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Active Travel Programme

All Member Briefing August 10, 2020

P48/2020

Welcome

Aims of this Briefing Session……

• Provide an overview on our Active Travel Programme
• Provide an update on Tranche 1
• Set out the approach we have taken with Tranche 2

completion

• Provide an overview of the Tranche 2 proposals
• Set out what we plan to do next

School Streets

• Perm/temporary

Road Closures

• Pavement

Improvements

• Local Park &

Strides

• Signal

Prioritisation at Crossings

• 37 EOIs

RRR* Active Travel Priorities

• Bus Gates
• Low Traffic

Neighbourhoods

• E-Scooter Trial
• 20mph Zones
• Acceleration of

maintenance programme

Emergency Active Travel Tranche 2

• £2.3m allocated
• 4 weeks to

develop bid

• Strict DfT

criteria

• 6mth delivery

window

£15m planned investment

• Botley Road

Corridor P1

• Countywide

Science Vale Cycle Network

• City Cycle

Scheme (external grant)

Emergency Active Travel Tranche 1

• £600k across

Oxfordshire

• 4-8wk delivery

window

• For example:
• 1. Cycle Lane

Refresh

• 2. Cycle Parks
• 3. Traffic signals

Local Cycle and Walking Infrastructure Plans Local Transport Plan 4 (incl. Area Strategies)

Our aims are to contribute to reducing pressure on the road network, contribute to economic growth and the reduction of emissions, improvement of quality of life and health, and link active travel with bus and rail options by enabling sustainable door to door journeys combining cycling or walking with public transport.

*Restart, Recover, Renew

Active Travel Programme

Active Travel: Stakeholder Engagement

Most popular themes

• Cycle lanes & reallocation
• f roads
• Low Traffic
• Neighbourhoods
• Cycle Parking
• School Streets

Total proposals received 475

Key response areas

Tranche 1 (Progress)

• Notified of T1 on May 27, 2020 with submission on June 6, 2020
• Member survey used to help shape tranche 1 measures 92% response rate
• Impact seen across Oxfordshire

– Additional Cycle Parks – Grass cutting & verge clearance – Improved signage – Signal timings – to support social distancing – Reallocation of highways to support cycling and pedestrians Additional City based measures including bus gates, reallocation of highways to support cycling and pedestrians

• Schemes currently being delivered to timetable and within financial

envelope (August 30, 2020)

• City Bus Gates & Low Traffic Neighbourhoods continuing to progress –

timescales lengthened to facilitate engagement.

Tranche 2 - Our Approach

• Notification of bid on July 10, 2020 with submission August 7, 2020.
• Bidding Team established using expertise from across Communities.
• Adherence to criteria set out by the Department of Transport.
• Oxfordshire allocation £2.3m – Proposals submitted worth approximately £4.5m.
• Proposals developed using feedback collected through LCWIP, Member Surveys and other

engagement channels. Recognition of need to continue to engage with our Members, Key Partners and Stakeholders throughout the planning and designing processes.

• Assessment Framework established to enable equitable approach to prioritisation (adherence to

DfT criteria, deliverability, engagement and use of a benefit cost ratio tool).

• Ongoing dialogue with DfT for agreed schemes.
• Schemes that have not been successful for DfT funding will remain “live” as we continue to source

more funding.

Summary of DfT Key Criteria

Main Measures:

• New segregated cycleway (permanent and temporary)
• Installing segregation to make an existing cycle route safer
• Point closures of main roads to through traffic, apart from buses, access and disabled
• New permanent and temporary footways
• Widening existing footway

Supportive Measures:

• Provision of secure cycle parking facilities
• Restriction or reduction of parking availability (e.g. closing bays or complemented by increasing

fees)

• Area wide interventions (e.g. pedestrian and cycling zones and modal filters / filtered permeability)
• Park and cycle/stride/scooter facilities
• Selective road closures using planters, cones or similar
• Provision for monitoring and evaluation of schemes
• Schemes to support culture and behavioural changes towards walking and cycling

Oxford: Areas of high deprivation & high bus use

Oxford Bid

Main roads Old Road Quietways LTN Headington & Quarry East and St Clements Ban right turn Bus Gate Cowley Rd Jericho Central Bus Gates

1) Cowley & Headington

BCR 30

2) Littlemore and Rose Hill

BCR 18

3) North and West

BCR 38 Please note the drawings and bus gate locations are indicative and will be subject to further discussion and engagement as we progress to the design phase.

Witney West – East Active Travel Corridor

South West Bicester

Proposed Tranche 2 Scheme Traffic calming 20mph zones Benefits also include:

• Whole route off-road

pedestrian and cycle facility

• Four bus services use these

routes

• Propensity to Cycle Tool

shows this route to be a key link

• Four local schools will benefit

from these improvements Villiers Rd junction Removal of parking Causeway Improvements for walking and cycling while maintaining

• ne-way vehicular

flow ‘Missing link’ footway to be delivered by developer Advisory signage for cycling on side roads

School Streets and Community Activation

• DfT criteria mean School Streets schemes can only be included as

‘complementary measures’ to road space reallocation schemes

• Bid proposes to pilot 7 formal School Streets schemes in Oxford,

Bicester and Witney to support LTN and active travel corridor proposals

• County wide ‘community activation’ measures to support and

empower people to use new and improved walking and cycling infrastructure including: – Community Cycling Activator with implementation budget – Expansion of Wheels for All (cycle project for people with disabilities) – Walking and Cycling App

• Focus on supporting and empowering people who do not currently

walk and cycle and specific cohorts such as parents, BAME groups and communities suffering deprivation

Next Steps

• Production of preliminary Programme/project and financial

plans for delivery of the five schemes linking to Connecting Oxford and wider corporate programmes.

• Implement a comprehensive communications and

engagement plan (Members, Town & Parish Councils, Key Partners and Stakeholders).

• Continue discussions with our local consultants/ contractors to

ensure readiness to commence ASAP.

• Continue to liaise with DfT re submission and notification of

award

Questions

If you have any questions please email us on activetravel@Oxfordshire.gov.uk Our intention is to produce a summary document from your questions which will address key themes. We will also if specifically requested respond to individual questions, however, please note that due to annual leave this may take us longer than normal