NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Planning Louise Carroll Commonwealth Games Liaison Officer NHS GGC Civil Contingencies Planning Unit louise.carroll@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
What you need to do Expect disruption and plan for delays Review and understand the Games Route Network and the associated restrictions Check the Local Area Traffic Management and Parking plans around the venues where you deliver services: Be mindful of road closures, parking & loading and waiting restrictions restrictions and how this might affect your and your patients journeys Check the programme of sporting and cultural events note event start and finish times are multiple sessions happening when are the busiest times? Check if you have any patients or service households that are in the red secure zones
What you need to do Within the context of business as usual think about how you might revise, or re-time your services and patient visits can you reduce or re-schedule non-essential meetings? can staff work flexibly? Clinical takes priority Remind patients that they will need to adjust their travel time during this period and that they can check travel details at Traveline Scotland Check the websites regularly there will be updates
What we are doing Portal on the NHS website to facilitate planning Q&A for managers being developed Process being agreed with G2014 to allow staff access to patients in restricted areas Letter to patients who have scheduled appointments during Games Time
Arial 36 Travel Advice for Business Arial 20 Workshop May 2014
What can you expect from this workshop? 1. Overview of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Venues Road Events Queen s Baton Relay Festival 2014 2. Overview of transport impacts Games Route Network (GRN) Local area traffic and parking changes Additional transport capacity 3. Information to help you to plan for the Games www.getreadyglasgow.com
Glasgow Size and Scale Sports 17 Competing nations 71 nations and territories Athletes and officials 6,500 Media officials from all over the world 6,000 Spectators Over 160,000 on peak days Spectator tickets sold Up to 1 million Days of competition Morning, afternoon and evening over 11 consecutive days Venues 14 venues, 1 Athlete s village & 3 clusters Audience expected to tune in 1.5 billion www.getreadyglasgow.com
The Games will take place in the heart of Glasgow
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Road Events Sunday 27 July
Road Events Thursday 31 July
Road Events Sunday 3 August
Festival 2014 Saturday 19 th July Sunday 3 rd August The Games Experience the experience of sport, culture and the city Through visual arts, dance, music, theatre, and film, Festival 2014 brings a Commonwealth flavour in events throughout Glasgow. Festival 2014 will take place at times and in places that respond to the sports programme: Queen s Baton Relay Live Zones (Glasgow Green; Merchant City; and Kelvingrove Bandstand) Community hosted events Existing cultural venues 9
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Our Transport Plan to Keep Glasgow Moving
What is the Games Route Network (GRN)? The Games Route Network is a crucial part of any major multisport event. It ensures athletes and officials are able to get to venues within a reasonable and, more importantly, reliable time and it minimises conflict between Games transport and other city travel. It doesn t mean swathes of road closures, or mile upon mile of Games Lanes. The GRN is to help Keep Glasgow Moving.
What is the Games Route Network (GRN)? A 4.5 million investment to Keep Glasgow Moving Covers around 30km, out and back Just 13.5% will make use of dedicated lanes for Games travel When will it be in place? Work is underway and will continue into June Will be fully operational from 21 July
Core Route GRN
GRN Measures Games Lanes GAMES ROUTE NETWORK Location of Games Lanes
What is Local Area Traffic Management and Parking (LATM&P)? Traffic management to protect the residents and businesses around competition venues (like on event days around the football stadiums) Not like London 2012 measures. Less access control. Key objectives: Protect residents and businesses from informal spectator parking Ensure Games related traffic can access the venues
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Supporting measures Around 1,000 cycle parking spaces will be provided across venues Cycle Hire in place for Games Time Additional capacity on core Glasgow rail routes that serve venues Additional capacity on the wider rail network Free public transport for ticket holders Park & Ride for spectators Shuttle buses to venues for spectators www.getreadyglasgow.com
Further Information Travel Advice for Business Handbook Guide to delivering to venues Code of Practice for Out of Hours Deliveries Further details of roads to be closed for road races Maps of road and public transport hotspots Guidance on delivery timings in restricted areas Code of Practice for Quiet Deliveries www.getreadyglasgow.com
We are asking businesses to plan using the 4 Rs and to use all the information we have available. Retime, Reroute, Re-mode, Reduce Retime - Reroute - Revise mode - Reduce - Starting earlier / later, deliveries outside of operational hours of LATM&P/GRN Avoid driving around venues at competition times, use a different station if yours is likely to be busy Could you walk or cycle for all or part of your journey? Could you pre order non perishables, could you reduce business travel? www.getreadyglasgow.com
Conclusions To keep Glasgow moving and businesses doing business will require a concerted effort from everyone. We are here to help businesses get ready for the Games. Our support consists of : Transport maps Input to your communications materials Updated information on www.getreadyglasgow.com Information via social media follow us @getreadyglasgow Email enquiries: traveladvice.business@glasgow2014.com 23
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