10. Better streets for walking
= a better economy
• UK high streets 22%
footfall decline 2007-
2017
• Improved streets 20-
35% boost in footfall
• Sales for retail can
increase by 30%
11. Walking is an important mode of transport
Source; Transform Scotland
14. No parking no problem
The Shoreditch parklet 20% increase in takings
over three months
Image: https://zeroemissionsnetwork.com/len/new-parklet-shoreditch
15. Better places better takings
Sheffield Peace gardens 35% uplift in footfall and
net increase of spending of £4.2m
Image Pete Quinn https://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_quinn1/26310194677
20. People not cars, not yet?
Kirkintilloch: 25% in people viewing the high street as a
good retail area. Pedestrians waiting too long down from
61% to 27%
21. Changing behaviour is critical for success
Change
attitudes to
place and
mobility
Restrict
polluting
vehicles
24. Conclusion 1:
Focus on
people
Economic change is
about people and
places not more of
the same
Successful places will
maximise
accessibility to
attract people … not
26. Conclusion 2: Place quality is
critical
Poor air quality will be very detrimental to local
place economies
Image Friends of the Earth Scotland 2018
27. Would you
take your
kids to an
air quality
manageme
nt zone to
have fun!
Future economic health warning!
28. Conclusion 3: More economic data
needed
We need to better understand the carrots if we are
going to use big sticks
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29.
30. Thank You
The Pedestrian pound
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/who-
we-are/reports-and-research
TFL high street research
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/walking-
cycling-economic-benefits-summary-
pack.pdf
Stuart Hay
Director Living Streets Scotland
Stuart.hay@Livingstreets.org.uk
Hinweis der Redaktion
Since 1929 we’ve been a beacon for people walking.
For more than 85 years we’ve been a beacon for walking. In our early days our campaigning led to the UK’s first zebra crossings and speed limits. Now, our campaigns and local projects deliver real change to overcome barriers to walking and our ground breaking initiatives such as the world’s biggest Walk to School campaign encourage millions of people to walk.
We continue to campaign on issues that matter to pedestrians and work to influence policy for positive change. We have just launched our annual Snow Angels campaign and last week launched our London Mayoral campaign calling for the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street