Trip generation and parking generation surveys : housing for seniors : analysis report

In the next decade there will be an increase in the sector of the popluation nearing retirement or reaching 65 years. This brings a need for transportation information and about retirement villages and elderly persons com munities and the potential effects these may have on traffic in residential areas. This includes projected pedestrian vehicle and cycle movements and traffic associated with these sites. This study is a detailed analysis of the land use covering elderly persons accommodation. areas. It includes new surveys which record not only traffic characteristics relating to vehicle and person trips but also includes interview surveys with visitors to determine postcode origins and travel mode. This document accompanies the analysis report. It contains details of the sites used in the study and also details of the surveys themselves. Finally, it contains a note on the calculation of accessibility scores.