Is Hackney a Cycling Borough? Context •  Popula9on of 257,000 in 2014, highly diverse •  2nd most deprived borough in UK •  One of London’s most sustainable boroughs. •  Areas as diverse as Stamford Hill in the north and Shoreditch in the south •  The highest cycling levels in London -­‐ over 7% of all journeys 7 days a week (LTDS 2013) in addi9on to high walking and public transport levels •  4th highest number of residents cycling to work in the country (15.4%) •  Lowest number of cars/van per household in the country (170 per 1000 households) •  Home of the Hackney Hipster London borough cycling comparison Source: www.cyclelondoncity.blogspot.co.uk Drama9c drop in residents driving by car to work with corresponding increase in residents cycling to work 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 1991 2001 10.0 5.0 0.0 Hackney residents modes of travel to work % from 1991, 2001 & 2011 censuses 2011 Only place in UK where more residents travel to work by bike than car Hackney Commuting - Car and Cycle (1991-2011)
% commuter traffic
35.0
30.0
28.7
25.0
23.8
20.0
Car Driver/Passenger
12.8 15.4
15.0
10.0
6.8
5.0
4.2
0.0
1991
2001
Census Year
Other achievements 2011
Bicycle
How do I think it happened – Circumstances / Geography / Luck? •  No tube •  Flat, small borough •  Crea9ve, young popula9on •  Demographic change Without doubt helped by -­‐ •  Decades of poli9cal support •  Proac9ve and informed cycling group •  Decision to allow cycling in parks and green spaces •  Long term cycle training programme •  Excellent engagement with schools •  Restraining traffic flows and speeds •  Sustained investment in public realm Demography & culture §
Yes demographic change has been a factor §
But not only hipsters that cycle in Hackney §
Clear evidence of cycling culture -­‐ 31 bike shops, cafes and services in borough The Hackney approach to improving cycling condi9ons in the borough has been: •  Holis9c whole street approach – restrict access & restrain traffic, reduce speeds – filtered permeability (modal filtering) •  Improve street for pedestrians and cyclists not just one or other •  Make the whole road network permeable and accessible for cyclists and pedestrians -­‐ remove severance & one ways •  Cycle parking provision for all types of journeys and loca9ons •  Long term collabora9ve rela9onships with stakeholders, par9cularly schools, housing associa9ons, cycling groups •  Free cycle training available to all in the borough •  20mph zones on all residen9al roads – self enforcing •  Targeted events and behaviour change campaigns Examples of filtered permeability schemes undertaken Goldsmiths Row – before Aher – closed to motorised traffic sits on the physical boundary between both these communities providing both
leisure space, an events space, another link in the improved movement
corridors and a place of interest for passerbys and residents.
Prince Edward Road – Hackney Wick Before
Aher Pala9ne Road – Stoke Newington Before Aher Is the Hackney approach an9-­‐segrega9on? •  No – many of the schemes we have implemented do separate cyclists from motorised traffic •  Cyclists use our busy high streets and main roads and this is where majority of serious accidents occur (mainly at or close to junc9ons) •  The Council is neither for or against segrega9on we just have to be realis9c and work with the following limita9ons: o  Staff resources o  Funding availability o  Junc9on & network capacity o  Frequency and volumes of bus and pedestrian movements at bus stops o  Loading and servicing requirements on high streets o  Legal emphasis on vulnerable road user •  Recognise that vast majority of the road network used by cyclists will con9nue to be shared with motorised traffic Our approach to main roads •  Primary objec9ve is to reduce motorised traffic and parking on these corridors to enable capacity to reallocate to modes such as cycling •  Each corridor and road considered on case by case basis and there is no one size fits all solu9on for London roads •  Our drah Cycling Plan includes a new policy that supports the principle of implemented Clear Protected Space for Cyclists on main roads •  CS1 on the A10 – TfL wanted to divert it – we agreed on proviso they tackled accidents along the A10 •  Developing proposals for the Hackney Road corridor and looking at Green Lanes and other main roads in the near future •  Will con9nue to rollout Filtered Permeability schemes to create quiet routes in residen9al areas -­‐ inexpensive and effec9ve tool •  Need for closer coopera9on with neighbouring boroughs and pooling of resources for sub-­‐regional schemes Protected cycle space on main roads in Hackney?
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Provision of protected clear space for
cyclists
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Barcelona – armadillos
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Copenhagen – hybrid lanes
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New York – paint lanes with dooring
zone
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Copenhagen
London / Hackney ??
New York
Barcelona
PART 2 – THE ROLE A TRANSPORT PLANNER (CYCLING) IN A LOCAL AUTHORITY Identify key challenges facing the borough
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Dramatic population growth both within
Hackney (40k in last 10 years) and
neighbouring boroughs
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Responsibility for Public Health now part of
Council - April 2013
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High obesity levels – particularly amongst
children
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2nd most deprived borough- transport
inequalities
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Air quality pollution – 4,200 early deaths per
annum
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Climate change – heat stress and flooding
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Road safety – pedestrian and cyclist accidents
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Liveable neighbourhoods
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Affordability of transport network and housing
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cycling in Hackney – gathering evidence & research
Understanding population & targeting resources using segmentation
Forward planning & selng targets Engagement and communica9ons Twimer feed from residents and Greener Hackney Hackney transport issues interac9ve web mapping tool •  Interac9ve map enables residents to tell us what they want to see changed or improved •  Social media transferred interac9on with Council •  Residents want immediate response •  Twimer enables direct contact with Council •  Fantas9c tool for Council to engage with public •  Gives officer advance no9ce of issues Cycle Hackney app Screen shot from phone Promo9on for Cycle Hackney app Heat map of journeys in sub-­‐region Ini9al heat map of borough Network Planning & levels of service Ini9al cycle network route proposals for submission to Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner Bikeability audit of borough’s road network Poli9cal & stakeholder rela9onships •
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Role of facilitator Balancing act Objec9vity and neutrality Compromise can be key Very fortunate in Hackney Source: Hackney Labour Party Source: London Cycling Campaign Source: Guardian website Monitoring & evalua9on Digital display counter in Goldsmiths Row Number of cyclists yesterday: 4,954 Total cyclists since August 2013: 1,603,253 •  Six permanent cycle counters around the borough •  Before and aher counts undertaken with schemes Ensuring new development provides for cyclists High quality secure lockers on new site New shared path in Woodberry Down Poorly designed cycle cage in basement Parking management is key
•  CPZs are essential for healthy, liveable and safe
neighbourhoods
•  Managing parking by commuters reduces traffic
flows
•  Results are improved air quality, reduced traffic
accidents and space for cycling
•  Always controversial with residents though
Hackney Gazeme Footway parking
Cycle gap
Car clubs / car sharing
– reducing private car ownership – more space for cycling
City Car Club
Zipcar – Avis
Car2Go - Daimler
DriveNow - BMW
One way or
free-floating
Major public realm projects:
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Old Street
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Stoke Newington
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Hackney Central
Our role is to lobby, secure funding,
project manage, stakeholder
engagement, influence engineers
Stoke Newington The Narrow Way Old Street Cycle parking – never enough
Carriageway
ranks
Cycle parking hangars – huge demand
Cargo bike parking – coming soon Bike ports –
gauge
demand
Low emission neighbourhoods – zero emission last mile deliveries -­‐ cargo bikes Local bakery using cargo bikes ZEN twimer feed promo9ng workplace cycle parking grants Free cargo bike trials in ZEN area Managing complaints: pedestrian -­‐ cyclist interac9on Regents Canal towpath – Haggerston Riviera Behaviour change programmes •
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Cycle loan Workplace travel plans School travel plans •  230 registered for the scheme since Sept •  100 par9cipated so far •  40% buying bike at end of scheme Cycle Loan Promo9on Cycle pits stops Bikers breakfasts HGV Safer Urban Driving Cycle training for children Bike around the borough Cycle Training & Events
Smarter Travel Estates
•  Cycle to work mode share from Census shows
correlation between low levels of cycling and
Social Housing.
•  Analysis of cycle training records, (using
postcodes of clients) also showed no take up of
cycle training from certain Estates.
•  Piloted a twice weekly drop-in at Kingsmead
Estate.
Estate cycle parking lockers Cross-­‐departmental partnerships •  Regular mee9ngs between Public Health, Sport and Leisure, and Transporta9on teams are leading to a comprehensive and coherent pathway of different types of cycling ac9vi9es and services for any resident interested in cycling; whether for leisure, transport or health reasons. Thank you! Ben.Kennedy@hackney.gov.uk 020 8356 8023