LIVING STREETSJoe Irvin – Chief Executive

1. WHY WALKING?

HOW WE TRAVEL

WALKING BY INCOMENational Travel Survey

TRAVEL BY STATUSNational Travel Survey

ONE CAR REQUIRES… 75 X SPACE OF A PEDESTRIAN20 X A CYCLIST, AND 13 TO 40 X MASS TRANSIT VEHICLESOURCE (PROFESSOR JOHN WHITELEGG, 1993)

HEALTH: THE COST OF INACTIVITY

NICE - WALKING

‘Walking is the most likely way all adults can achieve the recommended levels of physical activity’

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2012)

AIR POLLUTION

Long-term exposure to air pollution estimated to cause 29,000 premature deaths each year in UK Source: COMEAP 2010; photo: FIA

ROAD SAFETY24,033 PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES

5,396 PEDESTRIANS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED

398 PEDESTRIAN DEATHS

Car occupant 46%

Pedestrian 23%

Motorcycle users 19%

Pedal cyclists 6%

Other 5%

Source: Road Accident Statistics 2013

Vehicle Speed Odds of Pedestrian Death

20 mph 5%30 mph 45%40 mph 85%

PEDESTRIAN POUND

‘WHAT’S IMPROVED?’

BIRMINGHAM 1

• 81.5% adults walk at least once a month (86.3% national)• Only 40.2% walk at least once a month for recreation

(53.9% national)• 63.6% walk at least once a month for utility (60.4

national)• 49.8% of adults walk five times a week or more (50.6%

national)• 11.5% walk at least five times a week for recreation

(16.9% national)• 29.3% walk five times a week for utility (24.6% national)

• 54% of residents achieve 150 minutes of physical activity per week (57% national) APS 2015

BIRMINGHAM 2

• 28.5% of the adult population are obese (24% national) PHE 13/15

• 24% of primary school leavers are obese (19% national) PHE 11/12-13/14

• Road traffic accidents are higher than the national average DCLG 2015

• Air quality is worse than the national average DCLG 2015

• Congestion: average vehicle speed on local A roads during morning peak 17.5 mph (national 24.3mph) DfT 2015

2. BETTER STREETS

NICE: WHAT WORKS:

• Re-allocate road space to walking and cycling

• Restrict motor vehicle access • Road-user charging schemes• Traffic-calming schemes• Safe routes to schools

Source: Lucy Saunders GLA

PTOD, PTAL to ATAL= Active Travel Accessibility Level

NEW YORKBefore and after: Times Square

PARISPlace de la Republique

3. ENCOURAGING WALKING

TRIPS UNDER 5 MILES

0 to 5 miles

0 to 2 miles

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

33%

54%

55%

39%

Walk

Car/Van

Local bus

Other

Mode share of trips by main mode for journeys between 0-2 and 0-5 miles (England, NTS 2015)

For trips under 2 miles by car,

39% said they could just as easily walk(British Social Attitudes Survey 2014: Public attitudes towards transport)

COMMUNITIES

IMPACT OF WOW

INSPIRING CHANGE

1. ENGAGE SCHOOLS, CHILDREN2. MOTIVATE3. ENSURE PROJECT OWNED4. BE ADAPTABLE5. RAISE PROFILE6. MEASURE IMPACT

4. PARTNERSHIP

CWIS

THANK YOU!joe.irvin@livingstreets.org.uk