Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS)

 

The ITS for Henley was developed in three strands, covering short-medium term, longer term and parking.

 

There are eight key objectives, which are:

• To manage traffic to reduce its impact on the most sensitive parts of the town
• To create pleasant conditions in the town centre to enhance its vitality and attractiveness for shoppers and tourists
• To develop appropriate parking management
• To create a better pedestrian environment in the town centre
• To improve safety, particularly in the town centre and on the main roads approaching the town centre
• To improve accessibility to the town centre for all including existing businesses and especially for shopping purposes
• To encourage the use of public transport to and within Henley
• To give a better deal to both existing and potential cyclists by way of safer, more pleasant conditions for cycling and secure cycle parking.

 

The short-medium term strategy included a scheme to better manage the flow of traffic through the town centre.  Public consultation on the scheme was undertaken in September 2005 and work began in January 2006.

 

The town centre scheme holds traffic outside areas of the town where the air pollution is worst and where the layout of the roads and buildings prevents pollutants from dispersing.  It then aims to move traffic through the most polluted areas as smoothly as possible by reducing the stop-start movements and idling time, which lead to increased vehicle emissions.

 

Further information on Henley’s Integrated Transport Strategy and the town centre scheme can be found at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/henleyits