Road to Nowhere Indesign [01.03.24].indd

of doing development the norm rather than the rare exception, we need to change policy and practice at Recent announcements by the Labour Party also the level of national government, local authorities indicate a clear willingness to move in this direction as and communities – and most importantly we need the right way to create better and more sustainable to change the assumptions and models behin. [...] We know that the nature and quality of the places Predicting the future based on previous experience in which we spend time hugely affects the quality, will tend to arrive at the same conclusions and sociability and health of our lives. [...] The original distributor road options would have seen 4.6km of new road encircle Chippenham STEPPING OFF THE ROAD TO NOWHERE 37 Different routes for the road were proposed, but in with Sustrans’ expertise in the design and delivery the face of a public backlash, a portion of the planned of sustainable transport. [...] Poundbury supported commercial new segregated and shared cycle routes, including and retail premises in the early years of development links to the new development and improvements to that has significantly contributed to its high share of benefit the whole town at a cost of £11m. [...] Outcomes of a Predict and Provide approach in the Chippenham extension There are, however, some new developments which have broken the mould in how they are designed To quantify potential trip making associated with and delivered, and the outcomes are demonstrated the new Chippenham development, the industry in the mode shares they achieve.