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Designing for Buses in Residential and Commercial Developments

Course Overview

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Duration – 2 Day	Cost
	7 delegates £450 each
Location – Client’s Venue	7+ delegates £400 each
Please note: min booking of 5 delegates

This two-day course teaches delegates how essential bus use and other forms of public transport can be integrated into the planning, development and building of residential and commercial developments.

We will discuss how minor changes at the concept and design stages can produce vibrant, socially active and healthy communities. It explains that early collaboration with local planning authorities and bus operators can boost the potential of new developments, increasing the potential for local businesses and commerce within a growing town.
The Government is committed to provide more housing for a growing population and reducing carbon emissions. To this end new housing estates, industrial developments, retail parks and supermarkets need to allow easy and convenient access by local bus, rapid transit, and other forms of localised public transport.
However Developers and Local Authorities often rush into choosing and approving sites on the edge of towns without considering how buses – or any other public transport – could link the new development to local facilities. Feeding the Government’s voracious appetite for new and affordable homes often results in sprawling, American style estates where a car is the only link to local facilities. Those who cannot drive, including those left behind when the partner takes the car, are isolated physically and socially.

The course uses practical examples and case studies to show the design issues and consequences that exclude buses from new developments. Many of these design issues occur because developers and Local Authorities often lack specialist knowledge of the bus industry. A combination of video clips, workshops and critical reasoning provide delegates with the basic knowledge of bus infrastructure requirements, vehicle manoeuvrability and transport operations needed to resolve the most common issues.

The course integrates information from four of the most respected bodies in the Transport industry. The CILT course ‘Designing for Buses in the Urban Environment’, Transport for New Homes, the CIHT document ‘Buses in Urban Developments’ and the Stagecoach document Bus Services and New Residential Developments.

Course Objectives

The course combines theoretical concepts, practical examples, case studies, personal experiences and discussions and workshops. Both good and bad designs are covered showing the ease with which solutions can be achieved and the difference they make to local people, businesses and the town in general. On completion of the
course participants will appreciate and understand:

how design issues occur when choosing and planning sites.
how and why buses can be excluded from new developments.
the consequences of a new development not having bus access
Real and theoretical walking distances to bus stops.
the types of resident within new developments and their travel needs.
that ‘limited mobility’ doesn’t always mean living with a disability.
how buses move and the space needed for manoeuvres;
Access points for the bus to enter the development
the requirements for drivers and bus operators
the space required for buses and bus stops in street design
the difference between good and bad stop design
when parking issues convert ‘kerbside’ stops to ‘lay-by’ stops
the need for bus stands, termini, driver facilities and their good design
Integration with existing services
Using existing routes to serve new developments
Using multiple routes to serve new developments
Traffic calming measures and their effect on the bus, driver, passengers and residents
the various bus priority measures, their advantages and disadvantages and principles of effective design
be able to critique actual designs of roads within new developments, bus stops, bus stands and on-street interchanges
How to get the bus into superstores, industrial parks, retail parks and park & rides
Integrating and segregating walking and cycling routes
Developer funding participation, 106 agreements and CILs
Understand the Project Management Lifecycle of a Bus stop

Who should attend

This intermediate level course is ideal for anyone involved in the planning, development and delivery of new housing developments, It is also indispensable for those planning or implementing bus transport into new housing developments, industrial and retail parks and park and ride facilities. Typical attendees include:

Urban developers and planners
Transport planners
Those involved in town centre rejuvenation projects
Architectural consultants
Highway designers and engineers
Transport consultants or those involved in town centre rejuvenation projects

It is ideal for teams from local councils, district councils, transport authorities, transport consultancies, urban developers and bus operators. All participants will be issued with a certificate of attendance and, if undertaken through the CILT, awarded 6 CPD hours.

Course Modules

The need for speed	How sites are chosen, approved and developed. Integration with existing road networks and new or improved roads. How and why design issues occur. Examples of typical design issues, their implications for residents and the town.
House Warming	The types of resident, their social needs, travel requirements and limitations
A town in decline	The consequences of a development with limited transport opportunities. How the town, its roads, its business and residents are affected.
How Issues Occur : Exercise	Delegates critique actual proposals for a new development
Walking distances to the stop	Theoretical and realistic walking distances for bus stops, their number and frequency and proximity to local facilities.
Bus access, transit and egress through the estate	Designing the development so that buses can enter, travel through and exit efficiently. Types of routing through the estate
Bus routes serving the estate	New routes, extending routes and integrating with existing routes. Routes that need extending as the estate grows.
How Buses Move	Bus dimensions, why road space is needed and how it’s used, video footage of bus manoeuvres
Designing for streets	Determining the theoretical and practical widths required for two buses to pass in operation. How road width affects operating speed. Issues due to design widths, road layout, parking, sightlines, manoeuvring & turning, further construction, pedestrian, passenger & driver safety from anti-social behaviour
Bus Stop Design Issues	How bus stop design issues affect bus operations, journey times and passenger convenience. Theoretical and practical dimensions of bus stops
Bus Stop Design Workshop	Delegates critique three actual stops from both operational and passenger perspectives. Good and bad points are emphasised by in-cab video footage
Bus Priority methods – Guest speaker	Why bus priority is required in today’s traffic. Common methods of implementing Bus priority technology, example of street improvement
Designing for Drivers	Issues regarding recovery time, layover areas, alighting stops and driver facilities, effects of traffic calming/bus gates, (need escape lanes) timetabling restrictions
Designing for Passengers	Understanding basic passenger needs and requirements, Issues concerning pedestrian desire lines and other passenger facilities, the need to maintain operational effectiveness over artistic design
Designing Bus interchanges and hubs	Basics of design including route requirements, access and egress, passing, stop design and street furniture, passenger crossings, information, ticketing, passenger and driver facilities
Small Bus interchange Workshop	Delegates critique a variety of as-built interchanges
Superstores, retail parks, industrial parks and park & rides	The importance of bus access into superstores, industrial parks and retail parks, negotiating with owners, car parks, bus routes, bus stops and stands. Entry & egress.
Bus stop development Cycle	Typical bus stop project plan from inception to completion
Funding	Developer and Local authority grants, 106 funding, CILs