You “spoke”: TRL listened: the result - TRL’s Streetaudit NEW cycling module

Date: 9/6/2011

After receiving overwhelming interest in their Cycling Environment Review System (CERS), TRL has now developed the software package, on-street manual and data collection forms to support investment in cycling across the UK and around the world.

CERS slots in seamlessly into TRL streetaudit, the specialist software package for realising the maximum value of on-street audits. With easy to use tools for showing individual deficiencies and network-wide failures, an in-built GIS mapping module and data analysis functions, the CERS module will become a key tool in the arsenal for providing better provision for cyclists.

With a greater need to demonstrate value for money becoming a recurring theme in facility design and implementation, it's never been more critical to truly understand the performance of current infrastructure before considering the need for investment. The objective framework used in CERS supports this exact aim; ensuring that wider principles of cyclist safety, comfort and attractiveness are all considered as part of any assessment.

TRL has been using the CERS methodology since its inception over a decade ago, across a whole variety of projects including identifying safe cycling routes to schools, contextual facility design, cycling masterplan implementation and better understanding the behaviour of cyclists at various types of facilities.

It can be easy to forget that cyclists are vulnerable road users, especially now that demand for cycling is increasing - but higher levels of ridership means it's even more critical to ensure that cycling networks are actively designed rather than developed as an afterthought to other road users.

After fielding calls from Local Authorities, consultants and international governmental organisations, TRL has worked hard to ensure that they deliver a low cost, innovative and invaluable solution to the market in time for the new financial year.

Notes to Editors
TRL has been at the front of streetscape assessment for many years through its use and development of PERS's for assessing the performance of any pedestrian environment. Used as the defacto standard for justifying investment in walking across a number of Local Authorities, PERS has been used for a whole host of applications including:
• Audits of over 170kms of London streets,
• Measuring levels of legibility and wayfinding assessments
• Assessing walking routes for the 2012 Olympics
• Supporting pedestrian realm upgrade designs
• Catering for pedestrians at major trip attractors including stadia and transport interchanges.

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