TRICS

The TRICS interface

Developer(s)| TRICS Consortium
Stable release|

7.11.4 / November 2024

Type| Traffic Software
License| Software license agreement
Website| www.trics.org

TRICS (Trip Rate Information Computer System) is a database of trip rates for developments used in the United Kingdom for transport planning purposes,[1] specifically to quantify the trip generation of new developments.[2]

The TRICS Consortium describes TRICS as follows:

>     TRICS is the system that challenges and validates assumptions about the transport impacts of new developments. It is the national system of trip generation analysis, a large database of inbound & outbound transport surveys covering a wide variety of development types.

## Release history

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The database was established in 1989[3] by six county councils in South East England county councils (Dorset, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex). It is now maintained by TRICS Consortium Ltd, based in Barnet, London.

TRICS 7, a major update, was released in late 2013.

## Developments

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Developments such as supermarkets generate multi-modal trips. TRICS contains trip generation rates for different categories of development.

TRICS includes the following development categories:

1. Retail
2. Employment
3. Residential
4. Education
5. Health
6. Hotel, Food and Drink
7. Leisure
8. Marinas
9. Golf
10. Tourist Attractions
11. Civic Amenity Sites
12. Petrol Stations
13. Car Showrooms

## SAM for Travel Plans

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TRICS have also developed SAM (Standard Assessment Methodology),[4] a system to measure the effectiveness of travel plans.

## References

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1. ^ "TRICS® the System". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
2. ^ Transport for London, https://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/travel-plans/monitoring-travel-plans
3. ^ West Sussex County Council, https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/information-for-developers/pre-application-advice-for-roads-and-transport/
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-26.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Official site
* Example TRICS Output - application to Ribble Valley District Council[permanent dead link]

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