AUNTSUE

Planning and Designing an Inclusive Journey Environment

The AUNT-SUE* project works on socially inclusive design and operation in transport and the related public realm. The team is producing a tool-kit that can be used at all scales from the macro right down to the micro-level of streets, vehicles and facilities (e.g. bus stops, signage, ticketing). Central to the approach is the integration of policy, design and operations throughout the whole journey environment. More details on: www.aunt-sue.info The tools include these:

AMELIA
AMELIA (A Methodology for Enhancing Life by Increasing Accessibility) is a GIS-based tool that can be used by transport planners to establish how many people meet accessibility benchmarks as a result of policy interventions. It is led by UCL in co-operation with Hertfordshire County Council. For more details contact: Prof. Roger Mackett (Email: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk ) or visit www.aunt-sue.info/tools.html

HADRIAN
HADRIAN (‘Human Anthropometric Data Requirements Investigation and Analysis’) is a CAD-based tool that enables designers and planners to simulate how different individuals cope with various transport-related tasks. HADRIAN allows accessibility to be assessed during the concept stage of design to assist designers and ergonomists in achieving a highly inclusive solution. It is led by Loughborough University. For more details contact Dr Russell Marshall (Email: R.Marshall@lboro.ac.uk) or visit www.aunt-sue.info/tools.html

Street Design Index
A Geographic Information System (GIS) based Street Design Index ‘SDI’ is being developed to enable designers and planners to model the urban environment more comprehensively, and to understand how its diverse features can affect users' perceptions of streets and public areas. It can be used to identify areas that are perceived negatively by pedestrians and so have the potential to restrict their movements. For more details contact Prof. Graeme Evans (g.evans@londonmet.ac.uk) or visit www.aunt-sue.info/tools.html

(*Accessibility and User Needs in Transport for Sustainable Urban Environments)