Active Travel project

Hertford, England

About the city. Hertfordshire has a fantastic array of nature and wildlife to discover, respectively, residential areas are in proximity to forests and rural areas. Many paths are difficult to access due to weather conditions and other factors.

Goal

A project aim is to identify schemes that make it easier for people to walk or cycle instead of using the car for short journeys, in other words, to identify footpaths and bridleways that could be improved to enable everyday active travel.

Implementation period. There are no exact deadlines for working on the project, but the foundations are laid as part of the Active travel strategy for 2013.

Fact

Over 56% of all trips in Hertfordshire under 5 miles or less currently take place by private car which could be undertaken by cycling or walking.

Solutions

The main issue is to improve the paths for walking and bicyclists so that they can travel comfortably and safely. Three schemes have already been or have begun to be delivered and provide some particularly useful examples.

Frogmore ad Park Street Pits

The key route for Active Travel, allowing walkers a shorter, quieter and less polluted option to get to the local station, the school and other facilities. Works have been carried out with permission from landowners Tarmac.

Welwyn Garden City

The route is well used by students and many others in the town. Now the entire route is visible from end to end.

Great Ashby – Great Bay Lane

This path is a way for people to walk or cycle between Great Ashby and Stevenage. The alley is a vital link for people travelling to two different primary schools, an employment zone, local neighbourhood shops and community facilities.

Team

The Countryside and Rights of Way Service, the work is being funded from the Local Transport Plan (LTP4) Sustainable Transport Fund

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