SCRUTINY REMIT:Hertfordshire County Council’s Cycling Strategy

OBJECTIVE:
To assess how well the County Council is conforming to its adopted cycling strategy.
QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED:
  • Do the initiatives promoted by HCC conform to the strategy?
  • How do we meet the needs of all types of cyclist? e.g. school children, commuters, leisure cyclists.
  • What is being done to consider the needs of cyclists in all highway works?
  • What could have been improved?

OUTCOME:To establish whether anything else could be done to improve the delivery of the cycling strategy.

CONSTRAINTS:

The panel will look at the delivery of the cycling strategy and not individual highway schemes.

EVIDENCE & WITNESSES

Cycling Strategy Policy Summary / Witness
Integration of cycling into policy documents / Trevor Mason & Abigail Mace
Cycling LTP target & scheme delivery / Dave Burt, Abigail Mace, Trevor Mason
Cycling Infrastructure Design & User Audit / Bill Heale & Helen McCormick
Cycle integration with rail / Alissa Ede
Partnership working with districts/boroughs and external organisations / Dave Burt, Tim Woolridge & Nigel Brigham
Promotion of cycling as a sustainable mode / Lilian Goldberg, Andrew Freeman, Sharon Davies
Highway maintenance and cyclists / Chris Allen Smith/ Peter Simpson
Cycle Training and road safety / Hazel Clarke / Sue Ellis
School Travel Plans and SRTS / Lynda Clarke and Andrew Freeman
Planning and integrating of cycling into new development / Nick Gough/Vetti Vettivelu and Tim Woolridge
METHOD:DATE:
MEMBERSHIP:
SUPPORT:
Scrutiny Officer:
Lead Officer: Abigail Mace
Democratic Services Officer:
HCC Priorities for Action:- how this item helps deliver the Priorities
The following statements demonstrate how cycling aids in the delivery of the below list HCC Priorities.
Cycling is a convenient, quick and healthy alternative to the private car for short journeys;
Cycling is an affordable form of transport which provides access to employment, leisure, education, shopping and health facilities for just about everyone;
Cycling does not create pollution, has few adverse impacts on the natural or built environment and has positive benefits for the health of those choosing to cycle. Cycling can also make a contribution to economic development through the creation of sustainable tourism, recreational opportunities and access to the countryside.
  1. Support economic well being
  2. Maximise independent living
  3. Ensure a positive childhood
  4. Reduce carbon emissions
  5. Promote safe neighbourhoods
  6. Be a leading council

CfPS OBJECTIVES:- how the item delivers these objectives
  1. Provides a critical friend challenge to executive policy makers and decision makers
  2. Enables the voice and concerns of the public
  3. Is carried out by independent governors who lead and own the scrutiny role
  4. Drives improvement in public services

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