Active Travel Action Plan April 11

8/3/2019 Active Travel Action Plan April 11

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Approved by The City of Edinburgh Council, Transport Infrastructure and Environment Committee21 September 2010


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Contents

Contents............................................................................................. 1Forew ord ............................................................................................ 2Introduc tion and Ob jec tives.......................................................... 4Joint Ac tio ns...................................................................................... 7Walking Ac tio n Plan ....................................................................... 11Cyc ling Ac tion Plan ....................................................................... 18

Family Network............................................................................ 21Cyc le Friend ly City ...................................................................... 25Cyc le pa rking .............................................................................. 27Training , m arketing and p romotion .........................................29

Targe ts, monitoring , review ...........................................................32

Append ices.....................................................................................35

Ap pend ix A: Joint ac tions deta ils................................................36Ap pend ix B: Walking a c tions deta ils...........................................40Ap pend ix C: Cyc ling ac tions de ta ils...........................................44Ap pend ix D: The c ha rter of Brussels, Velo-City 2009 ................52Ap pend ix E: Design app roa c h fo r the family netw ork............. 53Ap pe nd ix F: Design app roa c h for the c ycle friend ly city

p rogramme ..................................................................................... 56Ap pend ix G: Sta keholder c onsulta tion ......................................57


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Foreword

Edinburgh is a c ity tha t in ma ny ways is idea lly suited to ac tive

trave l. It is c om pac t and for ma ny residents, wo rk, shop and

p lay are a ll within ea sy wa lking or cyc ling d ista nc e. For

exam p le, ove r 70,000 peo p le live within a 20 minute wa lk of

Princes Stree t. In most of sub urba n Ed inburgh, be tween a third

and a ha lf of a ll journeys to wo rk are 1 to 3 miles long, that s a

5 to 20 minute b ike ride.

Walking a nd c ycling mee t so ma ny objec tives that the y

deserve to be strong ly p rom ote d . They ha ve m inima l

environme ntal imp ac t, they are go od for hea lth, and they are

a ffordab le and soc iab le. This Ac tive Trave l Ac tion Plan (ATAP)

sets out to deliver these bene fits by ena b ling mo re peo p le in

Ed inburgh to c ycle and w alk, mo re safe ly and mo re o ften.

Ed inburgh s residents a lrea dy wa lk over one third of a ll their

journeys. We want to susta in and if possible inc rea se this

impressive figure.

Around two thirds of journeys to school in the c ity a re m ade

on fo ot or by b ike. We re p leased tha t surveys suggest this

p rop ortion is sta b le or inc rea sing in c ont rast to a dec lining

trend ac ross Sc otland and a re sure tha t the w ork we ve p ut

into Safer Routes to School p rojec ts ha s ma de a n important

c ont ribution. The size o f mo st school ca tc hments me ans tha t

the pe rc entag e c ould b e even higher, helping to red uce

pe ak-hour c ong estion. We wa nt to c ontinue the Counc il s

positive wo rk in this a rea , ma king it even easier to wa lk or

c ycle to sc hoo l and increa sing the p rop ortion o f child ren who

rec eive cycle training.

Ed inburgh has p rom oted c yc ling since the mid 1980s. In 1981

around 2000 Ed inburgh reside nts (1.4%) c yc led to work. The

c urrent estima te is 7,250 (4.9%). The ATAP sets out a goa l of

further g row ing the p erce nta ge to 15% - tha t s a round 22,000

by 2020, with a 10% by b ike ta rge t fo r all trips. This is ve ry

amb itious but we be lieve it is ac hieva b le.

Ac hieving the ambition w ill req uire foc us and prioritisa tion.

The ATAP is intended to p rovide the right framew ork. For

examp le, the plan identifies two d ifferent a pp roa c hes to

p rovision for cyc lists, rec og nising tha t d ifferent p eo p le ha ve

d ifferent need s. A Family Netw ork is p rop osed to c a ter for

less c onfide nt c yc lists. In p a ra llel, the Cyc le Friend ly City


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prog ramm e w ill a im to ma ke the who le road netw ork as sa fe

and a ttrac tive a s possible for cyc ling.

The p lan prioritises a rea s for inve stm ent. For exam p le, the re is

mo re sc op e fo r c ycling in pa rts of the c ity whe re a large

number of journeys to w ork a re in the 1-3 mile rang e a nd

aren t too hilly. Simila rly it makes sense to ensure the busiest

pavements in shop p ing c entres a re we ll ma inta ined and a s

walkable as possible.

We be lieve tha t imp lem enting this p lan ca n ma ke a rea l,

positive d ifferenc e to Ed inburgh. Why? Bec ause m ore wa lking

and c ycling w ill red uce p ollution, red uc e c ong estion a nd

improve hea lth and fitness. Also b ec ause the kind of things

we need to do to enc ourag e more peop le to cycle and

wa lk, will help m ake Ed inburgh a better plac e to live. Stree ts

that a re easier and m ore friendly p lac es to w alk and c ycle

a re m ore c ivilised and sa fer for eve ryone . A high qua lity

fa mily c ycle netwo rk will ope n up new c hoices for wo rkad ayas well as leisure journeys. Taken to gether, the ATAP sho uld

mea n that many more peop le feel they have a rea l c hoice to

use these c heap , co nvenient, soc iab le and enjoyab le wa ys

of g etting a round our grea t c ity.

The ATAP has bee n d evelop ed in pa rtnership w ith NHS

Lothian, Transport Sc otland s, Spokes, Living Stree ts Sc otland ,

and Sustrans, along w ith c ontributions from othe rs,suc h a s The

University of Ed inburgh. We look forward to c ont inuing to wo rk

with the se a nd other pa rtners to deliver the ATAP.

Counc illor Gordon Ma c kenzie

Co nve nor of Transport, Infrastruc ture

and Environm ent Co mm ittee

Ma rsha ll Poulton

Head of Transport


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Introduc tion and

ObjectivesAc tive t rave l is a t the hea rt o f the Co unc il s Transport 2030 Vision

and Loca l Transport Stra te gy 2007-12 (LTS)1, as well as the Road

Sa fety Plan fo r Ed inburgh to 2020. It c an ma ke a b ig

c ontribution to ma ny Single Outc om e Ag reeme nt (SOA)

objectives2 including on he alth, environme nt a nd ec onom ic

deve lop me nt. Ac tive Travel will a lso d irec tly contribute to theta rgets set o ut in the Gove rnment s Nationa l Physica l Act ivity

Strate gy (Let s Ma ke Scot land Mo re Ac tive, 2003) and the

outcom es set out in Cyc ling Ac tion Plan fo r Sc ot land (2010).

Transport 2030 overall vision

By 2030, to make Ed inburgh s transport system o ne o f the

mo st environme nta lly friend ly, hea lthiest a nd mo st a c c essible

in northe rn Europ e3.

Walking a nd c ycling ha ve g rea t be nefits for hea lth and

ac cessibility. They c an a lso red uc e c ong estion a nd em issions

when rep lac ing short ca r journeys. Crea ting environm ents tha t

are favourab le to wa lking a nd c ycling ca n imp rove overallqua lity o f life in our cities, towns and villag es. This p lan is a imed

at ac hieving the se be nefits by e nab ling and enc oura ging mo re

pe op le in Edinburgh to c ycle and wa lk, more o ften and more

sa fely and c om fortab ly.

Three-quarters of a ll trips made b y Ed inburgh reside nts a re

shorter than 5 km, a d istanc e ide a l for wa lking and c ycling.

How eve r only 36% of residents trips a re m ade o n foo t o r by bike,while 43% are ma de b y ca r4.

Source : Census 2001 Travel to Work Sta tistic s

1. Loc a l Transport Stra tegy (2007-12).

2. Ed inburgh Single Outc om e Ag reeme nt (2009).

3. Transpo rt 2030 Vision (2010).

4. Sc ot tish Househo ld Sta tistic s 2007-08. Previously jou rneys longer tha n

quarter of a mile/ five minute du ra tion were recorde d . 2007-08 figures

include journeys und er qua rter of a mile/ five minute d uration. This has

led to an increa se in the numb er of wa lking trips rec orded , espe c ially

for the ma in mod e figures.


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Soc ia l be nefits whe n pe op le wa lk and c ycle a round

their neighb ourhood they a re muc h mo re likely to me et

and interac t, c rea ting co mm unity cohesion. Peo ple

walking and cycling provide social supervision helping

ma ke our streets sa fer plac es to be.

Imp roved qua lity of life the c om b ined bene fits of more

peo ple getting ab out on foot and by bike ad d tog ether

to g ive a bette r ove ra ll qua lity of urban life.

Bea ring in mind the se b ene fits, the c ore ob jec tive of this Ac tive

Trave l Ac tion Plan is to increase the num bers of peop le inEdinburgh wa lking and cyc ling, both as mea ns of transport and

for pleasure.

The p lan will seek to wo rk towards its core ob jec tive by :

improving the c ity s wa lking and c yc ling infrastructure

(maintenanc e, ma nag eme nt, new provision, goo d

design);

ma rketing o f the opp ortunities to w a lk and c ycle in the

c ity (eg signing a nd m apping o f cyc le route s); and

promoting wa lking and cyc ling (eg seeking to o verc om e

soc ial b a rriers to c yc ling ).

Ac tive travel, hea lth and the ec onomy

Ad ults who a re reg ularly physica lly ac tive ha ve 20 to 30%red uc ed risk of prema ture d ea th a nd up to 50% red uc ed risk of

deve lop ing ma jor chronic d isea ses suc h as c orona ry hea rt

d isea se, stroke, diab ete s and c anc er. Ac c ording to a rec ent

Sc ottish Governme nt public a tion9, a 1% red uc tion ea c h yea r in

the number of inac tive Sc ots for the next five yea rs would result

in:

3.5million savings to the NHS through reduc ed annua ladmissions;

157 less dea ths from coronary heart disea se, stroke a nd

c olon c anc er related to inac tive lifestyles; and

2839 life ye a rs saved from red uc ing these ove ra ll de a ths,

resulting in an estimate d tota l ec ono mic b ene fit of

85.2million.

Othe r bene fits of regular physic a l ac tivity a re b ette r me nta l

health and red uced emp loyee ab sence.

Ac tive travel can incorpo ra te regular physic a l ac tivity in to

peo ple s eve ryda y lives and therefore has significant p ote ntial

to imp rove the hea lth of the c ity s residents. Cycling Eng land

have estima ted tha t investme nt in their Cyc ling Demo nstra tionTow ns ha s provided ec ono mic returns of a t lea st 3 for eve ry 1

invested whe n improveme nts in hea lth a re ta ken in to

account10.

9. How c an transpo rt c ontribute to p ublic health? Briefing p ap er 5,

Glasgo w Ce ntre for Pop ulation Hea lth, Novemb er 2007.

10. Cyc ling Demo nstration Tow ns - Deve lopm ent of Bene fit-Cost Rat ios,Dep artment fo r Transport, Feb ruary 2010.


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lea rn lessons from and see k to c ont inue w ith the Bet ter

wa y to wo rk sc heme 12 (encouraging sustainable

transport through emp loyers);

c arry out c orridor or destina tion b ased p rom otion;

participate in the Green Exercise Partnership 13;

prom ote ac tive travel in wo rkplac es/ travel plans;

und erta ke Trave l Plann ing for household s (Persona lised

Trave l Plans), sub jec t to external funding;

ma intain existing initiatives, fund ing a llow ing, to increasewa lking for hea lth, foc ussing on d ep rived a rea s;

wo rk tog ethe r to supp ort loc a l initiatives to p rom ote

wa lking a nd c ycling; and

c omm unic ate and promote ac tivities through a unified

brand and web and pa per-ba sed informa tion.

12. www.findabetterwaytowork.org/intro.php

13. www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A387101.pdf

Craigmillar Ac tive Trave l Study

This Sustrans run p ro jec t, fund ed by Prom oting a nd Reg enera ting

Craigm illa r (PARC), see ks to e nc ourag e a nd ena b le Cra igmillarresidents (prospec tive, new a nd existing) to t ravel mo re a c tively

and sustainably, especially for local trips. Activities include

reviewing c ond itions for wa lking and c ycling in the a rea ,

signag e, informa tion, prom otion, events and c om munica tion

c hannels. Two p rod uc ts will be deve lop ed as pa rt o f this project :

an area-wide a c tive a nd susta inab le trave l guide inc lud ing aloc a l ma p and informa tion o n the va rious bene fits of more

ac tive a nd susta inab le t rave l; and

an area-wide ac tive a nd sustainab le travel a c tion p lan,

listing c urrent g aps in the e xisting infrastruc ture ne tw ork,

rec om me nd a tions for improvem ents in orde r of p riority, and

rec om me nda tions for further p rom otion and ma rketing of

ac tive a nd susta inable travel op portunities in the area .

Pho to c red it: Chris Hill
http://www.findabetterwaytowork.org/intro.phphttp://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A387101.pdfhttp://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A387101.pdfhttp://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A387101.pdfhttp://www.findabetterwaytowork.org/intro.php


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We Love Leith

Estab lished and ma nag ed

by local volunteers, GreenerLeith is ded ic ated to m aking

Leith g ree ner in every sense.

They run a Gree n Travel camp a ign, We Love Leith , wh ich a ims

to insp ire reside nts of Leith to trave l on fo ot,

by bike and bus, or enco urage d rivers to

c a r-sha re, c ar-pool or ec o d rive. They

prom ote Ed inburgh s growing ne two rk of

traffic free and low traffic routes in NorthEd inburgh, as well as promoting existing

wa lking and c ycling journey planne rs.

Better Way to Work (www.findabetterwaytowork.org )

The Bike Sta tion's 'A better wa y to wo rk' team, with theassista nc e o f a numb er of pa rtne rs, are wo rking with a va riety of

Ed inburgh b ased businesses and organisa tions with less tha n 500

em p loyee s. A bette r wa y to wo rk offers help a nd support to

em p loyees of the se sma ll and me d ium sized c om panies, to t ry

ac tive and susta inab le typ es of trave l wa lking, cyc ling, pub lic

transport and ec o-d riving . Those taking part a re likely to b oo st

the ir hea lth and fitness, red uc e stress and save som e mo ney in

the p roc ess. By samp ling d ifferent w ays of g ett ing to wo rk thesc hem e a ims to c hang e p eo p le's travel beha viour long term.

This c hang e will cut pollution, red uc e tra ffic c ong estion a nd

make Ed inburgh's roads sa fer.

The a ims of the c am pa ign include :

for 2,500 peo p le to sta rt o r inc rea se the number of times they

c ycle or wa lk to wo rk to three or more da ys pe r we ek.

for 5,000 peo p le to c ycle, wa lk or take the b us to w ork a t

lea st one da y per wee k.

The sc hem e is funde d throug h the Clima te C halleng e Fund and

the p rojec t p a rtners inc lude :

Lothian Buses

Ed inburgh C ity Ca r Club

Changeworks

Ed inburgh Nap ier University

Spokes

Sustrans

Cyc ling Sc ot land

Cha llenge for Cha nge

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative

Edinburgh C ham be r of Co mm erc e
http://www.findabetterwaytowork.org/http://lothianbuses.com/http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/http://www.changeworks.org.uk/http://www.napier.ac.uk/http://www.spokes.org.uk/http://www.sustrans.org.uk/http://www.cyclingscotland.org/http://www.swindoncyclechallenge.org.uk/http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/http://www.edinburghchamber.co.uk/http://www.edinburghchamber.co.uk/http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/http://www.swindoncyclechallenge.org.uk/http://www.cyclingscotland.org/http://www.sustrans.org.uk/http://www.spokes.org.uk/http://www.napier.ac.uk/http://www.changeworks.org.uk/http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/http://lothianbuses.com/http://www.findabetterwaytowork.org/


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Walking p otentia l

Ed inburgh is a lrea dy a very wa lkab le c ity in c om parison to othe r

urban area s in Sc ot land . Walking in Ed inb urgh com prisesaround 14:

34% of a ll trips as the ma in mo de;

64% of c hild journeys to sc hool; and

20% of journeys to work.

How eve r there is still grea t p ote ntial to increa se wa lking;

46% of a ll journeys made in Ed inburgh a re less tha n 2 km

long (less tha n 30 mins wa lk);

18% journeys a re 1 to 2 km long (15 to 30 mins wa lk); and

28% of journeys are shorter than 1 km (less than 15 mins

walk).

Ma ny peop le a lrea dy wa lk:

70% of ad ults in Ed inburgh m ake a t least a trip on fo ot as

a me ans of transport a nd 41% just fo r plea sure or to keep

fit at som e p oint during a typica l we ek;

27% of a dults wa lk as a me ans of t ransport often

(be twee n three a nd five d ays) while 11% wa lk just for

p leasure o r to kee p fit; and

26% of adults wa lk as a mea ns of transport regularly (on

six or seven d ays), while 13% do so just fo r p lea sure o r to

kee p fit.

Ana lysis of Travel to Work15 da ta ind ic a tes tha t in most p a rts of

Edinburgh w a lking mo de sha re c ould b e inc rea sed by 10 to20%.

Ana lysis of

trave l to wo rk

trip distances

revea ls tha t 5

to 20% mo retrips could

have been

mad e on foot

In 2001,

Central

Edinburgh

had the

highest

wa lking towo rk levels

due to shorter

d istanc es to

work

destinations

14. Sc ot tish Househo ld Sta tistic s 2007-08. Previously jou rneys longer tha n

quarter of a mile/ five minute du ra tion were recorde d . 2007-08 figures

include journeys und er qua rter of a mile/ five minute d uration. This has

led to an increa se in the numb er of wa lking trips rec orded , espe c ially

for the ma in mod e figures.15. Census 2001 Trave l to Work da ta


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Guardrailing

We will review the nee d for existing p ed estrian gua rd ra iling and

minimise its use. Rec ent guida nc e p rod uc ed by the UK

Dep artment for Transport wa s una b le to find any relat ionship

betw een levels of p ed estrian incidents a t junctions and the

p resenc e, or ab senc e, of g ua rd ra iling. New Sc ot tish

Government guida nc e, Designing Stree ts, rec om me nds the

minimum possible use o f gua rd ra iling, as doe s the Co unc il s ow n

guida nc e, Sta nd ards for Stree ts. A num ber of loc a l autho rities

elsew here in the UK a re system atica lly review ing the nee d for

gua rd ra iling and whe reve r possib le rem oving it to imp rovestree tsc ape and red uce ba rriers to ped estrian mo vem ent. The

Counc il intend s to follow this examp le a nd a pp ly guidanc e to

both existing a nd p rop osed sites.

It is recognised that in some locations guardrailing is utilised as

c yc le pa rking . The assessme nt p roc ed ure for rem ova l of

gua rdrailing will take into ac c ount the se loc a tions and

rep lacem ent c ycle p a rking w ill be p rovided to c a ter for existingand future d ema nd.

Tackling foo tway parking

Foo twa y pa rking is an inc rea sing p rob lem tha t c auses p rob lem s

for ped estrians, espec ia lly disab led peo p le a nd pe op le w ith

luggage or bugg ies or p rams. The Co unc il is see king inc rea sed

pow ers in this a rea from the Sc ott ish Government a nd will usethese when they be c ome ava ilab le.

Signing and wayfinding

We will review signing a nd wa yfind ing. In particula r we will

c onsider city c entre wa yfind ing a nd integ ra tion o f pe destrian

and c ycle signa ge .

Marketing and promotion

The C ounc il will prod uce an c om munica tions strateg y for ac tive

trave l, to c oo rd ina te a nd d eliver a ll ma rketing a nd p rom otion

ac tivities und er ca mp a ign identity in 2011. As pa rt of this

c om munica tions strategy, the C ounc il and its partners, fund ing

permitting, w ill:

prod uc e a nd d istribute w a lking ma ps (eg to hosp ita ls,

green spac es etc ) and o ther ma teria l p rom oting walking;

imp rove the Co unc il s we bsite to b ette r p rom ote wa lking,

includ ing p rovid ing links to wa lkit.com , other wa lkinginitia tives and web sites. Also link into the Roa d Sa fety

Partnerships we bsite (Streets Ahead ) to p rom ote sa fe

wa lking and c ycling prac tic es;

supp ort sc hool ba sed c am pa igns to enc ourag e wa lking,

for exam ple G o for Gold ;

promote , supp ort a nd de velop hea lth wa lking sc heme sac ross the c ity, pa rticula rly in de p rived a rea s;

prom ote pa rks, green spac es and pa ths to the se; and

pub lic ise wa lking route s and p a ths tha t a re pa rticula rly

suita b le fo r d isab led peop le.


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The Royal Mile Improvements

The qua lity o f the histo ric environm ent of the High Street is

imp orta nt. The Roya l Mile is imp orta nt fo r enc ourag ing visitors to

Ed inburgh. It is a key area for events ta king p lac e a s pa rt o f the

annua l Ed inburgh Festiva ls and Festiva l Fringe , during which

footfall is extremely high.

The City of Ed inburgh C ounc il has imp leme nted a series of

improve me nts to the High Stree t ove r the last two d ec ades. In

1996, environm enta l imp roveme nts to the Roya l Mile betw een

Ge orge IV Bridg e a nd St Ma rys Stree t were und ertaken.

Follow ing the 2003 stud y, imp rove me nts have a lso b ee n

imp lem ented to Ca stlehill, Lawnm arket and Ca nong a te a s we ll

as a p a rtial pedestrianisa tion of the High Street b etw ee n

Coc kburn Stree t a nd ity Cha mb ers.

Imp roveme nts undertaken a long the leng th of t he High Stree t

include:

installation of raised tables over junctions;

improved ped estrian c rossing p oints;

increased pe de strian spa c e/ p avem ent width;

insta llation of sea ting area s;

pho ne b oxes reloc ate d to b uilding s ed ge ;

insta lla tion of high q uality g ranite pavem ents;

imp rove d links through c loses a ll along the High Stree t; and

improved signage.

Ed inburgh ha s imp leme nted a series of imp rovem ents to its

streets and squa res in the last few dec a des, inc lud ing Roya l Mile,

South Ca stle Stree t, Grassmarket a nd St. Andrew Squa re.

The Roya l Mile

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Cyc ling Ac tion Plan

Cyc ling is chea p , co nvenient a nd hea lthy. In the c ity it is oftenthe fa stest, most c onvenient m ea ns of travel and quic ker than

the c ar for ma ny trips. Like w a lking o r the c ar it o ffers grea t

flexib ility; c yc lists c an c hoose their time of trave l and route (e .g.

d irec t, mo st p lea sant, sa fest). It s a fforda b ility and ac c essibility

(no a ge ba rrier, no lic ense) me an it c an be a rea listic choice for

nea rly e veryone .

Cyc ling ha s minima l environm enta l impac t. Cyc lists, likeped estrians, make stree ts fee l lived in . Therefore high leve ls of

c ycling a re a ssoc ia ted with a g oo d ove ra ll quality of c ity life.

With the right c ond itions, cyc ling is fun a nd it is a grea t

rec rea tiona l ac tivity in which the who le fam ily c an pa rticipa te.

So why d on t p eop le c ycle m ore? Barriers to c ycling in

Edinburgh include:

sa fety, and perce ived sa fety, esp ec ially on busy roa ds;

lac k of cyc le p arking a t hom e a nd elsew here;

effort;

weather;

c ycle theft;

lac k of informa tion a nd skills; and

c ulture a nd a ttitudes.

By helping to ove rc om e these ba rriers, we a im to unloc k the

City s c ycling pote ntia l.

In May 2009, the C ounc il signe d the Charte r of Brussels (full text

c an be see n in Ap pend ix D) in Ma y 2009 whic h c om mitted us to:

set a ta rget o f at least 15% of trips in the c ity ma de b y

b ike for the yea r 2020; and

set a ta rge t of red uc ing the risk of a fa ta l acc ident for

c yc lists by 50% by 2020.

For c yc ling the ATAP aims to:

imp rove c ond itions on the existing c ycle ne two rk, both on

roa d a nd off-roa d ; extend the c overag e o f the c itys c ycle ne twork;

imp rove c ycle a c c ess, cyc le sa fety and c ycle p riority;

increase c yc le parking p rovision;

support innovative cycling schemes;

prom ote c yc ling a nd its sta tus;

inc rea se mutua l aw areness and respe c t b etw een c yclists,

ped estrians and other roa d users; and

imp rove c oo rd ina tion a nd p a rtnership within the Co unc il

and betw een it and externa l organisations.

Where have we c ome from?

Over the past 30 years Ed inburgh has extende d and imp roved

its c ycle ne two rk and imp rove d c ond itions on the c itys roa ds.

We b elieve this is a key reason w hy c yc ling in Ed inburgh ha s risenfaster and to highe r levels tha n in othe r Scot tish, or ind ee d mo st

UK, c ities. We a lso b elieve tha t further imp rovem ents a re

essential to a c hieve the c onsiderab le p ote ntia l for cyc ling which

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The spec ific a c tions and ta rgets set out in this Cyc ling Ac tion

Plan, develope d with the he lp of the ATAP Boa rd and

sta keholder consultation, are summa rised below and set o ut in

grea ter deta il in App end ix C.

There a re four broa d a rea s of a c tion:

Network Improvements;

o Family Network

o Cycle Friendly City

Cyc le p a rking;

Maintenance ; and

Ma rketing a nd promotion

Network head line ac tions

The Family Network - Prod uc e out line d esigns for a ll

p rop osed route s in the long term Family Netwo rk by April

2011.

Fill key g aps in the Family Netw ork/ Nat iona l Cyc le Netw ork

routes, and link the netwo rk to key d estinat ions, by Ap ril

2014. This will inc lude ea st to west a nd no rth to south links

ac ross the c ity c ent re.

Cyc le friendly c ity - By Ap ril 2014 imp lement a

c om prehe nsive p ac kage o f on-stree t imp rove me nts for

c yc lists in the south c ent ra l a rea .

Review (by Sep temb er 2011) and up grade (b y April 2013)

p rovision fo r c yc lists on ma in roads inc luding A1, A7, A702,

A70, A8 and A90.

Prod uce o utline d esigns for a forward p rog ramm e o f

c orrido r imp rove ments by Ap ril 2012.

Prep are a p rog ramm e for exem pting c yc lists from suitab le

one-way streets restrictions and road closures bySep tem ber 2011, and imp lem ent the p rog ramm e b y April

2014.

Insta ll 50 add itiona l Advanc ed Stop Lines per yea r until a ll

pote ntia l traffic signal a pp roa c hes have this fac ility.

Imp leme nt loc a l cyc le links to tram stops a t Broo mhouseand Saughto n by Ap ril 2012.

Work with the ra il industry and Sustrans to introduc e Sta tion

Trave l Plans a nd Sa fe Route s to Sta tions . Imp lement a

p ilot schem e a t Dalme ny sta tion b y April 2013

Estab lish regular programme d ma intena nce of t he lines

and coloured surfac ing a ssoc ia ted with on-roa d bus and

c yc le fac ilities by Ap ril 2011.

Inc rea se p riority of ma intena nc e o f surfac es and

vege tation on off-roa d routes including no n-ad op ted pa ths

by Ap ril 2011 and ame nd winter maintena nce p riorities by

Novemb er 2011.

Rev iew pa rking restric tions in cyc le lane s by Ap ril 2012 and

develop a programme of am endme nts.

Develop a signing stra teg y during 2010 and imp lem ent

upgraded signing.

Network improvem ents

We p rop ose to take two pa rallel ap proac hes to c ycle

infrastructure in the city. Firstly developing a Family Networkwith a n emp ha sis on c a tering fo r less c onfident c yc lists, sec ond ly

mo ving towa rds a Cyc le Friend ly City. We a lso b elieve tha t, with

mo re imp rove me nts, it is possible to a c hieve furthe r ma jor

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Family Network

We will develop a ne two rk, pred om inantly on quiet roa ds and

off-stree t, aime d a t fee ling sa fe a nd sec ure fo r less confident

c yc lists including fam ily g roup s a nd older unsupervised c hild ren.

Routes on this netwo rk will aim for the same sta nd ard as the

Sustrans Nationa l Cyc le Network - tha t is, they should b e suitab le

for use b y an una c com pa nied 12 yea r old. Tec hnic al sta ndards

will be based on Sustrans Nat iona l Cyc le Netw ork Design

Guida nc e. App end ix E gives an indica tion o f the kind of

sta ndards we wish to see on this netwo rk.

Conc ep t d iagram for the Fam ily Network ensuring safe and ea sy a c c ess to theCitys major attractions.

The netw ork ha s the ove r-riding a im of m aximising potent ial for

ea sy enjoyab le c ycling tha t gets peo ple to their desired

destination. In o rder to ac hieve this a im it will need to c ross the

c ity c entre ea st to we st a nd north to south, a llow trips to bypa ss

the c entre through the inne r and midd le sub urbs. This is sope op le c an c ycle to the c ity ce ntre a nd its ma ny de stinations,

but a lso avoid it if they wish.

Som e o f the Family Netw ork is a lrea dy in p lac e. Its c ore is the

of f-road route s in the c ity, ma inly using d isused ra ilways, but

the re a re imp orta nt g aps. This p lan p roposes p rioritised p rog ress

tow ards a c om prehensive long -term netw ork.

The routes p rop osed for ea rly co mp let ion are show n in ma p 1

and 2, wh ich highlights the nec essa ry imp rove d links.

Holyrood

Park

Royal

Botanical

GardenCramond

Edinburgh

Zoo

City CentreCastle

Meadows

Blackford

Braid Hill

In summary the se:

improve links from the existing o ff-roa d network to and

throug h the c ity c entre; from north, south and we st;

upgrade links to key rec rea tiona l destinations like theRoya l Botanic G arden, Ed inburgh Zoo and Holyroo d Park

(the latte r forming stage one of a Family Netwo rk route to

the c ity c ent re from ea st Ed inburgh);

fill short b ut imp ortant g aps in the existing netw ork, for

examp le from the Union C ana l to the no rth Ed inburgh off-

roa d path network and a link from the Innoc ent Ra ilwa y

pa th to the Meado ws;

c rea te a new a rm o f the o ff-roa d netw ork linking Leith to

Portob ello, sub jec t to suc c essful a dd itiona l fund ing b ids;

and

imp lem ent o ther elem ents of the netw ork within the south

c ent ra l Ed inburgh a rea . See Cyc le Friend ly City sec tion

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Cyc le Friend ly City

The C yc le Friend ly City program me a ims to m ake travel by b ike

anywhe re in the c ity convenient and a ttrac tive. This will involveprovision for cyclists on main roads as well as crossings linking up

quiete r side roa ds. In rec ognition of the multiple pressures in

space o n the roa d netwo rk, this ne twork will foc us on m aking

c ycling feel as c onvenient, sa fe a nd c om forta b le a s possib le fo r

day to d ay cyc lists (tha t is c om muters, shoppers, anybod y go ing

from A to B).

This p rog ramm e w ill foc us on:

a ) Travel from a rea s with high cyc ling p otent ial. These will be

defined b ased on rec orded leve ls of c ycling (eg from the

Ce nsus), potent ial for trips in the idea l cyc ling rang e o f

roug hly 2 - 5km a nd to pog raphy; and

b) Travel to areas with the greate st po tential to gene ra te d ay to

day b ike t rips. These inc lude:

the c ity centre (espec ially ma jor transport hubs suc h as

stations);

othe r ma jor c entres of em p loyme nt and ac tivity e.g.

Gyle / Ed inburgh Park, Leith and Leith Do c ks, Universities,

Roya l Infirma ry a rea and the Bio-Quarter;

further education institutions, hospitals, Waverley andHayma rket sta tions and shopp ing c ent res; and

other po tential generators of b ike trips inc luding tram

stops, sub urba n rail sta tions and selec ted bus stops,

primary and sec ondary sc hoo ls.

The Cyc le Friend ly City p rog ramm e w ill ha ve tw o m ain a rea s of

focus:

area -wide imp roveme nts in the p a rts of the c ity with thegrea test p ote ntia l to g ene ra te b ike trips; and

upgrad ing p rovision for cyc lists on the c ity s ma in roads.

Ap pend ix F sets out the d esign p hilosop hy that will be adop ted

for the Cyc le Friend ly City programme .

A c onc ep t diag ram for the Cyc le Friendly City netwo rk, ena bling c onvenient

and attrac tive ac c ess to/ from the ma jor trip ge nerators.

WesternGeneral

RBS

Edi ParkGyle

Heriot WattUniversity

NapierColinton

Camp

Edi UniKings

Buildings

ERI

QueenMargaretUniversity

Meadowbank

Leith Docks

GrantonWater Front

CityCentre

WesternGeneral

RBS

Edi ParkGyle

Heriot WattUniversity

NapierColinton

Camp

Edi UniKings

Buildings

ERI

QueenMargaretUniversity

Meadowbank

Leith Docks

GrantonWater Front

CityCentreTram

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One-way streets

Ma ny c ontinenta l cities, for examp le G hent in Belgium, exem ptc yc lists from most one-wa y restric tions. In Ed inburgh there a re

a lrea dy a num ber of stree ts where this exemption app lies and

roa d c losures wh ich c yc lists a re a llow ed through. In order to

ma ke c ycling e ven mo re c onvenient, we will c om pile a nd the n

imp lem ent a p rog ramm e to forma lly exem p t c yclists from a ll

suitab le one -wa y restric tions and roa d c losures.

Signing and lighting

We will develop a signing strate gy so tha t c yc lists a re a b le to

fo llow routes ea sily and without c onfusion. The signing strategy

will set up p rincip les, guide lines and a w ork p rog ramm e for

signing o ur Family a nd Cyc le Friend ly City netwo rks and

ma intena nc e of these signs. This w ill be c oo rd inated w ith other

signag e stra teg ies in plac e o r unde r deve lop me nt, to avo idunnec essa ry c lutter or signa ge o verloa d . We will a lso c arry out a

p rog ramm e of insta lling lighting on off-roa d pa ths.

Integ ration with pub lic transport

Imp roving c yc le links,along with p rovision of c yc le p a rking a t rail,

tram and b us sta tions, c an allow for c om b ined c ycle/ p ublic

transport trips to rep lac e long er ca r journeys. We p lan to wo rkwith the ra il industry to introd uc e Sta tion Travel Plans and Sa fer

Routes to Sta tions , sta rting w ith a p ilot sc hem e a t Da lme ny

sta tion. We w ill a lso p ilot improv ing loc a l links to tram stops a t

Broo mho use and Saug hton.

Cyc le pa rking

Cyc le parking headline ac tions

Review c ity centre bike p arking by the end of 2010 and

upgrade p rovision b y Sep temb er 2011.

Review suburban shop p ing cent re/ high stree t bike pa rking

as pa rt of ne twork c orridor review s and qua lity b ike c orridor

development.

Review b ike p arking a t ma jor pub lic d estinations includ ing

sports c ent res by Sep temb er April 2012 and up grade b y

April 2013.

Co ntinue p rog ramm e o f insta lling b ike p arking in response

to req uests.

Continue to apply bike p a rking standards to newdevelopments.

Prod uce/ d istribute guida nce on cycle pa rking for

tenem ents/ fla ts by Sep tem ber 2011.

Pilot on-street reside ntia l bike p a rking by Ap ril 2013.

Pilot improved b ike pa rking for existing soc ial housing b y

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Prog ramme o f installing Advanc ed Stop Lines

(ASLs)

Sinc e the be ginning of the

p rog ramm e in the 1990s, we have

installed around 500 ASLs at the

c ity s signa lised junc tions. ASLs a re

effec tive sa fety m l asea sures as wel

helping to p rom ote c yc ling . They

are d esigned to p ut c yc lists c learly

into the view of drivers. ASLs

appe ared to ha ve imp rove d ped estrian sa fety a t c rossings,

p rob ab ly by inc rea sing the sep aration b etw een c rossingped estrians and wa iting mo tor vehicles.

Ac tivc ity Cyc le North

Edinburgh is working withc hildren, young p eop le,

young w om en, ethnic

minority g roup s, fam ilies and

adults from low inc om egroup s in North Ed inburgh. Initia tives have b ee n d esigned to

ra ise a warene ss of c yc ling gene ra lly, disp laying the c yc ling

fac ilities in the loc a l area , inc rea sing pe op le s c onfidenc e,

building a wa reness and knowledg e a bo ut cyc ling a nd

deve lop ing a n interest in cyc ling ove r the long er term. Each

c om munity group or orga nisa tion rec eives cycling informa tion

and ed uca tion ta ilored to their spe c ific need s and a rang e o f

c yc ling initiatives best suited to them.

The Spokes cyc le map of Edinburgh is now in its 9thed ition, having sold over 80,000 cop ies since the first ed ition in

1987 and ha s helpe d c ountless c yc lists find their

wa y a round this wo nd erful city. Spokes a lso

pub lishes c yc le ma ps of East, West a nd Mid lothianwhich, in a dd ition to helping loca l peo ple from

those a rea s, co ntribute to leisure c yc ling

op portunities for Ed inburgh reside nts. Together with

its rec ently pub lished Glasgo w c ycle map , over

100,000 Sp okes ma ps ha ve bee n sold in tota l.

The Bike Sta tion is Ed inburgh s b icyc le rec yc ling a nd c yc lingp rom ot ion cha rity. The Charity rep a irs unwanted b ikes and p utsthem bac k on the road a s we ll as p roviding c ycle training a nd

b ike m a intena nc e t ra ining . The Bike Sta tion receives grant from

the C ity of Ed inburgh Co unc il in rec og nition

of its role in rec yc ling over 6000 bikes/ 92

tonne s a yea r.

The Bike Sta tion works with a va riety o f

pa rtners from the p ub lic and p rivate sec tors, p rovid ing ac om prehensive rang e o f servic es to suppo rt a nd ma inta in

c yc ling , to c rea te ne w c yc lists and to support othe rs in their

effo rts to increase c yc ling. These include:

c ycling promotion

ac c red ited c ycle training;

bicyc le m aintenanc e training;

bicyc le rec ycling;

rec ond itioned b ikes;

workshop facilities; and

workplace cycling support.

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Targets, monitoring,

review

TARGETS

Our hea d line Ta rgets include

Mod e share

Cycling:

Journey to work: 15% by 2020

All t rips: 10% by 2020

Walking:

Journey to work: 22% by 2020

All t rips: 35% by 2020

SafetyThe Counc il rec ently adop ted a new Roa d Sa fety Plan

inc lud ing the ta rge ts to reduc e the c asualty ra te for

ped estrians and c yc lists killed and seriously injured by 50% by

2020. This mea ns we a im to ha lve the risk of d ea th o r serious

injury to a n individua l making a trip b y foo t o r b ike. It is

consistent w ith our c om mitment to the Cha rter of Brussels

which req uires a 50% reduc tion by 2020 in the risk of c yc listshaving a fatal collision.

The ATAP ha s a b ig p art to p lay in ac hieving these ta rgets

not least by increa sing the numb er of peo p le c ycling a nd

walking.

Monitoring

Our initia l proposa ls for mo nitoring a re set out in the tab le

below . We w ill furthe r deve lop these w ith the help of Sustrans

Resea rc h a nd Mo nitoring Unit.

Review

The ATAP will only reta in its relevanc e and effe c tiveness if it isreg ula rly upd a ted . A review o f the plan w ill be c a rried out

every two yea rs. Suc h review s will measure p rogress on the

ac tions, and ensure the ATAP reflec ts c urrent Go vernment a nd

Co unc il policies, as well as the c urrent e c onom ic c ond itions.

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MonitoringRef. Ta rget/ Ob jec tive Ind ica tor Sta tus

1 Cycling

Journey to work: 10% mod e sha re by 2015.

15% b y 2020

All trips: 5% mode sha re b y 2015, 10% by 2020

Mo da l sha re d erived from Scot tish

Household Surveys

2007-08 SHS

2% of a ll trips, as the ma in mo de

2% of child journeys to sc hool

6% of journeys to work

2 Yea r on yea r increa se c yc le use in the c ity Proxy for mo de sha re derived from

c ycle c ounters

Cyc le use a mo ngst pa rticipants in b ikepromotion sche me s

Spokes b iannua l c ounts of c yc les and

other tra ffic a t Forest a nd Lothian

Roads.

No ba seline d a ta

No ba seline d a ta

2010 Spokes Co unts (to ta l no o f

b ikes and % of b ikes in to ta l tra ffic )

Lothian Rd

NB- 173 b ikes (17.9%)

SB 47 b ikes (5.9%)

Forest Rd

NB 165 bikes (22.3%)

SB 51 b ikes (11.2%)

3 Yea r on yea r increa se in c yc le numbers and

mo de sha re fo r trave l to C ent ra l Ed inburgh

Both number and m od e share de rived

from annual c ounts mo nitoring of

b ic ycle flow s and c om position in

c entral Ed inburgh, CEPATS

2009 CEPATS

1,327 Tota l inbound

617 Tota l outb ound

1,944 Tota l

4 Yea r on yea r increa se in wa lking mo de sha re.

All t rips : 34.5% by 2015, 35% by 2020

To work: 20.5% by 2015, 21% by 2020

Mo de sha re from Sc ot tish Household

Survey

Numb ers derived from annua l c ounts

monito ring of ped estrian flow s and

composition in central Edinburgh,

CEPATS

Walking among st pa rticipants in

promotion sche me s

2010: All Trips 34.1%, work 20.1%

2009 CEPATS

17,710 Tota l inbound

5,761 Tota l outb ound

23,471 Tota l

No b aseline d ata ava ilab le

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Ref. Ta rget/ Ob jec tive Ind ica tor Sta tus

5 50% of p rimary sc hoo l c hild ren p rovided with

c ycle training to nat iona l standard by 2013-

14, 100% by 2016.

% of p rimary school child ren take pa rt

in the sc hem e. 25%2010 SCTS

6 Inc rea sing sa tisfac tion with the c yc le and

ped estrian environm ent

% of p eo p le sta ting sa tisfied and highly

satisfied with c yc ling and wa lking in

Ed inburgh, b i-annua l a ttitude surveys.

No b ase line d ata ava ilab le

7 Red uc tion in cycle theft. Number of b ic ycles theft per annum

Sourc e: Lothia n and Borders Polic e

1,705 (solved 10%)

Ap ril 2009-Ma rc h 2010

8 Yea r on yea r increa se in b ike ow nership. Ed inburgh househo lds with ac c ess to a

bicycle

35.5%

SHS 2007-08

9 Inc rea se in percenta ge of c hild ren wa lking

and cyc ling to sc hool.

Walking a nd c ycling to sc hoo l

mea sured by the Sustrans Annua l

Hands Up survey

Walk -54%

Cyc le 4%

Sustrans Hand s Up 200910 Yea r on yea r increa se in hea lth bene fits of

cycling.

Ma ximum b iannual benefit: tota l value

of red uce d mo rtality due to the level

of c ycling c alculated by using the

WHO s Hea lth Ec onomic Assessment

Tool.

2010 base yea r value is assumed to

be zero a nd a n ac c umulative value

will be c a lc ula ted every two yea rs.

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Appendices

Ap pend ix A: Joint ac tions deta ils................................................ 36Ap pend ix B: Walking ac tions deta ils........................................... 40Ap pend ix C: Cyc ling ac tions deta ils .......................................... 44Ap pend ix D: The c ha rter of Brussels, Velo-City 2009 ................ 52Ap pend ix E: Design a pp roa c h for the fa mily netwo rk ............ 53Ap pend ix F: Design approa c h for the c ycle friend ly c ity

p rog ramme .....................................................................................56Ap pend ix G: Sta keholder c onsulta tion ...................................... 57

Abbrevia tions and no tes used in the tables:

Counc il = City Of Edinburgh Counc il

Trans = Transport, City Deve lop me nt

SfC = Services for Co mmunities

C + F = Child ren a nd Families

Com ms = Co rporate Comm unic a tions. Corporate Servic es

Planning = Planning, City Development

Parks = Parks and Rang er service , Service s for Co mmunities

Sus Dev = Susta inab le Developme nt, City Develop me nt

NHS

NHS HPS = NHS Lothian Hea lth Promotion Service

CHP = Ed inburgh Co mm unity Hea lth Pa rtne rship

OTHERS

Spokes = The Ed inburgh Cyc le C am pa ign

CTC = Cyc lists Touring Club

LBP = Lothian and Borders Police

UoE = University o f Ed inburgh

NP = Neighbourhoo d Partne rships

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Appendix A: Joint ac tions detailsAc tion Time Lea d Partne rs

Co-ordinating the Ac tive Travel Plan

J1 Set up a co-ordina ting group fo r ac tive travel initiat ives. S Trans Releva nt

Sta keholders

Design, audit and tra ining

J2 Develop an audit too l for ma jor schem es, a ime d at ma ximising bene fits for

pedestrians and c yc lists by Ap ril 2012.

S Trans Sustra ns research

and m onitoring

unit

J3 Prod uce (revised ) design guida nce for wa lking and c ycling , taking into

acc ount the Designing Stree ts philosop hy and Cyc ling by Design by end

2011. The new g uidanc e m ay be in the fo rm o f sta nd -a lone doc ume nts, or

integ ra ted w ith e xisting g uida nc e, suc h a s the Ed inburgh Sta nd ards for Stree ts.

S Trans Planning , SfC ,

J4 Train p rac tit ioners using design guid anc e. S-L Trans Sustrans, Living

Stree ts, Cyc ling

Sc ot land

Priority corridors and areas

J5 During 2010 and 2011, use releva nt informa tion to further develop p riorities for

investme nt in pedestrian priority and for ma intena nce o f footwa ys, foo tpa ths,

cyc le lanes and cyc le trac ks. (See Walking and Cyc ling Ac tions for proposa ls

relat ing to using the above p rioritisa tion).

S SfC Trans, Sustrans

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Ac tion Time Lea d Partne rs

Network Deve lopment

J6 By Ap ril 2011 set up an Inte rnet -ba sed system for me mb ers of the pub lic to

rep ort / identify m issing links or other p rop osa ls for imp roving the wa lking and

c ycling environm ent.

S

SfC Trans, Sustra ns

J7 Deve lop a p lan showing key missing links for ped estrian and cyc le routes as an

input to Developme nt Planning.

S Trans Plann ing , SfC ,

Living Streets,

Sustrans, Spokes

J8 Work with Roya l Pa rk to improve c ond itions for c yc ling and wa lking . S-M Co unc il

J9 Sub jec t to d iscussions with Lothian and Borders Police and the Sc ottish

Government, introd uc e a p ilot a rea -wide 20mp h spe ed limit in pa rt of

suburba n Ed inburgh by Ap ril 2012. Monitor and eva luate and , if approp ria te,roll out m ore widely.

S Trans

J10 Work to increa se enfo rc em ent of Planning Co nd itions with reg a rd to wa lking

and cycling.

S-M Planning

J11 Sup port the Ac tive Trave l Ac tion Plan by fac ilita ting the crea tion and signing of

rou tes throug h NHS p roperty a nd University of Ed inburgh sites.

S-L NHS (HPS;

CHP), UoE

J12 Based on the best p rac tic e elsew here and experienc e with pilot

pe de strian/ cycling a udit, deve lop and review an aud iting to ol to assess

streets/ pub lic spac es for the p rovision of w a lking a nd c yc ling fac ilities.

S Trans SfC , Living Streets,

Sustrans

Maintenance

J13 See k to ensure tha t utilities reinsta te lines, symbols and c oloured surfac ing

where they are rem ove d as pa rt of stree t wo rks.

S SfC

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J14 Imp rove ma intena nce rep orting throug h a we b app lica tion. S Trans

Schools

J15 Co ntinue Sa fe Routes to Sc hool p rogramme. Ongoing Trans Sustrans

J16 Co ntinue de ve lop ing sSc hool Trave l Plans, w ith ta rgets for inc rea sing wa lking

and cycling leve ls.

Ong oing Trans Sustrans

J17 Co ntinua tion and expansion of Sustrans I-Bike Sc heme Ongoing Sustrans,

Bike Hub

Trans

J18 Inc orpora te c yc ling / wa lking issues/ ac tivities into Curricu lum for Exce llenc e. S-M C+F

Marketing, promotion and signing

J19 By Ap ril 2011 Prod uc e an Ac tive Travel Co mm unica tion Stra tegy to coordina te

ma rketing a nd p rom ot ion initiatives - see below for likely co ntents. The

Comm unic at ion Stra teg y will be taken forwa rd und er a unified b rand .

S Trans

J20 Take op portunities to prom ote wa lking and cyc ling

organise scheme openings;

prom ot iona l events eg North Ed inburgh C yc ling, Bike Sta tion, We love

Leith;

support loc a l initiatives;

review op portunities for ensuring ma instream budgets a re a pp lied toaddress inequalities through promoting active travel; and

review op po rtunities p resente d by new and d ifferent funding strea ms;

eg Clima te Cha lleng e Fund .

S-M Trans, SfC,

HWL, NHS,

All

Sustra ns, UoE

J21 Prom ote cyc ling and wa lking for trave l, physica l ac tivity, rec rea tion and

health.

S-L Counc il ,

NHS

UoE, Cyc ling

Sc ot land

J22 Co ntinue Bet te r wa y to work schem e and see k fund ing to c ont inue. S Bike Sta tion

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J23 Promote ac tive travel in workplac es/ travel p lans. S-L Trans

J24 Mo d ify we bsite to p rom ote wa lking and c yc ling mo re effec tively. S Trans

J25 Prom ote hea lth benefits of c yc ling and wa lking for a ll ab ilities. Ongoing NHS SfC, Sustrans

J26 Co rrido r or destination ba sed p rom otion , foc ussing on co rrido rs where other

imp roveme nts a re b eing unde rtaken.

Ong oing Trans

J27 Und erta ke Persona l Trave l Planning sc hemes, sub jec t to sec uring externa l

funding.

S-L Trans Sustrans

J28 Ma intain existing initiatives, fund ing a llowing, to inc rea se wa lking for hea lth,

foc ussing on d ep rived a rea s.

S-L Lothia n

(HPS; C HP)

SfC, Paths for All

J29 Insta ll courtesy signs to enc ourag e c onside ra te behaviour by c yc lists and

ped estrians on sha red pa ths.

S-M Trans/ SfC

Monitoring and review of ATAPJ30 Review and assess ATAP a c tio ns. S/ M/ L Trans Sustra ns

J31 Mo nitor ATAP outc om es through indic a to rs, inc luding pub lic sa tisfac tion. S/ M/ L Trans Spokes

Seeking leg islative chang e

J32 Co ntinue disc ussions with the Sc ot tish Go vernment with a view to sec uring

leg islat ion to tac kle footw ay pa rking.

Ongoing Living

Streets,Trans

J33 Enc ourag e Sc ot tish Go vernme nt to seriously c onsider red uc ing the default

urban spee d from 30mp h to 20mp h.

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Appendix B: Walking ac tions detailsAc tion Time Lea d Partners

Priority corridors and areas

W1 Imp lem ent a pac kage of ped estrian imp roveme nts on the Hayma rket to Dalry

Co rrido r during 2010 and 2011.S Trans SfC , Planning

W2 Based on identified p riority corrido rs and a rea s deve lop a p rioritised list of

pe de strian corridor/a rea imp roveme nts by the end of 2011 (see ma p 1 and

Joint action 4).

S

Trans SfC , Plann ing

W3 Based on identified p riority corrido rs and area s, review p rioritisa tion of foo tway

ma intena nce w ith a view to inc rea sing the priority for ma intena nce o f heavily

used rou tes by the e nd of 2010.

S SfC Trans

W4 Review frequenc y of inspec tions of the highest p riority route s by end 2011. S SfC

Integ ration with public transportW5 Based on the aud its of routes to Saughton and Broo mhouse tram stops c arry

out improve me nts to the p ed estrian routes to these stops in time for the

op ening of the tram .

S Tra ns

W6 Aud it other tram stops and improve ped estrian routes to / from these. M Trans SfC

W7 As pa rt of any ma jor re-de velopme nt in the Hayma rket area , review and

upg rade p ed estrian and cycle routes to Hayma rket Sta tion a nd, if fea sible,

increa se the number of ac c ess points.

S-M Trans

W8 As pa rt of any c ity c entre public rea lm/ ped estrian priority p rojec t, review and

upg rade p ed estrian and c ycle ac c ess to Wave rley Sta tion.

M Trans Planning ,

Network Ra il,

Transport

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Ac tion Time Lea d Partners

W9 By Ap ril 2012 p rod uc e a priority list of bus sto ps for imp roved acc ess (ie rou tes

to a nd from the stop s) and imp leme nt a program me of improvements, with a ninitia l target of 20 bus stops per yea r from 2012-2013 onwards.

S-L Trans

W10 Take forward a footw ay pa rking ban when possible. S-L Trans

Crossings and junc tions - General

W11 Continue to provide DDA c om p liant d rop pe d kerbs a t c ontrolled anduncontrolled c rossings as an a utom atic pa rt of ma intena nc e sc hem es and

new p rojec ts.

Ong oing SfC

W12 Set up a p roc ess for rep orting m issing drop ped kerbs/ identifying priority new

drop pe d kerbs by the end of 2011.

S SfC Trans

W13 Imp lem ent identified new d rop ped kerbs. S-L SfC NP

W14 Co ntinue the prog ra mm e of pe destrian crossings insta lla tions, includ ing zeb ras,

island s and build outs. During 2010/11 new p uffin c rossings are p roposed for

Bellevue , Gilmerton Road , Da lry Road , Dund as Stree t, Drumbrae Drive a nd

Lasswa de Roa d .

Ong oing Trans

W15 Examine usage of existing ped estrian c rossing fac ilities and identify if eithe r the

existing or new insta lla tions a re req uired .

Ong oing Trans C+F, SfC , Living

Stree ts, Acc ess

Panel

W16 Rev iew a ll ma jor junc tions and a ssess the e ffec tiveness of existing c rossing and

control methods, with reg a rd to use b y all age and ab ility range s.

Ong oing Trans SfC , Living

Stree ts, Ac c ess

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Crossings and junc tions - Traffic signa lled junc tions

W17 Review a ll ped estrian pha ses and c rossing c lea ranc e times in acc orda nc e

with current b est p rac tice.

Ong oing Trans

W18 Continue to add ped estrian phases to traffic signa lled junct ions. Ong oing Trans

W19 Deve lop a n Urban Tra ffic Co ntrol (UTC) strate gy/ac tion plan to inc rea se

provide p riority to ped estrians a t traffic signa ls (eg ped estrian p hase d eliveredat next signa l sta ge a t quieter time s of d ay). Pilot a t one o r mo re junc tions by

the end of 2011. Ap p ly simila r princ iples a t sta nd -alone traffic signa ls.

S Tra ns

W20 Pilot a forma l X c rossing a t one or more junc tions by 2013. Extend if suc c essful. M Trans

Tac kling footwa y obstruc tions

W21 Based o n experienc e elsew here, deve lop a p roc ess for review and rem ova l of

gua rd ra iling in Ed inburgh b y Ap ril 2011. App ly to b oth review ing existing a nd

insta lling new gua rd ra iling. Provide c ycle p a rking if the rem ove d gua rd ra il was

useful as/ used for cyc le parking .

S Tra ns,

Planning, SfC

W22 Build ing on the expe rienc e of a p ilot on George Stree t and in othe r c ounc ils,

further de velop a de-cluttering de c ision ma ker to ol by Ap ril 2011.

S Tra ns,

Planning, SfC

W23 Ca rry out p ilot gua rd rail review and de -c luttering on Ha yma rket to Dalry

c orrido r as pa rt of p ilot c orrido r improve me nt b y end of Ap ril 2012.

S Tra ns,

Planning, SfC

W24 Introduc e 24 hour wa iting a nd loa d ing restric tions a t all ped estrian crossing

points, junctions and p layground / park ent ranc es within the Controlled Parking

Zone by 2015.

M Trans

W25 By April 2012 set up a p roc ess to m ake it ea sier to request new , or extended ,

pa rking and load ing restrictions a t junc tions.

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Signing

W26 Review p ed estrian signing and w ayfind ing by 2012, c onsidering how to take full

ad vantage of bo th trad it ional and new tec hnology.

S Trans, C+L,

Planning

Sustrans,

Essent ia l

Ed inburgh, UoE

W27 Follow ing the review of signing and wa yfind ing, enha nc e and upg rade

ped estrian signing.

S City Dev, SfC,

C+L

Sustrans,

Essent ia l

Ed inburgh, UoE

Marketing a nd promotion (see Joint ac tions)

W28 Imp lem ent ac tive travel c om munica tions stra teg . See b elow for likely c onte nts

relating specifically to walking.

S-M-L Trans Sustrans

W29 Work with pa rtne rs to prod uc e and d istribute Walking Time Maps (eg to

hosp ita ls, green spac es etc ) and othe r ma teria l prom oting w a lking.

S-M Trans, SfC ,

NHS

Employers, UoE

W30 Imp rove the Counc il s we bsite to bette r promo te wa lking, inc luding providinglinks to wa lkit.co m, othe r wa lking initiatives and web sites. Also link into the Roa d

Sa fety Pa rtnerships we bsite to p rom ote sa fe wa lking a nd c yc ling p rac tice s.

S Tra ns SfC

W31 Support sc hoo l based c amp a igns to encourage wa lking, for exam p le Go for

Gold.

? Trans Sustrans

W32 Prom ote, support and de velop hea lth wa lking sc hem es ac ross the city,

pa rticularly in d ep rived areas, funding permitting .

S-M NHS, SfC Pa ths fo r All

W33 Co ntinue to p rom ote parks, g ree nspac es and pa ths to these a rea s. Parks/ SfC NHS

W34 Pub licise wa lking routes and p a ths tha t are pa rticula rly suitab le for d isab led

people.

S Ed Ac c ess

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Appendix C: Cyc ling ac tions details


Network Deve lopment - Family Network

C1 Prod uc e outline p rop osa ls for a ll routes to enab le input to Planning proc ess

and o ther p rojec ts.

S Trans Sustrans

C2 Fill key gaps in c ore/ na tiona l c yc le netwo rk routes and link netwo rk to keydestina tions by Ap ril 2014:

Union Ca na l to Princes Stree t, Rose Stree t a nd Roya l Mile (NCN 75);

Roseb urn (end of North Ed inburgh ra il pa ths) to Princ es Stree t, Rose

Street a nd Roya l Mile (NCN 1);

Union Ca na l to North Ed inburgh p a th network link (NCN 1 to NCN 75);

link to Roseb urn from Ca rrick Know e c yc lewa y and Ed inb urgh Park-

Broo mhouse-Stenhouse tram pa ra llel cyc lew ay; link to Ed inburgh Zoo from Ca rrick Know e c yc lew ay;

links from North Ed inburgh ra il pa ths netw ork to East (from Warriston-

NCN 75) and West (from Craigleith - NCN 1) ga tes of Botanic G ardens;

Granto n rail pa th to Cram ond p rom ena de ;

Portobello - Sea field Leith - North Ed inburgh p ath netw ork link (NCN

76);

link from Innoc ent railwa y cyc le p a th to the Mea dow s (NCN 1);

upgrad e link from Meadow s via c ity ce ntre to North Ed inburgh p a thnetwo rk (NCN 1 and 75);

upgrad e link from Union c ana l to Mea dow s (NCN 7); and

A90 (and ad jac ent a nd c onne c tions) to Que ensferry and Forth Bridge .

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Network d eve lopment - Cyc le Friendly City

C3 By Ap ril 2014 impleme nt a com prehe nsive pac kage of on-stree t imp rove ments

for c yc lists in the South Central a rea , includ ing c orridor improvem ents from

the c ity ce ntre, via bo th Newington (by end 2011) and Ma rc hmont (by end

2012), to the University of Edinburgh Kings Buildings site and the Royal Infirmary.

Comp lem ent these imp rove me nts with imp roved c ycle pa rking a nd

ma rketing. Review the op tions for rolling out the se m ea sures to other area s

and d raw up a p rog ram me for this rollout.

S-M Trans Sustrans

C4 Review (by end 2011) and upgrade (by Ap ril 2014) p rovision for c yc lists on

ma in road s:

A7 Dalkeith Roa d - Old Dalkeith Roa d ;

A701 Bridg es Libe rton Roa d Burdiehouse Road ;

A772 Gilme rton Roa d ;

A702 Lothian Roa d Bruntsfield Plac e;

A70 Dalry Roa d - Slatefo rd Road ;

A71 Gorgie Roa d - Calde r Roa d ;

A8 West Coa tes - Co rstorphine Roa d - Glasgow Roa d ;

A90 Quee nsferry Roa d , Crew e Roa d South Orc ha rd Brae; a nd

A1 London Roa d Willowb rae Roa d .

This work to inc lude review of pa rking restric tions in cyc le lanes and assessing

filling missing links and imp rovements a t junc tions.

S-M Trans Sustrans

C5 Implement (further) Qua lity Bike Co rrido rs (QBCs) - Produc e outline designs for

a fo rwa rd p rog ramm e of c orrido r improve me nts by April 2012, includ ing

Portob ello Roa d , Co linton Roa d , Mo rningside Roa d Co miston Roa d and

Easte r Roa d . Minimum sta nd ards for QBCs inc lude :

go od on-roa d p rovision;

parking;

ma rketing de stination and ca tc hment;

S-L Tra ns

/Comms

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C6 Improve links to tram stops/ transport intercha nges, sta rting with routes to

Ba lgree n and Saughton tram ha lts.

S-M Trans

C7 Imp lem ent , sign and prom ote suitab le c yc le a lte rna tives to the tram route. S Trans tie

C8 Introd uc e advance cycle dete c tion a t signa lled c ycle and touc a n c rossings. S-L Trans

C9 If fea sib le, p ilot the introd uc ed an advanc e c ycle phase to give c yclists an

ea rly green light a t one o r two key junc tions.

S-L Trans

C10 Deve lop rep orting system for traffic signa ls tha t fa il to detec t cyc lists and

imp leme nt reme diation prog ram me .

S-M Trans

C11 Co mp ile p rog ramm e of exem ption of c yc lists from one-wa y restrictions by

Sep tem be r 2011 and imp lem ent p rog ramm e b y Ap ril 2014.

M-L Trans

C12 Ca rry out a programm e of insta lling lighting (LED and convent iona l) on off-

roa d pa ths.

S-L Tra ns

C13 By 2012 impleme nt a program me to m od ify kerbs a t entry and exit po ints of

cyc lewa ys and sha red pa ths ensuring the y a re flush, free of o bstructions (forb ikes, trailers and ta nd em s) and c lea rly ma rked .

S Tra ns

C14 Insta ll 50 add itiona l adva nc ed stop lines per yea r until a ll pote ntial tra ffic signa l

ap p roa c hes have this fac ility.

S-M Trans

C15 Review and upgrade pa rking / loa d ing restric tions in existing c yc le lanes. S-M Trans

C16 Imp rove surfac e and d ra inag e of Wate r of Leith Walkwa y. S Trans

C17 Consider the potentia l for using on-roa d seg reg a ted c yc le trac ks. S-L Trans

Network Deve lopment - General

C18 Review ac c esses to the North Ed inburgh path netwo rk and , fund ing permitting,

imp lem ent improvem ents.

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C19 Produc e a signing / wayfinding strateg y and p rogramme. S Trans Parks, Sustrans

C20 Sign netw ork ac c ord ing to the signing / wayfinding strateg y. S-M Trans Parks, Sustrans

C21 Introd uce a presump tion ag a inst relaxing pa rking reg ula tions tha t p rote c t any

c ycle fa c ility.

Trans

Maintenance

C22 Institute reg ula r p rioritised a nd prog ramm ed ma intena nc e of c ycle lanes and

advanc ed stop lines, (white lines, cyc le symb ols and c oloured surfac ing). Also

of c yc le signing.

S SfC Trans

C23 Inc rea se priority of maintena nce of surfac es, veg eta tion and lighting on off-

roa d routes including no n-ad op ted pa ths and winter ma intenanc e.

S SfC Trans

C24 Enc ourage grea ter c om munity involvement/ ow nership of the off-roa d c ycle

path netwo rk and streng then volunteer involveme nt in ma intena nc e (range rs

etc).

S SfC Trans, Sustrans,

Spokes, Greener

Leith , o ther

volunteer group s

C25 Create a function/ applic a tion on we bsite to rep ort ab andoned b ikes. S Trans

Cyc le Parking - On-stree t

C26 Review and up grad e c ity c entre c yc le pa rking by 2012. S Trans Sustrans

C27 Ca rrying out a prog ram me of reviewing and upg rad ing to wn centre b ike

parking.

S-M Trans Sustrans

C28 Co ntinue p rog ramm e of insta lling b ike pa rking on req uest. Ong oing Trans

Cyc le Parking - Ma jor destinations

C29 Review and up grade cyc le pa rking at ma jor destinations eg c inem as, festival

venues, hosp ita ls sports c entres, lib ra ries, other Co unc il fac ilities.

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C30 Continue to app ly b ike pa rking standards to new deve lop me nts. Monitor and

enforc e their deta iled imp lem entation.

Ong oing Trans

Cyc le Parking - Employers

C31 Provide b ike pa rking best p rac tice informa tion to em p loyers. S Trans, Bike

Sta tion

Cyc le Parking - Residential

C32 Prod uc e/ d issem inate guida nc e on c yc le pa rking for tenem ents/ fla ts. S Spokes Trans

C33 Pilo t on-stree t resident ial b ike pa rking . S-L Trans Residents, Spokes

C34 Fund ing permitting, p ilot imp roved b ike pa rking for existing soc ial housing. S-M Trans Housing, Housing

Associations

Sc hoo ls and tra ining

C35 Prep are (b y Ap ril 2011) a plan, including annua l ta rgets, to inc rea se thenumb er of p rima ry ag e c hild ren from P6 onwards rec eiving c ycle training to

50% by 2013/2014 and 100% by 2016/ 2017. The p lan will a lso inc lude ac tions

aimed at e nco urag ing increa sed c ycling b y sec ond ary ag e p upils de pe nda nt

on a va ilab ility of resources and ma nda te.

S C+F

C36 Funding pe rmitting, p rom ote c ycle training to Hea d Tea c hers and Sc hoo l

Councils.

S C+F Trans, NHS

C37 Sup port Sc hool Co unc ils in imp lementing c yc le training. M CEC C+F Trans, c yc le

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C38 Deve lop and de liver app rop riate mea sures to ensure highe r numbers of

teena ge rs c ycle.

M C+F Sustrans, CTC

Cyc ling Scotland ,Sc ottish Cyc ling ,

Bike Station

C39 Sup port a fte r sc hool b ike c lubs. CTC Bike

Clubs

Sc ot tish Cyc ling ,

Bike Station

C40 Inc orpo ra tion of c yc ling/ wa lking issues/ ac tivities into curriculum for excellenc e

physica l ac tivity, sport and hea lth.

S-M C+F

C41 Sup port Lothian and Borde rs Police s b ike theft prevention sc hem es eg b ike

reg ister schem e to red uce b ike theft in the c ity.

S-L LBP Tra ns

Marketing and p romotion - see joint ac tions

C42 Imp leme nt me asures in the ac tive trave l a lso co mmunica tions p la. These are

likely to include a c tions listed below :

C43 Prom ote go od d river, c yclist and pedestrian beha viour to red uce c onflic t

betwe en roa d and pa th users (inc luding p rofe ssiona l d rivers and d riving

instruc to rs).

S-L Trans Operato rs

C44 Promote / sup port adult c yc le training (eg through web site). S Trans Bike Sta tion, UoE

C45 Promote / sup port led ride s. S Bike

Sta tion/Changing

Pace

Sustrans

UoE

C46 Insta ll one or more pub lic b ike c ounter(s) a t p rominent loc a tions. S-M Trans Spokes

C47 Co ntinue prod uc tion, upda ting and distribution of Exp lore Ed inburgh by Bike

leaflets.

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C48 Continue prod uc tion, updat ing and distribution of the Ed inburgh Cycle ma p

and c yc le ma ps of the Lothians c ounc il a rea s (providing leisure opportunities

for Ed inburgh reside nts).

Ongoing Spokes UoE

C49 Pub licise the op eration of Ad va nc ed Stop Lines and wo rk with Lothian and

Borde rs Polic e to enfo rce their op eration .

S Tra ns LBP

C50 Ra ise awareness of b ike rec yc ling and the role of the Bike Sta tion. Bike

Sta tion /

Comms

UoE

C51 Work with tourist/ acc om mo da tion age nc ies to ensure that visitors a re ma deawa re o f c ycling op portunities (ma ps, bike hire, etc ) as a standard pa rt of the

ac co mmo da tion / tourist pa ckage.

S-L Trans Spokes

C52 Sup port and p rom ote Cyc ling Sc ot land s Ped a l for Sc ot land eve nt. S-M-L Cyc ling

Sc ot land

Council

C53 Sup port loca l and nationa l c yc le p rom ot ion inita tives includ ing: Cyc le Friend ly

Sc hoo ls, Give me Cyc le Spac e (ma rketing c amp aign), Cyc le Friend lyEmp loyer Sc hem e, A b ette r wa y to w ork.

CS/ Bike

Sta tion/ Etc

Trans, UoE

Community cyc ling initiatives

C54 Sup port Co mmunity b ike c lubs/ workshops. NHS HPS;

CHP

ChangingPace,

Bike Sta tion, CTC,

SfC

C55 Develop new prog ra mm es to increase de ma nd and uptake of c ycling,pa rticula rly in de p rived a rea s.

S-L NHS HPS;CHP

Bike Sta tio n, SfC

Leading by exam ple

C56 Ac hieve Cyc le Friend ly Emp loyer sta tus for ma jor Co unc il and University of

Ed inburgh sites.

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C57 NHS Lothian to p romote BikeBUDI scheme to its sta ff. NHS (see

nextcolumn)

(NHS HPS; C HP;

Transport andTravel Ma na ger)

C58 Cyc le sa fety working group o f key sta keho lders to meet twice yea rly to discuss

inc ident da ta ana lysis and agree relevant interventions inc lud ing aw areness

raising/enforcement/training.

Trans C+F, Spokes, CTC

Integ ration with public transport

C59 Work with ra il industry to p rovide/ imp rove b ike pa rking a t sta tions/ b ike hub s. Ong oing Trans,Sc otRa il

TransportSc ot land

C60 Introd uc e Sta tion Travel Plans / Sa fe Route s to Sta tions Pilot sc heme at

Dalmeny station.

M CEC Trans Netw ork Ra il,

Transport

Sc ot land

C61 See k/ support a p ilot bus b ike c a rriage sc hem e for an ap prop ria te urban-rura l

route.

M Trans

Bike share

C62 Sup port deve lopme nt of sma ll-sc a le b ike sha re sc hem es. M Trans Various pote ntial,

Essent ia l

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Appendix D: The charter

of Brussels, Velo-City2009

Und ersigned c ities c om mit them selves:

a ) To set a ta rget of a t lea st 15% for the sha re o f c yc ling in

the mo da l sp lit o f trips for the yea r 2020 and of further

growth if this ta rge t a lrea dy ac hieved

b ) To set a ta rge t o f 50% for c yc lists running the risk of

having a fata l ac c ident for the yea r 2020

c ) To work on a b ic ycle pa rking a nd anti b ic ycle theft

policy

d ) To pa rtic ipa te in a nd to set up p rojec ts to inc rea se

c ycling to sc hool and wo rk

e) To c ont ribute to mo re susta inab le tourism by investing

in mea sures to imp rove and to inc rea se b icyc le tourism

f)

To c oo perate c losely with the bicycle userorga nisa tions, the b icyc le reta ilers orga niza tion a nd the

b icyc le industry orga niza tions and other sta keholders

as the polic e, c onsultants and expe rtise c ent res,

a rc hitec ts and b uilders of infrastruc ture to ac hieve the

ta rge ts, and c all upon a ll other Europ ea n c ities to

follow our examp le.

This c ity, together with a ll the other c ities signing this c ha rte r,

ca ll upon the Europ ea n Co mm ission a nd the Europ ea nParliament:

a ) To set a ta rget of a t lea st 15% for the sha re o f c yc ling in

the mo da l sp lit o f trips in Europ e for the yea r 2020

b) To e sta b lish the post of Europ ea n Bicyc le Officer in the

administra tion o f the Europ ea n Com mission

c ) To c rea te a pa rliame nta ry intergroup Cyc ling in the

Europ ea n Parliam ent

d ) To p ut adeq uate b udge ts a t the d ispo sa l of Europ ea n

prog rams for the financ ia l support of c ities and NGOs

promo ting c ycling in Europ e.

Furthermore, the signers of this charter call upon all authorities

worldwide, at a ll levels tostrongly promote cycling

and to inco rpo rate

c ycling into a ll areas of

polic y (hea lth, spa tia l

p lanning, c ity

management,

ec onom y, mo bility and

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For cyc lists to a chieve c onvenient d oo r to doo r journeys the

route s must g ives ea sy ac c ess to the entranc es of tourist

a ttrac tions, plac es of wo rk, shop s, etc . Goo d qua lity and

highly visible c ycle p a rking will be ne ed ed , loc a ted within orimme diate ly outside suc h d estinations; suc h a s a t railwa y

sta tions, the re m ay be a req uirem ent for sec ure long -term

c ycle p arking.

Where a sec tion o f the ne twork is mo re g ene ra lly used for

leisure and rec rea tion, the a ttrac tiveness of t he route and its

qua lities of freed om from traffic and avo ida nce of

unp lea santly stee p hills ma y be mo re impo rta nt c riteria tha ndirectness.

Unduly circuitous routes should be avoided however,

espec ia lly where the route c ould b e c onsiderab ly shortened

by imp lem enting a c ruc ia l new fea ture or mea sure.

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Appendix F: Design

approach for the c yc lefriendly c ity programme

The C yc le Friend ly City prog ramm e w ill a im to p rovide

effective c onnec tions by b ike to g enerato rs and po tential

gene ra tors of c yc le tra ffic . The em pha sis will be on

c onnec tions to the m ost important g enera tors, for examp le

the c ity ce ntre, other major c entres of em ployme nt, ma jor

university sites and ma jor hosp ita ls

The p rog ramm e w ill seek to p rovide a c hoice o f connec tions

to these destinations:

a ) Route s via the most d irec t, physica lly ea siest, route s,

often ma in roa ds. The p rog ramm e w ill aim to ma ke

these as c yc le-friend ly as possible. This is likely to

involve consideration of:

Bus lanes

Cycle lanes

Prov ision for cyc lists a t junc tions, espec ially the busiest

junctions.

Tra ffic red uc tion a nd spee d limits.

b ) Alternat ive c onnec tions to c a ter for less c onfident

c yc lists. These should as muc h a s possible avo id on-c a rriag ew ay cyc ling on m ain roa ds. They shou ld

c onform a s we ll as possible to the c riteria o f the family

network. There is likely to b e a c onsiderab le d eg ree of

c oincide nce be twee n these routes and the fam ily

network.

On the fam ily network route c ohe renc e is of the utmo st

imp ortanc e. A single missing link c an seriously unde rmine theeffec tiveness of a n entire route . The c yc le friend ly c ity

p rog ramm e w ill a lso strive for route c ohe rence, but in som e

c ircumsta nc es other fac tors (ge nerally involving p rovision for

other roa d users) ma y mean tha t sub -op tima l sec tions for

c yclists need to be a c c ep ted .

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Appendix G:

Stakeholderconsultation

Consultation Workshop

We he ld a wo rkshop on 27 April 2010 to ob ta in the views of

those sta keholders who w ere not p a rt of the Projec t Boa rd .

Afte r a p resenta tion on a ims, ob jec tives and the p rog ress of

the Ac tion Plan , the stakeholders we re invited to c om me nt on

a d ra ft list of joint, wa lking and c ycling ac tions and we re

asked to develop a series of a c tions for possible inc lusion in

the Plan. Orga nisa tions a ttend ing this wo rkshop included :

External

ChangingPace

tie Ltd

RNIB

NHS Loth ian

Cyc ling Sc ot land

Lothian and Borde rs Polic e Roa d Sa fety

Lothian and Borders Police Crime Prevention

Lothian Buses

Essential Edinburgh

Sc ottish Cyc ling

University of Edinburgh

Bike Sta tion / Bet te r Way to Work

Cyc ling Touring C lub

SDG rep resent ing Ac tivcity Cyc le North Ed inburgh

MACS

Scottish Go vernment, Susta inab le Transport Living Stree ts Sc ot land Ed inburgh Ac c ess Pa nel

Transform Sc otland

Paths fo r All

Cockburn Association

Internal CEC a ttendees

Co unc il Transport Co unc il Planning

Co unc il Servic es for Co mm unities Hea lth, Imp rove me nt

and Diversity

Co unc il Service s for Co mmunities, Road Service s

Co unc il Child ren a nd Families

Draft ac tion p lan c onsultation

We a lso a sked the Stakeho lders the ir views and c om me nts on

the Dra ft Ac tive Travel Ac tion Plan b etw ee n 25 June a nd 25

July 2010. In a dd ition to the orga nisa tions listed above we a lso

rec eived c om ments from :

Sustrans

Co unc il Service s for Communities, Pa rks Co unc il Services for Co mmunities, Light ing

We a lso rec eived c om me nts from a sma ll numb er of

individuals.

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