STAINES ATTITUDE SURVEY AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Staines is a major shopping centre within Surrey which is already experiencing transport and environmental problems caused by the traffic congestion on its roads, especially at peak periods. As vehicle ownership grows in the future this traffic congestion will become more severe and widespread both in location and time. The Staines movement Study recommended a package of measures to address the future travel needs of the area. This package aims to facilitate a change in emphasis from private transport by encouraging public transport, cycling and walking. Initially these recommendations were approved by Surrey County Council as the basis for public consultation. This consultation included a formal public attitude survey in addition to public exhibitions and the distribution of a brochure and questionnaire. This paper will describe the way in which this public consultation exercise was used to make the public aware of the current problems and the proposed solutions. It will also present the results of the 400 interviews carried out for the formal public attitude survey. The survey sample was split between car users, bus passengers, train passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. The results of this market survey provided the "level of satisfaction" with the various aspects of the existing travel conditions, and the "satisfaction" with the associated study proposals. The rank order of "importance" of each aspect of the proposals was arrived at, and differed between the users of the various travel modes. As a result of the response to the public consultation the Study recommendations have now been fully accepted by Surrey County Council. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 863439.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 1-15

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00662284
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • ISBN: 0-86050-257-0
  • Files: ITRD, ATRI
  • Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM