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August 2011
Factsheet
LTP3 Research
Travel Trends
Two thirds of all journeys are under 5 miles (DfT)
Page 7 : http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/sustainabletransport/pdf/whitepaper.pdf
And a fifth are less than 1 mile (DfT 2009)
Page 1:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/nts/latest/nts2009-03.pdf
In the UK cycling accounted for just 2% of trips under 5 miles in 2009 (DfT)
Page 3:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/nts/latest/nts2009-03.pdf
85% of commuter car journeys are single occupancy (DfT)
Page 2:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/nts/latest/nts2009-09.pdf
Briefing Title
The potential for change
The Sustainable Travel Demonstration Towns pilots achieved the following modal
shift (DfT)
Town
Cut in car driver trips
Cycling Increase
Walking Increase
Darlington
9%
113%
14%
Peterborough
9%
12%
14%
Worcester
7%
19%
12%
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/ltp3planning/travelguide/sttresults/stt-table
57% of car/van trips are under 5 miles… 30 minutes by bike
23% of car/van trips are under 2 miles… 30 minutes walk
78% of car/van trips are under 10 miles… bus journey.
DfT National Travel Survey 2009
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/nts/latest/nts2009-03.pdf
In Copenhagen 1/3 cycle to work, 1/3 use public transport and 1/3 drive (City of
Copenhagen)
Page 4: http://www.vejpark2.kk.dk/publikationer/pdf/413_cykelpolitik_uk.pdf
In Groningen (Netherlands) 60% of all trips are by cycle (Gronigen –cycle city)
Page 21: http://www.transpowerrp6.org/uploads/media/Groningen_Cycle_City_01.pdf
Cost Effectiveness
At a benefit to cost ratio of nearly 8:1 programmes that seek to change travel
behaviour can be extremely cost effective
http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/travelsmart/behaviour_change_ff36.pdf
The STDT cost approximately £15.6million over 5 years (2004-8) this equates to
approximately £5.65 per person per year in the 3 towns (DfT)
Pages 13 & 51:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/smarterchoices/smarterchoiceprogrammes/pdf/
summaryreport.pdf
Climate Change
The Committee on Climate Change estimates that a national role out of Smarter
Travel Choices could save 3.0Mt CO2 per annum (CCC)
Page 25:
http://downloads.theccc.org.uk/docs/21667%20CCC%20Executive%20Summary%2
0AW%20v4.pdf
A fifth (21%) of UK domestic carbon emissions are from transport
And more than half (58%) of transport emissions are from cars (DfT)
Page 18: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/sustainabletransport/pdf/whitepaper.pdf
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Briefing Title
Trips of less than 10 miles account for 40% of UK domestic carbon emissions from
transport (DfT)
Page 19: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/sustainabletransport/pdf/whitepaper.pdf
The cost of a national roll out of Smarter Travel Choices is estimated at £200million
per annum over 10 years (Keith Buchan)
Page 55:
http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/system/files/A_low_carbon_transport_policy_for_th
e+UK.pdf
QUOTES
Nick Clegg at a Friends of the Earth public meeting in Sheffield on May 27 th 2011
In response to a question; “Do you think the Coalition Government are doing enough
to promote sustainable travel?”
Nick Clegg replied:
“I totally acknowledge we need to do more, a whole lot more.”
“We are way behind, particularly compared to other European Countries in trying to
provide incentives and infrastructure to encourage people out of their cars and onto
sustainable public transport. It’s one of the biggest challenges we face as a country”
Professor Julia King (CCC) at castle Debate on Sustainable Transport on May 24th
2011
“…progress has been disappointing on the behaviour change front”, “We’re moving
backwards.” and “On behaviour change, it’s not yet happening – it’s a really
challenging area for our politicians.”
David Kennedy (Chief Executive CCC) to Friends of the Earth “The Government
should implement a phased national roll out of Smarter Travel Choices schemes
across the UK” (Jan 2010)
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