Ad-Hoc TRICS SAM Surveys Dominic Smith, West Sussex County Council

TRICS SAM surveys – A brief history  SAM stands for Standardised Assessment Methodology.  A method of monitoring the progress of Travel Plans using the multi-modal TRICS methodology, through directly commissioned surveys.  First pilot surveys took place in 2005.

How SAM surveys are commissioned and undertaken  Direct request for site visit and survey specification.  TRICS supplies a quote for all work involved.  Survey is authorised and data collection company put in contact with the client to obtain supporting information and to agree a survey date.  Survey undertaken.  Data put through input and validation process.  Finalised outputs supplied to the client.

SAM surveys in London from 2014 onwards  From 1 st April 2014 TRICS became the standard system of trip generation analysis in London.  There have been many requests for SAM surveys to be undertaken within the capital, further populating the TRICS database

What does SAM survey data consist of?  Site details (location, surroundings etc).  Development details (size of site, features etc).  Parking details (both on site and off site).  Travel Plan information (features and implementation).  Multi-modal survey count data.

Travel Plan Monitoring Report (TPMR)  A ready-built facility in TRICS for producing monitoring reports for SAM survey sites.  Monitors trip rate and mode split variation over time (for sites that have been surveyed more than once).  Includes helpful commentary and can be supplied as a stand-alone report to those interested in a Travel Plan’s progress.  Accessed directly from individual SAM site records.

Total SAM surveys (outside of standard TRICS data collection programme) LondonElsewhereTotal

Total SAM surveys by main land use type RetEmpResEduHeaLeiOth Total %

SAM survey examples 2015: London  Imperial Wharf, Fulham (residential)  Finchley Memorial Hospital, Finchley  Rackspace, Hayes (employment)  Drayton Garden Village, Drayton (mixed use)  Hayes Arena development, Hayes (residential)  Cranford Mosque, Hounslow  Hanworth Trade Park, Hanworth (employment)

SAM survey examples 2015: Outside London  Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport  East Surrey Hospital, Redhill  Shepperton Studios, Shepperton  Wealden District Council Offices, Hailsham  Sanditon Place (North & South), Bognor (residential)  University of Chichester, Chichester  Wickhurst Green, Horsham (residential)