Sunday, March 11, 2018

TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH - BRIGG PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN



Many people in Brigg and district have views about the need to improve transport links - road and rail. Some of them, it is true to say, hold rather strong opinions.
If this topic interests you, then the following - sent to us by North Lincolnshire Council - may be of interest.
Brigg's Coun Rob Waltham says a consultation now being undertaken offers a fantastic opportunity for people to have a say.
If you can't make it to the local consultation event this week, you can comment through this online link...

Transport for the North invites local views on draft Strategic Transport Plan
FROM SARAH HOWE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

Transport for the North has begun a thirteen-week consultation on its draft Strategic Transport Plan for the North, inviting people’s views at events in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
The draft thirty-year plan is the first of its kind and outlines how transport connections across the North of England need to be transformed by 2050 to drive growth and close the economic gap between the North and the rest of England.
Senior Transport for the North representatives will be visiting 20-21 in Scunthorpe on 13 March as part of a dedicated session to outline the plan’s recommendations, advise on what this could mean region, and invite questions and feedback that people may have.
Residents are invited to attend:

  • 4pm to 5pm – Presentation from Transport for the North representative and Q&As
  • 5pm to 6pm – Drop-in Q&As
  • 6pm to 7pm – Presentation from the Transport for the North representative and Q&As
The drop-in session is open to everyone for members of the public to formally submit their feedback on the plan which will be analysed and fed into the final Strategic Transport Plan before its release later in the year.
The plan identifies seven Strategic development corridors that link important economic centres and where better road and rail connections are needed. A key focus is improved east-west links from East Yorkshire, the Humber, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire across to Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool, with possible priorities including the A1079/A164 route to the Humber ports and enhanced rail access to Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
It also highlights the importance of a pan-Northern smart and integrated ticketing system and of Northern Powerhouse Rail, which would see much faster rail connections between Hull and other major cities.
Other consultation events are taking place across the region. A final version of the plan will be published later in the year.
You can find out more by visiting www.transportforthenorth.com/st
Cllr Rob Waltham, Leader, North Lincolnshire Council, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for local people to have their say and help influence these important plans to bring greater transport connectivity to the north. It will give the region a stronger voice by joining forces and will be a major boost the economy.”
Barry White, CEO, Transport for the North, said: “An incredible amount of work has gone into the production of the draft Strategic Transport Plan including collaboration between the public and private sector across the whole of the North. The plan is underpinned with a robust evidence base, making a compelling case for the investment priorities that would transform the economy of the North and the UK as a whole.”

N.F. ADDS: Brigg's Saturdays-only train service is an obvious topic here. And then there's the question of future public transport links from the Brigg area to the Able UK industrial park, near Killingholme, where hundreds of jobs are destined to be created.  The 20-21 Centre in Scunthorpe is in Church Square, within the town centre, close to the bus station. Plenty of public car parking is available nearby.

2 comments:

David Barrett said...

With support like the now disbanded Brigg Line Group received from the council over even modest enhancements to said passenger train service which were being asked for this seems a little cheeky of this august body to ask for comments with regard to TfN's so called consultation otherwise known as connecting very big honeypot cities to HS2. Looking at the map on page 45 it seems we live in a place which may be called Wellawayfromwhat'sgoingonshire - change at Doncaster for a long walk over an expensive footbridge and even longer wait for your onward "connection".

The Independent Brigg Line Rail Group said...

Transport for the North will not get any meaningful powers until at least another 5 years, this is just one of those PR tick box events.

It quite clear that the recent PR picture from North Lincolnshire Council supporting a London service that will probably never happen due to the East Coast main line blocked solid with traffic when in their own area they have a 1 day a week train service that got no support, this just goes to show how out of date they really are.