Outline. Changing needs in Urban Traffic. Introduction The starting point Basic principles Analysis Facts Changes Context Solutions Key messages

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1 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic Rob Methorst Chair COST 358 Pedestrias Quality Needs Cetre for Trasport ad Navigatio 27th of October 2011 Outlie Itroductio The startig poit Basic priciples Aalysis Facts Chages Cotext Solutios Key messages 2 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

2 Itroductio Vitality of the city depeds o the pedestria Car-depedecy becomes a burde Sustaiability of curret urba systems questioable Need for Pla B 3 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Startig poit [1] Walkig is basic, atural mode Everyoe is a pedestria Eve today substatial shares, i time spet, r. of trips, distaces covered Relatively little research o walkig COST 358 Pedestrias Quality Needs OECD/ITF Workig Group Pedestria Safety, Urba Space ad Health Walkig is the glue of the trasport system (Sauter, Risser) Urba traffic: It s ot rocket sciece, it s much more complicated! 4 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

3 Startig poit [2] Govermetal tasks regardig Walkig: Takig care of the pedestrias is maagig everyday life s commoplace evets, is havig a iterest for ad beig sesitive to the usee. No glory or glamour. It is all about discretio, ad is evertheless our life s foudatio [Wiedmer-Dozzio City of Geève CH] 5 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Basic priciples [1] 2. Desig for All / Uiversal desig / Iclusive Desig Usable by as may people as possible regardless of age, ability or situatio. A broad-spectrum solutio that helps everyoe, ot just people with disabilities. Recogise the importace of the look ad appeal to a wide rage of potetial users. Normal task competece, ormal risks Number of people Childre, elderly, hadicapped Udergo extreme risks Highly capable, risk takig, agressive drivers Set high risks Task competece 6 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

4 Basic priciples [2] 1. Start with the pedestria Key elemet i the system Needs, Abilities ad Opportuities as startig poit societal developmets E v i r o m e t Road user Physical eviromet Social eviromet Trasportatio E v i r o m e t Needs (N) MP OS Opportuities (O) Behaviour BC Abilities (A) 7 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Basic priciples [3] 3. Comprehesive aalysis Quest for true figures; questio official statistics Cover all elemets, relatios ad itervetio optios 4. Cascade priciple O all levels, the cotext sets the stage for activities, so itervee o the highest possible level. The Fudamet focus o: Policy Precoditios Lifestyle - Strategic level focus o: Travel Precoditios Tactical level focus o: Latet problem causes Operatioal level Focus o: traffic behaviour 8 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

5 Aalysis Facts [1] Needs relate to Ability groups ad Opportuities i.e. childre, elderly, limited mobility, shoppers, Plaes of behaviour: Lifestyle > Strategic > Tactical > Operatioal Comprehesive aalysis: Need to ucover (partially) hidde matters Populatio segmetatio re. abilities ad opportuities 9 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Aalysis Facts [2] Mobility Walkig: Access ad Sub-access mode (moo multi modal walkig) Iequality: 50% of people do ot have choice to go by car Elderly: essetial trips = services/health, social, exercise; proximity requiremet Sojourig a objective i itself Safety ad security biased image: domiat accidet type: falls (4 9 x more victims tha traffic accidet) Elderly: at risk, ot risky; extremely risk sesitive Satisfactio gap i kowledge 10 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

6 Aalysis Expected chages [1] Major treds are: Ageig of the populatio: More people with limited mobility Work force: isufficiet capacity services ad support Fragility severity of ijuries icrease; loger recovery periods More people with free time difficult for authorities Higher expectatios regardig free time ad recreatio Icreasig car depedecy: Iequality of access Icreasig car ad HGV traffic: Icreased crossig risk 11 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Aalysis Expected chages [2] Major treds are (cotiued): Climate chage: Suppressed mobility, risk of falls, risk i emergecies Icreasig raw materials prices: Affordability of trasport Call for healthier lifestyles Affordability of health care Govermet will lose power ad ifluece: Related to ageig of populatio ad decreasig workforce Less tax icome, more expediture (cf. road maiteace, health care) Lower ivestmet budgets 12 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

7 Aalysis Cotext ad precoditios [1] Public opiio: walkig is a choice; ot a problem, as there are good alteratives Kowledge: Walkig receives little scietific attetio; this is shiftig, however. Low data availability (o potecy i argumets); data ofte severely biased Abset or iadequate o work floor level Willigess to itervee ad improve: No strog Walkig Advocacy as egotiator Stakeholders without power have most to lose Little ecoomic drive: o fiacial iterest; low cost facilities 13 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Aalysis Cotext ad precoditios [2] Walkig is a solutio to may urget problems Lack of space, Health, Eviromet, Raw materials shortage, Security, Substatial system beefits of walkig: eed to be highlighted ad made compellig cf. WHO HEAT Tool for assessig fiacial beefits The beefits (idividuals, private bodies) do ot go to the payer (govermet) 14 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

8 Solutios [1] Apply Cascade priciple 1. Pre-coditioal measures Orgaise buildig of awareess of (ecoomic ad social) beefits of walkig ad sojourig Data collectio ad data maagemet Moitorig ad evaluatio of policy implemetatio Kowledge maagemet ad research plaig; educatio of practitioers Issue Natioal guidelies, Policy papers ad carrots 15 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Solutios [2] 2. Strategic activity level measures Eforcemet of proximity of services i Lad Use Improved coectivity, accessibility, cospicuousess ad iformatio Promotio of awareess of attractiveess ad true opportuities Road classificatio: separatio traffic flow sojourig Orgaisatio of falls prevetio traiig 3. Tactical activity level measures Route guidace Supply (attractive) shortcuts Improve etwork safety 16 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

9 Solutios [3] 4. Operatioal activity level measures Forgivig pavemets ad roadsides Safe crossig facilities Improved coveiece, cospicuousess ad comfort of walkig facilities Systematic maiteace, removig obstacles ad cleaig; orgaise witer maiteace Cotrol of absece of obstacles i pedestria space Permit policy for works i progress: free ad safe walkig Moitor ad evaluate usability of public space 17 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Recommedatios Target o idepedet mobility of the elderly; tackle car depedecy Ivest i positive awareess buildig: we ca solve the matter Evolvig commuities ecessitate comprehesive studies: o Rule: Garbage i garbage out o Quest for the usee o Udetected problems are expesive Apply the Cascade priciple: ad-hoc approaches waste moey 18 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011

10 Thak you! 19 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011 Colopho Author: Rob Methorst Chair COST 358 Pedestrias Quality Needs Miistry of Ifrastructure ad the Eviromet Cetre for Trasport ad Navigatio PO Box GA Delft, The Netherlads rob.methorst@rws.l Telephoe: Websites: 20 Chagig eeds i Urba Traffic 27th of October 2011