Isle of Man Active Travel Investment Plan For Isle of Man Government March 2019 Table 1 About Sustrans Contents Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We are engineers and educators, experts and advocates. We connect people and places, create liveable Executive Summary ................................................................................. 4 neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. 1. Introduction ...................................................................................... 6 Sustrans works in partnership, bringing people together to find the right solutions. We make the case for 2. Determining Scope .......................................................................... 6 walking and cycling by using robust evidence and showing what can be done. 3. Information Layering ........................................................................ 8 We are grounded in communities and believe that grassroots support combined with political leadership drives real change, fast. 4. Key Strategy Information ................................................................. 8 Join us on our journey. www.sustrans.org.uk 5. Existing and Planned Infrastructure ............................................... 10 6. User Knowledge ............................................................................. 11 7. General Consultation ..................................................................... 14 Our vision 8. Theoretical Modelling ..................................................................... 15 9. Network Planning - Cycling ........................................................... 19 10. Infrastructure Quick Wins .............................................................. 26 11. Network Planning for Local Walking and Cycling .......................... 28 12. Maximising Benefits of Active Travel Infrastructure....................... 36 13. Outline Economic Appraisal .......................................................... 37 14. Full Prioritisation ........................................................................... 40 How we work What we do Appendices Appendix A .......................................................................................... 47 We make the case for A.1. Strategy Document Reviews .............................................. 48 walking and cycling by using robust evidence and showing A.2. Information on Existing Network and Trips ......................... 57 what can be done. A.3. Summary of Documents Reviewed .................................... 63 Appendix B ............................................................................................ 65 B.1. Existing Cycle Facilities in Douglas .................................... 67 Appendix C ............................................................................................ 71 We provide solutions. We Appendix D ............................................................................................ 74 capture imaginations with bold D.1. Data Analysis Trip Origins and Destinations ....................... 76 ideas that we can help make happen. Appendix E ........................................................................................... 87 Appendix F ........................................................................................... 88 Appendix G .......................................................................................... 89 We’re grounded in communities, involving local Revision Description Author Check Date 01 First Draft MR, TP, JC, TC, AG MR 11/01/19 people in the design, delivery and maintenance of solutions. 02 Second Draft MR, TP, JC, TC, AG MR 08/02/19 03 Third Draft MR, TP, JC, TC, AG MR 08/03/19 04 Final Version MR, TP, JC, TC, AG MR 28/03/19 Isle of Man Active Travel Investment Plan March 2019 3 through engagement with local communities to ensure that the right Executive Summary infrastructure is provided that enables them to travel between the quieter residential streets to reach local destinations or to join one of the main proposed routes. The Isle of Man Active Travel Investment Plan (ATIP) looks at the potential for providing infrastructure and behaviour change measures Previous studies and stakeholder engagement have shown that as a way to encourage more cycling, walking and other methods of provision of “trip-end” facilities is vital to encourage cycling. Good active travel. cycle storage, lockers and shower facilities will need to be provided to enable cycling to become a habit. The ATIP covered an area measured as 2.5 miles from the centre of Douglas and the focus is to encourage more “Journeys for a purpose” Work with communities, businesses and schools will be essential to rather than leisure or tourist trips, although it is recognised that these encourage residents who have never cycled before to give it a try. can play an important part in developing an active travel culture. Training, support and encouragement will be needed to ensure that cultural change can take root. A range of analysis and use of previous experience has led to a series of conclusions regarding where funding will be best focussed. From Specific interventions: this analysis a series of clear priority interventions has emerged. To address the above themes a long list of interventions has been Emerging Themes for Walking: prioritised and these can be summarised as: There is already a strong culture of walking in the study area, however • Development of walking and cycling routes along the river there are a significant number of trips that are still made by vehicle by valleys linking Anagh Coar, Farm Hill, Pulrose, Ballaughton and people travelling within relatively short distances. the Heritage Trail with Douglas centre. Integrations of new and existing routes and links to surrounding communities is key. Topography, and the relatively dense street environment of the study area means that specific walking infrastructure interventions are difficult • Continued development of cycling on the Promenade with to identify by looking at data. There are many potential journeys in improved links to joining side roads many potential directions. To overcome this, it will be essential to • Development of a spinal route through Douglas West and Nobles, work within the communities to ensure that barriers to active travel are leading to Onchan identified and removed. A series of “Local Walking and Cycling Zones” have been identified which encompass quieter roads and paths but • Blanket application of short-term measures such as Advanced are segregated from each other by busier roads. Residents should be Stop Lines, one-way exemptions (where width allows) and able to travel safely within the zones for local journeys but also over the pedestrian signage (inc. destination and timings) where appropriate busier roads between the zones for longer journeys. • Implementation of the findings of the SYSTRA PERS report which As with cycling, work with residents, local schools and businesses includes provision of dropped kerbs, new crossings etc is needed to bring about a cultural change, to make active travel the • Measures to encourage businesses to provide or improve obvious choice for the shorter journey. This needs to be done by access to lockers and secure cycle parking and to encourage engaging communities, creating a feeling of safety and ownership of an staff members to travel actively to work through incentive and area and making the walking experience enjoyable and rewarding. competition Emerging Themes for Cycling: • Major engagement exercises with the identified “Local Walking and Cycling Zones” to identify walking and cycling infrastructure that The challenging topography and available road widths in much of the supports safe and enjoyable movement within and around them. study area, suggests that higher cost cycle infrastructure such as cycle This should be integrated and focussed on work being undertaken tracks and junction treatments should be concentrated on the river with local schools valleys, sea front and the most gently sloping roads within Douglas centre, with links provided from surrounding communities. These measures are summarised on the adjacent map and discussed in detail within this document. All measures should be implemented with A finer grained network of cycle routes, serving the remaining parts health and safety in mind and adhere to the aims and vision of the Isle of the study area will best be achieved by providing a series of lower of Man Road Safety Strategy 2019-2029. cost interventions such as Advanced Stop Lines and exempting cyclists from one-way streets (where width allows) but mainly 4 March2019 Isle of Man Active Travel Investment Plan ONCHAN BIRCH HILL e n a L GOVERNORS n B A o HILL vo e s nd r ale m R e o t a t a ONCHAN d a h a W y g BEMAHAGUE ONCHAN n u n e h CRONK LAKESIDE BALLANARD o R NOBLE’S J o Y a HOSPITAL d ONCHAN BERRY VILLAGE l WILLASTON il ONCHAN UNION MILLS B H a r ad llanard Ro e & r Ro HAGUE he d m fetc oa SNUGBOROUGH alla R m B T ry u r e o ch S m t ad ru o SOUTH nc d le e OF G NOBLE’S d a R o R o BALLANARD DOUGLAS a ia B r d o a t EAST c l i l a V q u a y l e d R R e W o dg a i o e Road br d rag r o Vica te Key BALLAUGHTON ar d u b Q o u Indicative priority DOUGLAS r for Local Walking & n Infrastructure e LOWER Cycling Cell WEST development S R engagement P t o FARM e DOUGLAS ev a e e n d l Priority 1 s HILL SPRING o R n NSC o VALLEY W Gr a Priority 2 ov d a y es