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Traffic and Movement Trends in Hertfordshire & Hertsmere

Gary Beaumont - HCC Data Team TTDR: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ttdr HCTS: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hcts Accident Factsheet: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/tanda

2016 Traffic and Transport Data Report (TTDR) – Based on 2015 data

• Annual report
• TTDR dates back to the 90’s – traffic data recorded in the 60’s
• Summarises all types of traffic data in Herts
• Interactive (tabs / hyperlinks)
• More simple and visual based – maps / charts
• Can develop and update in house
• Accompanying summary factsheet produced

Hertfordshire County Travel Survey 2015

• Triannual survey (every 3 years)
• Dating back to 1999
• Revised in 2015
• Now more focused as a mobility survey (all members of household collected)
• However there is 1 open ended question for opinions
• Aligns to National Travel Survey

Why do we collect this information?

• Open and transparent – lots of work goes into this, lets share it!
• Collect it anyway, why not put it in one place?
• Key evidence base that feeds strategies (LTP, vision) and reports on indicators
• Used for Government bids and monitoring
• Go-to place for key information (You tell me what you want in the report)
• Provides efficiency (saves duplicating work)

Who is it aimed at?

• Everyone!
• General public / School children / Officers / Councillors / MP’s / Engineers / Lawyers /

Parish & Town Councils

• Publicity reaches far and wide
• Social media (Twitter / Facebook)
• Email alert (over 1,000 contacts)
• Press
• Post (leaflet)

Hertsmere’s sampled profile is almost identical to Hertfordshire’s

Categories with similar %’s are…

• Has a driving licence
• Access to a vehicle
• Owns a bus pass
• Has health / mobility issue
• People per household
• Owns a blue badge

Exceptions are:

• Bicycle ownership
• Access to Internet
• Average trip distance (6.4miles)

Walk 5% Motorbike 1% Bus 4% Train 29% Driver 50% Passenger 6% Tube 4% Walk 7% Cycle 3% Motorbike 1% Bus 3% Train 21% Driver 59% Passenger 4% Tube 2% Other 0%

Hertsmere Hertfordshire

How do the sampled Hertsmere residents travel to work?

0% 2% 0% 17% 2% 5% 1% 0% 6% 5% 3% 49% 1% 9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Work destinations…. 1. London 2. Hertsmere 3. Other / St Albans / Watford / Welwyn Hatfield / Unknown or Other Mode share…. 1. Car driver 2. Train 3. Car passenger 4. Walk

Public Transport 10% Bus 31% Rail 9% Cycling 6% Driving 20% Parking 3% Other 8% Compliment ary 13% 1.8% 4.1% 2.8% 2.3% 3.3% 4.0% 1.0% 3.1% 4.7% 1.8% 3.5% 1.5% 2.5% 2.6% 1.7% 2.5% 1.3% 2.5% 5.3% 6.2% 8.0% 2.2% 9.1% 1.8% 3.3% 8.7% 13.1% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% Inadequate disabled access/provision for… Ticketing/ need for Oyster system Connectivity/interchanging Have been cuts/fear of cuts Bus- last service too early/first service too late Bus- No/poor Sunday/weekends services Bus- poor /inadequate school service Bus- too expensive Bus- poor quality/reliability Bus- frequency too low/competing services… Bus- key destinations not served Bus- lack of information/real time/ timetables Bus- Lifeline - valued Bus- No service/no alternative to car Bus- Hospital Services Awaiting bus pass Rail -too expensive Rail -delays/reliability Rail -frequency too low Cycle paths needed/safe cycling routes Driving - surfaces poor/need repair Driving - junction improvements Driving - traffic volume/flow Driving - traffic calming - nuisance Parking - lack of Other complimentary re services PT Bus Rail Cycling Driving Parking Other

What do the sampled Hertsmere residents think of transport in Hertfordshire?