Bristol to Bath Railway Path User Survey: Walking Route to Whitehall Primary School

Andrews, Geoffrey; Parkhurst, Graham

Bristol to Bath Railway Path User Survey: Walking Route to Whitehall Primary School

Andrews, Geoffrey; Parkhurst, Graham

Authors

Geoffrey Andrews

Professor Graham Parkhurst Graham.Parkhurst@uwe.ac.uk
Research Centre Dir-Transport/ Professor

Abstract

Whitehall Primary School in Easton, Bristol has recently benefitted from improvements to its walking routes as part of the Sustrans Links to Schools Project. One particular aspect of these improvements and a focus of this report are a new informal zebra crossing and warning lights on the walking route where it crosses the Bristol to Bath Railway Path. This crossing has been identified as exhibiting conflict between different types of user, and in particular between school children crossing the path and commuter cyclists travelling towards Bristol city centre in the morning peak. This report presents findings from a survey of path users which sought their opinions and experiences of using the infrastructure in safety terms, and the perceived impact of the two additional measures on path safety.

Report Type	Project Report
Publication Date	Jul 1, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Jun 7, 2019
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords	pedestrian and cyclist interactions, road safety, journey experience, journey quality, school travel, shared-use paths, off-road paths
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/945592
Publisher URL	http://www.uwe.ac.uk/et/research/cts
Additional Information	Additional Information : Bristol City Council has given permission for the report to be published on the UWE repository in an email from Nick Pates (Walking & Cycling Officer) to Graham Parkhurst on 01/09/14.