Transport White Paper

Cardiff Council’s Transport White Paper lays out an ambitious 10-year plan to tackle the climate emergency, reduce congestion and improve air quality in the Welsh capital. It has been developed following consultation with thousands of city residents, health and transport experts.

Options are being considered for the delivery of the £1 – 2bn transport vision, which is designed to transform Cardiff and South East Wales’ transport network through a series of projects which could revolutionise active travel and public transport options in Cardiff and the region.

View the press release for the Transport White Paper here.

The plans include:

• The Cardiff Metro – new Cardiff Crossrail and Cardiff Circle tram-train lines connecting new and existing communities across the city, including new and improved stations. Working closely with partners, including Welsh Government and Transport for Wales, we will support the launch of an integrated-ticketing system, so people can travel by train, bus and bike hire using one ticket.
• Rapid Bus Transport – improving services by establishing a new cross-city bus network linked to the new Metro. This will include a new circular bus loop around the city centre, which will mean easier cross city journeys for passengers, and new bus stations in the east and west of the city. To make travel by bus more affordable the Council is proposing to work with bus operators to reduce fares to £1 across the city.
• Active Travel and improvements to our streets – a high-quality, safe and fully segregated cycle network by 2026. This will include a complete cycle loop around the city centre which will connect to each of six cycleways, which are planned for a number of districts across the city. The nextbike hire scheme will be expanded to at least 2000 bikes and new regional bike hire opportunities will be introduced to give more people the opportunity to join the scheme. The Council will also roll out a ‘Streets for Health Initiative’, so that streets are reclaimed as healthy public spaces for the public to enjoy, including default 20pmh limits across the city.
• The future use of the car – supporting the transition to lower emission vehicles, for example through significantly increasing the number of electric charging points across Cardiff and expanding car club availability across the city. SMART technology will use real-time travel information to monitor and respond to transport, traffic and parking data, easing congestion on SMART transport corridors.
• Infrastructure to support the wider region – the Council is proposing a rapid-bus regional network with regular affordable bus services operating every 15-20 minutes at peak times. This network will connect towns across the city region directly to the centre of Cardiff.

Transport White Paper for Cardiff PDF file can be downloaded here.