Active Travel Study (
ATS
) 2011 - 2016
Supporting the Development of a Walking and Cycling Culture in
Havant Borough
Government policy favours investment in active means of travel -
so called since it results in the traveller having exercise as
well as getting from A to B, with all the attendant health benefits
(and money saving).
The main Government policy document on this subject, a joint
Strategy between the Department for Transport (
DfT
) and the Department of Health
(
DoH
) - and which is the
background in which the Study is presented - is available as a
PDF
on the
Department for Transport's web site.
Getting More People Walking and Cycling More Often
We're doing all we can to encourage our residents, visitors and
employers to adopt the most sustainable travel mode for their
journey. Walking and cycling are carbon emission free at the
point of use, and carry all sorts of health benefits as well as
helping people to save money whilst supporting local
businesses. For some, the perception is that roads are just
too dangerous - but if they then drive instead of walk or cycle,
that's adding to the very congestion and 'danger' on the roads that
concerns them in the first place. It's a vicious circle but one
that can be broken.
With fuel prices above £1.30 a litre, vehicle use
falling and energy costs going through the roof, everyone's
budget is tight so now might be the time to try a change to a
more healthy (and cheaper) way of travel for some local
journeys.
We carried out a public consultation on a draft 'Active Travel
Strategy' between June and September 2011. Almost
all responses were supportive of the aims and objectives of
the Strategy, with many detailed comments expanding particular
areas of interest or concern, although some were of a level of
detail inappropriate for the Study's coverage. All
of the comments were reviewed and commented upon, and a
summary is available here (PDF, 128kb) >>.
Following the review the document was updated and amended, and
is now presented as an overarching Active Travel Study (better
reflecting its content) containing the separate Walking Strategy
and Cycling Strategy. These Strategies will together provide the
framework for our investments over the period 2011 - 2016 as
we develop a safe network of cycling and walking routes across
the Borough, joining up our routes with those provided by our
neighbouring authorities as well as to the National
Cycle Network. To achieve this we will be working with partners
such as Sustrans and Hampshire County
Council, and fully engaging in nationwide projects such as 'Links
to School'. We're also working with the open source community in
developing the CycleStreets journey planner
which will ultimately be the online 'home' of our cycle network
map.
More
information about walking and cycling in Havant >>