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EPQ - Spaces For People Scheme Question: To what extent do The Spaces…

- - - - 2.5km of Space for Exercise measures
      - 29 road closures or vehicle prohibitions near school gates
      - 54 measures to reduce the risk of infection near school gates including pavement widening, new gates and one-way systems for pedestrian access.
      - 39km of proposed segregated cycleways. This excludes new schemes approved at the January Transport & Environment Committee that have not been fully designed and are subject to approval
      - For more information on specific measures: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1/emergency-measures-pedestrians-cyclists-coronavirus
    - - Temporarily re-designated some roads across the city for people walking, cycling and using prams, scooters, wheelchairs or other mobility aids.
      - To make safer connections from permanent paths and cycleways to walk, run and keep fit and to find peace and quiet through moments of relaxation and mindfulness.
      - For more information on specific measures: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1/emergency-measures-pedestrians-cyclists-coronavirus/2
    - - Giving more space for people in local town shopping centres to use local businesses as they re-open but we are very aware of the need to keep main arteries into/out of the city open.
      - For more information on specific measures: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1/emergency-measures-pedestrians-cyclists-coronavirus/3
    - - Road Closures
      - Widening footpaths
      - For more information on specific measures: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1/emergency-measures-pedestrians-cyclists-coronavirus/4
  - - - Councillors agreed at Transport and Environment Committee on 28 January 2021 that they should:
        
        get views from residents, business and our key city partners on the temporary SfP measures. See: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1/spaces-people-moving-forward-1/2 for how they did this
        
        Public suggestions and comments on the SfP programme were gathered between 29 May and 29 June 2020 using the ‘Commonplace’ online tool
        https://edinburghspacesforpeople.commonplace.is/
        
        Results of survey: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/spaces-people-1/spaces-people-moving-forward-1/3
        
        Very important info - useful survey / questionnaire tool
        
        assess the potential for keeping them as they help achieve Council priorities.
  - - - Transport Scotland is monitoring trends and attitudes to transport during the COVID-19 outbreak. Regular reports provides a snapshot of travel across main modes when compared to a pre-pandemic baseline.
        
        COVID-19 Transport Trend Data: https://www.transport.gov.scot/publications/?q=trend&topic=63625&page=1
        
        COVID-19 Public Attitudes Survey Data: https://www.transport.gov.scot/publications/?q=attitudes&topic=63625
- - - - Council definition of success - has outcomes been sucessfully met
        
        need to confirm council's definition of success
      - Traffic Congestion - has it got better or worse?
      - Impact on residents in Edinburgh - has it improved or worsened resident's every day lives (commuting to work / school / ease of getting around / health & fitness)
  - - - Traffic congestion data from garmin/tom tom/esri to measure congestion rates before and after scheme
        
        Ask Uncle Jamie for contact / ask Fettes to create school account - is free for schools
      - Impact on residents in Edinburgh using Questionnaire / survey to collect data and experiences
        
        on-line questionnaire using Microsoft forms. Must be:
        
        relatively short - 5 mins to complete / 2 pages long
        
        easy to fill out - use multiple choice / tick boxes. eg: improved / stayed same or don't know / worsened
        
        anonymous
        
        Questionnaire shared on:
        
        local facebook group pages (EGG, 'I love Morningside', Meadows local, Stockbridge)
        
        Whatsapp groups: Fettes parents groups
        
        email teachers / staff at Fettes
        
        aim to get 100-200 questionnaires from people of a range of ages / Edinburgh locality / jobs / social economic status
        
        Questionnaire Questions
        
        Personal Details
        
        What area of Edinburgh do you live in
        
        What is your postcode
        
        What is your postcode of where you work/go to school
        
        What is your age range
      - Road safety data to measure road accident and road death rate before and after scheme
    - - basic statistical analysis
        
        percentages
        
        t-test??
  - - - mapping
    - - pie-carts
      - Quotes from survey participants
      - line graphs
      - Tables
    - - bar charts
      - Tables
  - - - Improved road safety and reduction in traffic accidents / deaths? Has council achieved its aim?
      - Improved traffic congestion?
      - Improvement of everyday life / travel / health of residents in Edinburgh?
- - - - Congestion
      - Road incidents
    - - reducing speed limit
      - Park and ride
      - Pedestrian shopping street
      - Traffic calming
      - Car pooling
      - Permit holder parking
      - parking charges
      - Edinburgh low emission zone
      - Improvements to public transport
        
        Edinburgh trams
        
        Bus tracker
  - - - When was it started
      - Who did it
      - Who funded it and how much did it cost
      - Why was it done
      - What is it
    - - Temporary changes
        
        Travelling Safely
        
        Spaces for Exercise
        
        Local Shopping Measures
        
        City Centre Measure
  - - - Help businesses keep going and help people social distance in covid
  - - - People opinions
        
        Questionnaire
      - Data showing if there has been a change before and after scheme
    - - Data from questionnaire
  - - - Scheme was only meant to be temporary but are they thinking about keeping it going?
    - - Just Eat Bikes
    - - Amsterdam
- - - - Most Congested city in the UK - https://goshorty.co.uk/blog/worlds-busiest-roads/
        
        80 hours annually lost and 35% congestion rate
  - - - It was first introduced during the pandemic to help with social distancing and trying to get more people out but since the restrictions have lifted its purpose is to get more people cycling and walking and make the roads a safer place