The National Propensity to Cycle Tool
An online, interactive, open source evidence-based decision support application
Presented at Cycle City Active 2015, Newcastle Civic Centre, 26th June 2015
Robin Lovelace,
University of Leeds
[email protected]
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Distance and mode dependence (Sheffield)
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Overview
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Why create the National Propensity
to Cycle Tool (NPCT)?
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How did we build it?
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What does it do?
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How will it be used?
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Future plans
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Why did we build it?
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Tools of the trade: pricey
http://www.oasys-software.com/products/engineering/massmotion.html
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The costs of transport planning
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The benefits of
collaboration
Credit: flickr CC license
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The costs of incompatibility
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How did we build it?
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Open Source software
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'Agile' and open development workflow,
using GitHub – see
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Multi-disciplinary team
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(Tech. Part: source code using shiny,
leaflet packages which compile into
html and javascript!)
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Distance decay
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Why distance decay?
Source: NPCT model
Output (Leeds)
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Capacity issues
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What does it do?
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Visualises current cycling rate across
zones
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Interactive visualisation of flows
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Illustrates scenarios of the future…
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At high-geographical resolution
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Including route-allocated potential
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How will it be used?
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Strategic planning to determine where
new bicycle paths are most needed.
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Targeting specific areas with high
cycling potential
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'Visioning' for long-term future
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Many other uses (Phase II)
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Model results
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Next steps
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Deploy the NPCT nationwide
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Add education layer
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Tweaks to the model
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Micro-level model
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Include 'amplifier' effects
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Training – allow others to modify
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Cycling is contagious!
Credit:
Tom Gutowski,
Sustrans
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Positive social feedback
Credit:
Tom Gutowski,
Sustrans
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Live demo!
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Thanks for listening!
Thanks to the NPCT team:
James Woodcock Rachel Aldred
Anna Goodman Robin Lovelace