challenging travel behaviours
DESCRIPTION
Transport Series 2: Challenging Travel BehavioursTRANSCRIPT
London’s Transport Network
Challenging Travel Behaviours
16 April 2013
London’s Transport Network
Challenging Travel Behaviours
Ben Plowden Director of Planning – Surface Transport, TfL
London’s Transport Network
Challenging Travel Behaviours
Lucy Saunders Public Health Specialist, GLA and TfL
The changing role of transport in public health
16 April 2013
Lucy Saunders FFPH
Public Health Specialist – TfL/GLA
Public health role of the transport sector
Costs to UK
society
Social gradient
Air Pollution Road collisions
£8.7bn £10.6bn
Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 16+ years Health Survey for England 1993-2011 (3-year average)
© NOO 2012 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m2
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Pre
vale
nce
of o
be
sity
Women
Men
High level outcomes
Wider determinants
Health improvement
Health protection
Healthcare improvement
Public health responsibilities for local authorities
Local authorities are now responsible for delivering against 68 indicators of the
health of their population
The changing role of transport in public health
Costs to UK
society
Social gradient
Physical Inactivity Air Pollution Road collisions
£9.8bn £8.7bn £10.6bn
High level outcomes
Wider determinants
Health improvement
Health protection
Healthcare improvement
The public health role of streets in London
What makes a street a healthy street
is largely the same as what makes a
street vital, liveable, good for the
local economy and good for the environment
Clean Air
Shade &
Shelter
People feel
safe
Places to
stop
People
choose to
walk and
cycle
People feel
relaxed
Pedestrians
from all
walks of life
Things to
see and do Not too
noisy
London’s Transport Network
Challenging Travel Behaviours
German Dector-Vega London Director, Sustrans
London’s Transport Network
Challenging Travel Behaviours
Breakout discussion:
• Policy interventions: deliverability and impact
• Urban form: planning across disciplines?