Techniques for estimating travel demand have previously been described in Chapter 4.
There is now a considerable amount of information on the amount of highway traffic generated by new developments. The TRICS database2 is one well-established national database which holds survey information from hundreds of sites covering many different land uses. These land...
