WEST OF ENGLAND AUTHORITIES - LOCAL CYCLING AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN (LCWIP) STAGE 2 - DATA GATHERING FOR CYCLING NETWORK Introduction This note covers Stage 2 - Data Gathering - as outlined in the LCWIP guidance and outlines the approach taken by the four West of England authorities. The purpose of this stage is to identify key existing and future trip generators. The outputs will then be taken forward to stages 3 and 4, to inform the network planning for cycling and walking respectively. LCWIP geographical scope The four authorities agreed that the geographical scope of this first stage LCWIP would cover the largest urban settlements in each authority, as follows: · For Bath & North-East Somerset, plans will cover Bath, Keynsham and Norton-Radstock; · For Bristol, plans will cover the Bristol urban area; · For North Somerset, plans will cover Clevedon & Yatton, Nailsea, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare; · For South Gloucestershire, plans will cover the North and East Fringe of Bristol, Chipping Sodbury & Yate and Thornbury. The geographical extent is illustrated on the attached plans. Data gathering and methodology for identifying cycling network origins and destinations The DfT guidance states that LCWIPs should be evidence-led. It adds that identifying demand for a planned network should start by mapping the main origin and destination points across the geographical area to be covered by the LCWIP. A wide range of datasets were provided by each local authority and a workshop was held with the four West of England authorities to agree a consistent approach to defining origins and destinations for the cycle network. It was considered that the different nature of the two modes requires separate approaches to be adopted for walking networks and cycling networks. This will be documented in a separate technical note. ORIGINS Census output areas have been chosen to represent journey origins from residential areas. Output areas are an existing category of statistical geography created by National Statistics, with each output area designed to have similar population sizes and to be as socially homogenous as possible based on tenure of household and dwelling type. Different scales of output areas will be used for different scales of geography to be covered by the Plans, as follows: - Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs) will be used for the three largest three urban areas (Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare); and - Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) for the other areas to be covered by the Plans. Within each MSOA and LSOA a population-weighted centroid provides a node point to represent cycling journey start locations. Where relevant these nodes can be relocated to better represent the population in each output area. www.wsp.com For locations where a significant growth in population is expected (for example, strategic development locations identified in the emerging Joint Spatial Plan) additional nodes have been created to represent future journey origins. DESTINATIONS The DfT guidance identified that, for larger geographical areas, it may be appropriate to include only the most significant trip generators. It was agreed by the local authorities that a common set of destination categories would be chosen to create the cycle networks for each Plan area in the West of England. The destination categories were chosen on the basis of their likely significant cycle trip generation potential. Due to the size of the largest urban areas in the West of England (Bath, Bristol (including North and East Fringe) and Weston-super-Mare) some types of destination were excluded (eg secondary schools, supermarkets) to create a more manageable number of destinations. The destination categories to be used to form the cycling network destinations are listed in Table 1. Table 1– Trip destination categories to be used for the cycling networks Larger urban areas (Bath, Other Plan areas Bristol, Weston-super-Mare) City and town centres (Bristol Town centres City centre / town centres / district centres and Bath); Town and district District / local centres (North centres (Weston-super-Mare) Somerset only) Key employment areas – current and future Selected strategic employment ü (additional to above destinations) locations only Selected major out-of-centre Supermarkets and out-of-centre Major out-of-centre retail retail parks only retail parks only Colleges and secondary Major education facilities Colleges and universities only schools Hospitals Major hospitals All hospitals Selected major visitor attractions ü û Transport interchanges (additional to the Rail stations and bus stations Rail stations above destinations) Strategic greenspace ü û Based on the above categories, a series of specific destinations were identified in conjunction with local authorities for each Plan area. The schedules of destinations are set out in the tables in schedule A overleaf and on the accompanying maps for each Plan area. Next steps Stage 3 – Network Planning for Cycling – requires desire lines (straight-line routes) to be identified between origins and destinations. This is covered in a separate technical note. Schedule A – Cycling Network – Origins and Destinations Bath & North-East Somerset Bath Category Chosen locations for cycling network Destination City centre (retail, strategic leisure Bath City Centre destinations) Key employment areas – current and South Quays/ South Bank / Sydenham Park future (additional to above Twerton & Newbridge Riverside destinations) Wessex Water HQ Morrisons London Road Major out-of-centre retail Sainsburys Odd Down Weston Lock Retail Park University of Bath Bath Spa University (Newton St Loe) Major education facilities Bath Spa University (Herman Miller) Bath Spa University (Sion Hill) Royal United Hospital Hospitals St. Martin’s Hospital Selected major visitor attractions Bath Rugby Oldfield Park rail station Transport interchanges (additional to Bath Spa rail station the above destinations) Bath bus station Strategic greenspace Royal Victoria Park Origins Additional residential origins Sulis Down (eg Strategic Development Locations) Keynsham Category Chosen locations for cycling network Destination Town centres Keynsham Town Centre Key employment areas – Broadmead / Ashmead / Pixash Industrial Estates current and future (additional North Keynsham SDL employment to above destinations) Major out-of-centre retail Waitrose Broadlands School Major education facilities Wellsway School Hospitals Keynsham Hospital Transport interchanges Keynsham rail station Origins Land at East Keynsham Additional residential origins Land adjoining South West Keynsham (eg Strategic Development Somerdale Locations) North Keynsham SDL Page 3 Norton-Radstock Category Chosen locations for cycling network Destination Midsomer Norton Town Centre Town centres Radstock Town Centre Old Mills Industrial Estate Key employment areas – MSN Enterprise Park current and future (additional Westfield Industrial Estate to above destinations) Haydon Industrial Estate Mill Road Industrial Estate Major out-of-centre retail Tesco Somervale Academy Norton Hill Academy Major education facilities Writhlington Academy Bath College (Somer Valley Campus) Hospitals Paulton Hospital Origins Additional residential origins (eg Strategic Development n/a Locations) Bristol Category Chosen locations for cycling network Destination Broadmead/Cabot Circus Harbourside City centre (retail, strategic Old City leisure destinations) Old Market Triangle / West End Temple Redcliffe (office) Bedminster, Clifton, Fishponds, Gloucester Road, Henleaze, St George Town centres (Church Road), Shirehampton, Wells Road/Broadwalk (Knowle), Westbury- on-Trym, Whiteladies Road Key employment areas – current Temple Quay Enterprise Area (including University of Bristol campus) and future (additional to above Avonmouth destinations) Eastgate Centre Avonmeads Retail Park Major out-of-centre retail Brislington Retail Park Imperial Retail Park City of Bristol College (Ashley Down, College Green, South Bristol Skills Academy) Major education facilities University of Bristol (Tyndall’s Park) UWE Bower Ashton University of Bristol Hospitals Trust sites (BRI / St Michael’s Hill) Hospitals Southmead Hospital Ashton Gate Stadium Selected major visitor attractions Cricket Ground Category Chosen locations for cycling network Memorial Ground Bristol Bus Station Bristol Temple Meads Parson Street rail station Bedminster rail station Lawrence Hill rail station Transport interchanges Stapleton Road rail station (additional to the above Montpelier rail station destinations) Redland rail station Clifton Down rail station Sea Mills rail station Shirehampton rail station Avonmouth rail station St. Andrew’s Road rail station The Downs Frome Valley Strategic greenspace Ashton Court Avon Gorge Origins Whitchurch SDL (in BathNES) Bristol City Centre Temple Quay Enterprise Zone St Philip’s Marsh Western Harbour Bedminster & Parson Street Additional residential origins (eg Brislington, Strategic Development Bath Road Locations) South West Bristol Hengrove Park and Hartcliffe Campus Knowle West Lawrence Hill Central Fishponds Lockleaze Southmead Page 5 North Somerset Clevedon & Yatton Category Chosen locations for cycling network Destination Clevedon Town Centre Town centres Hill Road District Centre Yatton Local Centre Hither Green Industrial Estate Key employment areas – Tweed Road Industrial Estate current and future (additional Kenn Business Park / Land west of Kenn Road to above destinations) Castlewood Council Offices Tesco Major