Environmental, health

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Environmental, health social impacts of car
clubs Alistair Kirkbride Carplus
Transport for London London, March 20th 2008
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Overview

• Impacts from new and recent data
• Environmental, health social
• Who joins?
• Are impacts compatible?
• How to manage benefits?

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Data sources

• Carplus annual accreditation survey (2007) (n ?
  1094)
• London 2006 Synovate review (n ? 1739)
• York Measuring Carbon Benefits programme (2006
  2008) (n ? 183)

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Environmental impacts
Mileage reduction

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Environmental impacts
Modal split

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Environmental impacts
Modal shift

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Environmental impacts
Modal shift

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Environmental impacts
Car reduction

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Environmental impacts
Car disposal

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Social / behavioural

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Social / behavioural
1 strongly agree 5 strongly disagree
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Carbon

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Health

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Health
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Health
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Health
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strategy for England DoH 2008
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Conclusions

• Car clubs result in
• mileage reduction
• modal shift
• fewer cars on the road
• more efficient cars on the road

• Using cars to reduce car use
• Using cars to promote active travel and health
• Heineken effect

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Unknowns the future

• Who joins car clubs?

• What are impacts within different socio-economic
  groups?

• Are benefits compatible? Environmental vs social
  vs health

• Impacts
• How to influence?
• Can we influence?
• Should we influence?
• Who should influence?