The National Propensity to Cycle Tool: DfT funded research on cycling

Presentation delivered at the Cycling City Active conference in Newcastle

Transcript

1. 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 r.lovelace@leeds.ac.uk
2. Distance and mode dependence (Sheffield)
3. Overview • Why create the National Propensity to Cycle Tool (NPCT)? • How did we build it? • What does it do? • How will it be used? • Future plans
4. Why did we build it? http://homepag e.ntlworld.com/ pete.meg/wcc/f acility-of-the- month/January 2015.htm
5. Tools of the trade: pricey http://www.oasys-software.com/products/engineering/massmotion.html
6. The costs of transport planning
7. The benefits of collaboration Credit: flickr CC license
8. The costs of incompatibility
9. How did we build it? • Open Source software • 'Agile' and open development workflow, using GitHub – see • Multi-disciplinary team • (Tech. Part: source code using shiny, leaflet packages which compile into html and javascript!)
10. Distance decay
11. Why distance decay? Source: NPCT model Output (Leeds)
12. Capacity issues
13. What does it do? • Visualises current cycling rate across zones • Interactive visualisation of flows • Illustrates scenarios of the future… • At high-geographical resolution • Including route-allocated potential
14. How will it be used? • Strategic planning to determine where new bicycle paths are most needed. • Targeting specific areas with high cycling potential • 'Visioning' for long-term future • Many other uses (Phase II)
15. Model results
16. Next steps • Deploy the NPCT nationwide • Add education layer • Tweaks to the model • Micro-level model • Include 'amplifier' effects • Training – allow others to modify
17. Cycling is contagious! Credit: Tom Gutowski, Sustrans
18. Positive social feedback Credit: Tom Gutowski, Sustrans
19. Live demo!
20. Thanks for listening! Thanks to the NPCT team: James Woodcock Rachel Aldred Anna Goodman Robin Lovelace