Stakeholder Workshop Officers and local cycling, walking and community groups Watford and Three Rivers LCWIP 6 th October 2020
1 Introductions Background on Local Cycling and Walking 2 Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) 3 Overview of LCWIP for Watford and Three Rivers Workshop Agenda Workshop Session 1: Network Planning for Cycling 4 5 Workshop Session 2: Network Planning for Walking Next Steps 6
Introductions
Housekeeping
1. Background to LCWIPs
Background Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) issued in 2016. It set objectives to: • Increase cycling activity • Reverse decline in walking • Reduce rate of cyclists Killed or Seriously Injured • Increase the percentage of children usually walking to school The Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy encouraged local authorities to produce LCWIPs as a strategic approach to increasing cycling and walking. Other new guidance and funding • Gear Change- A bold vision for Cycling and Walking • Cycle infrastructure design (LTN 1/20) • Emergency Active Travel Fund
Background Technical Guidance on preparing LCWIPs issued in 2017 LCWIPs are a long-term evidence based approach to developing cycling and walking networks, ideally over a 10 year period Involves High-level planning of schemes for future funding opportunities Aim to enable meeting of targets set out in CWIS Three key outputs • Cycling and walking network plan • A prioritised programme of infrastructure improvements for future investment • A Technical Report setting out supporting evidence and analysis Two-year DfT Technical support commission Lessons learnt - benefiting from experience elsewhere Guidance will be refreshed
The Six Stages of LCWIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 Determining Gathering Network Network Prioritising Integration and Scope Information Planning for Planning for Improvements Application Cycling Walking Establish Data on existing Develop a Integrate outputs geographical travel patterns Establish desire Core walking prioritised plan with other extent lines for cycle zones for future planning and Data on existing movement investment transport policies Arrangements for conditions Identify and delivery governance Establish routes pedestrian routes plans Data on origins Engagement and destinations Audit priority Audit priority (trip generators) approach routes routes Determine Determine improvements improvements Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
2. LCWIP for Watford and Three Rivers - Context
Geographical Scope Watford Three Rivers + 5km buffer
Gathering Information – Existing Travel Patterns (Cycling) Cycling mode share to work is very low (no more than 5% in some locations) Cycling accounts for trips of: Up to 1 mile (<2%) 1-3 miles (<5%) 3-5 miles (3%) All reasonable cycling times! 1 mile = 6 min cycle 5 miles = 30 min cycle Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Gathering Information – Existing Travel Patterns (Walking) A quarter of trips less than a mile are not walking trips Walking mode share to work – highest in Watford wards. Low elsewhere Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Gathering Information – Existing Barriers Physical • Lack of physical infrastructure • Variable provision • Lack of connectivity • Severance • Safety and security • Topography Other • Social/ cultural attitudes • Health • Lack of knowledge, awareness or training Not conducive to use for less confident cyclists. Significant scope to improve the attractiveness of walking and cycling Developing an LCWIP is the next step to address this
Stakeholder Engagement. First step in your involvement- More opportunities in later stages of the LCWIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 Determining Gathering Network Network Prioritising Integration and Scope Information Planning for Planning for Interventions Application Cycling Walking Opportunity to Public Opportunity to Opportunity to comment on consultation on comment on the comment on the prioritised list of final document draft cycling draft Core measures and (tbc) network Walking Zones High level identified intervention types Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
3. Network Planning - Building the cycle network
Building the cycle network Focussing on key origins and destinations, including future sites. Layered approach – adding layers of information to provide a comprehensive picture Identify where people will want to travel to and from now and in the future Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Network Planning: Building the cycle network- identifying desire lines Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Origins and Destinations
Network Planning Desire Lines Watford and Three Rivers
Network Planning Desire Lines – Key Trends Watford and Three Rivers
Network Planning – Establishing Routes N.b. Indicative of how demand could fit to the existing network
Workshop Session 1: Network Planning for Cycling
Consider Where do cycling routes need to go? Are there any routes that are missing? Consider journeys you could cycle but don’t currently What would be the priority routes?
Rickmansworth (Blue) Where do cycling routes need to go? Are there any routes that are missing? Consider journeys you could cycle but don’t currently What would be the priority routes?
Watford (Red) Where do cycling routes need to go? Are there any routes that are missing? Consider journeys you could cycle but don’t currently What would be the priority routes?
Croxley (Olive) Oxhey/ Carpenders (Green) Where do cycling routes need to go? Are there any routes that are missing? Consider journeys you could cycle but don’t currently What would be the priority routes?
North (Pink) Where do cycling routes need to go? Are there any routes that are missing? Consider journeys you could cycle but don’t currently What would be the priority routes?
4. Network Planning Building the walking network
Network Planning Identifying ‘Core Walking Zones’ Core Walking Zones • Areas such as the town centres with multiple key destinations • All routes within these are important to assess as part of the LCWIP Key Walking Routes • Routes providing access to the Core Walking Zones Source: Department for Transport LCWIP Guidance
Walking network planning 1km buffer — ’walkable’ area Co Core Wal alking Zon one Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Network Planning – Identifying Core Walking Zones Focus on biggest potential to increase walking Based on clusters of trip attractors Identified 5 Core Walking Zones These are also centre designations 1km buffer showing walkable area where pedestrian routes will Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 be defined. Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Network Planning – Identifying Core Walking Zones Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Workshop Session 2: Network Planning for Walking
Consider Do you agree that these are the priority core walking zones? What are the key walking routes to each Core Walking Zone Think about journeys you could walk but don’t currently Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
CWZ Rickmansworth What are the key walking routes to each Core Walking Zone Think about journeys you could walk but don’t currently Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
CWZ Watford Centre& North Watford What are the key walking routes to each Core Walking Zone Think about journeys you could walk but don’t currently Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
CWZ Chorleywood What are the key walking routes to each Core Walking Zones Think about journeys you could walk but don’t currently Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
CWZ Oxhey What are the key walking routes to each Core Walking Zones Think about journeys you could walk but don’t currently Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Next steps
Next steps Develop Engagement Public draft Consultation Stakeholder Identify high networks engagement on level Taking onboard Details TBC high level measures comments from this measures and network session prioritisation Mott MacDonald 7 May 2020 Brighton LCWIP - Analysis to date
Thank you Chris.harte@mottmac.com Maryrose.Dovey@hertfordshire.gov.uk
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