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WestTrans Station Access Schemes

WestTrans Station Access Schemes. Approach, Lessons Learnt, Best Practice. Glenn Higgs & Lorna Sewell | 25 March 2010. Introduction. WestTrans Partnership WestTrans Station Access Coordinator WestTrans Station Access Programme WestTrans Approach / lessons learnt from Station Access schemes

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WestTrans Station Access Schemes

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  1. WestTrans Station Access Schemes Approach, Lessons Learnt, Best Practice Glenn Higgs & Lorna Sewell | 25 March 2010

  2. Introduction • WestTrans Partnership • WestTrans Station Access Coordinator • WestTrans Station Access Programme • WestTrans Approach / lessons learnt from Station Access schemes • Step one’s • Step two’s • Step three’s • Summary – main messages

  3. WestTrans Partnership

  4. WestTrans Station Access Coordinator • Station Access Coordinator since 2008 • Underspend of £400k for station access schemes in 07/08 • Day to day tasks include: • Programme / risk management • Design champion / project continuity • Advice & assistance / problem solving • Strategic prioritisation of future station access schemes • Undertake S1’s and S2’s

  5. WestTrans Station Access Schemes • 2009/10 budget: £450k – spent! Schemes Implemented (Step 3) • Hanwell Station, Ealing • Castle Bar Park Station, Ealing Schemes Developing (Step 2) • Ravenscourt Park Station, H&F • Eastcote Station, Hillingdon • Northwick Park Station, Brent • Rayners Lane Station, Harrow Schemes Initiated (Step 1) • Turnham Green Station, Hounslow

  6. WestTrans Station Access • Lessons Learnt • and Best Practice

  7. WestTrans Approach – Step One’s • ABS Guidance requirements • Not a tick in box exercise • Keep it simple • Refer back to

  8. WestTrans Approach – Step Two’s • From WestTrans experience: • Problems have arisen during the following stages: 1. Project Management 2. Data Collection / review 3. Scheme options and appraisal 4. Consultation • Best practice measures put in place…

  9. 1. Best Practice - Project Management • Issues with changing project teams / resourcing • Seven measures: • Establish project team / clear project roles • Establish what skills are required – in-house? • Project trail / project continuity / handovers • Communication e.g. within the team (Highways), to station access coordinator • Stakeholder consultation strategy • Timescales / work programme • Key milestones • Internal deadlines e.g. cabinet approvals • Implementation timescales / liaise with Highways • Risk Register

  10. Risk Register CRUCIAL - A risk register is easy to dismiss as a chore • Bespoke • Considered • Peer/ongoing review

  11. 2. Best Practice -Data Collection • Main problems: • Not undertaken • Adhoc collection • Poorly documented • Best Practice: • Tailor data collection to scheme • Review data availability, e.g.: • Previous studies • Stakeholder knowledge • Other important considerations: • Attitude surveys / public realm

  12. 3. Best Practice - Scheme Options/Appraisal • Three problems that compromise design/timescales: • Over focused on one design option • Lack of structured evaluation of options • Default CAD use • Three approaches to assist: 1. Develop a range of options: • High, medium and low intervention 2. Scheme appraisal - matrix 3. Preparing schematic/hand drawn plans

  13. Approach One: Range of Options Why develop options? • No one ‘answer’ • Options show: • cost range • effectiveness of various alternatives • Design audit trailto justify actions and decisions

  14. Approach Two: Matrix Evaluation • Evaluating scheme options against objectives • RAG system • Infer what the preferred option may be • Key tool to help you make a decision/record various factors

  15. Approach Three: Schematic Plans • Can save time / resources • Easy for stakeholders to appreciate • CAD drawings can give the message of completeness

  16. 4. Best Practice - Consultation • Insufficient consideration of consultation • Can lead to: • Programme difficulties • Design compromise • Cost implications • Early consideration of consultation should include: • Who the stakeholders are • What they might say / mitigating measures • What are their (internal) processes? • When / how often should talk to them? • Tailored consultation e.g. JIM

  17. Step Three’s • Robust work programme, risk assessment and costs • Final stage in the process • Internal / external approval should be confirmed before this stage • Seamless handover to Highways

  18. Main Messages • Importance of setting vision, aims & objectives • Consider timescales, risk and project team at the beginning and review throughout process • Communication – team and coordinator • Maintain a clear audit trail of the project • Tailor data collection and stakeholder engagement strategy • Consider scheme options and appraisal to help inform decision making and defend actions • Consider using schematic, hand-drawn plans • Ensure seamless handover from scheme development to implementation

  19. LTN 1/08 • Best practice relevant to all schemes • Generic principles coincide with the best practice recorded when we wrote LTN 1/08 Useful document!

  20. Any questions?

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