| PSA target, Ten Year Plan Target or Indicator |
On track? |
Comment |
Source |
| Public Service Agreement Targets (Spending Review 2002) |
Road
Reduce congestion on the inter-urban trunk road network and in large urban areas in England below 2000 levels by 2010. |
No |
At present only baseline data are available for congestion, so it is not possible to assess changes so far; however, DfT has recognised that the original target is not achievable. The baseline figure for average time lost per vehicle kilometre on interurban trunk roads is 3.2 seconds. |
DfT Progress Report |
Rail
Secure improvements in rail punctuality and reliability with 50% increase in rail
use in Great Britain from 2000 levels by 2010. |
No |
There was a decline of 3.4% in rail punctuality and reliability between 2000 and 2002. Figures for Q1, 2003 show a 5.5% increase on Q1, 2001, but a decline of 0.5% on Q1, 2002. Rail use (in passenger kilometres) increased by 1.0% between 2000 and 2002. Passenger kms for Q4 of 2002 were 10.2% higher than the previous year. |
National Rail Trends |
Local Public Transport
Secure improvements to the accessibility, punctuality and reliability of local public transport (bus and light rail) with an increase in use of more than 12% by 2010 compared with 2000 levels. |
~ |
Local bus passenger journeys increased by 1% between 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 and light rail journeys increased by 6.5%. Note that the 1% increase in bus use includes a 6% increase in London, which represents one third of all bus passenger trips in the UK. This masks a general decline in the metropolitan areas and shire counties and raises questions about whether the high cost of service enhancement in London can be maintained. |
A Bulletin of Public Transport Statistics |
LU Journey Times
Cut journey times on London Underground services by increasing capacity and reducing delays. |
Yes |
LU journey times have reduced by 1% since 2000. |
www.tfl.gov.uk |
Road Accidents
Reduce the number of people killed or
seriously injured in Great Britain in road
accidents by 40%, and the number of
children killed or seriously injured by
50%, by 2010 compared with the
average for 1994-1998, tackling the
significantly higher incidence in
disadvantaged communities. |
Yes |
Number of people killed or seriously injured
has fallen sharply: in 2002 it was 17 per
cent below the baseline, compared to the
2010 target of 40 per cent. Number of
children killed or seriously injured fell
sharply: in 2000 it was 24 per cent below
the baseline, compared to the 2010 target
of 50 per cent. The 2002 data is 32% below
the baseline. Overall, both accident rate
targets are well on course for being achieved.
|
Road Casualties in Great Britain |
Air Quality
Improve air quality by meeting National
Air Quality Strategy objectives for carbon
monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide,
particles, sulphur dioxide, benzene and 1,
2- butadiene (Joint DfT/Defra target).
|
Yes |
Targets in the national Air Quality Strategy
were made more stringent in August 2002,
but air quality "continues to improve". The
provisional result for 2002 is the second
lowest in 15 years.
|
www.defra.gov.uk |
Greenhouse Gases
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
12.5% from 1990 levels, and move
towards a 20% reduction in total CO2
by 2010.
|
Yes |
Greenhouse gases fell by 13.2% between
1990 and 2000. Carbon Dioxide levels for
2001 are provisionally estimated at 6%
lower than 1990, although 1.5% higher than
2000 (mainly due to increased use of coal
in power stations). This is a Defra target.
|
www.defra.gov.uk |
| Other 10 Year Plan Targets & Indicators |
Rail Freight
Increase rail freight's share of the freight
market by 2010, increasing the current
level of freight carried by 80%.
|
No |
Levels of freight carried by rail increased by
3.3% in 2002 compared with 2000, but
freight carried in Q1, 2003 is the same as
that for Q1, 2001.
|
National Rail Trends |
Cycling Trips
By 2010, triple the number of cycling
trips compared with a 2000 base.
|
No |
Levels of cycling fell in 2001 by 17%
compared with 2000. However, cycling
on the London Strategic road network
increased in the last year.
|
National Travel Survey |
Rural Accessibility
Achieve a one-third increase in the
proportion of households in rural areas
within about 10 minutes walk of an hourly
or better bus service by 2010.
|
Yes |
Access to community transport has
increased, by about 55% between 2000
and 2001.
|
National Travel Survey |
Bus Reliability
CPT members will work towards a target
that requires them to run 99.5% of
scheduled mileage, except where this is
affected by factors beyond their control.
|
No |
This target was not met. The percentage
of bus schedules lost in Q4 2002 was
2.0% for England.
|
Bus Quality Indicators |
Bus Fleet
Reduce the average age of buses to
eight years over the period of the plan.
|
Yes |
In 2002, the average age was 8.2 years,
a significant reduction since 1994 when it
was 9.9 years. Whilst the target has not yet
been reached, it appears to be on track.
|
Bus Quality Indicators |
Bus Accessibility
50% of the full-size bus fleet to be fully
accessible by 2010.
|
Yes |
A new indicator was introduced in April
2002 that requires 50% of the full-size
bus fleet to be fully accessible by 2010.
The first monitoring shows that 29% of
the fleet was accessible.
|
Bulletin of Public Transport Statistics |
London Rail Overcrowding
Reduce to meet SRA standards by 2010. |
Yes |
Overcrowding on commuter services
to London decreased in 2001 from 5.1%
to 5.0%.
|
SRA Annual Report |
Maintain Strategic Road Network
10YP target: proportion of network in
need of maintenance between 7 and 8%.
|
Yes |
The 2001 figures show that 7.5% of the
strategic road network is in need of
maintenance, compared to 7.1% the
previous year.
|
Highways Agency |
Halt the Deterioration of Local Roads
Halt deterioration by 2004 and halt the
backlog by the end of 2010.
|
Yes |
There was a 2.5% improvement (fall) in
the local road defect index in 2002
compared to 2000.
|
National Road Maintenance Condition Survey |
Bus Passenger Information
Improved services. |
Yes |
A new target was introduced in April 2002
that requires the bus industry to achieve
year-on-year improvements in information
at bus stops. The average satisfaction rating
for Bus Stop Information has increased by
2% between Q4, 2001 and Q4, 2002.
|
Bus Quality Indicators |
