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Presentation to Roads Australia's National Sustainability in Infrastructure Forum

One small step....

Adapting infrastructure to encourage active transport

Rebecca Lehman, GTA ConsultantsTuesday, 22 October 2013


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Walking and cycling for short trips are quick ways to shrink a carbon footprint


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Walking and cycling are an inexpensive way to meet health and physical activity targets


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More importantly ... Its fun!


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Bottom line: Only lazy traffic engineers only think of one mode or one connection


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An integrated transport network relies on all modes

A mix of transport options are required to meet the needs of residents, visitors and workers

Walking or cycling isnt an option for every trip, only the short ones



Walkability and bikeability

Pedestrians

Connected

Convivial

Conspicuous

Comfortable

Convenient

Cyclists

Coherent

Attractive

Safe

Comfortable

Direct



The active travel status quo (how our grandmothers, partners and friends see it)

Connected?

Conspicuous?

Convenient?

Convivial?

Wrong

connection

No

connection

Unpleasant

Temporary

barrier

Not enough

shelter

Comfortable?



Mode choice by gender

52%

45%

60%

51%

60%

57%

46%

98%

89%

83%

73%

51%

46%

39%

54%

54%

48%

55%

40%

49

%

40%

43%

54%

11%

17%

27%

49%

54%

61%

46%

46%

2%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Train

Bus

Ferry

Tram

Taxi

Car,asdriver

Car,aspassenger

Truck

Motorbike/scooter

Bicycle

Other

Walkedonly

Workedathome

Didnotgotowork

Notstated

Total

Females

Males

After truck and motorcycle, bicycle is the most gender-biased mode

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Journey to Work, 2006 Census



School children are walking less

Both boys and girls!

Even in year 10.



and are being driven more



Local shoppers are walking and biking and taking public transport more than hear!

(25%) (5%) (12%) (58%)

(Shopkeepers estimates in brackets)



Shoppers walk and want facilities to walk to the shops



fierce competition for space between transport modes and landuses

not addressing these challenges could sterilise a whole route or catchment

shared space & shared zones

Time to destination

%T

imeRemaining

1 min travel

= 10%

1 min travel= 100%

The Final Challenge: the last 100 metres

Detour


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Detour

Factor Bus

310 : 45

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Detour

Factor Train

289 : 178

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The philosophy of 8-80 cities

is to create a city that is so good

an 8 or 80 year old can navigate it

independently.


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Cooperation and collaboration are required to fix the status quo

Talk toneighbouring

project

Providedirectlinks!

Work with

nearbyprojects

Includeweatherand solar

protection

Reign in

anti-socialbehaviour

d hi h


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How does this happen?


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Not everywhere has it perfect yet


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There are still a lot of barriers to shared walking and cycling spaces


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But even Maccas will provide priority bicycle parking if you ask for it: (Estes Park, Colorado)

Bik l i f bik d k d MTB i (L A l C lif i )


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Bike-only carriage for bike commuters and weekend MTB trips (Los Angeles, California)


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Facilities can be multipurpose: shared bicycle and ski parking racks (Park City, Utah)


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Sense of place using bicycle parking as public art

P d f h d bi l h l hif h i bi l (L i ill K k )


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Pods of shared bicycles help shift short car trips to bicycles (Louisville Kentucky)

T t S it Ad i i t ti bi l t t d th i t (T A i )


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Transport Security Administration uses bicycles to get around the airport (Tucson, Arizona)

P kl t t d f t th ith ti f l (NYC)


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Parklets extend footpath areas with more seating for people (NYC)

Solar powered pedestrian and bicycle crossing (Baker City Oregon)


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Solar-powered pedestrian and bicycle crossing (Baker City, Oregon)

Dedicated bicycle lane and bicycle parking kerb extensions (Boulder, Colorado; Vancouver Canada)


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Dedicated bicycle lane and bicycle parking kerb extensions (Boulder, Colorado; Vancouver Canada)

How can we help facilitate more active transport infrastructure?


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Not all pedestrians are the same


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Not all cyclists are the same


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Training/ competitive

Confident commuter

Recreational/ weekend

Families/ children

Not so confident / beginners

We need to think about walkable and bikeable catchments


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A catchment is the surrounding area withinwhich people can easily travel to a destinationin a given time.

A catchment may also be defined as a distancee.g. a 400 metre walk or 5 km cycle ride basedon travel speed.

New shared pathway


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150 metres long

3 km new roadaccess

184 new properties

1.2km + 5km 7.5km 15km

Properties covered 794 978

Total Road (km) 36.8 36.8 537.1 1,166.7 4,544.3

Actual coverage (km) 11.2 14 232 449.8 2,298.8

coverage (%) 30% 38% 43% 39% 51%

Macquarie Fields Rail Station

1 2 3 5

When do we separated bikes from cars or pedestrians?


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Pedestrians and cyclists dont have a crumple zone


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People have a higher survival rate when vehicles operate at lower speeds


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Bikes offer an economy of scale one cyclist isn't the answer


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Get elements of active travel integrated into projects


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Provide physical elements to achieve physical integration

with other transport networks and facilities, including

elements outside the extent of the project works.

For bicycles this means:

prominent, secure, weather-protected bike parking at

each station, bicycle end of trip facilities and cycleways;

space for bicycle parking, where the total required bicycle

parking provision can not be accommodated internally.

Prioritise people movement, not vehicle movement


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Priority is afforded to the most efficientand sustainablemodes of transport:

walkers, cyclists and public transport passengers

public transport operators

kiss-and-ride, taxi, car share and car pooling

park-and-ride

Transport infrastructure and operations reinforce the modal hierarchy to:

provide access priority

provide a safe, well-lit and visually appealing passenger area

provide a high level of amenity and passenger comfort

increase patronage

accommodate customer flows

facilitate passenger access and modal interchange

Space, access, priority and funding are allocated according to the modal hierarchy

Integrate with current transport operations not just traffic operations


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Public transport

Link to the existing public transport network

Connect residents and workers, withouttransferring (a one-seat ride)

Provide a span of service to meet resident andworker needs

Provide certainty of regular, on-time services

Car share

Provide car share vehicles

Priority car parking for car share or car poolvehicles

Walking, running, cycling and motorcycling

Connect to the footpath and bicycle network

Provide bike parking, bike & ride facilities

Provide lockers, showers and change rooms forworkers

Provide visitor and staff bicycle parking

Integrate with other departments, businesses and neighbouring councils


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Parking Manager

?

Parks and Recreation

Traffic Engineer Education Health Promotions

Sports and Recreation Office Manager

Developers Transport Planner GPs

Enthusiast

Monitor and evaluate facilities and operations to identify potential problems


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Monitor facilities and operations to determine thespirit of transport integration is being achieved.

For bicycles, monitor:

bicycle network use to determine if additional capacityis required

bicycle parking to determine when additional bikeparking is required or when abandoned bicycles shouldbe removed.

For footpaths, monitor

the footpath network to see if additional capacity isrequired.

Footpath use to determine if facilities link appropriate

facilities

audit shade, weather protection, accessibility,pavement quality

Address mistakes with humour and humility


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How will you know its working?


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How will you know its working?: women and children are riding


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How will you know its working? : People are outside, enjoying your public space


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How will you know its working?: Property values are up!


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How will you know its working? : shared zones accommodate every mode


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How will you know its working? : Pedestrians are free range


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How will you know its working? People have embraced and adapted your facilities!


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How will you know its working? : Cyclists are safe, visible and accepted transport users


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How will you know its working? : People engage with your public space. And embrace it!


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Rebecca Lehman

Associate Transport Planner

www.gta.com.au

http://www.linkedin.com/in/rlehman

0432 4287 766

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