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Environmental Research Program

MASSBUG has been successful in obtaining funding of $61,300 from the Environmental Trust for the "Inner West Non-Motorised Vehicle Transport Study". The total study budget is $67,900 and the study will be conducted over 3 years. The study will be project-managed by MASSBUG member Bruce Ashley and guided by a Steering Committee comprising Local Councils^?, RTA, DUAP and BNSW. The study will be conducted in association with Leichhardt BUG. The study funds will be administered by Leichhardt Council. The study area is the Hawthorne Canal-Dulwich Hill Goods Railway corridor between Cooks River and Iron Cove.

The project objective is to "obtain a clear picture of non-motorised-vehicle (NMV) trips in a specific local area of Sydney, and by undertaking site-based and longitudinal studies, asses the effectiveness of programs aimed at reducing car-based journeys, and identify the key factors which might result in an increase in such trips"

The project has specific objectives to:

• gain better understanding of cycling, walking and wheeled non-motorised trips in a local area
• provide information so as to best provide facilities in the future, and to best manage existing facilities
• use the detailed "fine-grain" data collected to calibrate broad population data currently being gathered
• relate the pattern of non-motorised trips to specific local environmental and urban features and policies

The project will seek to fill knowledge gaps in four key areas:

• pattern of trips: to provide baseline data as to the level of cycling and non-motorised vehicle trips; the use of off-road facilities and routes; characterisation of mode against age, gender, geographic location etc;
• response to supply: examine over a three year period the change in the modal split and pattern of use following the addition of facilities or the introduction of incentive programs
• behaviour: examine on-road vs. off-road behaviour of cyclists and other road/path users to establish behavioural patterns which act as a disincentive for cycling;
• modal choice: clearly identify the reasons for not for cycling due to local factors; the interaction between various modes; public transport/dual mode; and determining what incentives would be effective in achieving a reduction in vehicle kilometres travelled.

For further information contact Bruce Ashley (02) 9560 9281 or email: ba@environmentworks.com.au

You can inspect the entire successful grant application (pdf, 297kb), or just the project description (rtf, 16kb) and methodology (rtf, 9kb).

The full list of successful grants is available at the Environment Trust, including another by MASSBUG member Bruce Ashley for the "Creating a Green-Link" revegetation project within the Hawthorne Canal-Dulwich Hill Goods Railway corridor.

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