Planning for Travel at The Easter Bush

Campus

The Easter Bush Campus

• More than doubling the number of people travelling to the site from 660 to 1,800.

• Limited number of car parking spaces (765 for general use)

• Current provision of public transport is limited

• Walking and cycling routes into the site were poor

• Detailed assessment undertaken

Walking and Cycling• 6% Easter Bush staff and students walk or

cycleAt the new building:• Covered cycle parking (50 spaces plus 8 for

motorbikes)• Plus 20 cycle parking spaces at HfSA• Shower, changing and locker facilities• Segregated walk/cycle way connecting the

campus with Seafield Moor Rd and Bush Loan

Public Transport• Focus on improving existing routes

–15A, 37/47 and 67• Serving the main clusters of staff and

students• Working closely with Lothian Buses• First wave of enhancements: April 2011• Second wave: September 2012

Car Parking• 765 spaces available for staff and student use

across the Campus• 51 for visitors and clients only• 21 for disabled users only• Essential that access to parking is managed• University Parking Management System to be

used

Parking Management System• Used across all other University managed car

parks• Criteria based:

– Business need– Care of dependents– Access to non-car modes– Distance– Tripsharing

• No charge for permits

Permit allocation: staff• Our Parking Management Strategy and

Travel Plan identifies there will be approximately 700 (70%) staff out of 1,000 who will receive a permit.

• 13% will carshare with permit holders – equating to 130 staff.

• Therefore 830 staff (83%) will travel to Campus by car.

Permit allocation: students

• Our Parking Management Strategy and Travel Plan identifies there will be approximately 142 (17%) students out of a total of 788 who will receive a permit.

• 36% will carshare with permit holders – equating to 284 students.

• Therefore 426 students (54%) will travel to Campus by car.

Other travel options?

• Detailed assessment of bus routes, home postcodes and travel behaviour has identified that:

• 45% of students and 9% of staff will be able to utilise direct bus services within easy walking distance of home.

Next steps..• Detailed travel information, advice,

one to one advice available during January and February 2011

• Permit applications invited in late January

• Public transport improvements commencing April 2011

• Parking Management commences in full from August / September 2011