Community engagement

Walk more with Go Jauntly

Steve Johnson, Managing Partner & Gabrielle Rowan, Project Manager, Go Jauntly

This session will look at new ways to encourage people to get outside and re-connect with nature and the environment. We will show how we are using technology to motivate hard to reach groups to improve their physical health and mental wellbeing, and also discuss our product roadmap.

Save now, pay later: supporting independent travel

David Beaman, Chair, South West Surrey Disabled Alliance Network

This talk outlines the health consequences of reducing financial support for bus services, introducing parking charges for blue badge holders and the potential loss of concessionary free travel. Reductions in Central Government grants are resulting in decisions currently being taken by local authorities and NHS Trusts with little understanding of the wider cost and health implications of their actions. These actions can only result in subduing levels of travel amongst sections of society, and it is critical that potential long-term impacts are considered now.

INCENTIVES MOTIVATING ACTIVE TRAVEL

Christopher Bristow, Chief Operating Officer, Betterpoints

Bella Mossa, a programme of active travel incentives, has been commissioned for a second year in Bologna, Italy, thanks to the success of its six-month predecessor in 2017.

Bella Mossa is powered by BetterPoints’ Behaviour Change Management System, which uses a smartphone app to motivate people with a sophisticated mix of incentives.

The 2017 scheme was funded by the European Horizon 2020 Empower programme, with the 2018 programme commissioned by SRM, Bologna's transport authority. The programme saw 15,000 people take part last year, motivating thousands of people to change their travel behaviour as well as giving SRM a wealth of data about how people travel around the city.

Towards a model of pedestrian accessibility for all abilities

Dr Crispin Cooper, Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University & Richard Price, Sustainable Places Research Institute,
Cardiff University

Spatial network analysis has the potential to make models more detailed than is possible with conventional transport methodologies. Using data from Cardiff City Region collected during the Welsh Government’s mapping exercise mandated by the Active Travel Act (2014), we apply sDNA software to highlight areas at risk of being inaccessible to people with disabilities due to the presence of physical barriers. Data requirements for future models will be discussed.

Co-design outside schools 

Rachel Alcock-Hodgson, Bike it Plus Officer, Sustrans

Parking outside schools is a dangerous and all-too-common activity. It creates additional risks for children, and idling cars put harmful pollutants in the air. Co-design projects outside schools bring together urban design and schools engagement expertise, delivering wide-ranging benefits, including reducing traffic speeds and limiting inconsiderate parking. This talk will discuss the positive outcomes of including school communities in the design process.

Using VR as a tool for community & business engagement

Amanda Gregor, Urban Designer, Witteveen + Bos

This presentation will discuss how Virtual Reality (VR) can be used as a tool for engagement, enabling people to experience what a place could look and feel like. We work on strategy, planning and design to implement Dutch-influenced walking and cycling infrastructure in the UK, and will present case studies from London and Eindhoven, Netherlands. We will be exhibiting the Virtual Reality of London Boulevard, so pop by our stand to experience what VR is like for yourself.

Follow the people

Angela van der Kloof, Mobycon

Nowadays you can fill your whole week with discussions, festivals, meetings, music and more; a challenging development for everyone working in community engagement, as no-one may have the time and energy to participate in your event.  But festivals and events may also open new opportunities for community engagement; in the Netherlands, European Social Innovation Week was approached as a platform for community engagement, and offered fertile ground for new connections.