West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) Baseline and Year One (2012/13) Annual Outcomes Monitoring Report Authors: Kiron Chatterjee, Miriam Ricci, Billy Clayton, Caroline Bartle and John Parkin 13 December 2013 1 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction and purpose of report ........................................................................................ 5 1.2 Overview of the WEST programme ........................................................................................ 5 2. Monitoring and Evaluation of WEST Programme .......................................................................... 9 2.1 Evaluation approach ............................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Indicators .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Annual Outputs Report 2012/13 .......................................................................................... 17 3. Area wide data ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.1 Travel perceptions and satisfaction ....................................................................................... 18 3.2 Travel behaviour ..................................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Congestion and reliability ....................................................................................................... 42 3.4 Carbon emissions ................................................................................................................... 46 3.5 Access to employment and commercial centres ................................................................... 48 3.6 Air quality and road casualties ............................................................................................... 49 3.7 Physical activity ...................................................................................................................... 52 4. Business Engagement ................................................................................................................... 55 4.1 Delivery progress with Area Travel Plans and Employer Grants .......................................... 55 4.1.1 Employer grants ............................................................................................................ 58 4.1.2 Sustainable Travel Roadshows ...................................................................................... 58 4.1.3 Supporting Activities ..................................................................................................... 60 4.2 Data collection plan for Area Travel Plans ............................................................................ 63 4.3 Results for Area Travel Plans ................................................................................................ 63 4.3.1 South Gloucestershire Council Travel to Work Snapshot Survey (including the North Fringe) 63 4.3.2 The Portside area: Royal Portbury Dock, Avonmouth and Severn Approach............... 64 4.3.3 Bristol Airport employee travel survey ......................................................................... 65 4.3.4 Langford Veterinary School travel survey ..................................................................... 66 4.4 Delivery progress with Low Emission Vehicles ........................................................................... 68 4.5 Data collection plan for Low Emission Vehicles .................................................................... 69 4.6 Results for Low Emission Vehicles ........................................................................................ 69 4.7 Delivery progress with Freight Consolidation ....................................................................... 70 4.7.1 Overview of intervention .............................................................................................. 70 4.7.2 Delivery Progress .......................................................................................................... 70 4.8 Data collection plan for Freight Consolidation ..................................................................... 70 4.9 Results for Freight Consolidation .......................................................................................... 71 4.9.1 Bath ............................................................................................................................... 71 4.9.2 Bristol ............................................................................................................................ 72 5. Local Communities ....................................................................................................................... 73 5.1 Delivery progress with Community Grants and Neighbourhood Fund measures ................ 73 5.1.1 Overview of interventions ............................................................................................ 73 5.1.2 Delivery progress .......................................................................................................... 73 5.2 Data collection plan for Community grants and neighbourhood fund measures ................ 74 2 5.3 Results for Community grants and neighbourhood fund measures ..................................... 74 5.4 Delivery progress with Walking and Cycling infrastructure measures ................................. 74 5.4.1 Overview of interventions ............................................................................................ 74 5.4.2 Delivery progress .......................................................................................................... 75 5.5 Data collection plan for Walking and Cycling infrastructure measures ................................ 76 5.6 Results for Walking and cycling infrastructure measures ..................................................... 77 5.7 Delivery progress with 20mph measures ............................................................................. 77 5.7.1 Overview of interventions ............................................................................................ 77 5.7.2 Delivery progress .......................................................................................................... 78 5.8 Data collection plan for 20mph measures ............................................................................ 78 5.9 Results for 20mph measures ................................................................................................ 78 6. Public Transport ........................................................................................................................... 79 6.1 Delivery progress with Public Transport ............................................................................... 79 6.1.1 Overview of interventions - Services and infrastructure .............................................. 79 6.1.2 Overview of interventions - On-board improvements and service promotion ............ 79 6.1.3 Delivery progress .......................................................................................................... 80 6.2 Data collection plan .............................................................................................................. 80 6.3 Results for Public Transport .................................................................................................. 81 6.3.1 Service X18 .................................................................................................................... 81 6.3.2 Services 13 and 19 ........................................................................................................ 82 6.3.3 GBBN Kickstart .............................................................................................................. 84 6.3.4 GBBN Service enhancements (BANES) .......................................................................... 87 7. Transitions .................................................................................................................................... 88 7.1 Delivery progress with The Move to Secondary School ....................................................... 88 7.1.1 Overview of interventions ............................................................................................ 88 7.1.2 Delivery progress .......................................................................................................... 89 7.1.3 Data collection plan for The Move to Secondary School .................................................. 93 7.1.4 Results for The Move to Secondary School ...................................................................... 93 7.2 Delivery progress with Wheels to Work West ...................................................................... 98 7.2.1 Overview of interventions ............................................................................................ 98 7.2.2 Delivery progress .......................................................................................................... 98 7.2.3 Data collection plan for Wheels to Work West ................................................................ 98 7.2.4 Results for Wheels to Work West ....................................................................................