Let’s help Stu
December 23, 2010
Stu Ramsey asks:
As you may know, one of the transportation principles identified by Smart Growth BC states: “Transportation decisions and investments … [should be]guided by the Transportation Hierarchy: walking, cycling, public transit, goods and commercial services, high occupancy vehicles, [and] single occupant vehicles”.
The City of Burnaby is considering adopting this Transportation Hierarchy. I would like to find out if there are other cities that have adopted a similar policy. I know of Vancouver. Are there other examples, locally, nationally, or internationally? Bonus points if you can provide links or attachments.
Thanks for any and all responses.
Stu Ramsey – Manager, Transportation Planning, City of Burnaby
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The City of Victoria has this hierarchy in its draft Downtown Core Area Plan and is proposing it for inclusion in its new OCP currently in writing. Here is a link to the downtown plan where reference can be found to the hierarchy on page 39 – http://www.victoria.ca/cityhall/pdfs/downtown-core-area-plan-draft-chapter5-hires.pdf
SF has a ‘transit first’ policy, but doesn’t really get specific.
Coquitlam is in the middle of updating it’s Strategic Transportation Plan and may be adopting that transportation hierarchy.
http://www.coquitlam.ca/Business/Developing+Coquitlam/Strategic+Transportation+Plan+Update/default.htm
From the SFU lecture series Surrey has Walking, Transit, Cycling, Trucks, Cars hierarchy
City of York (UK) has employed a similar transportation hierarchy model for many years, e.g. you’ll find it here is their first Local Transport Plan Delivery Report (2001-2006) – see ‘Hierarchy of Transport Users’ on p.7…
http://www.york.gov.uk/content/45053/64877/64891/Local_transport_plan/200403/DelRep_Main