Hello,
You’re receiving this message because you contributed to, or subscribed to news updates for, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ recent active travel consultation. We would like to provide a progress update on how we are proceeding with the information obtained through the consultation.
The engagement of the consultation was very successful, with a total of 1881 responses (a mixture of ‘comments’ and ‘agreements’) received.
All of these contributions have now been reviewed, and below is a summary breakdown of what we have gathered information about, and what we have done to date with this information. We received:
• 16 comments relating to other districts, which have been passed on to other relevant local authorities.
• 11 suggestions of locations for a Quiet Lane initiative, which have been passed on to Quiet Lanes Suffolk.
• 12 comments requesting more cycle parking in particular locations, which have been passed on to Suffolk County Council for consideration for investment.
• 18 comments relating to existing infrastructure (cycle paths or pavements) that require maintenance to improve accessibility and useability
• 19 comments relating to the cycling and walking infrastructure provision of ongoing or upcoming developments, which have been passed on for the attention of the Planning Team and Travel Plan process.
• 41 comments giving general feedback, thoughts or suggestions regarding cycling and walking across the districts – not location specific, but some useful insights that will help us with the narrative of our Active Travel vision.
• 64 comments relating to the state or condition of the road network – including reports about potholes, road surface issues, suggestions about highway signage or speed limits. These have been passed on to Suffolk highways.
• 101 comments relating to improvements needed on the existing Public Rights of Way network – including better signage, clearer designation or mapping, clearing vegetation growth or removing/fixing stiles, which will be passed on to the Rights of Way team at Suffolk County Council.
We also received 475 comments relate to needing improvement or new infrastructure in a particular place in order to improve the safety of Cycling or Walking. This is the kind of information that will help us to develop our Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). These comments have been translated/geographically condensed into approximately 250 schemes for inclusion in our LCWIP. These potential LCWIP schemes are now being prioritised, using a ‘scoring matrix’ which assess the schemes against criteria including deliverability, effectiveness, policy objectives and economic factors. This process will produce a prioritised list of schemes for our LCWIP, which we are aiming to draft by the end of November.
I hope this provides an insightful update of where we’re at with this valuable workstream,
Best wishes and kind regards,
Katherine Davies
Sustainable Travel Officer
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together
e: katherine.davies@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
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Babergh Mid Suffolk Active Travel