Hertfordshire Highways Overview of HCC Cycling Strategy Abigail Mace

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Overview of HCC Cycling Strategy

Abigail Mace


The strategy and scrutiny

• The strategy was adopted in 2007• Is built around the 9 assessment criteria used by the

English Regions Cycling Development Team• This scrutiny is about the Cycling Strategy and how we

delivering it. There are 4 key questions we have identified to focus on:

1. Do the initiatives promoted by HCC conform to the strategy?

2. How do we meet the needs of all types of cyclist? E.g. school children, commuters, leisure cyclists, shoppers.

3. What is being done to consider the needs of cyclists in all highway works?

4. What could have been improved?


How will the two days be run?

• The strategy covers a broad range of elements which as a whole are intended to encourage cycle use. This means a varied list of witnesses from HCC and outside.

• Witnesses will generally present for around 20mins allowing time for questions at the end of the presentation


More cycling more often

Local authority policy & strategy and Council Commitment

The cycling strategy supports HCC policies and corporate objectives

The strategy was introduced to Officers at an awareness raising session held in 2007



Cycling Infrastructure• Funded from LTP, County Capital, revenue and other

contributions• External funding from partners such as sustrans has been

around 10% of funding over the last 5 years. • Designing cycle facilities by retrofitting existing highway

layout can be very challenging• Different solutions may suit different users• Missing links in the network – often these are the hard bits!• Cycle Parking – many successes recently, working with

partners, especially train operating companies• User Audit• Highways Maintenance



Cycle Training

New Bikeability training a success. Some of the highway engineers have had the training

Marketing and Promotion

Excellent marketing carried out through the Travelsmart programme in Watford

No formal marketing strategy for Cycling



Stakeholder and Wider EngagementCycle forum meets every 6 monthsCycling groups are engaged during the design process of

cycle schemesLots of partnership work with ToC’s, District and Borough

Councils and SustransWorkplace and School travel plansPCT’sLand use planning Input to Local Development FrameworksNew developments – opportunity to get the infrastructure right

at the start



Land use planning

Input to Local Development Frameworks

New developments – opportunity to get the infrastructure right at the start


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Hertfordshire Highways Overview of HCC Cycling Strategy Abigail Mace