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LTP Cycling Target and Scheme Delivery. Dave Burt - Programme and Strategy Manager Hertfordshire Highways Trevor Mason – Principal Engineer, Transport Policy and Monitoring. Local Transport Plan Cycle Target. 11% increase required between 2004/5 & 2010/11 – Currently ahead of target
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LTP Cycling Target and Scheme Delivery Dave Burt - Programme and Strategy Manager Hertfordshire Highways Trevor Mason – Principal Engineer, Transport Policy and Monitoring
Local Transport Plan Cycle Target • 11% increase required between 2004/5 & 2010/11 – Currently ahead of target • Funding of cycling programme • Cycling programme funded via LTP2 • District and borough council support • Bids also made for external funding • Developer funding (S106)
LTP Target • Average number of cycling trips per weekday across Hertfordshire • Based on past performance, comparisons with other authorities, and realistic levels of achievement
LTP Target • 18 sites – manual and automatic • On-highway and segregated routes
Wider Monitoring • County Travel Survey • Urban cordon counts • School surveys
Programme selection and delivery • Urban Transport Plans • Schemes identified to encourage new cyclists. • LTP Cycle target group • Ranking List being developed taking into account different users types and barriers to cycling • Capital Bids made to cabinet • 2 year delivery process for highway schemes • Softer measures also moved forward (e.g. TravelSmart)
Member and public information on schemes • Integrated works programme • JMP updates for scheme specific issues • Stakeholder consultation • News Releases • Cycle Forum
Integrating the publics needs into all Highway schemes? • Consultation • User Audit Process • Route User Hierarchy • Staff Awareness of cycling
What could be improved? • Increased awareness of staff • Formal ranking list to aid scheme selection developed and incorporated into Urban Transport Plans. • User Audit and hierarchy procedure to be finalised • Improved public information on schemes • Annual progress report on cycling strategy