Key focus areas of the Forum in 2024
- Actively encourage, support and monitor the development a Heathrow focused Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), jointly endorsed by surrounding Local Authorities (by Nov 2024)
- Work to reduce nuisance parking impacting on airport communities through continuing support of the Parking Special Interest Group. Report progress at board and provide a final report in September 2024
- Help build consensus and momentum around enhanced-rail access to the airport:
- Forum review of the case for western rail access to Heathrow at board (June 2024)
- Complete partnership work around consensus building for Southern Rail Access with Heathrow and Heathrow Strategic Planning Group (HSPG). Publish Arup report (Jan 2024), hold private briefing with DfT (March 2024). Seek to publish joint statement of support for a preferred scheme (September 2024)
- Continue work to define a suite of metrics for monitoring of surface access into a HATF dashboard, incorporating the following (complete June 2024):
- Modal splits amongst passengers and airport workers
- Consumer attitudes
- Environmental measures including carbon and air quality
- Freight movements
- Benchmarking information (where available)
- Undertake a study into out-of-London travel demand with a view to:
- Understanding in detail current mode splits from outside of London when accessing the airport, segmented by passengers and workersExplore options for opportunities to deliver modal shift to sustainable transport modesConsider opportunities for the wider role of the airport as an integrated transport hub for the sub-regionDevelop a prioritised action plan for delivering consideration as part of the next update the Surface Access Strategy and Local Authority Local Transport Plans
- Proactively seek to shape and keep abreast of future developments that will impact on surface access, specifically:
- Business Planning for the next regulatory period (H8) and how the CAA will seek to assess the adequacy of the next business plan and
- proposed renewed work on long term growth projects, both terminal renewal and enhancement and prospective third runway work
Review progress at September and November board & wider Forum as appropriate.
HATF Main Board
Proposed Meeting Agenda Items
22 Jan
Colleague Travel Survey – comment and review
Southern Rail – next steps
Parking SIG update
Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Update
19 March
Review first cut of new HATF dashboard of metrics
Review progress on LCWIP/Active Travel projects
Heathrow Parking Strategy Colleague
BSIP update
Parking SIG update
11 June
HATF dashboard of metrics – final version
OOC Construction – Review
Implications of HS2 on Heathrow Surface Access (High Level Review and Discussion)
BSIP (sign off)
Coaches Update
17 September
Future plans deep dive – review surface access implications of final H7 settlement, progress on H8 and potential DCO activity
CAA sustainability panel presentation
Parking SIG – Final Recommendations and close down
Colleague survey results review
18 November
Review Progress over 2024
Southern Rail Consensus Building – review.
2025 Business setting
Wider Forum
Proposed Meeting Agenda Items
Summer wider forum (webinar)
An accessible Heathrow – deep dive for passengers and colleagues.
18 November wider forum
Rail Schemes – Update
Review Out-of-London travel demand study, findings and next steps
The Future of Heathrow and Surface Access
Special Interest Groups
24th January
Parking SIG
16th April
Parking SIG