https://bathtrams.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/APPLRG151210-1.pdf slides 18 – 30 in above show how much better Freiburg did by expanding the trams than York which tried the cheap bus solution; similar size cities York’s failed bendy bus solution Freiburg’s pedestrianised area + trams Below, click to see other tram papers: https://bathtrams.uk/bath-tram-conference/
Good summary of what should and could be done now – we would support these measured, but also plan for the introduction of trams in the near future which will re-enforce the effect of these measures. Bath Trams does not think Park and Rides are necessarily a good thing – see: https://bathtrams.uk/is-park-and-ride-the-answer-to-baths-…/
For the reasons stated in the letter, based on evidence, a link road will make little difference to Bath’s congestion, because most of the traffic is local. Any difference would soon be swallowed up by induced demand ( more people would make more journeys because they perceive the delays are not as long as previously). […]
People generally spend an hour a day traveling: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti%27s_constant So any road improvement simply means that people will journey further to their destinations. This means there will be the same number of cars on the road as before but they are spread over a longer road mileage. But immediately other drivers will work out that […]
See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ It is absolutely not true that if you take away the car choice, people will go by bus. It has been proven over and over again, that people just choose what is easier and go to other destinations” I spent 15 years in Academia and Local Government trying to get people out of […]
Note – the Bath, Odd Down, Park and Ride is only about half full at peak-time when it is most needed. Nottingham Nottingham has 5,000 P+R places on 7 sites around the periphery of the city. Most are full most of the day, and some are over-capacity, with parking on surrounding streets. The largest is […]
The picture above shows why Edinburgh track laying was perhaps so time-consuming, as there was a thick concrete base laid, then tied sleepers placed on that, and this was then all encased in more concrete. Life expectancy will not allow us to see how worn track will be replaced, but meantime Siberian iron-ore trains could probably […]
See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/evidence-that-car-drivers-will-switch-to-trams-but-not-buses-1/ Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 2 Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 3 evidence-that-car-drivers-will-switch-to-trams-but-not-buses-4/ https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ https://bathtrams.uk/car-drivers-will-not-use-buses/ See also evidence that car drivers hate buses The Executive summary from report prepared for the Passenger Transport Executive Group – “What Light Rail […]
See Also: https://bathtrams.uk/buses-have-a-much-lower-modal-shift-ie-attracting-car-drivers-capability-than-trams/ https://bathtrams.uk/buses-have-a-much-lower-modal-shift-ie-attracting-car-drivers-capability-than-trams/ Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 2 Evidence that car drivers will switch to trams but not buses – 3 evidence-that-car-drivers-will-switch-to-trams-but-not-buses-4/ https://bathtrams.uk/buses-and-busways-some-factual-observations-by-prof-lewis-lesley/ https://bathtrams.uk/car-drivers-will-not-use-buses/ See also evidence that car drivers hate buses USA – home of the car love affair A US Transportation Research Board analysis […]
(its worth noting that trams only work where there is a high demand for passengers, which means cities or between cities, and that as such, they have a capacity 3 – 5 times that of a bus service on the same route. See: https://bathtrams.uk/relative-carrying-capacity-cars-buses-trams/ Buses are great for low demand city routes and for rural areas) First: Trams […]