Reconfiguring residential areas, towns and rural areas

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Reconfiguring residential areas, towns and rural
areas
Andy WistowDirector of Nations and
Regions,SustransJuly 2009
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our vision a world in which people choose to
travel in ways that benefit their health and the
environment
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our mission to work everyday
on practical and imaginative
solutions to the transport
challenges affecting us all
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Tewkesbury (2007)
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UK obesity levels 1995 females
males
Source Lobstein and Leach, Foresight obesity
review, 2007
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UK obesity levels 2003 females
males
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Severance

• Appleyard study in San Francisco (1981) affects
  of traffic volume
• Light traffic
• 3.0 friends
• 6.3 acquaintances
• Moderate traffic
• 1.3 friends
• 4.1 acquaintances
• Heavy traffic
• 0.9 friends
• 3.1 acquaintances

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Mobility.. or accessibility?

• Transport policy has prioritised mobility the
  ability to travel sometimes long distances

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Mobility.. or accessibility?

• Accessibility access to the goods and services
  people need

• the ideal is maximum accessibility with minimum
  mobility

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Hierarchy of road users

• Walking
• Cycling
• Bus
• Taxi
• Private Car

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Re-allocation for bus priority
Leeds
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Re-allocate road space
Take space from motor traffic and return it to
walking and cycling
Bristol, UK
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Design for healthy, sustainable travel
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Reconnecting people with places
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Novices Memorable Everyday Use
3. Useful for local cyclists
Three characteristics of the National Cycle
Network
Spine route linking up numerous local routes
Traffic free route avoids main roads
Green corridor through built-up area. Great
entry to major city
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Comber Greenway
Completed greenway Summer 2008
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Increasing trends of usage on the Comber
Greenway see supporting evidence
Average of four, 12 hour survey periods from 7am
to 7pm Comber Gway
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Cycle use increases
Annual Percentage Changes (May, June
September) Cycle Usage changes NCN Sites
62 between 2000-2008 Belfast Sites 116
between 2000-2008 Roads Service report 2009
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Marketing Maps, Web Site
Free day ride leaflet and touring
map www.combergreenway.org.uk
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Marketing Interpretation Panels
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Signage
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Community School Travel Cycle Training
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Constants in travel behaviour
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Mode choice how people travel of trips per
person
Peterborough
Darlington
Worcester
Walking
Cycling
Motorbike
Car as driver
Car as passenger
Public transport
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Potential for change Car trips within city /
town 2004-2008
All STT
Darlington
Peterborough
Worcester
2008
2004
2008
2004
2004
2004
2008
2008
Car use solely for subjective reasons
alternative available
Constraints and / or no alternative available
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Mode choiceTotal relative changes 2004-2008
Peterborough
Darlington
Worcester
All STT
Walking
13
14
14
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49
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Bicycle
113
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Car as driver
-8
-9
-9
-7
Car as passenger
-6
-8
-7
-4
Bus
-2
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Share of ITM target population
100
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60
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Evaluation shows doubling of cycling levels at
Bike It schools (2008-09)
of responses
Data based on responses to hands-up surveys,
asking the question How often do you cycle to
school? (Sustrans Bike It Review 2009)
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Home zones
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The Dings
Union Road
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Involvement is key to success
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Home zone costs

• Pilot home zones 145,000 - 2.3m
• Dings home zone 1.4m
• On average 100/m2
• Is there a more cost effective way?

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Cost-effective option?Do-It-Yourself Streets!
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DIY Streets funding

• April 2007 March 2010
• Revenue funding
• 300,000 Esmée Fairbairn
• 30,000 match-funded by 10 local authorities
• Capital funding on top 20-100,000 per street

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DIY Streets project locations
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Islingtonlong and wide
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Islington3D to visualise
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Walking and cycling investment is excellent value
for money
cost benefit analysis of three UK construction
projects

• average benefit cost ratio 201
• motor transport projects, ratio 31
• many road transport projects have negative value

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