Tendring District Cycling Action Plan
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Tendring District Cycling Action Plan Highways/Transport Planning January 2018 Title Sub title (inc Bridge no.) Date Cycling Action Plan Tendring District Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................. 1 1.1 Preamble ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Background ........................................................................................ 2 1.3 Aims of the Action Plan ..................................................................... 3 1.4 Report Structure................................................................................. 4 2 Policy Review ........................................................................... 5 Introduction ........................................................................................ 5 National Policy Context ..................................................................... 5 2.2.1 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) ............................ 5 2.2.2 Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (CWIP) ............................ 7 2.3.1 Essex Transport Policy ..................................................................... 8 2.3.2 Essex Cycle Strategy (2016) .......................................................... 10 2.4 Local Policy Context ........................................................................ 11 2.4.1 Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Preferred Options Consultation Document (July 2016) .............................................. 11 3 Data Analysis ......................................................................... 13 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 13 3.2 Census Data ..................................................................................... 13 3.3 Sport England Active People Survey ............................................. 17 3.4 DfT Count Data ................................................................................. 18 3.5 Collision Data ................................................................................... 23 3.5.1 Collision Statistics ........................................................................... 23 3.5.2 Collision Clusters ............................................................................ 24 3.5.3 Cycle Accidents along Routes ........................................................ 24 3.6 Cycle Crime ...................................................................................... 26 3.7 Topography ...................................................................................... 28 4 Existing Network Provision and Barriers ............................. 29 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 29 4.2 Existing Infrastructure ..................................................................... 29 4.3 Clacton-On-Sea ................................................................................ 29 Cycling Action Plan Tendring District 4.3.1 Clacton Access to Public Transport ................................................ 30 4.3.2 Access to Employment in Clacton .................................................. 30 4.3.3 Clacton Access to educational institutions ...................................... 31 4.4 Frinton-on-Sea/ Walton-on-the Naze .............................................. 31 4.4.1 Access to Public Transport in Frinton/ Walton ................................ 31 4.4.2 Access to Employment in Frinton/ Walton ...................................... 31 4.4.3 Access to educational institutions in Frinton/ Walton ...................... 32 4.5 Harwich/ Dovercourt ........................................................................ 32 4.5.1 Access to Public Transport in Harwich/ Dovercourt ........................ 32 4.5.2 Access to Employment in Harwich/ Dovercourt .............................. 33 4.5.3 Access to educational institutions in Harwich/ Dovercourt .............. 33 4.6 Key barriers to cycling in Tendring ................................................ 33 5 Tendring’s Cycling Potential ................................................. 35 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 35 5.2 Commuter Flow Analysis ................................................................ 35 5.3 Clacton-On-Sea ................................................................................ 36 5.3.1 Cycle Trips ..................................................................................... 36 5.3.2 Car Trips ......................................................................................... 36 5.3.3 Rail trips ......................................................................................... 37 5.4 Frinton-on-Sea & Walton-on-the-Naze ........................................... 41 5.4.1 Cycle Trips ..................................................................................... 41 5.4.2 Car Trips ......................................................................................... 41 5.4.3 Rail trips ......................................................................................... 41 5.5 Harwich ............................................................................................. 45 5.5.1 Cycle Trips ..................................................................................... 45 5.5.2 Car Trips ......................................................................................... 45 5.5.3 Rail trips ......................................................................................... 45 5.6 Mosaic Propensity to Cycle ............................................................ 49 5.7 Cycling Potential Summary ............................................................. 53 5.7.1 Clacton ........................................................................................... 53 5.7.2 Walton and Frinton ......................................................................... 53 Cycling Action Plan Tendring District 5.7.3 Harwich .......................................................................................... 54 6 Potential Infrastructure Improvements ................................ 58 6.1 Background ...................................................................................... 58 6.2 Potential cycle routes ...................................................................... 58 6.3 Methodology Statement .................................................................. 58 6.4 Construction Design and Management (CDM) .............................. 60 7 Prioritisation and Costings of Potential Schemes ............... 64 7.1 Prioritising Schemes ....................................................................... 64 7.2 Deliverability ..................................................................................... 64 7.3 Directness ......................................................................................... 64 7.4 Extension of existing network ........................................................ 65 7.5 Key attractors ................................................................................... 65 7.6 Overall prioritisation ........................................................................ 65 7.7 Estimated costs of potential schemes ........................................... 66 8 Flagship Routes ..................................................................... 73 8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 73 8.2 Potential East/West Flagship Route Section (FR1) ....................... 73 Harwich Flagship Route (FR2) ................................................................... 73 Prioritisation of Flagship Routes ............................................................... 74 Prioritisation of FR1: East/ West Sunshine Coast ................................... 74 Prioritisation of FR2: Harwich and the International Port ...................... 74 9 Smarter Travel Measures ...................................................... 77 9.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 77 9.2 Marketing and promotion ................................................................ 77 9.2.1 Cycle Essex .................................................................................... 77 9.2.2 High profile events .......................................................................... 77 9.2.3 Support for local initiatives .............................................................. 77 9.2.4 Cycling Maps .................................................................................. 78 9.3 Potential Local Considerations....................................................... 78 10 Delivery and Funding ......................................................... 80 10.1 Delivery ............................................................................................. 80 Cycling Action Plan Tendring District 10.2 Funding Options .............................................................................. 81 10.3 Funding for Tendring ....................................................................... 81 11 Key Recommendations ...................................................... 83 Cycling Action Plan Tendring District Tables Table 1.1: Active Essex priority