mcm devon way - oct 2010
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Shared use Path Demonstration Project
TRAINING DAY
Providing training to deliver solutions
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Demonstration Project – Shared Use Path – Devon Way
6/7th October 2010 Alloa Peter Leslie and Clary
Elliott Clackmannanshire
Council - Thanks
Providing training to deliver solutions
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Be aware of and be able to: Introduce the Demonstration
Project
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Be aware of and be able to: Introduce the Demonstration
Project Summarise Design Manuals
available for use by Practitioners
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Be aware of and be able to: Introduce the Demonstration
Project Summarise Design Manuals
available for use by Practitioners Summarise surfaces available and
users characteristics
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Be aware of and be able to: Introduce the Demonstration
Project Summarise Design Manuals
available for use by Practitioners Summarise surfaces available and
users characteristics Discuss Access Control and
Disabled Users Requirements
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Be aware of and be able to: Introduce the Demonstration Project Summarise Design Manuals available
for use by Practitioners Summarise surfaces available and
users characteristics Discuss Access Control and Disabled
Users Requirements Detail crossing requirements and
options
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Turn all of the learning outcomes into designs
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Demonstration Project – Shared Use Path – Devon Way
Before we get started
NameCouncilDescribe your journey hereHomework
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Demonstration Project – Shared Use Path – Devon Way
Introduction
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Devon Way - Information
Core Path Linking Alloa and Dollar
10km long linking 7 settlements
Alloa Railway Station, Community Health Centre, Liveries and Primary Schools and other amenities.
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Demonstration Project – Shared Use Path – Devon Way
Why Complete a Demonstration Project?
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Cycling Scotland Policy Drivers
National Outcomes National Indicators and Targets Cycle Action Plan for Scotland “By 2020, 10% of all journeys taken in Scotland
will be by bike” Questions and Queries Scottish Outdoor Access Code
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Cycle Action Plan for Scotland
Professionals – Perth October 2008
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Cycle Action Plan for Scotland
Action 2: To work with key stakeholders and the tertiary education sector to offer accredited modules on integrating cycling best practice within their professional spheres.
Action 7: To complete the missing links in the National Cycle Network in Scotland.
Action 8: To promote the use of planning policy, access legislation and design guidance to a wide range of professionals; and to promote the outcomes of access legislation in the form of leisure activities.
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Cycle Action Plan for Scotland
Action 2: Making Cycling Mainstream Up skill the workforce delivering cycle facilities in Scotland Local Authority University Demonstration Project
Visual approach Continuous Development Various Locations
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Partners – National Agencies
Paths for All Current demonstration projects and experience of
delivering demonstration projects
Sustrans Extensive knowledge of shared use routes and path
projects
Where Next?
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Partners – Local Authority Delivery
Clackmannanshire Council Meeting held between the parties and over the course of 6
months the project was developed and the following stages agreed:
Inception Public Questionnaire Design Report Design Construction Maintenance Training
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Devon Way – Demonstration Project
•Accessible •Typical situations •Live•Varying provisions•Can see relevance to their own sites•Financial and human resources available
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Why the Devon Way?
Existing capital investment
The route is live
Requires Development
Clackmannanshire Council have provided excellent infrastructure to date along the Devon Way
The site is in full ownership of the Council
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Inception Report – Funding
Scottish Rural Development Programme – Access
Forth Valley and Lomond Leader Sustrans Central Scotland Green Network
Click to locate funding sources
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Inception Report – Objectives of the Demonstration Project
Objective 1 – Encourage active travel (walking, cycling and equestrian) along the strategic Devon Way path. The local community and users are an important part of the project as they
have to be attracted to using the path. Therefore the demonstration site will look at how they can attract users and the local community.
Objective 2 – Demonstrate and promote good practice for shared use paths and active travel infrastructure using real life examples.
Objective 3 – Delivery of a training venue which will assist practitioners in the judgement/assessment of installing shared use and active travel infrastructure. The second and third objective identifies how the demonstration site will aid
path practitioners and professionals working within the field of active travel
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Delivery of Objectives
Objective 1 – Encourage active travel (walking, cycling and equestrian) along the strategic Devon Way path. Signing Tourism Route – Leaflets Active Travel Promotion – Commuting - Led rides Council Promotion of Route
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Delivery of Objectives
Objective 2 – Demonstrate and promote good practice for shared use paths and active travel infrastructure using real life examples. Shared Use Surfaces Crossings Conflict Reduction (Width/Surface) Access Control Cycle Parking Monitoring Interpretation of Path Network
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Inception Report – Objectives of the Demonstration Project
Objective 3 – Delivery of a training venue which will assist practitioners in the judgement/assessment of installing shared use and active travel infrastructure.
We are here today and the ongoing training delivery will be as follows:
Action Plan Email updates Site Visit Course Delivery after Construction
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Objective 2
We are to cover the following areas today and information sheets will be provided on all areas in due course
Design Manuals Shared Use Surfaces Crossings Access Control
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Objective 2
How are we covering objective 2
Produce and distribute a design report (literature review) to relevant practitioners.
The design report will be distributed to local authorities and other relevant practitioners through the use of Paths for All and Cycling Scotland website. This will be achieved through information sheets rather than publication of a full report.
Complete the construction of the project. The design report will be updated to include construction issues/findings
and be distributed to local authorities and relevant practitioners through the use of Paths for All and Cycling Scotland website.
This Leads us onto our first topic today –
Design Manuals
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Design Manuals
Group Exercises List the design manuals you currently use What information would you look for within
the manual and how would you use the manuals?
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Active Travel Design Manuals
Netherlands - Crow – Design manual for bicycle traffic UK – DFT – Cycle Infrastructure Design Scotland – TS - Cycling By Design 2010
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Sustrans Publications - Guidelines
Connect 2 and Greenway Design Guide – 2007 The NCN – Guidelines and Practical Details
-1997 Making Ways for the Bicycle – 1994 www.sustrans.org.uk/resources
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Active Travel Design Manuals
UK – TFL – London Design Standards Scotland – SE – Design for Streets
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Active Travel Design Internet
www.cyclingengland.co.uk www.ctc.org.uk/Benchmarking www.cyclingresourcecentre.org.au/ www.fietsberaad.nl/
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Sustrans Publications – Notes
Technical Information Notes – Current - Available from Sustrans
Information Sheets – Some are Dated - Available from Website
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Path Construction
Countryside Access Design Guide Lowland Path Construction Upland Path Management Scottish Access Technical Information Network (SATIN)
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Other Design Manuals
Equestrian – British Horse Society www.iprow.co.uk
• Disabled Users• Fieldfare Trust• http://91.135.228.71/$sitepreview/phototrails-dev.org/default.cfm?walk=Devon-Way---Fishcross-to-
Devonside&page=trail&walk_id=70 • Walker
• www.livingstreets.org.uk/scotland • Cyclist
• Natural Surface Trails by Design• Trail Solutions - IMBA
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Shared use Paths
Who are the users?
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Group Exercise?
First of all get to know playmobil as they are going to be with you all day.
4) Dog Walker5) Family (Sorry)6) Wheelchair7) Cyclist8) Rambler9) Equestrian
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How do we cater for all?
Space Requirements?Reasons for use of Path?Origin and Destinations?Path Conditions?Safety?Enjoyment / Aesthetics?
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Gathered the characteristics of each user group
How do we design a surface for each user?
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Different Users
Can we come up with an agreed surface?
In your groups please list three points you feel are key for your user group in a surface
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Other Interested Parties
Funding Local Authority Maintenance Landowners (Neighbour) Statutory Bodies
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Ideal Surface to suit a shared use path
Thoughts? Think outside the box
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
Existing 2.5m wide bound surface 2.5m wide tar spray and chip with Recycled
Tyre Chips Toptrec – Machine Laid 2.5m wide 150mm Subbase and Whin 2.5m wide bound surface and 2.5m sub-
base/whin equestrian path
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
Existing 2.5m wide bound surface
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
Tar spray and chip with Recycled Tyre Chips
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
WRAP – Executive Summary Discussion with Suppliers
– Will pay for you to use them.
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
Toptrec – Machine Laid
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
150mm Subbase and Whin
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
2.5m wide bound surface and 2.5m sub-base/whin equestrian path
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Devon Way – Shared Use Path – Trial Surfaces
Any Questions
As mentioned the design report will contain the information and be circulated on completion
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Coffee/Tea and Biscuits
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Accessibility and Access Controls
What is the objective?
What are the requirements of different user groups?
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Access Controls - Options
Bollards Chicanes Planting Path alignment – horizontal and vertical Community ‘policing’ Nothing
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Accessibility Objectives
Prevent motorised users Allow free flow of users Alert users to hazards / potential conflicts Slow users’ speed
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Access Controls - Examples
Providing training to deliver solutions
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Accessibility - Documents
Transport Scotland Disability Discrimination Act: Good Practice Guide for Roads BT / Fieldfare Trust Country Side for All Design guides referenced earlier Sustrans TIN and Information Sheet Proposed Sustrans Arts and Gateways guide
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Do access controls work?
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Good Practice
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Instead of us going on about the different users we would like to show you the following video. We think this shows the different users perspective and requirements.
Remember by 2025, disabled people will have the same opportunities and choices as non-disabled people on travel choices
Disable Discrimination Act Compliance
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Video - http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/road/Roads-for-All-Conference-2010-video
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Discuss Video
Devon Way Audit - Promoting Countryside Access for Disabled People - Phototrails
http://91.135.228.71/$sitepreview/phototrails- dev.org/default.cfm?walk=Devon-Way---Fishcross-to-Devonside&page=trail&walk_id=70
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Thankfully I am now going to pass onto Alan Murray from Clackmannanshire Council to present crossings located in the council area
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Pedestrian / Cycle Crossings
Islands Zebra Puffin / Pelican Toucan Pegasus
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Pedestrian / Cycle Crossings
Islands Zebra Puffin / Pelican Toucan Pegasus
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Other Options
Cycling by Design
Side Road Crossing – Bend Out
There are other options but due to it being adjacent to a trunk road this was preferred
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Other OptionsSide Road Crossing – Bend In
Raise Table crossing with no give way markings
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Other Options
Side Road Crossing – Bend In
Raise Table crossing both with give way markings
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Other OptionsSide Road Crossing – Surfacing
On Road Give Way Markings
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Other Options
Side Road Crossing – Bend out
Raise Table crossing both with on road give way markings
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Other Options
Main Road Crossing – Traffic Island
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Other Options
Main Road Crossing – Rumble Strips and Coloured Surfacing
Within Cycling by Design for use on the Trunk Road
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Crossings
Design Site SpecificOne size does not fit all
Crossing AttributesSimpleField of Vision for All usersDecision Making
Cycling by DesignTransport for London
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Summary
We’ve looked at: Devon Way Demonstration Project Introduction Design Manuals Shared Surfaces Access Control Crossings
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Are there any questions from this mornings presentations?
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Site Visit this Afternoon
Project isn’t constructed but is designed Group working to develop designs Consider a specific aspect and general issues Feedback and discussion on site Proposals to take forward Action Plan
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Site Visit this Afternoon
Scenario 1 B Road Crossing with Access Control
RampSurfacing either side of the crossing
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Site Visit this Afternoon
Scenario 2 Minor Road Crossing with Access Control
Surfacing either side of crossingDDA Compliance
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Site Visit this Afternoon
Scenario 3 Pegasus Crossing (All Users)
Surfacing either side of crossing DDA Compliance Access Control
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Site Visit this Afternoon
All Signing / Interpretation – Core Path Plan DDA Compliance What would like to see in a Demonstration Project
Meet at Bridge on Plan after 1 hour
Providing training to deliver solutions
THANK YOU
Peter Leslie
Clary Elliott