Transport Accessibility Report for Peel House

COLIN BUCHANAN

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Overview

Study objectives Public transport access Walking and cycling Existing and future parking conditions Patient postcode analysis Business consultation Conclusions

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Study purpose

“to independently assess existing and future transport characteristics of all of the sites, including an evaluation of current patient travel modes and parking conditions.”

uses a combination of complementary methods

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PT accessibility

Site PTAL* Accessibility

Mandeville Medical Centre 4 Good

Islip Manor surgery 2 Poor

Church Road surgery 2 Poor

Peel House site 4 Good

* Public Transport Accessibility Levels defined by Transport for London (2006)

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Site locations

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Walking and cycling (1) Good cycling access –

mixture of on and off-road cycle routes

Five cycle stands on Peel House shopping parade

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Walking and cycling (2) High proportion of patient postcodes within

2km walking catchment. Good links to transport interchanges

especially access to direct bus routes. Main issues around walking distance to Islip

Manor and Peel House, especially during winter when the park is closed.

- walking times can nearly double from the north end of Arnold Road.

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Patient travel (1)

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Patient travel (2)

Majority of patients travel by foot. Over half those that travel by car had a mobility

issue. Patients at Mandeville Surgery are least likely to

drive, Church Road most likely. The peak period for the combined surgeries is in

the mornings between 0900 and 1100.

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Postcode analysis

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Parking conditions (1) CB carried out parking surveys between 0730 and

1930 on Monday 3rd November 2008 Occupancy of spaces was recorded every 30

minutes. Survey area covered 248 spaces.

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Parking conditions (2) Proportion of total occupied spaces varied from just

under 50% between 0730 and 0800 to around 67% between 1600 and 1630.

During peak surgery visit times of 0900-1100 there are still 90-96 spaces free.

Proportion of Total Spaces Free

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

0730

-080

0

0830

-090

0

0930

-100

0

1030

-110

0

1130

-120

0

1230

-130

0

1330

-140

0

1430

-150

0

1530

-160

0

1630

-170

0

1730

-180

0

1830

-190

0

Free

Occupied

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Parking capacity

Modal share Additional number of parking spaces required

Remaining spare capacity on surrounding roads

30% car (best case) 7-8 82

40% car 9-10 80

50% car (worst case) 11-12 78

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Parking conditions (3)

Short-term car parking for this number of patients at the Peel House site could be accommodated

- blue badge holders on the access road in front of the surgery,

- with some overspill onto Alderney Gardens and other nearby residential streets.

However, Ealing PCT would need to work with the Council to ensure customers of local businesses are not displaced.

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Business consultation

CB visited 12 stores on the shopping parade last Wednesday. 7 provided feedback.

Most respondents welcomed the potential increase in passing trade.

Concerns raised regarding

- Dedicated customer parking

- Loading/unloading

- Access roads being blocked

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Conclusions (1)

Existing highway and parking network should be able to cope with additional trips, even if the number of patients driving increases by 20%.

Only approximately one third of patients who may have walked to Islip Manor will have to walk further. For the other surgeries there is no significant impact.

Steps should be taken through a strong travel plan to keep businesses happy.

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Conclusions (2)

- Promotion of walking as the dominant mode to accessing the surgery;

- Assisted dial-a-ride services for patients with severe mobility needs;

- The availability to commission home visits for patients;

- Arranging deliveries to the centre at different times to the surrounding businesses; and

- Improved parking arrangements.

Measures may include:

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Conclusions (3)

Parking considerations should be based on a hierarchy of need

- Blue badge holders, doctors on call and nurse parking bays nearest the surgery

- More mobile patients should park further away with dedicated short-stay bays in nearby streets based on capacity

- Dedicated loading/unloading bays also put in for businesses