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Barriers to Active TravelHow hard can it be?
Alison MillbournHealth Improvement Practitioner Advanced
Kirklees Public Health
Send [email protected]
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Before we start………What is public health?
The science and art of promoting and protecting health and well-being,
preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society.
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Why active travel?• Physical inactivity is damaging the health of
our population – 1 in 6 deaths in UK. This makes it as dangerous as smoking.
• It is costing the country £7.4 billion a year.• Physical inactivity is the 4th largest cause of
disease and disability in the UK.• 40% of women and 35% of men are
spending more than 6 hours a day sitting still.
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• Walking trips decreased by 30% between 1995 and 2013 (NTS).
• We are 24% less active than in 1961 – if current trends continue, we will be 35% less active by 2030.
• 64% of trips are made by car.• 22% are made by foot.• 2% are made by bike.
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• Adults who bought motorised transport to travel to work doubled their likelihood of becoming overweight.
• Countries with highest levels of active travel generally have lowest obesity rates.
• Around 40,000 deaths are attributable to exposure to outdoor air pollution.
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• Air pollution is linked to cancer, asthma, stroke and heart disease, diabetes, obesity and changes linked to dementia.
• The heart, brain, hormone systems and immunity can all be harmed by air pollution.
• Research is now beginning to point towards effects on growth, intelligence and development of the brain and co-ordination.
• Exposure to air pollution is costing society and businesses more than £20 billion pa.
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• Air pollution is harmful to everyone, not just the vulnerable.
• There are NO safe levels of air pollution.• However, some people suffer more than
others, including:– Those living in deprived areas.– Those who live, learn or work near busy
roads.– Those that are more vulnerable because
of age or existing medical conditions.
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……….and in Kirklees• 61.7% of adults classified as overweight
or obese.• Only 48% achieving 150 minutes of
physical activity per week.• 33% not even doing 30 minutes of
physical activity per week (sedentary).
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Why active travel…………?
WHY NOT??
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So what needs to happen?• High level support locally, regionally and
nationally.• Ensure that all relevant plans and
policies consider walking and cycling.• Development of cross-sector
programmes.• Offer support to those wishing to change
their travel behaviour.
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• Address infrastructure and planning issues currently preventing people from travelling actively.
• Address other infrastructure issues such as traffic speed, traffic volume, lack of convenient road crossings, poorly maintained infrastructure.
• Ensure that there is individual support for those that need it, including motivational interventions – pedometers, walking groups, goal setting.
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• Foster a culture that supports travelling actively to schools.
• Promote walking and cycling in and around workplaces.
• Incorporate active travel information into health guidance given to patients.
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What is stopping it from happening?
• Number 1 reason – road safety (real and perceived).
• Convenience of the car.• Time.• Lack of appropriate infrastructure.
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Kirklees ResponseKirklees Walking and Cycling Delivery
Plan (draft)•5 Objectives:
– Building skills and confidence.– More and better places to walk and cycle.– More walking and cycling opportunities.– More coaches, leaders and volunteers.– Information, media and communications.
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Easy? No……..• Conflicting agendas:
– Increasing numbers travelling activity - increases KSIs.
– Councils under pressure to cater primarily for car drivers………cyclists don’t pay road tax!
– Giving people more time to cross roads, leads to further traffic congestion 1 mile back.
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• Councils under pressure to increase traffic speeds to improve journey time versus the ambition to reduce speed to increase numbers travelling actively…..
• Introducing pedestrianised areas will have detrimental effect on local economy (despite evidence to the contrary – requires courage to tackle this).
• Justifying spend on active travel infrastructure when roads are in current state of disrepair
• Political will – most voters are motorists!
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Solutions?
• Build solid relationships with all partners.
• Build trust.• Understand the agenda of others – be
sympathetic!• Negotiate and influence.• Concentrate on the ‘super positives’.
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SUPER POSITIVES
NEUTRALS
SUPER NEGATIVES
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• Multi-partnership group to own the Kirklees Walking and Cycling Delivery Plan
• Partnership includes:– Sport and Active Recreation– Highways Design– British Cycling– CTC– Road Safety– Public Health– Sustrans– Living Streets– Brake!– Tourism– Communications Team
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• In the process of meeting with partners for them to take ownership of individual actions.
• In my experience, colleagues are more likely to make things happy when they have a sense of ownership.
• Acceptance that many actions will not be achieved in the near future, due to resources and will, but determined to maintain a ‘gold standard’ aspirational document.
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What else? Have we missed anything?
Over to you!
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QUESTIONS?