University College London

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Inverness

• University College London
• (Professor Philip Steadman and Steve Evans)

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• Inverness, north Scotland
• Capital of the Highlands
• Smallest of the PROPOLIS cities
• Population of just 130,000
• Model covers 4,000 km2 (which is nearly as
  large as the Brussels model)

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• The model is in effect a regional model
  extending over a very large area.

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• Key locations in the model
• Moray Firth
• Inverness
• Loch Ness
• Black Isle
• Small towns of Dingwall, Invergordon, Tain,
  Dornoch
• Villages of Nairn, Forres and Elgin

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Key transport routes

• Roads

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Key transport routes

• Roads
• Rail

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Key transport routes

• Roads
• Rail
• Bus routes

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Key transport routes

• Roads
• Rail
• Bus routes

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• A9 Bridge

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A9 Bridge
Low population density
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Employment includes oil rig maintenance, whisky
distilling and tourism.
Highly dependent on private vehicles for shopping
etc
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• Very little traffic congestion
• No air pollution problem

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Modal share of peak (Do Nothing compared to
Current Policies).

• Extremely large percentage growth in trips by
  train.
• Due to the introduction of a new commuter rail
  service between Inverness and the small coastal
  towns

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Cordon Charge (232) forces population out of
outer urban zone
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Increased Parking charges (222)
-11 in employment in inner urban 11 in
employment in smaller towns Population is also
affected (-3 inner urban, 15 elsewhere) Result
is average car trip length increased by 20 But,
people are more widely spread, and less exposed
to NO2 and noise (down 53 and 12)
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Car Operating costs (213) up 100

• This scenario has the biggest impact on both
  transport and land uses
• Reduces total travel distance by 17 and cuts
  modal share taken by cars by 12
• 120 increase in slow modes
• Employment and population concentrated in
  Inverness
• Population expands by 18 in Inner Urban and by
  13 in Outer Urban
• In effect this delivers the desired land use
  changes of scenario 511

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Car Operating costs (213) up 100

• Average trip distance by private car reduced by
  10
• Most effective policy in reducing greenhouse
  gases (by 37) and in air pollution
• Higher residential densities mean exposure to
  NO2 is not as effective as Parking Charge
  scenarios
• Cars continue to take a modal share of nearly 80