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 Chairman’s
statement What’s new?
Despite the current economic difficulties, Colin Buchanan has continued Malcolm Buchanan receives ‘Award Movers and shakers
throughout 2010 to lead the way, as is our wont. Whether this has been for Outstanding Contributions’ 2010 saw some management
in innovative solutions for our clients, out-of-the-box thinking or the from the EFN promotions at Colin Buchanan
framing of policy, our staff have continued to shape the profession and The former Chairman of Colin Buchanan and son
by extension the places we live in and the way we move. of the founder of the company was honoured with
an “Award for Outstanding Contributions” by the
The Economic team’s methodology for valuing public realm has been put up on the Transport Engineering Forum of Nigerians (EFN) at their Spring
Conference held in London on 2nd July 2010.
for London (TfL) website as a useful tool in S106 discussions. Martina Juvara has made a
significant contribution to the development of the Damascus Master Plan. Our Traffic team Malcolm Buchanan, who has worked at the company
has helped TfL and The Crown Estate to formulate a workable solution at Piccadilly Circus for almost 35 years, is a transport specialist with
that enhances pedestrian as well as traffic movement. Our regional offices have continued global experience of transport planning and transport
to work with both private sector clients and local authorities over many projects ranging systems and has worked on many major public
from accessibility analysis for the University of the West of England to assisting Hammerson projects in Europe, Asia and Africa. His experience
working in Ibadan, Nigeria as a young man and his
with their proposals on the Parc Tawe site in Swansea. Finally, our Scottish offices have been
interest in development issues brought him to the
working on some exciting projects including Ravenscraig, a £500m redevelopment of the attention of the UK based EFN. Malcolm’s display of
former steelworks in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. genuine interest in their work and offer of practical
support and advice to the organisation from its
In addition to project work, our staff have maintained a high profile and made significant early day had earned him the respect and regard by
contributions to debates about emerging transport and planning issues. Both Hugh Roberts which he is held by the membership of the EFN. He
and Atholl Noon were quoted in Planning magazine – Hugh reflecting on the potential was chair of the EFN panel on ‘Transport Planning
and Sustainability Issues’ at the EFN Spring Event at
problems of CIL funding and Atholl supporting the Mayor of London’s cycling strategy. Claire which the award was made.
Carr was elected chairperson of the Central and Southern Scotland branch of the Chartered
Institution of Highways and Transportation whilst Keith Firth’s work on Shared Space and the
removal of Traffic Signals was publicised on Radio 4 as well as Jeremy Clarkson’s column in the
Sunday Times. Paul Buchanan’s team had multiple mentions in the Irish press regarding their
CB’S GOT
work at Waterford Airport and the DART rail system.
We were also delighted to accept the award for the Omagh Toward a Vision 2025 Regeneration
project and to have made it into The Sunday Times International Track 100 list. Our overseas
Our marketing and HR teams joined forces in 2010
success is in part due to our Chinese office, including work on the Beijing Olympics and
to run a unique personal development programme,
Shanghai’s World Expo, while Hugh Roberts and Simon Babes have spearheaded our successful
CB’s Got Talent!
growth in the Middle East.
The programme was developed to improve the way
All this is a clear indicator that the vitality of our work remains unaffected by the turbulent we communicate with clients and meet their needs
financial times around us. That vitality is what distinguishes us from many others and is as well as developing client feedback to enable us to
deliver even better services. It has been developed
what adds value to our clients who have had a difficult 2010. Nevertheless, the economy is
beginning to stabilise with more developer activity, more certainty regarding public spending to link in with our career progression programme.
A total of four workshop based events have
and more overseas work which we expect will bring more challenges as well as opportunities. been held covering networking, individual profile
raising, speaking in public and client management.
Participants were then asked to build on these skills
We therefore look forward to working with all of you over the coming year. by practising them in the real world.
We’re now looking at how to continue building this
momentum in 2011.
Andreas Markides
Chairman
in order to take advantage of
opportunities presented in our
regional and international offices.
In January, Chris Morley took over from Simon
Babes as General Manager in Colin Buchanan’s
Shanghai office to continue developing our local
expertise in transport planning and pedestrian
modelling. Simon has since moved to our London
office where he joins the Board with a remit
covering Pedestrian Planning and Surveys.
In September, Mark Edwards relocated to take on
the position of Regional Manager in our Manchester
office. He will seek to build the profile of Colin
Buchanan in the North West, particularly within
the private sector. Mark has since been promoted
in recognition of his achievements in the region.
David Frisby has also relocated to take up the
position of Associate Director in our Birmingham
office. He is tasked with building on the strength
of Colin Buchanan’s public sector capacity in the
region by adding his private sector expertise.
We’re in The Sunday Times HSBC
International Track 100
We were delighted to be
included in The Sunday Times
HSBC International Track 100
in July. The list ranks Britain’s
private companies with the
fastest-growing international
sales over the last two years.
Colin Buchanan’s overseas
success is in part due to our
work and successful growth
in the Middle East as Andreas
commented in his Chairman’s
statement.
 Traffic &
Transport
01 Colindale & Mill Hill East stations step-free access
Significant housing and employment growth is
planned for Colindale and Mill Hill East, two areas
of Barnet in North London served by the Northern
Line. A multi-disciplinary team comprising Gifford,
structural engineers, Haverstock Associates and Colin
Buchanan has been working for London Underground
on a feasibility study to provide step-free access at the
stations, to be funded by developer S106 agreements.
Our work has included passenger demand forecasting
and station planning, advising the team of the future
capacity requirements and implications during normal
operations and evacuation of different step-free
access options. Appraisal of the options has been
based on an estimation of the passenger journey
time-saving benefits which would be delivered, were
further improvements to station capacity and access
to be provided.
Contact: graham.long@cbuchanan.co.uk
02 Review of Surrey’s transport climate change strategy
We have reviewed Surrey’s transport climate change strategy which included an assessment of the
targets set for National Indicator 186 up to 2020, and an evaluation of the value for money carbon
benefits. The best returns on investment for carbon abatement in Surrey were found in land use planning,
parking, freight, technology and destination based travel plan interventions.
Bronwen Fisher, Smarter Travel Manager at Surrey County Council said;
This is the first time we have quantified the emissions reduction effect of a range of possible
transport policies and schemes. The Council is extremely impressed with the quality and
quantity of work produced for this commission, which represented excellent value for
money. The results will be used so we can make more informed decisions about targeting
resources to get the most benefit against overall transport objectives.
Contact: chris.hanley@cbuchanan.co.uk
03 Central London rail termini surveys 2010
This commission from TfL required origin/destination
passenger surveys at 10 National Rail termini in
central London. The surveys were undertaken to
provide data relating to passenger distribution from
the termini and update data used for previous analysis
conducted using LATS data from 2001. The data
collected allows mapping of origins/destinations,
access/egress modes and journey purpose of rail
passengers using the termini. Additional data was
collected relating to frequency of cycling and walking.
Our survey experts designed, organised and managed
the data collection involving rail passenger counts
and distribution of 175,000 travel questionnaires, and
processed the 37,000 returned records.
Contact: damien.wilson-pulley@cbuchanan.co.uk
04 iMap: An integrated solution to transport data management
We have developed an innovative approach to
the management of bus and other transport data,
producing an easy to use, standalone product. The
iMap software has been developed for Local
Authorities who are in need of a simple method of
organising important data relating to their borough
transport networks. It provides instant access to
borough transport data within an interactive
map-based environment including bus route details,
bus stop locations, photographs, bus lanes, cycle
lanes parking/ waiting/ loading restrictions and
development proposals.
We can also assist with the data collection and
updating of databases as well as supplying staff
training sessions and associated GIS advice to assist in
data storage, analysis and presentation.
Contact: iMap@cbuchanan.co.uk
05 Bristol Traffic Signal Removal Evaluation Trials
We followed up our innovative work on the Cabstand
Junction in Portishead with two similar trials to test
switching off traffic signals in Bristol. The two sites
selected for analysis were located in the centre of
Bristol at locations with heavy pedestrian flows.
Traffic signals were switched off at sites on Union
Street and Prince Street in March 2010. Conditions for
traffic, public transport, cyclists and pedestrians were
monitored using CCTV before and during the trial
and the results were analysed and compared. Both
trials demonstrated that the junctions could operate
successfully and safely without traffic signal control.
They also allowed the identification of mitigation
which would improve the operation of the junctions
further and would address concerns put forward by
vulnerable road users.
Contact: keith.firth@cbuchanan.co.uk
 Transport
Modelling

06 Bond Street pedestrian modelling
We were commissioned by London Underground
Limited (LUL) to develop 3D visualisations of
pedestrian modelling outputs for Bond Street station.
The demand at the station continues to increase
year on year, in both the AM and PM peaks. LUL
has secured funding to implement a scheme which
increases the capacity of the station, under the
powers secured by the Crossrail Bill. Our work will
produce very high quality 3D animations of passenger
movement through the station for both the current
and forecast levels of demand. The objective of this
is to communicate a strong message to project
stakeholders of the necessity to carry out these works.
We will work in partnership with Wagstaffs Design
to create high definition 3D animations based on the
outputs of transport models.
Contact: simon.babes@cbuchanan.co.uk
07 Borehamwood & Elstree Way transport study
Hertfordshire County Council and Hertsmere Borough Council commissioned us to investigate
opportunities to improve the transport network for all road users in Borehamwood and Elstree town
centre in conjunction with the redevelopment of the Elstree Way Corridor (EWC). The main objective
of the EWC designs was to develop different approaches to the regeneration of the EWC by creation of
new urban squares, the removal of the existing Elstree Way/Shenley Road Roundabout and the general
‘taming’ of the vehicular dominance of the road using Shared Space principles.
As part of this study, we developed an area wide traffic model of Elstree and Borehamwood town centre
based on the North London Highway Assignment Model (NoLHAM) developed by Transport for London
together with a more detailed micro-simulation model of Borehamwood town centre based on Paramics.
This was used to test several improvement measures identified in consultation with Hertfordshire County
Council and Hertsmere Borough Council.an.co.uk
Contact: faiz.nassiri@cbuchanan.co.uk
08 Nicosia integrated mobility Master Plan
Client review
on Henly’s Corner Junction Improvement Scheme
In July 2010 Colin Buchanan’s Modelling Team, headed up by Faiz Nassiri,
were commissioned by TfL TLRN Major Projects to produce a report on the
impact of Traffic Management Plans implemented during the construction of
Henly’s Corner in the London Borough of Barnet (LBB). We spoke to their Study
Programme Manager, Katherine Abraham about the work.
Can you summarise the project?
TfL has developed an £8.36m junction improvement
scheme at Henly’s Corner in LBB. The junction is the
intersection of A598 and the A406 North Circular
Road. In peak periods, traffic demand exceeds
capacity, resulting in traffic congestion on all
approach roads. Traffic volumes are approximately
94,000 vehicles per day with typical queues on the
A406 westbound approach in excess of 1300 metres
in AM peak.
What were your key aims?
The Henly’s Corner junction improvement scheme
improves conditions for pedestrians and cyclists
whilst considering the needs of motorists. The
junction has been designed to provide controlled
crossings, while delivering benefits to traffic.
The TRANSYT and VISSIM traffic models built by
Colin Buchanan assisted in the development of the
improved junction design. The modelling predicts
significantly reduced queues on all arms as a result
of 14 cars being able to turn right per signal cycle
instead of the existing four.
In addition to this, Colin Buchanan used the
SATURN North London Highway Assignment Model
(NoLHAM) to assess the likely traffic reassignment
and journey time impacts caused by the traffic
management plans implemented during the scheme
construction.
What did the team at CB offer?
To inform TfL on the likely traffic reassignment and
delays resulting from the traffic management plans
implemented during the scheme’s construction, the
Colin Buchanan modelling team used the NoLHAM
model. The outputs from the NoLHAM model runs
were used to direct further work associated with
mitigating the impacts on the surrounding road
network during the construction period.
In order to meet its Traffic Management Duty, TfL
liaised with LBB to agree the mitigation measures
that might be implemented on the borough roads in
order to keep traffic moving. Building on this, Colin
Buchanan added a near-by scheme (Bounds Green)
to NoLHAM to assess the combined traffic impact
of constructing both schemes in conjunction. The
results of this work have been used to show that
constructing both schemes concurrently does not
result in a significant increase in traffic congestion
or reassignment. Rather, it will minimise the overall
duration of disruption to the TfL Road Network.
What are the next steps?
The traffic modelling undertaken by Colin Buchanan
assisted TfL in its decision to construct the schemes
concurrently. TfL is in the process of obtaining
the necessary approvals in order to award the
construction contract. For further information
contact TfL by freephone on 0800 022 3722, or visit
the website at www.tfl.gov.uk/henlyscorner

We have been appointed by the Ministry of

Communications and Works in Cyprus to assist in the
design and implementation of an integrated mobility
master plan for the capital city of Nicosia. The project
involves developing proposals for improving the
highway network for cyclists and increasing public
transport mode share in Cyprus, which has the highest
per capita car ownership in the EU. As part of the
study, we are building a multi-modal model of the city
based on VISUM which will allow for testing of the
planned public transport enhancements and various
traffic management schemes in Nicosia. The demand
model has been developed on the basis of over 5,000
telephone diary interviews which have been used to
build matrices for different segments. In addition,
three micro-simulation models of the city centre
are also being developed to test the proposed traffic
managements in more detail.

Contact: faiz.nassiri@cbuchanan.co.uk
 09 Feature
Piccadilly
Enhancement Scheme
In 2009, The Crown Estate initiated concept designs for the restoration
of two-way working to the streets around the St James’s area of London.
This would facilitate significant streetscape enhancements along these
routes and would include central medians with relocated lighting
columns, less cluttered footways and improvements to the public realm.
Collaborative working
Once the concept scheme design was accepted in
principle by Westminster City Council and Transport
for London Better Routes and Places (TfL), Colin
Buchanan was commissioned to develop the
scheme design to a deliverable solution and carry
out strategic, operational and micro-simulation
modelling in order to determine the likely traffic
management requirements and implications.
Partnership Steering and Technical Groups were
established to ensure close collaborative working
between Colin Buchanan, TfL Traffic Directorate
signals and infrastructure teams, WCC and their
agents and detailed designers, West One. The project
had a very limited timescale, as the scheme needed
to be approved by the TfL Network Management
Group (NMG) in time to ensure completion by
November 2011 and the streetworks embargo to be
introduced ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.
Strategic assignment modelling
In order to assess the impact on drivers’ route
decisions caused by the scheme, our traffic
modellers developed two SATURN models from
the Central London Highway Assignment Model
(CLoHAM). The first of these models was a strategic
area reference case CLoHAM variant, the second was
a detailed cordon area model. These two models
were then validated and, following approval from
TfL, used to assess the impact of the scheme on
both a detailed local and an area-wide strategic
scale. The assignment results from the SATURN
modelling assessment were used as an input to the
TRANSYT and VISSIM micro-simulation modelling,
with subsequent iterations and sensitivity tests to
develop appropriate traffic management strategies.
Design and operational modelling
Colin Buchanan Traffic Engineers, working from
the concept designs, developed detailed designs
and method of control strategies for all the traffic
management elements along the routes and at the
key junctions. Re-instating two-way working can
present considerable traffic capacity and operational
issues, especially when traffic lanes are reduced in
number and new turning conflicts and pedestrian
crossing facilities are introduced at junctions.
This, coupled with the Mayor of London’s policy to
‘smooth traffic’ presented unique challenges. The
team undertook detailed TRANSYT and VISSIM
micro-simulation modelling of the UTC SCOOT
regions around the network considering traffic
conditions throughout the day and at weekends. This
was continually scrutinised by TfL following their
TMAP and VMAP auditing procedures, with only
minor adjustments required to achieve appropriate
approvals, thus avoiding any delay in the design
process.
The scheme...received
unanimous support and
approval, with commendation
for successful collaborative
working and a demonstration
of best-practice
Economic evaluation
Colin Buchanan’s Economics Team was then
commissioned to develop the business case for the
preferred scheme design, in line with TfL’s Business
Case Development Manual (BCDM). As well as
considering the economic value of the scheme’s
journey time and safety impacts, improvements to
pedestrians’ ‘journey ambience’ was considered.
The journey ambience analysis went beyond BCDM
methodology by using an approach which revealed
users’ willingness-to-pay for being in a higher quality
environment. The approach uses the Pedestrian
Environment Review System (PERS); an audit
tool for measuring the quality of the pedestrian
environment by placing scores on a number of
established characteristics. The total benefits of
the scheme were assessed against the costs over
its lifetime to provide a Benefit-Cost-Ratio (BCR),
the value of which should be a minimum of 1:1,
with a desirable value of 1.5:1 and above. The traffic
impact analysis demonstrated considerable journey
time savings, and the personal injury accident
analysis and forecasting suggested at least a 15%
saving in both overall accidents and those resulting
in a fatality or serious injury. These, along with
considerable journey ambience benefits associated
with the public realm enhancements, resulted in a
BCR of almost 10:1.
The result
Within a few months of starting the project,
Colin Buchanan had developed a scheme that
achieved all the stakeholders’ requirements for
two-way working, improved pedestrian amenity,
accessibility, general traffic and especially bus
journey time improvements and congestion
relief, network resilience, smoother traffic flow,
enhanced public realm and considerable value
for money. In September and October 2010, the
scheme was presented to the TfL NMG and Board,
receiving unanimous support and approval, with
commendation for successful collaborative working
and a demonstration of best-practice.
Key facts
 Preparation of business case showing a
Benefit Cost Ratio of 10:1
 Delivery of a fully approved scheme
design and modelling from concept,
demonstrating ‘right-first-time’
capabilities, within 6 months and on
budget
 Development of a deliverable preliminary
scheme layout design, operational
modelling and bespoke strategic
assignment modelling on two levels
 Sustainable
Travel
10 Business travel diaries with British Land 13 Travel plans for new developments
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undertake a second round of business travel diaries. The a wide range of developers. This has included both framework travel plans Catching the bus

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Contact: joseph.sladen@cbuchanan.co.uk

11 Changing travel behaviour in the North West

Colin Buchanan has been working closely with four local authorities to develop a smarter choices
action plan that will help Councils plan more effectively for LTP3 and prioritise bids for the new Local
Sustainable Transport Fund. The study areas include Crewe, Penrith, Stockport and Warrington, which
were selected using a sustainability index devised by the Colin Buchanan project team. The chosen area
action plans specifically focus on value for money and achieving transport-related emissions reductions.
Join us!
The measures defined by Colin Buchanan include community-led initiatives, better use of technology The League of Extraordinary Travel Planners
and integrated travel, for example, ensuring combined rail and cycle journeys are encouraged. The study
is part of the wider Delivering a Sustainable Transport System programme, originally sponsored by 4NW The Sustainable Travel Team has worked with a number of Travel Planners and
and the North West Development Agency. Please join our LinkedIn group to keep up with the debate at:
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3741651&mostPopular= Travel Plan Coordinators over the years and had been thinking about ways to
keep in touch and provide ongoing support.
Contact: chris.hanley@cbuchanan.co.uk
The team developed the concept of ‘The League of Extraordinary Travel Planners’. Our aim is for the League
to be a forum where good practice and information about travel planning is shared and where Travel Planners
can support each other. The first League initiative was an introductory newsletter sent out via email in
12 Loughborough University travel plan and parking strategy September 2010 and was followed up by a networking and information sharing event in London on the
evening of 30 November 2010. So far there has been an excellent response and we now have around 250
members of the League.
We are working with Loughborough University
To become a member of the League, email sustainabletravel@cbuchanan.co.uk
to develop their University-wide Travel Plan and
Car Parking Management Strategy. Work
to date has included designing, promoting and
undertaking staff and student travel surveys
and analysing the results. The survey was
customised to meet the needs and aims of
the University, covering commuting to and
from the University, travel within the campus
and business travel to external sites. We then
used the survey results to simultaneously
establish the University Travel Plan and Car
Parking Management Options, ensuring the
two programmes have a strong and consistent
evidence base, complement each other and
to ensure the University presents a consistent
approach to staff and student travel.

Contact: margo.hemphill@cbuchanan.co.uk
 Economics
14 The economics of roadworks
Roadworks are estimated to cause at least £750m of
congestion costs in London each year. Colin Buchanan
was commissioned by London First to investigate ways
to improve the efficiency of roadworks and hence
reduce the associated congestion costs.
The study involved extensive consultation with
stakeholders including utility companies, Transport for
London and other highway authorities. We produced a
number of potential pricing options and concluded that
a lane rental charging system should be introduced,
with utilities and highway authorities paying an hourly
or daily charge to undertake roadworks. A key feature
of the recommended system is that it should only
be applied to the locations and times where the
congestion costs are highest – that is, the central areas
of London during the day.
Contact: paul.buchanan@cbuchanan.co.uk
15 Greenwich Crossrail 16 Business clusters
We assisted the London Borough of Greenwich in For London Councils we reviewed the extent
emphasising the economic and transport case for of economic clusters in London particularly in
Crossrail’s Southern Route (the part of the line the outer boroughs. Businesses can gain from
serving Canary Wharf, Custom House, Woolwich being in close proximity to other businesses
and Abbey Wood). This part of the route is vital that undertake complementary activities. This
for the regeneration of the Thames Gateway, one often results in a process of agglomeration
of the most deprived areas in the country. It will within a specific location and creates economies
lead to additional residential and commercial
development facilitating new homes for around
of scale that all the businesses benefit from.
We mapped all of London’s key clusters and
100,000 people and supporting 60,000 jobs. The developed a series of recommendations as to
transport case is also very strong, and Woolwich how clusters could be supported in future. These
and Abbey Wood stations are forecast to included the need for greater cross boundary
provide the largest number of Crossrail boarding and interagency working, for example, between
passengers in the morning peak. Overall, we boroughs through the newly proposed Local
helped Greenwich to show that the case for the Enterprise Partnerships or between boroughs
Southern Route remains extremely robust. and universities.
Contact: paul.buchanan@cbuchanan.co.uk Contact: john.siraut@cbuchanan.co.uk
17 High Speed 2 to Heathrow
As part of BAA’s submission to the Mawhinney review
on the merits of High Speed Rail directly serving
London Heathrow, we quantified the wider economic
impacts of different station options from an
interchange at Old Oak Common to a High Speed
station underneath the airport. The analysis showed
that, with a UK High Speed Rail network, mainland
domestic flights to Heathrow could be removed and
replaced with long-haul international flights carrying
more passengers and improving the UK’s international
connectivity. A High Speed Rail station at the airport
is forecast to generate an additional £2.4bn in GDP
compared with an interchange at Old Oak Common,
and extending High Speed Rail to Scotland would
increase this benefit to £3.3bn.
Contact: kieran.arter@cbuchanan.co.uk
18 Rural housing
In conjunction with UCL, we undertook a study for
Defra into rural housing centring on three inter-related
issues: local affordability, the value of social networks
and the expectation of local priority for housing. The
study found that local affordability is a factor that
leads to young people moving away from rural areas
and that rural locations is a key driver of property
prices, provided there is still local access to key
services. The definition of a ‘local’ person varies by the
type of district; those with a more transient population
embrace far more people as ‘local’, while in more
stable communities, being considered ‘local’ requires
someone to have close ties with their area and to have
lived there for much longer. A willingness to become
involved in the community has a big impact on
attitude, and facilities such as schools are important
in assimilating newcomers. The predominant view was
that the needs of local people should be taken into
account in the allocation of local affordable housing,
whilst still accommodating people from outside the
area.
Contact: chelsea.dosad@cbuchanan.co.uk
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Paul Buchanan Director of Economics on...
The economic, social, transport and environmental benefits of High Streets
High streets play a critical role as the economic and social hub of the local community.
Their demise has been much lamented over the years; in too many town centres, the
high street plays second fiddle to out-of-town retail malls or the attractions of larger
city centre locations.
The quality of the physical environment is pivotal to  Higher sales and turnover creates the need for more
the attractiveness of town centres as places to live, staff
work, invest and visit. Colin Buchanan has promoted
this concept for many years, and over the past
 Increased employment generates further local
decade has pioneered research demonstrating the spending
economic and financial benefits of investments in the  Increased High Street activity leads to higher
public realm. We continue to put the findings of that
research into practice; helping clients to arrest the
commercial and retail rents.
cycle of their town centre decline and bring them back
to life through the planning and design of physical In current financially constrained times, demonstrating
these economic returns is critical in the justification
town centre regeneration initiatives underpinned by
of high street investment. Our Economics team has
robust economic evaluation.
developed innovative ways of doing this, and are
therefore able to understand, quantify and monetise
Investment in public realm is generally a low-cost,
the links between:
high-value investment which can be much more
 High street public realm improvements and footfall,
effective than other forms of regeneration spending,
rents and job creation
especially compared to transport infrastructure.
Strengthening a High Street through improvements to
 Local high street performance and car usage, traffic
the public realm has been proven to attract footfall,
congestion and carbon
deliver real financial benefits to local businesses and
promote economic growth. How?  The success of local high streets and positive health,
 High quality public realm attracts greater footfall community and crime outcomes
and higher spenders
 Increased shopper and visitor spend results in
increased business turnover
 19 Feature
Master Plan for Damascus
and vital surroundings
Colin Buchanan is playing a vital role in supporting Khatib & Alami in
the preparation of a new city-wide Master Plan and urban regulations
for the city for the period 2010 to 2030. Our work focuses on strategic
planning at the city scale, defining new development parameters and
guiding the future enhancement of buildings and spaces. The client is
the Governorate of Damascus and the Ministry of Local Administration.
Thought to be the oldest capital on earth and the
place of the Garden of Eden, Damascus was known
as a ‘port in the desert’ because of its strategic
location and consequent importance for caravan
trading and pilgrimage routes through the mountains
to cities in Lebanon and in other directions to Jordan,
Iraq, Turkey and Arabia. Damascus became famous
for its hospitality with thousands of people gathering
in the city sometimes staying several months to rest
and prepare before crossing the desert to Mecca.
Many important religious and civic buildings exist as
a direct result of this crossroads role the city played
in the region. Today it is still an important place of
pilgrimage for Muslims and Christians alike. Cultural
and leisure tourism are growing and the city, like
Syria as a whole, is a newly emerging focus for
business and investment.
Damascus has a magnificent urban structure,
particularly its city centre, articulated in squares,
avenues, streets and lanes. Historic Arab
neighbourhoods remain largely intact though
much dilapidated, complemented by Ottoman
development from the Middle Ages to the 19th
century, and after 1919, French Mandate period,
formal expansions along axis and diagonal avenues
planted with trees and embellished by gardens. The
combination of these urban patterns has created a
very attractive and varied city, integrated very well
from a functional point of view, despite the clearly
heterogeneous fabric.
Over recent decades these diverse layouts have
been compromised by lack of overall guidance
accompanied by rapid growth of both development
and traffic. At the same time, the identity of the
city as the ‘port in the desert’ and the location
of ‘paradise on earth’ has been lost, as has its
relationship with its oasis, the mountains. Urban
dynamics and development trends observable in the
city today must be considered and harnessed by the
Master Plan to produce positive change and growth.
The city is unquestionably dynamic, but growth
patterns are often chaotic and exploitative.
Key trends pertinent to urban design and spatial
planning overlap and co-exist in the city:
 Suburbanisation and faster growth at the
periphery of the city and along the principal road
corridors
 Informality and large scale development outside
building regulations and master plans started in
the 1960s, when temporary refugee camps started
to turn into permanent neighbourhoods
 Emerging poles outside the city centre, growing
outside the framework of a master plan, without a
rational strategy for their location and no efficient
approach to infrastructure
The combination of these urban patterns
has created a very attractive and varied
city, integrated very well from a functional
2010-2030
point of view, despite the clearly
heterogeneous fabric
 Haphazard investment: in the absence of a Master
Plan which guides and ‘invites’ investment
 Changing use of public spaces: former
place-making principles, being subsumed into
an engineered approach to meet highway design
objectives
The urban design vision for both city and surroundings
must focus on re-establishing the balance with local
amenities, their setting and identity, and by restoring
and saving the landscape. At the same time they must
create a renewed urban image of magnificent capital
city with beautiful urban spaces, framed by distinctive
architecture, promoting a rich social and economic
urban life.
This is about taking the city to a future where
the positive characteristics of the past are valued
once more, but reintroduced in a way that fits a
contemporary place. The geographical and landscape
determinants of the city need protecting so that
walking through orchards, finding fresh seasonal
produce in the markets, appreciating the city from
the fresher mountain resorts, can be recreated for the
future.
Damascus has always been a city of vibrant streets.
In the future, all parts of the city will be improved so
that streets can flourish and a rich socio-economic
life can emerge. Massive road infrastructure has
appeared in the city centre resulting in more and
faster traffic; walking has been restricted through
barriers and footbridges; while trees and pavements
have been removed to accommodate parked vehicles.
In the future, transportation requirements will have
to adapt to the city and respect the quality of places,
recognising that its future success depends on its
liveability as well as efficient mobility.
Like any capital city, Damascus is a place representing
a whole nation. It needs to provide inspiration to other Key facts
cities, but also promote Syria to visitors and the rest
of the world. Its heritage and urban quality are the
 A team of over 20 key experts in 12
strongest possible foundation for a beautiful capital. disciplines and six nationalities, led by
However, there will also be new functions and new three planners and urban designers
buildings to accommodate them, forming part of a
co-ordinated whole, where the new helps regenerate  Over two years of work, 4,000 pages of
and improve the existing and the old. New public
transportation (rail and bus interchanges for example) baseline, analysis and strategy and (at
should be symbols of a modern and vibrant capital. completion) 122 plans
New exceptional buildings need to be ‘Damascene’,
and refrain from adopting international models that  An approach based on the elaboration
are so common in many other Middle Eastern cities. of a Charter of Seven Objectives and
Arrival routes and the principal arrival squares and
public spaces will make a great contribution to the articulated around a comprehensive
perception of Damascus as a beautiful, well managed Concept Plan and 14 detailed strategies
modern capital city of the Middle East.
 Planning
& Places
20 Gosport Waterfront Master Plan 23 Maresfield Master Plan

This project was initiated by Gosport Borough Council
in recognition that Gosport Waterfront, situated at the
mouth of Portsmouth Harbour, is a significant site that
could kick start and promote regeneration and new
investment into the local area. We have undertaken
an extensive study to understand how regional and
local factors interact and are advising the client on
alternative viability models, delivery mechanisms, and
phasing as well as engaging in political facilitation.
The Master Plan strategy creates a flexible framework
for public and private investment; it retains existing
and creates new employment opportunities; it
changes current perceptions to create a retail, leisure
and cultural destination; it provides new homes and
services, and sets a coherent vision for Gosport. The
strategy seeks to capitalise on investment in a way
that maximises the financial and social benefits for the
landowners, the council and the community.
Contact: peter.dijkhuis@cbuchanan.co.uk
Maresfield is an historic village in rural East Sussex,
an area experiencing considerable demand for
new housing, but surrounded by highly valued and
protected landscapes. For three years, we have
acted as strategic planning and transport advisors to
Barratt Strategic on the promotion of a major village
extension in Maresfield. This has involved leading an
extensive programme of community consultation
to understand stakeholder concerns prior to the
preparation of a detailed Master Plan and planning
application. We have subsequently been appointed
as masterplanners to design a commercially viable
development that addresses objectives expressed by
the local community. Coordinating and working with
a wider team of professionals we have fundamentally
reviewed the viability and deliverability of the scheme,
whilst addressing valid issues raised by extensive
and ongoing consultation with residents. In doing so,
the scheme has been refined to improve commercial
viability, while providing a high quality and sustainable
development in an historic village.

Contact: jon.herbert@cbuchanan.co.uk
21 Elstree Way Corridor – A new heart for Borehamwood

In these economically challenging times it is all the
more important that master plans are underpinned
by sound financial feasibility as well as robust design
principles. This formed the core objective when
preparing a development-led master plan for the
Elstree Way Corridor in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
which we recently completed for Hertsmere Borough
Council. The study provides a comprehensive,
design-led regeneration strategy for the area that
is deliverable in financial terms. Concepts were
developed to produce strong design guidance that
can deliver a high quality solution whilst being
resilient to a changing property market. The Master
Plan includes improvements such as a new public
square, a cultural building linked to Elstree Studios,
improved access to open space, sustainable transport
measures, and additional housing.
Contact: richard.crappsley@cbuchanan.co.uk
22 Shuwaikh Master Plan, Kuwait
The Kuwait Municipality has commissioned
Colin Buchanan and our local partner Al-Shaheen
Consultants (ASCO) to develop the Shuwaik Master
Plan. This commission will involve measuring the rates
of change in traffic and land use since a previous study
in 1997 and identify options for the re-development
of the area to ensure a better working and operational
environment for the retail, office and industrial
occupiers and visitors and customers to the area. It
expects to identify a range of new measures to ensure
this vibrant part of Kuwait continues to contribute to
the urban economy of the state as a whole.
Contact: hugh.roberts@cbuchanan.co.uk
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Hugh Roberts Director of Planning on...
Local Economic Partnerships
2010 witnessed a transformation in the
planning and economic development
landscape. Regional bodies have been
swept away and are being replaced with
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).
These new private sector led sub-regional
partnerships have been given no new powers and no
dedicated funding, leading to a mixed response from
many professionals. However, those LEPs which take
the initiative and begin to form a strong view on the
economic priorities for their area will undoubtedly
be very influential. For example, although they have
no statutory planning function, they are likely to
take a leading role in planning and coordinating
the provision of key strategic infrastructure (eg.
transport, broadband, renewable energy etc). Their
private sector members will ensure this activity
focuses on driving and facilitating economic
development; and will seek innovative ways of
financing its delivery.
As usual those displaying singular purpose and
political unity will succeed best. Links to local
business are also crucial but both sides need to learn
new rules and trust each other more than hitherto.
In the current context of fiscal restraint, localism and
planning uncertainty, LEPs could turn out to be an
important champion for strategic long term thinking
and investment.
Roland Brass Senior Planner on...
Localism
Localism will present planners and associated
professionals with enhanced and exciting
opportunities to plan with and for local
communities, not to them.
For example, new neighbourhood plans will begin to
emerge over the next 12 months. Contrary to popular
belief these are unlikely to be a NIMBY charter. They
will need to be in conformity with the current local
development plan adopted by the local district/borough
council, and they will be subject to independent
examination. In other words neighbourhood plans
will need to help deliver the type and quantum of
development identified in district plans.
Consequently, there are real incentives for developers
and landowners to engage in this process to ensure these
new plans are sound and deliverable. Colin Buchanan
has considerable experience in working alongside local
communities (on behalf of local authorities, landowners
and developers) to facilitate a constructive dialogue and
identify common ground and an agreed strategy.
To keep up with the debate, please join our
Neighbourhood Planning group on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3741603
 Development
Transport
24 City North, Finsbury Park
City North Islington Ltd. commissioned Colin
Buchanan to advise on the transportation and
highway elements of a mixed use scheme comprising
355 residential dwellings, office space, retail and
gym adjacent to Finsbury Park rail and underground
stations. The scheme proposed a car-free development
and therefore required a sustainable approach to
transport and accessibility.
A high quality public realm was designed and a range
of on-site pedestrian, cycle and mobility impaired
facilities were incorporated to support the car-free
nature of the scheme. In addition, full advantage was
taken of the strong transport links in the local vicinity
of the site.
Our work included the preparation of a Transport
Assessment and Travel Plan which presented a
robust transport case in support of the scheme
demonstrating that there would be a positive impact
on the highway network and sufficient capacity on
other transport networks. With the support of both
the Borough highway department and Transport for
London the scheme was granted planning permission
in 2010.
Contact: mark.edwards@cbuchanan.co.uk
25 Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert
We continue to work with NHS Forth Valley on
transportation matters associated with the new
£300m Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Phases 1 and 2 of
the hospital are now fully operational, with the final
phase to follow around the middle of next year. We
were part of the team which secured planning
permission and continue to advise on the following:
 Implementation and monitoring of travel plan
 Design and implementation of pedestrian and cycle
network
 Design and procurement of public transport
services
 Graphic design associated with travel marketing
and timetable information
 Bus livery design
 Monitoring of traffic impact on surrounding
network
 Design and implementation of a parking permit
and management system using our own Park IT
software
 Design and implementation of road signing
strategy.
Our approach has been to develop viable and cost
effective solutions which take account of all user
groups.
Contact: neil.heggie@cbuchanan.co.uk
26 Ravenscraig development
We have recently been appointed to join the Master
Plan team working on the £500m second phase of the
redevelopment of the former Ravenscraig Steelworks
in Motherwell, Lanarkshire.
We are providing traffic and transportation advice for
the Master Plan to ensure that this major regeneration
project, one of the largest in Europe at 450 hectares,
achieves the highest standards of accessibility by
sustainable modes of transport. A critical part of our
work is detailed negotiation with Network Rail and
Transport Scotland for a new railway station to serve
the new town centre development and a new bridge
linking the development with the M74 that will cross
the West Coast main railway line.
We are working closely with the Masterplanning
Architects, Cooper Cromar, and the rest of the
development team to ensure the Master Plan
embraces all the latest best practices in respect
of sustainable development. This includes the
development of a comprehensive, site-wide
travel plan which will evolve with the Ravenscraig
development as the various phases are implemented.
The work developed as part of the Masterplanning
exercise will be encompassed within a series of
detailed area planning briefs and design code
guidelines that will set the standards by which the
development of the Ravenscraig site will be taken
forward.
Contact: duncan.birrell@cbuchanan.co.uk
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Adrian Cole Director of Development Transport on...
Replenishing the public purse
The Comprehensive Spending Review has ushered in a new era where public bodies will
have to be even more nimble with their finances in order to continue to deliver vital
frontline services.
Many are likely to respond by rationalising their land Councils in particular will also benefit from reviewing
holdings to raise sorely-needed capital receipts, public off-street parking provision. A premium has
especially where buildings are reaching the end of traditionally been placed upon the number of spaces
their useful life or are difficult to adapt for ongoing available, whereas our recent work for a number
public access. of authorities has concluded that by optimising
parking tarriffs, overall provision can be substantially
With smarter working practices, it is possible to reduced whilst maintaining or even increasing
house larger numbers of employees in the same revenue.
space. Colin Buchanan has been at the forefront
of working with major organisations to identify In addition to yielding capital receipts, central
those parts of their building estates which have government intends to match fund new Council tax
the best accessibility by all modes of transport, in revenue for six years, enhancing the attractiveness of
turn reducing the need for parking and impacts on disposing of surplus land.
the road network. We are also undertaking similar
exercises with councils, universities and hospitals to
ensure that publicly accessible facilities are located
close to public transport nodes.

Tiny city cars
The impacts of small city cars on modern cities
Over the past 18 months, the
future of the automotive industry
has been rapidly changing to
meet the needs of a low carbon
economy. Many global car
manufacturers are developing
alternative fuel vehicles, with
electric vehicles (EVs) currently
leading this revolution.
Most governments, including the UK, support the
need to reduce the proportion of annual emissions
associated with transport, and from road transport
and cars in particular. At present it is estimated
that transport comprises 23.2% of the UK’s carbon
emissions, with cars comprising 54% of all transport
emissions (excluding international aviation and
shipping) (DEFRA 2007).
Globally, governments have implemented a varied
range of measures to support the growth of this
industry. In the UK, £30million has been allocated
to the first stage of the ‘Plugged in Places’ initiative
which aims to install 11,000 EV charging points
in three regions, and the towns who will receive
a second phase of funding have been announced.
Looking to the future, the Mayor of London has an
aspiration for 100,000 EVs to be in the capital “as
soon as possible”, while nationally, the government
has set out EV sales targets and would like 20% of
all new vehicles sales in 2020 to be EVs. To assist this
aim, the UK government has announced an Electric
Car Grant, available from January 2011, which will
provide buyers with up to 25% or £5,000 towards
the contribution of a new EV.
In conjunction with the move towards EVs, a
number of car manufacturers are also developing
small electric ‘city focused cars’, which as a result
of their size, can also offer potential congestion and
parking benefits. Examples of such cars include the
Gordon Murray Design T.27 or the Renault Twizzy
(although not formally a car, this vehicle is registered
as a quadracycle). These cars are very small - the
T.27 is 2.5m long and 1.3m wide, and can carry 3
passengers – two vehicles could fit within a standard
3.75m traffic lane. Designers also claim significantly
reduced manufacturing costs and costs of operation.
Colin Buchanan has been considering the future of
automotive transport and held an internal seminar
to discuss how Electric City Cars (ECCs) could affect
future transportation. We considered the application
of ECCs under three key topics – economic,
environmental and highways/infrastructure/
planning. These areas were discussed by groups
of staff with experience in all areas of transport
planning and engineering, economics and town
planning.
There were a variety of issues raised with regards to
the future of City Cars:
Environmental
 ECCs could have a significant impact on efficiency
of operation and the level of congestion and
capacity, and hence reduce emissions – key issues
relate to the take-up in the overall fleet and a
number or road layout issues
 However ECCs could also increase car use due
to low or no congestion and parking charges for
these types of vehicle (this could also result in a
loss of revenue to the operating authority) as well
as lower buying and operating costs, thus reducing
the cost of motoring
 There may be greater benefits from moving to
fully electric buses than investment in ECCs
 Care is needed to ensure that charging points
improve the public realm
 Investment in Smarter Choices should
complement investment in ECCs – this can
provide additional support for a public transport

system and also deliver health benefits
The greater demand for electricity will increase
the energy sector’s emissions due to the current
grid mix in the UK. This could be reduced with
more renewable energy sources
 Is it possible to integrate other technologies
into this area, for example, solar powered ECC
charging points?
 Perhaps the real benefits will accrue as solar
powered cars become a viable alternative?
Conventional electric vehicles are rapidly
progressing and gaining popularity. Will
electric city cars do the same?
Economics
This discussion primarily raised a number of issues  Is there the potential to design a suite of
which would require further investigation, but can emergency vehicles in the style of ECCs?
be summarised as:
An ‘ECC lane’/allowing ECCs to use bus lanes

 Concerns were raised regarding the large
could help increase the popularity of such vehicles
government subsidy that is required, would this
money be better spent elsewhere?
and thus increase their sales and drive the market
(although there are certain practical design issues
in certain locations)?
ECCs must be left to recharge for a period of time.

Does the time required to recharge an ECC create  Parking designed for ECCs should significantly
some disbenefits? increase the use of available space
 Is car pooling using current vehicle modes an
alternative solution? In summary, there are no simple answers to the
implementation of ECCs in the modern city, but the
benefits of ECCs are likely to be restricted to cities
Highway infrastructure and planning and large towns. Despite this, should ECCs become
popular, urban areas may benefit from reduced
 Both positive and negatives will be gained from congestion and much more efficient vehicles and will
the implementation of ECCs. For example, more thus contribute to national climate change targets.
short journeys currently made on foot or by Conventional EVs are rapidly progressing and gaining
bike may be replaced by ECCs, yet equally some popularity. Will ECCs do the same?
people may replace their large vehicles with ECCs
 Given appropriate fleet take-up, there are
potentially significant capacity and efficiency
benefits from very small vehicles
 ECCs may be more suitable in towns where
there is a poor public transport system, rather
than large cities where an already strong
public transport system is heavily used by the
population
Is it possible to integrate other
technologies into this area, for
example, solar powered ECC
charging points?
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