sustrans and working with the higher education sector paul osborne, school travel director
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Sustrans and working with the Higher Education sector
Paul Osborne, School Travel Director
232 million journeys in 2005
The National Cycle Network
Sustrans Projects Active Travel, Art & The Travelling Landscape, Carbon, International liaison, Livable Neighborhoods, National Cycle Network, Public Information, Safe Routes to Schools, Safe Routes to Stations / Access to Public Transport, TravelSmart, Usage Monitoring, Volunteer Rangers
1992 Earlywork
2,500 miles
by 2000
1995Target: 2000 Achieved:
5,000 miles
1,100 Structures
500 miles of Greenways
Sustrans overall co-ordination & development of the NCN
Route 4 ’Gaius Sentius' by Gordon Young
Spen Valley GreenwayPart of the National Cycle Network Route 66, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
20 40 60 80
Sedentary
Active
Highcost
Lowcost
Cost of healthcare
Years of life
Healthcare cost of the active person versus the sedentary
Start with schoolchildren-the school trip is the most
important one of their life
Safe Routes to Schools, Links to Schools & ‘Bike-It’
International comparisons - walking and cycling to school
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10
20
30
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80
DK (6-15yrs) D (5-17yrs) UK (5-16yrs) US (5-15yrs)
Walk
Cycle
Walk journeys by age and sex: 1994/96
Transport accounts for nearly a third ofour energy consumption
and growing
Current ProjectionBusiness as usual35% increase in UK travel by 2030
MtC
40
20
0
20 90 00 10 20 30
Terrestrial travelAir travel
60% reduction in CO2 from transport
90 00 10 20 30
MtC
50 40
20
0
20Current ProjectionBusiness as usual35% increase in UK travel by 2030
MtC
5040
20
0
20 90 00 10 20 30
Terrestrial travelAir travel
37.515 (60% of 1990)
Challenge for 60% reduction in travel
emissions
Can we reallyReduce
This by 60%?
VIBAT Visioning and Backcasting for UK Transport Policy
Policy Packages
Current Emissions
Technology
Increased occupancy
Reduced Distance
Policy Packages
Pricing Regimes
Low Emission Vehicles
ICT & Travel
Alternative Fuels
Liveable Cities
Soft Measures
Long Distance Travel SubstitutionEcological Driving
Freight TransportCarbon Credits
Oil Pricing
Policy Packages
Pricing Regimes
Low Emission Vehicles
ICT & Travel
Alternative Fuels
Liveable Cities
Soft Measures Workplace travel plansTeleworkingSchool travel plansIndividualised marketingCar clubsBetter cycling facilitiesIncentives to walk more
Changing travel behaviour at Addenbrookes Source:Walking & Cycling Success Stories, DfT,
2004
Car Use Bus Travel Cycling Walking
%
80
60
40
20
0
199374
4 417
71
83
11
2005GB Average
(journey to work)
2003
23 25
7
42
In a sustainable city, we need to travel less, less far and more sustainably
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