A new report by Sustrans and CREATE STREETS considers the use of “Predict and Provide” transport modelling and a “vision-led” approach to transport modelling, and explores the different community and transport picture that could emerge using the different approaches.
The report, “Stepping off the road to nowhere“, explores a new housing extension at Chippenham in Wiltshire as a case study.
The report proposes that a “vision-led” transport planning approach could result in delivery of the same number of new homes, but with less loss of greenfield land. Active travel provision for day to day journeys is central to the alternative proposal, reducing the need for investment in a new major road.
The project has been funded with help from Rees Jeffreys Road Fund and Foundation for Integrated Transport
You can read the report here.
