Mobility management at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital UK

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Mobility management at the Royal Devon and Exeter
Hospital (UK)

• Nigel Walsh, Director of Planning

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Exeter, Devon UK
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Area served by hospital gt330,000 people
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Exeter city and hospitals
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Main (Wonford) site - 1996
Replacing the old hospital
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Activity increase

• gt400,000 patients
• seen per year

• 12 increase in
• last four years

Average trips per day to main site
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Main (Wonford) site - 2005
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RDEH travel plan policy outline

• aim to provide adequate parking for those who
  really need it
• comply with government/ local authority
  requirements (1500 parking spaces)
• promote healthy lifestyle
• establish internal economy
• provide range of alternatives to the car
• employ carrot and stick approach

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RDEH staff travel plan - sticks

• introduce income-related staff permit charges
• 42-240, annually

• ensure separation of staff permit parking from
  pay display
• impose geographical restrictions on issue of
  parking permits for day staff ( appeals
  machinery)

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RDEH staff travel plan - carrots

• increased income
• from staff parking to be directed specifically
  to schemes promoting alternative transport
  initiatives.

• expenditure
• - public transport subsidies
• - improvements in city-to-hospital bus service
• - security measures
• - traffic calming
• - cycling facilities
• - footpaths
• - park and ride

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Cycle parking at RDE Hospital
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Park and Ride service PR3

• Start date Monday 1st October 2001
• Site provided by Devon County Council
• Company Dartline Coaches
• Times Mon - Fri (exc. Bank Hols) 7am - 7pm
• Frequency 10 and 15 minutes
• Place Digby PR site (near Tesco Hypermarket)
• Security Guard CCTV
• Users anyone - staff permit or 70p return

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Park and ride usage to January 2005
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Park and ride usage to September 2005
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Travel survey (staff) 2004
Aim to alter balance by end of project
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Impact of Optimum2

• Marketing and publicity - including internet and
  intranet development
• Marketing and promotion of Park and Ride service
• Investment in facilities for cyclists
• Establishment of central Travel Bureau /
  Information point
• Keeping focussed on the tasks
• Ideas/ encouragement from Optimum partners and
  others
• Potential impact on other projects (eg Exeters
  bid for cycling money)
• Financial contributions from from local
  authorities and medical school

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Results so far

• More PR and public transport in place of cars
• Informal car sharing
• More cycling
• More walking
• Less congestion in hospital car parks
• Closer co-operation with local authorities
• More opportunities to spread the word

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Mobility management at the Royal Devon and Exeter
Hospital (UK)

• Nigel Walsh, Director of Planning