John Parkin on Cycling and Active Travel in Civil Engineering

Please see a write up of this event, including audio, here: http://tgrg.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/cycling-and-active-travel/

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1. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel Registered charity number 210252. Charity registered in Scotland number SC038629. Cycling and Active Travel John Parkin Cycling and Active Travel
2. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel
3. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel
4. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel
5. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel
6. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel ‘Cycling and walking should be seen as integral elements of UK transport networks, representing an easy and cheap way for people to incorporate physical activity in their everyday lives’ ICE Walking and cycling policy position statement, 2013
7. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel ICE’s Cycling Working Group Established 2013 • To work with stakeholders • To promote improved cycle infrastructure design • To improve safety for vulnerable road users Three areas of activity: • Construction logistics • Training • Promotion of cycling as integral
8. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel [Cycling] reduces pressure on road space and the need for parking, and improves public health. …transport policy should embrace cycling as a mainstream travel choice and address the barriers to achieving this by: • Committing to clear national objectives and targets • Increasing funding to ensure development of high quality networks in major urban areas • Taking action to improve cycle safety and perceptions of safety
9. 1 Language 9 Vulnerable road user Invincible road user Cyclist Driver Cycle traffic Motor traffic
10. 2 Priority 10 NACTO (2012) Urban bikeway design guide. 2nd Edition. National Association of City Transportation Officials. Available at: http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design- guide/bicycle-boulevards/
11. 3 Equivalence
12. 4 Space 12
13. 13 5 Speed Time mean speed Space mean speed n V V t ∑ = ( ) n T L V s ∑ =
14. 6 Network Planning 14
15. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel 7 Urban design 15 Transport for London. Roads task force report http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ corporate/about- tfl/how-we- work/planning-for-the- future/roads-task- force#on-this-page-0
16. 8 Control 16
17. 9 Source of risk Source: Davis, R. (1992) Death on the streets. Leading edge Press, Hawes. From a Dutch cartoon 17
18. 10 Separation 18
19. 11 Vehicle design 19
20. Design 20
21. Planning Design 21
22. Mindset Planning Design 22
23. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel ICE’s Cycling Working Group
24. Institution of Civil Engineers Cycling and active travel John Parkin Professor of transport Engineering University of the West of England John.parkin@uwe.ac.uk