1. WALKING & REGIONAL GROWTH SESTRAN Conference 4 November 2015

2. LIVING STREETS SCOTLAND Part of the UK charity for everyday walking

3. VISION Tackling the decline in walking; Making walking the natural choice; Helping people enjoy and benefit from the simple act of walking; Creating changes, big and small, to make streets fit for walking. A walking nation where all generations walk on streets that are fit for walking by :

4. WALKING INITIATIVES Our Walk to School project instills good habits that can last a lifetime. Our community street audits identify changes that are often easy to put right and will get people walking. Our expertise helps put walking at the heart of public policy from a national to a local level Delivering results

5. INTRODUCTION 1.Walking background 2.Delivering growth 3.Added value and wider benefits 4.What’s next: Steps towards healthy regional ecomomies

6. TRADITIONAL REGIONAL GROWTH ISN'T PRETTY

7. LETS LOOK AT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

8. WALKING IN CONTEXT

9. SOME DRAWBACKS 1.Utility journeys over 3 miles might take too long 2.Other modes are sometimes faster 3. Not recommended for heavy freight

10. AN IMPORTANT MODE 1.IN 2013, 23% OF TRIPS WERE MADE ON FOOT 2. BUT 50% OF ALL TRIPS WERE LESS THAN A VERY WALKABLE 3KM REFERENCE: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND, AUGUST 2014 But not always viewed as real transport

11. TOP OF THE TRANSPORT HIERARCHY 1.Supports healthy active lives 2.Is near zero carbon 3.Most inclusive form of transport - includes nearly everyone 4.Space & infrastructure efficient 5.Walking links up all public transport journeys 6.Almost totally free!

13. A STRONG STARTING POINT Source: Transform Scotland, Warning Signs Report 2014

14. DELIVERING GROWTH THROUGH WALKING The evidence

15. THE PEDESTRIAN POUND People on foot spend more locally “The most vibrant places have the most vibrant economies ”

16. MORE WALKING = MORE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Case studies suggest well-planned improvements to these public spaces can boost footfall and trading by up to 40%. Investing in better streets and spaces can increase retails sales by 30%.

17. A WORLD OF EVIDENCE Global examples of impact In Dublin, the redevelopment of the Temple Bar District led to a 300% increase in employment before the economic boom.

18. The Pedestrian pound p.22

19. IMPACTS ON GROWTH http://www.wired.com/2014/06/walkable-cities-income-education/ Motor City

20. WIDER BENEFITS Walking at the heart of regional growth strategies

21. PART OF A JOINED UP STRATEGY Source: Lets Get Scotland Walking, Scottish Government 2014

22. LOW CARBON Source: Transform Scotland, Warning Signs Report 2014

23. HEALTHY REGIONS?

24. HEALTHY ECONOMIC GROWTH “ Analysis conducted in 2013 show a range of estimated primary and secondary care costs for five disease areas associated with physical inactivity. At a national level the costs to the NHS have been calculated at around £94.1 million annually ” Evidence shows a return of approximately £8 for every £1 invested in health walk and path development projects Source: Lets Get Scotland Walking, Scottish Government 2014

25. INCLUSIVE GROWTH Tackling inequality / younger people in work

26. EQUALITY Source: Glasgow Centre for Population Health 2015

27. THE FUTURE Active places, healthy people, smarter economic growth

28. OTHER FORMS OF GROWTH ARE AVAILABLE http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279029/Edinburgh-traffic- chaos-Krispy-Kreme-doughnuts-opens-Hermiston-Gait.html Economic Health Warning! Passed sell buy date!

29. THE FUTURE OF GROWTH Won’t be motorised

30. SIMPLE STEPS: SMARTER GROWTH

31. A SMART SCOTTISH REGION WILL: 1.Recognise walking as a core part of the transport system; 2.Prioritise invest in town centres as key economic and strategic assets; 3.Make investments that deliver multiple benefits, which underpin economic development – especially health; 4.INVEST IN WALKING.

33. THANK YOU Stuart.hay@livingstreets.org.uk Tel. 0131 243 2646 @LStreetsScot Stuart Hay, Director Living Streets Scotland