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

Andrews, Geoffrey; Parkhurst, Graham

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• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed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.