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Active Travel Design Guidance Was Produced by the Following Team on Behalf of the Welsh Government Design Guidance Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Welsh Government Procedure & Advice Guidance (PAG) 102/14 Front cover photograph credit: Chandra Prasad / Sustrans 2 version 1 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Contents Acknowledgements 4 Foreword 5 How to Use This Document 6 Part A – General Principles 9 1 Introduction 10 2 Legal and Policy Frameworks 15 3 Involvement, Engagement and Consultation 23 Part B – User Needs, Planning and Design 29 4 User Needs 30 Section 1 – Pedestrians’ Needs 32 Section 2 – Cyclists’ Needs 43 5 Network Planning 62 Section 1 – Network Planning for Walking 69 Section 2 – Network Planning for Cycling 81 6 Design for Walking and Cycling 103 Part C – Related Matters 191 7 Integration with Other Modes 192 8 Related Facilities 198 Section 1 – Related Facilities for Walking 198 Section 2 – Related Facilities for Cycling 208 9 Creating, Improving and Managing Highways 227 10 Construction, Maintenance and Management 241 11 Monitoring and Evaluation 265 Appendices A Design Elements 273 B Walking Route Audit Tool 387 C Cycling Route Audit Tool 395 D Legal Procedures 407 version 1 3 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Acknowledgements Writing Team The Wales Active Travel Design Guidance was produced by the following team on behalf of the Welsh Government: ▪ Roddy Beynon - Arup ▪ Kevin Golding-Williams – Living Streets ▪ Phil Jones (Editor) – Phil Jones Associates ▪ Andy Mayo – Local Transport Projects ▪ Tony Russell - Sustrans ▪ Chris Peck - CTC ▪ Carol Thomas – Access Design Solutions Overseen by Jason Ingram (Welsh Government) And with additional assistance from: ▪ Adrian Lord – Steer Davies Gleave ▪ John Parkin – University of the West of England ▪ Caroline Lewis – Access Design Solutions ▪ Jo Sachs-Eldridge – Local Transport Projects Document design and layout by Phil Jones Associates (Annabel Keegan and Julie Price) Steering Group In addition to the Writing Team, the Steering Group for the project comprised: ▪ Rhyan Berrigan – Disability Wales ▪ Simon Charles – Regional Transport Consortia ▪ Steve Davies – Newport City Council ▪ Robert Gravell – Cardiff Council ▪ Adrian Lord – Steer Davies Gleave ▪ Jane Lee – WLGA ▪ Andrea Gordon – Guide Dogs ▪ Jo Sachs-Eldridge – Local Transport Projects Support and Contributions The Writing Team is grateful to the following people for their support and contributions to the project: ▪ Brian Deegan – Transport for London ▪ Wayne Duerden – Department for Transport ▪ Sally Gibbons – Department for Transport ▪ Ryland Jones – Sustrans ▪ Jane Lorimer – Sustrans ▪ Matthew Price – Cardiff Council ▪ Nick Vaughan – Transport for Greater Manchester ▪ Lee Waters – Institute of Welsh Affairs And to Transport for London and Transport for Greater Manchester for the use of their design standard drawings. 4 version 1 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Foreword Phil Jones, Phil Jones Associates I was pleased to be asked in 2012 by Welsh Ministers to chair the steering group that oversaw the production of these guidelines; and subsequently to lead the expert writing team and act as the document’s editor. I am now delighted to be asked to write this foreword on behalf of the Welsh Government. In Wales, as in most developed countries, the increased use of the car for everyday journeys has brought substantial benefits to those people fortunate to have access to one. But it has also led to significant problems, including a growing level of obesity amongst children and adults; costly and distressing road accidents; increasing noise and emissions; and social exclusion for those who cannot afford to own a car. We all know that change is needed, and we can see that it is beginning to happen across the UK and in many other places around the world. The Welsh Government is proud to be at the forefront of this new thinking through its ground-breaking Active Travel Act. For the first time, this legislation places a clear obligation on local authorities to provide transport systems that enable walking and cycling to be the first and natural choices when people need to make short everyday journeys. This document sets out how local authorities should set about the task – sometimes for the first time – of planning and designing comprehensive networks of walking and cycling routes that connect places that people need to get to, whether for work, education, shopping or for other reasons. It draws together best practice on infrastructure design, including innovative techniques, and gives guidance on how best to provide vital related facilities, such as cycle parking. It also explains how improving conditions for cycling and walking should be integrated into the general duties of authorities when planning, designing and maintaining highways. All of these elements will be essential if Wales is to achieve the First Minister’s ambition of having the best cycling infrastructure in Europe. The whole of my career has been spent working on planning and designing streets and roads and I know first-hand the challenges that have to be faced. But I also know the enthusiasm and passion of those who want to respond to and overcome them. I believe that this document provides practical guidance that will help bring about a substantial increase in active travel in Wales, and I wholeheartedly commend it to you. Phil Jones version 1 5 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 How to Use This Document This document is statutory guidance and is published by the Welsh Government under powers granted to Welsh Ministers under the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013. It is for everyone involved in the planning, design, approval, construction and maintenance of active travel routes in Wales. It will be of benefit to professional staff working for national government, local authorities and consultants as well as non-government organisations who help to create, modify and manage the built environment. These include private developers and other property owners, including health and education organisations. It is also intended to be of use to the general public, who will need to be consulted on the maps and active travel schemes that result from the application of the Act. There is an important role for user groups in assessing whether the proposals made by local authorities meet the standards set out in this document. The Guidance provides advice on the planning, design, construction and maintenance of active travel networks and infrastructure, and is to be used at all stages of the process. As noted in the Introduction, the Welsh Government intends to keep the document under review, so feedback on its application in all these stages, and how it can be improved, is welcomed. This Design Guidance should be read in conjunction with the Delivery Guidance, also published by the Welsh Government, which sets out the processes relating to the preparation of the existing route maps and integrated network maps which are required by the Active Travel (Wales) Act. There are three sections to this document, and a total of eleven Chapters and four Appendices. 6 version 1 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Part A – General Principles This part gives general principles for the development of integrated networks and active travel routes. ▪ Chapter 1 introduces the document ▪ Chapter 2 provides a summary of the legal and policy frameworks in which it operates ▪ Chapter 3 provides guidance on how to involve, engage and consult the public Part B – User Needs, Planning and Design This part provides the main technical basis for the planning and design of active travel networks and schemes ▪ Chapter 4 sets out the needs of people using the active travel network ▪ Chapter 5 gives guidance on how active travel networks should be planned ▪ Chapter 6 details the design of the elements making up the networks themselves Part C – Related Matters This part provides technical guidance on other important issues ▪ Chapter 7† discusses how active travel networks should integrate with other modes of travel ▪ Chapter 8 gives guidance on related facilities such as seating and cycle parking ▪ Chapter 9† explains how authorities should discharge their duties when creating and improving highways to benefit active travel ▪ Chapter 10† provides guidance on the construction, maintenance and management of active travel networks ▪ Chapter 11† advises how authorities should monitor and evaluate their networks † Note – To the extent that Chapters 7, 9, 10 and 11 provide guidance falling outside the powers of the Welsh Ministers to issue guidance under the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, such guidance is non-statutory in nature. Nevertheless, such guidance is considered to represent good practice which will assist local authorities in their general duty to promote active travel under Section 10 of the Act. version 1 7 December 2014 Design Guidance: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Appendices There are four Appendices: ▪ Appendix A, Design Elements (DEs) – this provides a set of typical design details, with summary advice on their application. The DEs are given different status as explained in Chapter 1 and in the introduction to Appendix A. ▪ Appendix B, Walking Route Audit Tool – provides a useful tool for assessing the quality of walking routes ▪ Appendix C, Cycling Route Audit Tool – provides a useful numerical tool for assessing the quality of cycling routes ▪ Appendix D Legal Procedures – provides
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