Transport Accessibility Report for Peel House COLIN BUCHANAN

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

3 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

4 PT accessibility SitePTAL*Accessibility Mandeville Medical Centre4Good Islip Manor surgery2Poor Church Road surgery2Poor Peel House site4Good * Public Transport Accessibility Levels defined by Transport for London (2006)

5 Site locations Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office © Crown copyright All rights reserved. Licence Number:

6 Walking and cycling (1)  Good cycling access – mixture of on and off-road cycle routes  Five cycle stands on Peel House shopping parade Reproduced from Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright All rights reserved. Licence Number " (Source: Sustrans.org, 2008).

7 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.

8 Patient travel (1)

9 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.

10 Postcode analysis

11 Parking conditions (1)  CB carried out parking surveys between 0730 and 1930 on Monday 3 rd November 2008  Occupancy of spaces was recorded every 30 minutes. Survey area covered 248 spaces. Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office © Crown copyright All rights reserved. Licence Number:

12 Parking conditions (2)  Proportion of total occupied spaces varied from just under 50% between 0730 and 0800 to around 67% between 1600 and  During peak surgery visit times of there are still spaces free.

13 Parking capacity Modal shareAdditional number of parking spaces required Remaining spare capacity on surrounding roads 30% car (best case) % car % car (worst case)

14 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.

15 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

16 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.

17 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:

18 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