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Artist’s impression of proposed super cycle highway
Cardiff Council are taking steps to change the culture and character of Wales’ capital city, with the aim of making its transport cleaner, healthier, safer, more efficient and better able to deal with a growing population. They are following in the footsteps of London where over the past few years transport infrastructure has largely focussed on how they can make it more bike-friendly.
London introduced cycle super highways over a period of time since 2010, they consist of cycle routes running from outer London into and across central London with the aim to give people safer, faster and more direct journeys into the city. The plans which have been undertaken by the Mayor of London are well underway with 6 cycle superhighways developed, 2 out for consultation and a further 3 in the pipe line. They have received overwhelming support from the public which only goes to show the hunger within our cities for high quality cycle routes.
Yes, London is leading the way for cycling infrastructure in the UK but as more and more people in Cardiff are taking to two wheels, Cardiff Council have acknowledged that the city’s transport network needs to change.
The Council is working to ensure that cycling is an accessible, easy and natural choice for everyone who wishes for it to be. See their recently published green paper here.
In Sustrans’ recent survey Bike Life Cardiff poll of 1,100 residents, we found 57% of residents would like to start riding a bike or ride their bike more, but many had concerns about road safety. Only 34% of those surveyed considered cycling safety in the city to be “good” but 70% said they might cycle more if segregated cycle lanes were built.
Proposals for five ‘cycle superhighways’ are in development and aim to support and promote cycling for all ages and abilities across the city. The proposed routes will connect communities to major destinations across the city, including the City Centre, Cardiff Bay, the University Hospital of Wales, Newport Road Retail Parks and Rumney, Llanrumney and St Mellons Business Park.
Although the suitability of the term ‘cycle superhighway’ is still in debate, the idea is pretty simple: a continuous path that will provide a safer, faster and more direct journey to and around the city. It is hoped that the cycle superhighway will revolutionise the commute with it being the best and quickest way to get to work, and make it more appealing to those who want to get on their bike but do not feel safe with it being separated from motor vehicles and pedestrians wherever possible.
The Cycle Superhighways as planned by Cardiff will be developed from proposals in the city’s 15-year plan to improve routes for walking and cycling in the city.
The proposed routes are:
You can view a map of the proposed routes.
With an imminent increase in the number of Nexbikes in the city centre, we’ll soon see even more people being able to choose to cycle, which in turn will help to create a better, happier city for everyone.
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This year, our Hands Up Scotland Survey (HUSS) celebrates its 10th anniversary of providing reliable annual information on children’s mode of travel to school in Scotland. It also marks its sixth year of being an official statistic in Scotland. In this blog, we take a look back at how the Hands Up Scotland survey has developed over the years, and further look into how HUSS data has been widely recognised and used in a range of interesting data requests, further analyses and studies.
Over the past decade, the Hands Up Scotland Survey has established itself as the largest national dataset on children’s school travel in Scotland. Starting in 2008, the survey has grown year on year, and now over half a million children in Scotland participate in the survey.
Data from the survey enables delivery organisations, research bodies, government departments and individual schools to build a more accurate picture of pupils’s daily travel habits to and from school. 2017 saw the highest ever overall number of children taking part in the survey, due to a huge increase in nursery schools participating this year.
The 2017 results have revealed a continuing decline in walking to school, a national trend that has been continuing since the survey began in 2008. This is in contrast to an increase in cycling across the country which has increased by 0.1 percentage points year on year since 2014.
Active travel overall is still the most frequently reported mode of travelling to school in Scotland. Of the 48.8% of pupils who said they normally get to school in an active way, 42.3% said they walked, 3.7% said they used their bikes and 2.8% said they arrived on scooter, or skated to school. 16.5% of pupils said they normally traveled by bus, and 24.5% said they traveled by car or taxi (22.8% and 1.6% respectively). 9.7% said they commuted via park and stride.
HUSS data has been used by many partners over the years, from active travel organisations such as Cycling Scotland and Living Streets and to national institutions such as NHS Scotland, to measure the success of their programmes and build a clearer picture of travel patterns to school across Scotland.
Data has also been used by local authorities across Scotland to inform their Active Travel Plans and cited in a number of research studies, including the Glasgow Centre for Population Health’s paper on Travel To School in Glasgow (2017) and a paper by Systra, Wellside Research and Sustrans on Tackling the School Run (2017).
Within just the past two years, the Sustrans’ Hands Up Scotland team have received 19 external data requests for school level data. These have included requests from environmental trusts, transport planners, charities, parent councils, universities and consultancies.
The following case studies show just some of the ways the data has benefitted other programmes from helping them measure their impact on active travel and track the progress of active travel in school-aged children across Scotland.
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Roger Mackett is Emeritus Professor of Transport Studies at University College London, where he carries out research into the barriers to travel for older and disabled people. He is a member of Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) which advises the Department for Transport on accessibility issues for disabled people and chairs the Transport Working Group of the Age Action Alliance. In this blog, he talks about research into the factors that make travelling with a mental health condition difficult.
Learning disabilities usually develop at birth and affect a person for the duration of their life. While cognitive impairments often appear later, some gradually, such as dementia, and others suddenly, as a result of brain injury. In addition to these, behavioural conditions like autism and mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and agoraphobia can all have an impact on the skills required to use the transport system.
People with mental impairments make fewer journeys than the rest of the population, with some of them not going out at all. This is because they can lack the confidence to travel or have concerns about the attitudes of other people. The cost of travel can be another issue, as many people with mental impairments have low incomes because they are unable to access suitable employment.
According to Public Health England, over a quarter of the population has been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as anxiety or depression. While the nature and the extent of mental health challenges are becoming better understood, the implications of these challenges for people wishing to engage in everyday activities are more difficult to comprehend. Transport is one of the areas where we are trying to understand the complex implications of mental health conditions and come up with solutions that improve accessibility.
Having a mental health condition affects how people travel. This is because those suffering may feel anxiety or concerned about finding their way, getting lost or having to interact with bus drivers and fellow travellers. This can reduce their confidence, whether walking, cycling or taking the bus and train.
People with mental health conditions who do not have the confidence to leave home can be encouraged through training and by being told about ‘safe places’ where they can ask for help from staff if necessary. Information such as this, may enable them to go out for walks and can be further encouraged by clearer signposting and less clutter on the streets, making it easier for them to find their way.
In addition, cycling can be encouraged through schemes like Positive Spin which enable people with dementia and their carers in Lambeth and Haringey to cycle. The Active in Dundee project also offers cycle try-out sessions for adults with mental health conditions in two weekly classes.
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, at the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London, we are carrying out a survey into the factors that make travelling with a mental health condition difficult. If you have a mental health condition, even if it has not been formally diagnosed, or are a carer for someone who has, we would appreciate it if you could complete the questionnaire. Your answers will be anonymous, so nobody will know that you responded and won’t be able to contact you.
This blog is partly based on research described in ‘Building Confidence – Improving travel for people with mental impairments’, a report for the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) which advises the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on accessibility issues relating to disabled people.
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