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Transport Committee Publications

Transport - Third Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 26 March 2003.


FOURTH REPORT

The Transport Committee has agreed to the following Report:

JAM TOMORROW?: THE MULTI MODAL STUDY INVESTMENT PLANS

CONTENTS


Terms of Reference

1. INTRODUCTION

2. BACKGROUND

Policy Context

Transport White Paper

Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Act 1998

10 Year Plan

10 Year Plan Targets

Why is congestion important?

10 Year Plan Congestion Forecasts

10 Year Plan Pollution Forecasts

10 Year Plan Progress Report

Revised Congestion Forecasts

Revised Pollution Forecasts

Summary

3. MULTI-MODAL STUDIES

How did the studies work?

Management

Objectives

Studying Options

Recommending Strategies

The role of the Secretary of State

Issues raised

Size of studies

Objectives

Cost of the Studies

What the studies should achieve

4. FINDINGS OF STUDIES

Key Problems

Congestion and the Multi-Modal Studies

Carbon Dioxide and the Multi-Modal Studies

Cost of the Study Recommendations

Capital Funding  

Revenue Funding

Strategies Proposed

Public Transport Improvements

Smaller Studies

Larger Studies

Summary of public transport improvements

Freight Improvements

Freight on Rail

Understanding Freight Needs

Reducing the Need to Travel

Significant Benefits

Lesser Impacts

Land Use

Charging Measures

Guidance

Impacts on design

Study Recommendations

South East Manchester

London to South West and South Wales

West Midlands Area

M25 ORBIT

M6 Midlands to Manchester

South West Yorkshire Motorway Box

Alternatives to charging

Summary

Road Expansion Plans

Impacts on the road schemes remitted

Too many roads?

Summary

Balanced Packages

5. IMPLEMENTATION

Affordability

Capital Funding  

Revenue Support

Summary

Rail, Road and Local Transport Budgets

Rail Improvements

Rail Assessment

Rail Targets  

Opportunities

Current Progress

Summary

Local Transport Improvements

Road Improvements

Inter-Urban Charging

Summary

6. THE WAY FORWARD

7. CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX 1: CONGESTION

ANNEX 2: CURRENT POSITION OF THE MULTI-MODAL STUDIES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Wednesday 6 November 2002
Wednesday 20 November 2002
Wednesday 27 November 2002
Wednesday 15 January 2003

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

APPENDICES

REPORTS OF THE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE


 
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