Transport Modelling
DHC designs modelling approaches to suit the aims of particular projects, rather than trying to re-use "standard" models.
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Projects
- Edinburgh Airport Rail Link (2005) for Transport Initiatives Edinburgh Ltd./Scott Wilson Consultants. Economic and location impacts, and accessibility and social inclusion impact effects were analyses and appraised for this £500m scheme. The work also involved consulting with relevant agencies, developing an accessibility model and testing the economic, social and distribution of various approaches to the project delivery.
- Pedestrian Crossing Assessments in West Lothian (2005) This project reviewed the location and design of zebra and pelican crossings in the West Lothian area to ensure that pedestrians of all ages could walk safely to shops, school and other local services and activities. Various changes were recommended and implemented to improve efficiency and safety.
- Scottish Household Survey Topic report - Accessibility and Transport (2004-05) (PDF, 108KB) Project for the Scottish Executive with Napier University. Making connections between policy-driven and data-driven approaches to accessibility problems.
- Improving Accessibility and Social Inclusion for Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen Airports (2004) - BAA Scottish Airports commissioned this work as part of their site travel planning to identify how to improve access to employment opportunities and catchments for the airports.
- Public Transport Coverage in Greater Manchester (2003) (PDF, 127KB) - For Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and DfT this project reviewed approaches for quantifying the utility that local public transport networks provide in getting people to places to which they need, or want, to travel, with a particular emphasis on the needs of socially excluded and "travel poor" groups and communities.
- City Region Boundaries Study (2002) This work for the Scottish Executive and looked at travel to work patterns, transport links, housing market areas and retail catchments for each of Scotland's four largest cities. It was used to inform the national review of strategic planning and the national cities review.
- Development of an Accessibility Model for Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive (2002) - This project with Steer Davis Gleave assessed accessibility modelling needs for SPT, and specified how these could be met through the development of an accessibility model.
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Contact
For further information on this topic, or to informally discuss a future project, please contact Derek Halden.
Last updated April 2006 by Tim.