Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 646

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: TfWM and WMCA

Paragraph 12.5 in the Climate Change section mentions decarbonising transport, but this should also include decarbonisation of transport infrastructure and in particular be mindful of the work WMCA is undertaking as part of Adept’s Live Lab 2 programme with the Centre of Excellence for the Decarbonisation of local Roads (CEDR).
Additionally, there needs to be more specific reference made to the climate adaptation requirements for the transport infrastructure

Comment

Representation ID: 647

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: TfWM and WMCA

The KRN team welcomes the section relating to Air Quality in the Climate Change chapter and would encourage embedding policy relating to air quality in all transport-related strategies, due to the high percentage of responsibility that transport holds for air pollutants.

Comment

Representation ID: 648

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: TfWM and WMCA

Overall, we very much welcome the sustainable transport ambitions set out in Dudley’s Local Plan for improved connectivity via public transport and active travel infrastructure and we can clearly see many measures in this local plan moving in a positive direction to achieve our WMLTP5 ambitions.
We hope our above policy suggestions and comments, may further help strengthen the plan, and we welcome these being included in the next stage of the local plan. Our work with you on the Area Strategy for the Black Country will further help to improve the relationship between the Dudley Local Plan and the development and delivery of transport strategy across Dudley - be it concerning those key regional transport schemes like rapid transit and our core bus networks or in ways to support more local behaviour change and those measures that can help people move around more sustainably in their local neighbourhoods.
In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information or clarity on our points raised in the letter and we look forward to continuing working with Dudley MBC on their local plan and through the proposed transport policies.