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Transferability of Best Practice in Transport Policy Delivery : Final Report
21. Now please do the same but for revenue funding (money to maintain and operate infrastructure and services).
Transport Mode | National | Provincial | Regional | Municipal | EU | Private operators | Private - other | Local taxes specifically for transport | Other |
Motorways | | | | | | | | | |
Major roads | | | | | | | | | |
Local roads | | | | | | | | | |
Pedestrian and cycle infrastructure (on road, off road) | | | | | | | | | |
Long distance rail | | | | | | | | | |
Outer suburban rail | | | | | | | | | |
Inner suburban rail / metro | | | | | | | | | |
Tram | | | | | | | | | |
Bus/guided bus | | | | | | | | | |
Ferry | | | | | | | | | |
Aviation | | | | | | | | | |
Fares policy | | | | | | | | | |
Information | | | | | | | | | |
Land-use planning policy | | | | | | | | | |
Land-use planning implementation | | | | | | | | | |
Parking policy | | | | | | | | | |
Parking enforcement | | | | | | | | | |
Freight | | | | | | | | | |
Total funding
22. Please provide an estimate of total funding for transport per year for your region. If you do not have estimates for each mode, please provide a total amount for all modes. Exclude money from fares and tolls.
Transport Mode | Revenue funding | Capital funding |
Roads | | |
Railways | | |
Trams | | |
Bus | | |
Cycling | | |
Ferry | | |
Air | | |
Walking | | |
TOTAL | | |
Transport objectives and progress towards them
23. The following table sets out a number of transport policy objectives. Please tick to show whether this objective exists for your region; whether there are targets to measure progress; how long the objective has been in place; and indicate whether progress has been made in achieving the objective. For example, the Edinburgh region has an objective to increase the proportion of trips by bus from 18% to 25% by 2005; this target has been in place for 3 years, and currently progress is very slightly towards the target.
Transport Policy Objective | Exists? | Is there a quantified target to measure progress? | How long has objective existed for your region? | Direction of change achieved |
Change away from objective | No change | Small progress towards objective | Large progress towards objective |
Edinburgh example - increase bus use | 
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| 3 years | | | 
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Reduce car use | | | | | | | |
Increase public transport use | | | | | | | |
Increase social inclusion | | | | | | | |
Increase cycling | | | | | | | |
Increase walking | | | | | | | |
Reduce journey times for all modes | | | | | | | |
Reduce journey times for sustainable transport modes | | | | | | | |
Reduce accidents | | | | | | | |
Reduce total person kilometres | | | | | | | |
Increase the accessibility of the transport system to people with mobility problems | | | | | | | |
Make transport more affordable | | | | | | | |
Increase economic development | | | | | | | |
Increase participation in labour market | | | | | | | |
Improve air quality | | | | | | | |
Other (please state) | | | | | | | |
Other (please state) | | | | | | | |
Other (please state) | | | | | | | |
If you have any documentation which explains your regional transport strategy and progress towards it, please attach the document (it does not have to be in English).
Implementation aims
24. We would like you now to think about the new transport measures, infrastructure and services that organisations in your region have planned to implement over the past 5 years. If there have been any plans for measures, infrastructure and services to improve any of the following modes, please tick the relevant box and say how much they have been implemented. If things have not been implemented, please explain why. For example, in the Glasgow region of Scotland, there have in the past 5 years been several plans to improve suburban rail services by building new lines and stations. These have not been implemented, due largely to the difficulties caused by rail privatisation in the UK.
Transport Mode | Improvement/ change planned? | Was improvement/change achieved? | Reason for implementation less than planned, if applicable |
Completely | Significantly | Somewhat | Not at all |
Suburban rail in Glasgow region of Scotland (example) | 
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| Rail privatisation has led to lack of investment in infrastructure due to division of infrastructure and operations |
Motorways | | | | | | |
Major roads | | | | | | |
Local roads | | | | | | |
Pedestrian and cycle infrastructure | | | | | | |
Long distance rail | | | | | | |
Outer suburban rail | | | | | | |
Inner suburban rail / metro | | | | | | |
Road pricing | | | | | | |
Tram | | | | | | |
Bus/guided bus | | | | | | |
Ferry | | | | | | |
Aviation | | | | | | |
Fares policy | | | | | | |
Information | | | | | | |
Land-use planning policy | | | | | | |
Land-use planning implementation | | | | | | |
Parking policy | | | | | | |
Parking enforcement | | | | | | |
Freight | | | | | | |
Barriers to transport policy implementation
25. The table below lists a number of possible barriers to effective implementation of transport policy in your region. If this barrier exists, or has existed in the past in your region, please tick the relevant box. Then rate the importance of this barrier. An example has been completed for you.
Potential barrier | Barrier exists? | Importance of barrier |
Barrier in past? | Barrier now? | Very major barrier | Major barrier | Something of a barrier | Minor barrier |
No organisations with power at regional level - Edinburgh region - example | | 
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Decisions governed by very local concerns. | | | | | | |
No organisations with power at regional level. | | | | | | |
Division of responsibilities between many organisations. | | | | | | |
Lack of funding. | | | | | | |
Sources of funding uncertain and negotiated. | | | | | | |
Dependence on private sector for funding. | | | | | | |
Political effects on funding | | | | | | |
Negative public opinion | | | | | | |
Other (please state) | | | | | | |
Other (please state) | | | | | | |
Other (please state) | | | | | | |
26. If you have indicated that some barriers existed before but do not exist now how did you overcome them?
Overall assessment
27. In comparison to other regions that you know in your country and other European states, how well is transport policy implemented in your region.
Very well implemented | Well implemented | Some implementation | Poorly implemented | Very poorly implemented |
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28. Please comment on your answer to question 27, and to any other aspect of your response.
29. Is there someone in your organisation who we could contact for further information and a telephone interview (and who has competent English language skills)? If so, please give their contact details below.
30. If you were unable to answer part of some of the above questions, please could you let us know where we might be able to get this information, if possible, through a contact of yours, or through a relevant organisation.
Thank you very much for your time.
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