green capital partnership sustainable transport action group developing our vision and plans for...
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Green Capital PartnershipSustainable Transport Action Group
Developing our Vision and Plans for 2015
Ian Barrett
Air Quality Management Area• Every weekday, half a million vehicles cross into and out of the city centre1
• The average speed in the centre has fallen to just 11 mph at peak times1
• Average journey takes 31% longer than it would do on a clear run - evening rush hour takes 66% longer2
• Congestion costs Bristol £350m/yr, expected to rise to £600m by 20163
• Air quality fails to meet national standards throughout much of central Bristol and surrounding areas1
• Bristol has one of the highest rates of car ownership of England’s largest cities1
• The number of road casualties is showing signs of increasing1
Bristol is the most congested city in Britain….
1 Bristol City Council
2 According to Tom Tom’s 2013 Traffic Index3 West of England Local Sustainable Transport Fund Application, 2011
…we have relatively low use of public transport,with higher levels of walking and cycling…
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At or from home Public transport Car Bicycle On foot
Birmingham
Bristol
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Sheffield
England and Wales
2011 CensusCore Cities Comparison
More people in Bristol commute to work by bicycle or on foot
than in any other LA in England and Wales
…bike use is behind leading European levels…
EU – Modal Split Data from European Platform on Mobility Management DatabaseEngland and Wales - Travel to Work Data from 2011 Census (ONS)
Big Commuter Survey
Census
European Green Capitals Bristol’s Twin Cities
We’ve started to transform our post-war legacy….
….. into great places for people
Now more than 6,500 walking and cycling journeys every day
Bristol & Bath Railway Path – opened 1984
The Dings – 2002 - 2005
A Sustrans Liveable Neighbourhoods Project
There’s lots going on…
(click for links)
…ambitious plans for public transport…
…lots of ideas for walking and cycling…
Living Heart
Bristol Cycle Campaign
Grimshaw
Urban Realm
…lots of ideas for walking and cycling…
…lots of ideas for walking and cycling…
…and visions of a transformed city centre
• How far will current plans get us towards our vision of a sustainable transport system?
• What are the barriers, opportunities, priorities?
• What’s happening in 2015?
• How do we use the green capital year to create the right climate and accelerate change?
Bristol 2015
TechnologyGreen
Entrepreneurs
PlaceMaking
Making the Case
Toronto
Munster
New York’s experimental approach to street design
How traffic affects social interaction
Making the Case
Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable.
Smileage.