Green Capital Partnership Sustainable Transport Action Group Developing our Vision and Plans for 2015 Ian Barrett

Air Quality Management Area Every weekday, half a million vehicles cross into and out of the city centre 1 The average speed in the centre has fallen to just 11 mph at peak times 1 Average journey takes 31% longer than it would do on a clear run - evening rush hour takes 66% longer 2 Congestion costs Bristol £350m/yr, expected to rise to £600m by Air quality fails to meet national standards throughout much of central Bristol and surrounding areas 1 Bristol has one of the highest rates of car ownership of England’s largest cities 1 The number of road casualties is showing signs of increasing 1 Bristol is the most congested city in Britain…. 1 Bristol City Council Bristol City Council 2 According to Tom Tom’s 2013 Traffic Index2013 Traffic Index 3 West of England Local Sustainable Transport Fund Application, 2011West of England Local Sustainable Transport Fund Application, 2011

…we have relatively low use of public transport, with higher levels of walking and cycling… 2011 Census Core Cities Comparison More people in Bristol commute to work by bicycle or on foot than in any other LA in England and Wales

…bike use is behind leading European levels… EU – Modal Split Data from European Platform on Mobility Management DatabaseDatabase England and Wales - Travel to Work Data from 2011 Census (ONS) Big Commuter Survey Census European Green Capitals Bristol’s Twin Cities

We’ve started to transform our post-war legacy….

….. into great places for people

Now more than 6,500 walking and cycling journeys every day Bristol & Bath Railway Path – opened 1984

The Dings – A Sustrans Liveable Neighbourhoods Project

There’s lots going on… (click for links)

…ambitious plans for public transport…

…lots of ideas for walking and cycling…

Living Heart Bristol Cycle Campaign Grimshaw Urban Realm …lots of ideas for walking and cycling…

…and visions of a transformed city centre

How far will current plans get us towards our vision of a sustainable transport system? What are the barriers, opportunities, priorities? What’s happening in 2015? How do we use the green capital year to create the right climate and accelerate change? Bristol 2015

Technology Green Entrepreneurs Place Making

Making the Case Toronto Munster

New York’s experimental approach to street design How traffic affects social interaction Making the Case

Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable.

Smileage.