In January, Urban Movement hosted two Community Conversations online. These sessions were aimed at gathering local opinion on traffic and streetscape issues in Dartmouth Park, and identifying key parameters that any potential interventions for the area will need to meet to address them. The sessions were well-attended and garnered interesting and passionate discussions, and Urban Movement and Dartmouth Park Neighbourhood Forum would like to thank all who attended for their contributions. For anyone who was not able to attend the sessions, recordings will be posted shortly.
Next steps:
All attendees of both sessions as well as those who were not able to come along are invited to attend a final Ideas Workshop on the 23rd of February 6-8pm, where Urban Movement will be presenting the draft design charter. Attendees will have the chance to feedback on it and raise any points that may not have been covered already. The workshop will be hosted online via Zoom, anyone who wishes to attend can sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscuuqqjIuE9XFrCJxuZctxZNyX9b_o6zv
Some key pieces of research were mentioned in the sessions, links to which are provided below:
Information / studies on the economic impacts of providing for walking and cycling:
- The economic benefits of walking and cycling – A report outlining the impacts walking and cycling schemes can have on the economy (2019, TfL): http://content.tfl.gov.uk/walking-cycling-economic-benefits-summary-pack.pdf
- The Pedestrian Pound – A report outlining the business case for better streets and places (2018, Living Streets): https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/media/3890/pedestrian-pound-2018.pdf
- The Complete Business Case for Bike Lanes – An article reviewing 12 studies on the impact of cycle infrastructure on businesses from around the world (2015, Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-13/every-study-ever-conducted-on-the-impact-converting-street-parking-into-bike-lanes-has-on-businesses
- The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Streets – A study outlining the economic benefits of streets improvements and how to evaluate them (2013, New York City Department of Transportation): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/dot-economic-benefits-of-sustainable-streets.pdf
- The Healthy Streets: A Business View – A report surveying London’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) to understand the importance of the Healthy Streets Approach to business performance (2019, TfL): http://content.tfl.gov.uk/healthy-streets-a-business-view.pdf
- The Cycling and the Housing Market report – A report examining the relationship between high-quality cycling infrastructure and the housing market, including new developments (2017, TfL): http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycling-housing-market.pdf
- The Segregated Cycle Infrastructure evidence pack – A presentation compiling monitoring and evidence about the impacts and benefits of TfL’s cycling programme (TfL): http://content.tfl.gov.uk/segregated-cycling-infrastructure-evidence-pack.pdf
- Place Value Wiki – A reference site hosting a range of research evidence that links ‘quality’ and design of ‘place’ with value added in different terms (2021, UCL & Bartlett School of Planning): https://sites.google.com/view/place-value-wiki
- Commuting and Wellbeing – A study on the impact of commuting on wellbeing (2017, University of the West of England): https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/cts/research-themes/influencing-behaviours/commuting-and-wellbeing
- The association between commuter cycling and sickness absence – A study to determine whether cycling to work has an impact on worker absence due to sickness (2010; Hendriksen et al, National Library of Medicine): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20580736/
- The Market Cycles – A report by the BCO on the impact of growth in cycling on office specification as well as occupier and investor demand (2017, The British Council of Offices): https://www.bco.org.uk/Research/Publications/The_Market_Cycles.aspx
Information / studies on the impacts of reducing / removing through-traffic:
- Disappearing traffic? The story so far – Research on traffic evaporation (2015; Cairns et al, NACTO) https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/disappearing_traffic_cairns.pdf
- Results of a scheme to remove through-traffic on neighbourhood streets and surrounding streets (2020, Lambeth Council): https://love.lambeth.gov.uk/new-independent-analysis-shows-traffic-levels-cut-by-a-over-a-quarter-in-railton-area/
- ‘Removing through-traffic – A business perspective’ – Article examining the impact of three LTN schemes (2020, The Guardian newspaper) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/16/i-got-it-wrong-since-the-changes-its-become-more-vibrant-life-in-an-ltn
- Pave The Way – Report outlining the impact of LTNs on disabled people, and the future of accessible Active Travel (2021, Transport for All): https://www.transportforall.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Pave-The-Way-full-report.pdf
- LTNs for all? Mapping the extent of London’s new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods – Report on the impact of LTNs in London (2020; Aldred & Verlinghier, Possible): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d30896202a18c0001b49180/t/5fb246b254d7bd32ba4cec90/1605519046389/LTNs+for+all.pdf
- The Impact of Introducing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods on Road Traffic Injuries – Research on traffic collisions in LTNs (2021; Laverty et al, Findings Press): https://findingspress.org/article/18330-the-impact-of-introducing-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-on-road-traffic-injuries
- The Street Appeal report – A study measuring the impact of improvements to the street environment in London town centres and high streets (2017, TfL): http://content.tfl.gov.uk/street-appeal.pdf
- ‘LTNs Do Not Cause Gridlock, Finds Traffic Count Analysis’ – Article outlining results of traffic count analysis before and after the introduction of LTNs (2020, Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/11/23/ltns-do-not-cause-gridlock-finds-traffic-count-analysis/?sh=5e7cb1d72109
- ‘Low-traffic schemes benefit everyone, not just better-off’ – Article outlining the benefits of low-traffic schemes (2020, The Guardian newspaper): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/16/claim-low-traffic-schemes-only-benefit-better-off-debunked-in-new-study