Transport, Access and Sustainable Development
The Transport and Access & Sustainable Development thematic group (TASD) is a relatively new partnership which incorporates the Transport and Access Partnership (TAP), the Climate Change Partnership, the Sustainable Development Partnership and the Hertfordshire Waste Partnership.
The long term objectives of TASD (taken from the Sustainable Community Strategy - Hertfordshire 2021: A brighter future) are:
- Reduce the need to travel and encourage the use of alternatives to the car
- Improve access to services, including education and health, no matter where you live
- Bring about a step change in the provision, quality and use of public transport in Hertfordshire
- Improve the reliability of journey times and improve East to West travel
- Improve access to the countryside, open spaces and cultural activities for recreation and health
- Ensure effective long term management and maintenance of the transport network
- Improve road safety
- Ensure sustainability principles are central to future planning and decision making in Hertfordshire
- Ensure the development of properly planned sustainable communities with the necessary social, economic, environmental and transportation infrastructure in place
- Meet all national and EU targets relating to waste and recycling, minimising waste volumes and ensuring the provision of a range of waste processing facilities to deal with the county's waste locally
- Meet the Government's targets for reducing Hertfordshire's carbon emissions
View a pdf of the TASD Terms of Reference
View a powerpoint presentation showing the TASD Structure
View a pdf of the TASD Action Plan 2009 - 2011