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Brighton & HoveCycling For All Study Tour
14 March 2012
Abby Hone – Principal Transport Planner
Brighton & Hove Today
• 260,000+ residents• Conference city• 2 Universities• 11km sea front• 8 million
visitors/year
Brighton and Hove Visitor and Convention Bureau
Transport Challenges• Protect historic fabric of the City• Mobility & access for residents, workers & visitors• Reduce carbon emissions• Social inclusion• Enable sustainable economic development• Keep people moving• Reduce congestion• Control parking• Make most efficient use of capacity• Limited resources
Performance
• Cycling increased by 27%• Traffic Flows
• 6.6% drop in city centre• 19% drop in traffic on A23 over the last 2 years
• Bus patronage – 43m journeys in 2010/11• Continuing high levels of bus satisfaction,
currently at 92%• Casualties – 12.5% reduction in killed and
seriously injured• Transport Local Authority of the Year 2010-
11 and other national awards
How have we achieved this?
• Quality Bus Partnership• Traffic Management 13km of Bus Lanes• Parking Control• Cycling Town Status• Public Realm Improvements• JourneyOn.co.uk• CiViTAS demonstration projects
Quality Bus Partnership
This has created a platform for:
• Co-operation• Innovation• Buoyant patronage:
50% growth in 10 years
Parking Control
• Firm but fair enforcement• BPA contract• Strategic approach on residents
parking schemes & charges• Award winning Annual Parking Report
Cycling Town Status
• Awarded Cycle Demonstration Town in 2005
• Continued as a Cycling Town in 2008 to 2011
• Cycling up by 27% • Range of hard and soft measures
Cycling Projects
• New and extended cycle routes
• First Cycle Freeway in the UK
• ASL cyclist priority at junctions give a clear message
Cycling Projects
• Increased Cycle parking
• Events • Bike week
• Car free day
• Work with schools
Local Sustainable Transport Fund
• £4.1 million grant secured from DfT in July 2011
• 4 year project aimed at improving the economy in a low carbon way
• Mixture of hard and soft measures for Lewes Road Corridor
Public Realm
New Road in 2006
Public Realm
New Road today
Viaduct Lighting Scheme
JourneyOn
TEXT 4UR NEXT Bus gives RTI from any bus stop
IPhone app with Bus RTI
JourneyOn website gives information about all travel modes and promotes innovation in transport information
What Next?
• Local Transport Plan 3• Continuing Quality Bus Partnership• Major Projects• Local Strategic Partnership• More innovation