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