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Transcript of Phil Noble Senior Professional Officer Strategic Planning (Transport) 20 August 2012
Phil NobleSenior Professional Officer
Strategic Planning (Transport)
20 August 2012
Active Travel Action Plan
Briefing
The strategic framework
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Edinburgh Partnership Vision & Priorities
"The Edinburgh Partnership is committed to developing a
thriving, successful and sustainable
capital city, in which all forms of
deprivation and inequality are
reduced."
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Building on strong foundations
• 35% of trips by Edinburgh residents are made on foot (next highest, Inverclyde, 28%)
• 7.3% of employed adults cycle as their usual means of getting to work (next highest, 4.7%, Moray)
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Investing in cycle-friendly infrastructure
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Cycle use vs. cycle facilities
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Safety in Numbers - EdinburghCycle Casualties per 100,000 Cycle Journeys to Work
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1991 2001 2009
Year
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All Slight KSI
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Walking to work 1981 to 2006
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1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
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% o
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Note: Walking share of all trips is significantly higher
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Walking infrastructure
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The Active Travel Action PlanA ten year plan to increase cycling and walking:
•Improved networks
•Better maintenance
•More and better marketing
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Actions - The ‘family’ network
• Early priority = filling gaps
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Joint Actions : 20mph
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Our partners...
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The Cycle Forum• Cycle Forum comprises reps from
Spokes, CTC, Transport, Roads and Planning…
• …discusses cycling at a policy level – good communication channel.
• Opportunity to remodel this forum as an Active Travel Forum, with Living Streets?
• Could have an increased role in steering ATAP and feeding into the proposed Transport Forum.
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ATAP Management Groups
School cycle training
Network management
Marketing and communications
Network development
Steering Group
Monitoring
Cycle (Active Travel?) forum
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5% - How should we spend it?
Capital• Family network implementation – faster and higher quality
• Cycle Friendly city – new and upgraded cycle lanes, cycle
friendly junction improvements, potential on road cycle track(s)
• Potential for increased match funding from Sustrans - £425K
in 2012/13
Revenue• Improved maintenance - on and off road
• Marketing, Publicity, Training, Monitoring
Impact - significantly improved chance of meeting ATAP commitments and targets
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Major Projects underway• Cycle Friendly City - Quality Bike Corridor linking
the UoE’s King’s Buildings and George IV Bridge (September 2012).
• Family Network - Leith Links to Portobello path enhancement (January 2013) will benefit pedestrians and cyclists
• Reprioritisation of footway maintenance to better target high use pedestrian areas
• New Council street design guidance
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Staff resources to deliver ATAP
• ‘Cycling Officer’ – in post
• Sustrans officer seconded for 5 years, another 3 years to run.
• Sustrans to employ a 3 year Family Network signage officer – part-funded by CEC
• New ‘Walking Officer’ 18 month post - funded by CEC and Paths for All
• CEC cycle staff resources being reviewed – report to September TIE Committee
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Critical review
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Spokes and CTC feedback
• Strong support for ATAP, for its strategic approach, for 5% and the annual 1% increase
• Increased cycle-specific staffing needed to address delays –more important in context of increased budget.
• Keen to see progress on upgrading existing facilities on main roads
• Segregated cycleways – want serious consideration and would like to see a pilot project
• Can Council consult on, then implement, cycle and pedestrian friendly city centre?
• Public cycle counter (Meadows?)
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Segregated cycle paths v cycle/bus lanes
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Shared paths and spaces
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• Clear delineation
• Shared-use signs
• Pedestrian and cyclist symbols marked on ground
• Courtesy signs
Signing and marking
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• ATAP action to trial cycle signal priority
• UK DfT authorisation required
• Benefit/cost ratio?
Cycle priority at signal junctions
• Delays to other vehicles?
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Looking forward
• Planning to ensure 5% (+1% pa) cycle spend• Reviewing staffing – report to September TIE
Committee• Continue to work with partners• Review progress every 2 years (report to TIE
Committee due late 2012/early 2013)
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What would success look like?
• Healthier city• Cleaner and quieter city• More liveable city - especially
for children and older people• Reduced congestion and
improved reliability for other road users
In short - better quality of life!
It can be done…. – cycling in Edinburgh has increased 300% in past 20 years
More people cycling and walking more often
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Active Travel Action Plan
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/activetravel