Jane Hills14 March 2006 TRAVL User Group Conference TRAVL and the Coming Year

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Plans for this Year Add around 25 surveys a year to the database Opportunities for Increasing data collection Travel plans Monitoring the use of Blue Badge spaces and bicycle parking Subdivide some land use categories Expand freight information on the database Data input upgrade

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 TRAVL Survey Programme Around 25 surveys this year depends on survey types mixed use with residential surveys are more expensive software upgrade for data input Plan for 50 iTRACE travel plan monitoring surveys this year Aim to concentrate on ‘what the market requires’ NEED Suggestions from YOU!

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Market Requirements Housing modern mixed use developments, affordable and private differing parking availability - car free, permits, unlimited (nearby?) all parts of London Saturday surveys

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Other Market Requirements Mixed Use Developments whole site office, small/medium size retail all parts of London outer London – need to identify sites?? Out of town retail What else?

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Opportunities to Increase Data iTRACE = increase demand for surveys 50 this year? approved list of survey companies to undertake surveys using the TRAVL methodology trained and moderated in undertaking TRAVL surveys Surveys privately undertaken may be purchased must be considered to be of value to TRAVL Users must meet TRAVL methodology standards Surveys funded in partnership All are subject to separate validation

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Travel Plans Add Travel Plan information with all new surveys necessary for iTRACE Development Control surveys also for our ongoing survey programme details recorded even if there is no travel plan! Continue to refine travel plan details reported in the database

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Blue Badge and Bicycle Parking Currently collect data on number of Disabled Blue Badge Spaces Number of Bicycle parking spaces Future monitoring throughout the day usage of blue badge spaces by number of vehicles displaying blue badges number of vehicles not displaying blue badge number of bicycles parked

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Increase Land Use Categories Residential subdivide by type modern mixed apartment development housing only - apartments/flats - mixed affordable - private number of bedrooms comparison technical note

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Increase Land Use Categories Non-Residential Education sub divide by type higher and further (adult) education schools and academies

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 TRAVL and Freight Improve the information available The Issues Some surveys do not have any delivery details Few surveys have freight vehicle category data No information is available on delivery type origin – destinations number of other deliveries Freight vehicles not included in Parking Count at start and end of survey Overnight deliveries need to be recorded

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 TRAVL Freight Categories A Cars / Small Vans B Single rear wheel transit type vehicles C 2 axles <7.5 tonnes Twin rear wheel transit D 2 axles >7.5 tonnes with reflective plates E Rigid 3 or more axles F Articulated 3 or more axles

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Data Input Upgrade User software updated last year Data Input and Converting to TRAVL uses historic software Can continue to use existing method Desirable to upgrade this year – long term advantages, time savings and reduced complexity of analysis Two stages Standardise the Data Entry Improve the Data Import Method

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Data Input Upgrade

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Data Input Upgrade Advantages speed up and reduce the cost of inputting data input by others other than the database managers automated validation of data where feasible replace historic code by industry-stanadrd code and software enable all data to be stored rather than summaries improve the ability to expand data entry items and modify reporting

TRAVL User Group Conference 2006 Users Database Happy to consider suggestions to enhance the database! Thank you Jane Hills