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LTS CoverSince the adoption of Aberdeenshire Council’s first Local Transport Strategy (LTS) significant investment in transportation has seen improvements made across the network.  These range from major infrastructure projects through investment in walking and cycling to the introduction of innovative passenger transport services, such as the award winning A2B Dial-A-Bus.

This new LTS builds on the hard work and successes made to date and sets out a plan for the next three years. Our vision is to develop an integrated transportation system for Aberdeenshire which contributes to the development of an inclusive and safe society, a sustainable economy and which reduces the environmental damage caused by transport.

The evidence from the North East Global Footprint Project – which calculated that we would need 3 planets if everyone lived like us – has made uncomfortable reading. The main contributors to the North East’s global footprint are energy use, food and drink and transport.  Transport alone contributes 14%.  With its changed emphasis on working towards the long term goal of travel behaviour change, the LTS acknowledges the need to reduce the environmental impact of transport  and it is honest about the tough choices which will have to be made. It will help us to shrink that footprint.

At the heart of the LTS is the need to work in partnership, both across service sectors within the Council, and with external partners in the community - at regional, national and European levels.  We will work closely with our neighbouring Councils and with Nestrans.

Community input has helped to shape this strategy, and in the future it will help us monitor how successful we are in meeting the objectives.  We will seek feedback  through Citizens’ Panels and Residents’ Surveys.

This strategy sets out a clear, ambitious, and forward thinking vision for Aberdeenshire’s transport network.  It will be used to inform investment decisions, and through rigorous annual reviews we will monitor the success in moving towards an improved, sustainable, transport network for all of Aberdeenshire. 

Cllr Alison McInnes, Chair, Infrastructures Services Committee
Iain Gabriel, Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Service

April 30th, 2007

LTS Annual Progress Reports

First Annual Progress Report, Sep 2008 (pdf 626KB)

Download the LTS

LTS - Full Colour version (pdf 29.9MB)

LTS - plain text with active hyperlinks (pdf 358KB)

LTS - Implementation Plan and Targets (pdf 1.3MB)

SEA - Strategic Environmental Assessment (pdf 2.82MB)

SEA - Non Technical Summary (pdf 97.7KB)

SEA - Post Adoption Statement (pdf 331KB)

If you require a printed, or CD copy of the document please contact The Strategy Manager on 01224 664 809 or e-mail transportation@aberdeenshire.gov.uk