School travel planning an engineer will love

School travel in Moonee Valley

Need:• A more planned and coordinated

approach to active travel program delivery

• Better integration with capital works program

Opportunity:• Better Moves Around Schools

program introduced 2011/12, this included support for school travel plans

School travel in Moonee Valley

Project Objectives:

• Recommendations for school infrastructure improvements

• A capital works list for future budgets

• Audited walking and cycling routes and identified routes for each school

What we didEngagement

Transport Audit

Surveys

Development of Plan

Implementation of Actions

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Coordinated assessment of school travel conditions and behaviours

• Lots of school engagement!!

Transport environment audits

• Footpaths and crossings

• Street widths and design

• Vehicle parking conditions

• Cycle parking

• Public transport options

• Level and speed of traffic

• Observations of behaviours

• Interview crossing supervisors

Child surveys

• Different surveys to reflect ages of children:• Prep – Year 2• Year 3 – 6• Secondary

• Surveys cover:• Current mode of travel• Travel preferences• Key walking routes• Identifiable barriers• Suggestions for change

Parent surveys

• Travel decision making

• Influences upon that decision

• Identifiable traffic issues

• Assessment of child’s cycling ability

Results

Walk27%

Bike4%

Scooter2%Car

61%

Bus6%

Prep - Year 2

How children travel to school How children would like to travel

walk21%

bike26%

scooter13%

car25%

bus12%

tram1%

train2%

Prep - Year 2

Results

Assessment criteria to rank priorities

• Percentage of children:

• walking and cycling to school

• Being driven

• Catching public transport

• Parking conditions

• Separation of vehicles and pedestrians

• Traffic speeds

• Congestion

• Condition of footpaths

• Existing traffic calming infrastructure

Rank priority works to maximise

• Active travel• Safety• Road use

impact

Priority capital works list – and tracking

Outcomes and next steps

• Increased participation in active travel: number of schools and number of children

• Strategic approach to capital works and school engagement

• Implemented priority list works, highlighting 3-5 schools per year.

• Streamlined day-today issues around schools.

Questions?