Sustrans and working with the Higher Education sector

Paul Osborne, School Travel Director

232 million journeys in 2005

The National Cycle Network

Sustrans Projects Active Travel, Art & The Travelling Landscape, Carbon, International liaison, Livable Neighborhoods, National Cycle Network, Public Information, Safe Routes to Schools, Safe Routes to Stations / Access to Public Transport, TravelSmart, Usage Monitoring, Volunteer Rangers

1992 Earlywork

2,500 miles

by 2000

1995Target: 2000 Achieved:

5,000 miles

1,100 Structures

500 miles of Greenways

Sustrans overall co-ordination & development of the NCN

Route 4 ’Gaius Sentius' by Gordon Young

Spen Valley GreenwayPart of the National Cycle Network Route 66, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

20 40 60 80

Sedentary

Active

Highcost

Lowcost

Cost of healthcare

Years of life

Healthcare cost of the active person versus the sedentary

Start with schoolchildren-the school trip is the most

important one of their life

Safe Routes to Schools, Links to Schools & ‘Bike-It’

International comparisons - walking and cycling to school

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

DK (6-15yrs) D (5-17yrs) UK (5-16yrs) US (5-15yrs)

Walk

Cycle

Walk journeys by age and sex: 1994/96

Transport accounts for nearly a third ofour energy consumption

and growing

Current ProjectionBusiness as usual35% increase in UK travel by 2030

MtC

40

20

0

20 90 00 10 20 30

Terrestrial travelAir travel

60% reduction in CO2 from transport

90 00 10 20 30

MtC

50 40

20

0

20Current ProjectionBusiness as usual35% increase in UK travel by 2030

MtC

5040

20

0

20 90 00 10 20 30

Terrestrial travelAir travel

37.515 (60% of 1990)

Challenge for 60% reduction in travel

emissions

Can we reallyReduce

This by 60%?

VIBAT Visioning and Backcasting for UK Transport Policy

Policy Packages

Current Emissions

Technology

Increased occupancy

Reduced Distance

Policy Packages

Pricing Regimes

Low Emission Vehicles

ICT & Travel

Alternative Fuels

Liveable Cities

Soft Measures

Long Distance Travel SubstitutionEcological Driving

Freight TransportCarbon Credits

Oil Pricing

Policy Packages

Pricing Regimes

Low Emission Vehicles

ICT & Travel

Alternative Fuels

Liveable Cities

Soft Measures Workplace travel plansTeleworkingSchool travel plansIndividualised marketingCar clubsBetter cycling facilitiesIncentives to walk more

Changing travel behaviour at Addenbrookes Source:Walking & Cycling Success Stories, DfT,

2004

Car Use Bus Travel Cycling Walking

%

80

60

40

20

0

199374

4 417

71

83

11

2005GB Average

(journey to work)

2003

23 25

7

42

In a sustainable city, we need to travel less, less far and more sustainably

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