Promoting Sustainable Transport in Northern Ireland

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Promoting Sustainable Transportin Northern
Ireland
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Regional Transportation Strategy 2002-2012
Aims to provide a safe, modern and sustainable
transportation network for Northern
Ireland. Investment of 3.5 billion over 10 years

• Travelwise NI initiative (launched Oct 2003)

Travelwiseni has been developed to take forward
the promotion of sustainable transport
alternatives.
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Drivers for change ?
Increasing congestion

• 780,000 cars in NI (33 Growth in 10 years)
• 81 of commuters travel to work by
  car/van/minibus
• 1/3 of journeys lt 1 mile were made by car

Road Safety

• 136 Killed in NI in 2005 (2 x national average)
• 55 Killed to date 2006

Environmental Pollution

• Cars produce 70 of transport related CO2
• Pollution Causes 12-24,000 premature deaths /year

Health

• Lack of physical activity Obesity , Heart
  disease
• Increased pollution, Asthma, Cancers

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Travelwise targets 3 key groups

• Employers
• Schools
• Commuters

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Travelwise Employers
Working with all sectors to reduce the impact of
work based car journeys.
Providing FREE site specific advicethrough a
Travel Plan consultancy firm WS Atkins.
Making good progress at sites where there is an
issue eg land currently used for car parking
required for other use.
Travelwise Team is working with larger
organisations eg Hospitals- Specific seminar
hosted for this group.
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Travelwise Employers
Shortly to host a more generic event for more
expansive group.
Otherwise struggling !
Companies/Organisations Need a crisis/travel
problem.
Using major road improvement scheme at
M1/Westlink as a vehicle for promoting
alternatives to the car journey by targeting the
value of Travel Plans.
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Travelwise Employers
What are we doing in our own building?

• Clarence Court Travel Plan Steering Group has
• Started development of Workplace Travel
• Completed a staff survey,
• Incentivised public transport fares,
• Improved cycle lockers/showers,

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Travelwise Employers
What are we doing in our own building?

• Improved cycle parking area

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Travelwise Employers

• New dedicated car sharing spaces

But more needs to be done !
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School Travel Advisory Group (S.T.A.G.)
Travelwise Schools
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Travelwise Schools

• SRS PILOT SCHOOLS

6 Schools from across Northern Ireland

• Development of School Travel Plans
• Infrastructure improvements
• Education and awareness resources
• Promotional materials
• Organised events

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Travelwise Schools

• Roads Service measures (St Josephs College,
  Belfast )

• New Toucan crossing
• New off road cycle lanes
• Traffic calming
• New gateway signage

Cost 50k-250k
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Travelwise Schools
Dept of Education measures (St Josephs College)
2002
2005
Cost 5k-40k
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Travelwise Schools
SRS Accelerated programme
SRS Enhanced programme
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Travelwise Schools
SRS (Accelerated) Programme
Minimum of 40 schools / year

• Improved traffic management measures
• Education and Awareness
• BFFFS resource (key stage 2)
• Sustrans resource (key stage 3 4)
• Improved infrastructure in school grounds
• Promotional Materials and leaflets
• Promote and support walking, cycling, car sharing
  and public transport.

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Travelwise Schools
Roads Service measures (Fivemiletown)

New Gateway signage and road markings
Cost per scheme 8 - 12k
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Travelwise Schools
Roads Service measures

Schools receive a selection of SRS resources
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Travelwise schools
Department of Education

• Cycle shelters
• Lockers
• Infrastructure within school grounds

Cost per scheme 8k - 12k
DOE Road Safety measures

Additional road safety training as required
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Travelwise Schools
SRS Enhanced Programme
Currently going through EQIA process
Number of schemes to be determined

• Development of School Travel Plan
• Development of School Safety Zones
• Improved infrastructure to make it safer and
  easier to walk, cycle, car share or use public
  transport for the school journey.
• Education and awareness resources
• Promotional Materials and leaflets

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Travelwise Schools
Classroom based education and awareness programme
(min 30 schools per year)

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Travelwise Schools
Organised Events / initiatives

• Walk to School Week (22-26 May 06)
• Bike Week (17-25 June 06)
• WOW (Walk or Wheels Once Week)
• Walking Bus
• Journey sharing scheme

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SRS links to other Initiatives

• New schools curriculum includes a emphasis on
  Education for Sustainable Development
• Health (Investing for health, fit futures)
• Sustainable development strategy (2006)
  Government estate to be carbon neutral by 2015
• Road Safety Strategy
• ECO schools programme

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For more information on sustainable travel
initiatives in Northern Ireland
www.travelwiseni.com

• Travelwise NI Information Line
• Ph 0845 378 0908

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Launched 14th June 2005
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Launched 14 June 2005
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