class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # The ActDev Project ## an open and scalable platform for simulating new developments and their impacts on walking and cycling ### Robin Lovelace, Joey Talbot, Nikée Groot, Martin Lucas-Smith, Patrick Johansson, Simon Nutall, Andrew Speakman, Dustin Carlino & Nathanael Sheehan ### Leeds’ <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/transport">Institute for Transport Studies</a> and partners ### Modelling World Q&A, 2021-10-05 --- #### The ActDev Team  --  --- ## The problem  Source: ['Inside the black box' report](https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/755/A-GuideToModeling?bidId=) -- - Few tools exist for assessing active travel potential or provision in/around new developments -- - Planning and transport intersections are not always joined up -- - The concepts of 'participatory democracy' and 'citizen science' mean there is a need for collaborative solutions --- ## The ActDev tool 4 month UKRI funded project on high impact research in transport/planning Publicly available tool providing evidence on active travel provision and potential in and around planned and proposed development sites See https://actdev.cyipt.bike/  --- ## Methodology - Planning data (PlanIT) - Demographic and travel data (2011 Census & ONS) - Journey routing and road characteristics (OSRM & MHCLG) - Mode shift scenarios (PCT) - Insite metrics (OSRM) --- ## Overview of results  --- ## Research findings - Median distance to town centre is 3.2 km only three within 2.0 km - **14%** of trips made by active travel around 35 sample site locations compared with **14% nationwide** - Provision of good infrastructure varies considerably  --- ## Live demo of the tool --- ## The importance of open data and open tools  - Transport models have a huge impact on transport planning - More people with access to good data -> better outcomes - New paper, Lovelace et al (2020) describes the emergence and possibilities for 'open access models' --- ## The ActDev Questionnaire  Your feedback will help improve our work --- # Questions Thanks for listening and please ask any questions!