Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, Healthy Travel

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Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, Healthy Travel
Philip InsallDirector, Active Travel, Sustrans
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Transport policy is out of date

• climate change emissions
• local air pollution
• obesity epidemic
• road danger
• difficulties of access
• quality of life

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UK obesity levels 1995 females
males
Source Lobstein and Leach, Foresight obesity
review, 2007
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UK obesity levels 1998 females
males
Source Lobstein and Leach, Foresight obesity
review, 2007
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UK obesity levels 2003 females
males
Source Lobstein and Leach, Foresight obesity
review, 2007
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We have made our environments obesogenic
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We have made our environments obesogenic
We need an anti-obesogenic environment
Where would you rather live?
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Transport policy is out of date
But health policies and guidance now say the
right things on active travel
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Making healthy living possible
The top five policy responses assessed as having
the greatest average impact on levels of obesity
include- increasing walkability /
cyclability of the built environment..Foresigh
t Tackling Obesities report, Government Office
for Science 2007
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Obesity strategy for England
Our vision for the future includes Government,
business, local communities and other
organisations creating urban and rural
environments where walking and cycling are the
norm Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives a
cross-government strategy for England
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Obesity strategy for England new local guidance
The way towns and cities are planned, designed
and managed will impact on the health of the
whole population planning and transport
departments have an important role encouraging
active travel such as cycling and
walking Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives guidance
for local areas
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The CMOs recommendations
For most people, the easiest and most acceptable
forms of physical activity are those that can be
incorporated into everyday life. Examples
include walking or cycling instead of travelling
by car..
At least five a week the Chief Medical Officers
report on physical activity, 2004
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Urban transport and healthy living
Urban planners .. need to integrate health and
active living considerations fully into their
work transport officials can provide a
balanced transport system that enables residents
to walk or cycle to shops, school and
work.Promoting physical activity and active
living in urban environments, World Health
Organisation, 2006
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NICE Guidance
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NICE guidance recommendations include

• local facilities and services easily
  accessible on foot, by bicycle
• re-allocate road space from car to active
  travel
• restrict motor vehicle access (for example, by
  closing or narrowing roads to reduce capacity)
• road-user charging schemes
• traffic-calming to restrict vehicle speeds
• safe routes to schools
• provide a comprehensive network of routes for
  walking, cycling

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Examples of interventions recommended by NICE

• What should we do to make urban transport systems
  better?

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Re-allocate road space
Take space from motor traffic and return it to
walking and cycling
Bristol, UK
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Restrict motor vehicle access
Wien, Austria
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Road user charging
Long-term, incremental, significant
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Comprehensive walking and cycling networks
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
we didnt set out to design a cycle-friendly
town our objective was to be family-friendly so
as to attract inward investment we think by
being cycle-friendly we have achieved that
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What NICE did not say Show leadership!
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Do we really need mobility.. or accessibility?
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Mobility.. or accessibility?

• Transport policy has prioritised mobility the
  ability to travel often long distances
  reliant on cheap oil

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Mobility.. or accessibility?

• We need accessibility access to the goods and
  services people require

• the ideal is maximum accessibility with minimum
  mobility

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Potential for change

• Analysis of travel behaviour shows very
  significant potential for change to more active
  modes

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Constants in travel behaviour
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Potential for change

• What scale of travel behaviour change is
  possible?

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Potential for sustainable travel modes trips
per person Sustainable Travel Demonstration Towns
Circumstances enforce car use

Actual usage (walking, cycling, public transport)
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Potential for sustainable travel modes trips
per person Sustainable Travel Demonstration Towns
Circumstances enforce car use

Actual usage (walking, cycling, public transport)
No adequate alternative
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Potential for sustainable travel modes trips
per person Sustainable Travel Demonstration Towns
Circumstances enforce car use

Actual usage (walking, cycling, public transport)
No adequate alternative
Only subjective reasons against walking, cycling,
public transport
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Potential for sustainable travel modeswithout
significant environmental modification

Environmental factors enforce private motorised
modes
Immediate potential for walking, cycling public
transport
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Potential for sustainable travel modeswith
environmental intervention

Motorised private modes
Idealistic, unrealistic, radical..
Walking, cycling public transport
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Idealistic, unrealistic, radical?

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Mode choice in Basel, Switzerland trips per
person

Motorised private modes
Walking, cycling public transport
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The role of the employer
Employers can provide healthy options in staff
canteens, fitness facilities and facilities for
cyclists. Employers will reap the benefits in
improved productivity, high staff morale and
retention, and reduced sickness absence
costs Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives a
cross-government strategy for England
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The role of the employer

• encourage local authorities to create active
  travel friendly environments
• avoid pro-car contributions to local policy
• enter local debate and support active travel
• measure organisational transport impact
• sign up to Take action on active travel!

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Global climate change
All our decision making must include tackling
climate change
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We need anti-obesogenic environments
Where active travel is the norm
more information at www.activetravel.org.uk