Model Communities A sustainable transport future for Nelson 1 MC - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Model Communities

A sustainable transport future for Nelson

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MC Objectives

Prim ary outcom e:

• To deliver walking and cycling environments

that make either walking or cycling the easiest transport choice for the community

• Focussed investment that will deliver a

successful model community/ s

• More people walking and cycling

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Infrastructure

• Making the easiest trip on foot or by

bicycle.

• Recognising different user skills and

providing accordingly

• Reinforcing messages
• Range of infrastructure

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• Regional Land Transport Strategy
• Sustainability Policy
• Cycling & Pedestrian Strategies
• Land Development Manual
• Heart of Nelson
• Residential Subdivision Policy
• Regional Physical Activity Strategy

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Residents Survey (transport)

• 79% drive to work
• 11% walk or cycled (12% in 06

census)

• Satisfaction with work done to improve

cycle-lanes, street lighting, footpaths and walkways.

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Our Application

• Our community is motivated. Lots of

support from the community.

• Much of the plan is about removing

the physical barriers by improving infrastructure.

• Community programmes include
• pportunities to upskill people and

promote walking and cycling options.

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Infrastructure - Walking

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Infrastructure - Walking

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Infrastructure - Walking

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Infrastructure - Cycling

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Infrastructure - Cycling

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Infrastructure - Cycling

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Infrastructure - Cycling

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Infrastructure - complimentary

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Infrastructure - complimentary

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Longer term focus on creating dedicated radial routes

• Greenways
• Green highway
• Cycle boulevards
• Pedestrian boulevards
• Shared space (homezones, woonerven)

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Removing barriers

• Connecting up routes.
• Links through CBD.
• Links through Rutherford Park.
• Safer routes.

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Ciclovia-

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• Regular street festivals where streets are returned to public realm

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Policies that assist, promote and influence

• Planning Guidance (NZS draft 4404, maximum car

parking standards, developer contributions, Regional Policy Statement etc)

• Linkages to other infrastructure programmes

(Maintenance, Safety, etc)

• RSAPing, community groups and community

programmes

• Other activities, School speed zones, PT integration,

parking management, traffic calming, road space reallocation, signal timings etc

• Informed whole of community decision making about

final solutions

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Getting there

• Policies and awareness of policies
• Directly related Infrastructure
• cycle paths
• Indirectly related Infrastructure
• shoulder widening
• Supporting programmes of work
• Safety initiatives
• Supporting softer programmes of work
• cyclist skills training
• The message (enabling access) and profile of W&C

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Monitoring & Evaluation

• Establish how you will measure achievement
• f the objectives
• Specify measures
• Identify established methodologies for data

collection

• Develop methodologies where none exist
• Identify data gaps
• Establish before and after monitoring

programme

• Establish reporting and feedback loops for

future improvement and learning

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Monitoring & Evaluation

• Women and children are the litmus test
• Counts (Auto and manual)
• Qualitative surveys
• Access mapping
• Traffic info (speeds, congestion, safety) Total traffic

counts

• Economic impact statement
• Health impact assessment
• Community surveys
• Safety impacts
• Traffic impacts
• Benchmarking tool

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Stage 2 proposal

Funding contributions & expectations

• Board expectation – partnership
• A community willing to invest
• 50–50 contribution to inputs
• Focussed investment – network / strategic
• Clearly demonstrate the impacts of this

investment

• $2m in 2010/ 11 & $5m in 2011/ 12 (some

flexibility)

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Stage 2 proposal

• Needs to clearly demonstrate proposed

programme of activity will deliver successful MC outcomes

• Walking and cycling activity class investment sought
• Programmes that will support infrastructure (DMCP)
• Other activity class investment
• Other council funding and activity
• Other partnering and funding opportunities
• Stage 1 may well address many of these points

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Time line

• Proposals submitted into LTP on-line by end
• f April
• May – proposals assessed
• June – proposals and recommendations

presented to Board for approval