Towards a Healthy City by Ian Barrett

Part of the Living City - Body: Mind: Spirit: Bristol event organised by BDP's Bristol studio.

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1. Living City – Towards a Healthy City Ian Barrett, South West Regional Director
2. Our vision is a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment.
3. High quality streets where people feel confident to walk, cycle and take time to enjoy life are a hallmark of successful world cities
5. • Fear of traffic is the biggest concern and a barrier to walking and cycling for parents and children • Ours could be the first generation of children who live shorter lives than their parents.
9. Air Pollution 5.8 % of local deaths attributable to long-term exposure to particulates 196 deaths per year 2,048 years of life lost by the local population Population (25+) = 289,000 Public Health England: Estimating Local Mortality Burdens associated with Particulate Air Pollution, April 2014
15. Minneapolis
17. Cheonggyecheon, Seoul
18. Rio Madrid, Madrid
19. Queen Square, Bristol
20. New York
21. New York
22. New York
23. Bristol to be a city where public transport provides an affordable quality alternative to the car, where streets are no longer clogged with traffic, our air is cleaner, and it is increasingly attractive to walk & cycle
24. Promote active travel choices – walking and cycling – as safe and pleasant alternatives to the car
25. Support the ongoing and successful expansion in Bristol of cycling through investment in cycle lanes and other cycling infrastructure, and more cycle training for those who need it
26. Deliver improvements to both the price and quality of our public transport networks, making it quick, cost effective and easy to go by bus or by train
27. Reduce emissions in the city to help protect people from the harmful gases produced by streets clogged with traffic
28. Make road layout and other improvements in the city to open our streets to people, removing the blight of heavy traffic and improving flows for public transport and those who need to drive
30. Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable.
31. Smileage.
32. …we have relatively low use of public transport, with higher levels of walking and cycling… 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 At or from home Public transport Car Bicycle On foot Birmingham Bristol Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Sheffield England and Wales 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
33. …bike use is behind leading European levels… EU – Modal Split Data from European Platform on Mobility Management Database England and Wales - Travel to Work Data from 2011 Census (ONS) Big Commuter Survey Census European Green Capitals Bristol’s Twin Cities
34. Join the movement