Welsh Government Active Travel Guidance February 2020 Image courtesy of Chandra Prasad / Sustrans Contents PART 1 - Delivery Chapter 1: Part 1 Introduction 11 Chapter 2: Policy and Legislative Context 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 Well-being of Future Generations Act 17 2.3 Environment (Wales) Act 2016 19 2.4 Programme for Government 19 2.5 Planning Policy Wales 20 2.6 Equalities 21 2.7 WelTAG 23 2.8 Sustainable Drainage 24 Chapter 3: The Duties on Local Authorities 25 3.1 The Duties under the Active Travel Act 25 3.2 Timescale for the Submission of the Active Travel Network Map 26 3.3 Where the Duties Apply 26 Chapter 4: Definitions 28 4.1 Definition of Active Travel and Active Travel Routes 28 4.2 Terminology 28 4.3 Definition of Active Traveller - walkers, cyclists and other highway users 28 Chapter 5: Planning the Network 31 5.1 Who the network is for? 31 5.2 Designated Localities 32 5.3 Crossing Administrative Boundaries 32 5.4 Rurality 32 5.5 Mapping the network 33 5.6 Prioritisation and Network Coverage 35 5.7 Preparing the Map 36 © Crown copyright 2020 WG40120 Mae’r ddogfen yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh 2 Consultation Draft 2020 5.8 Planning Status 37 5.9 Routes that are not owned by a local authority 37 5.10 Training and Support 38 5.11 Approving the Map 38 5.12 Publishing the Map 38 5.13 Reviewing the Map 39 5.14 Partial Review of the Map 41 5.15 Continuous improvement 42 5.16 Funding the Network 42 Chapter 6: Consultation and Engagement 44 6.1 Preparation of the Map 44 Chapter 7: Promoting Active Travel 47 Chapter 8: Monitoring and Reporting 48 8.1 Reporting Duties 48 8.2 Review of the Act 48 Chapter 9: Provision for Walkers and Cyclists when Changes are Made to the Highway 49 9.1 Duties under the Act 49 9.2 Creation and Maintenance of the Highway 49 9.3 Interference with Highways 50 9.4 Acquisition of Land for Highway Purposes 50 9.5 Traffic Regulation and Traffic Regulation in Special Cases 51 9.6 Parking 51 9.7 Obstructions 51 9.8 Street Works 52 9.9 Traffic Management 52 3 Consultation Draft 2020 PART 2 - Planning and Design Chapter 10: Part 2 Introduction 55 10.1 Activ e Travel Wales 63 10.2 Highway Desin and the Active Travel Act 64 10.3 Status of the Guidance 68 10.4 Trunk Roads 68 10.5 Local Roads 68 10.6 New Develoment 69 10.7 Innovation and Experimentation 69 10.8 Design Elements 69 10.9 Keeping Standards Up to Date 70 Chapter 11: Stakeholder Participation, Engagement and Consultation 63 11.1 Introduction 63 11.2 Principles of Good Practice 63 11.3 Tools for Participation and Consultation 66 11.4 Action Travel Network Map Consultation 68 11.5 Scheme Delivery and Sultation 70 Chapter 12: User Needs 72 12.1 Similarities and Differences 72 12.2 Design Principles 73 12.3 Inclusive Design 73 12.4 Pedestrians’ Needs 76 12.5 Widths for Pedestrian Routes 81 12.6 Gradients for Pedestrian Routes 83 12.7 Surface Material for Pedestrian Routes 83 12.8 Reference for Pedestrian User Needs 84 12.9 Cyclists’ Needs 84 12.10 Why do People Cycle? 85 12.11 Minimising the Effort Required to Cycle 86 12.12 Dimensions of Cycles commonly in use 89 12.13 Headroom for Cycle Routes 92 4 Consultation Draft 2020 12.14 Typical Cycling Speeds 92 12.15 Visibility Dimensions for Cycle Routes 93 12.16 Gradients on Cycle Routes 94 12.17 Space required for Cycling 95 12.18 Widths for Cycle Tracks 96 12.19 Widths for Cycle Lanes 97 12.20 Additional Width Adjacent to Vertical Features 98 12.21 Width Considerations for On-Carriageway Cycling 99 12.22 General Lane Widths on Carriageways 99 12.23 Width at Pinch Points 100 12.24 Surfaces for Cycle Routes 101 Chapter 13: Network Planning 104 13.1 Introduction 104 13.2 Showing the Existing Routes on the Active Travel Network Map 107 13.3 Showing Proposed Routes on the Active Travel Network Map 107 13.4 Integration with Policies, Plans, Programmes and Infrastructure 108 13.5 Network Planning for Walking 110 13.6 Network Planning for Cycling 117 13.7 Validation of Active Travel Network Maps 128 13.8 Prepare and Submit Active Travel Network Map 129 13.9 Prioritising and Delivering the Active Travel Schemes 129 Chapter 14: Design for Walking & Cycling 133 14.1 Introduction 133 14.2 Co-Production of design 134 14.3 General design considerations 135 14.4 Basic Network 137 14.5 General Design Approachs 138 14.6 Reducing the Speed and Volume of Motor Vehicles 139 14.7 Filtered Permeability 139 14.8 Reallocation of road space 140 14.9 Vehicle Restricted Areas 141 14.10 Pedestrian prioritised and informal streets 143 14.11 Link Design Considerations 144 5 Consultation Draft 2020 14.12 Segregration between Cyclists and Pedestrians DE023, DE024, DE032 and DE033 146 14.13 Type of segregation 148 14.14 Monitoring and Management 150 14.15 Pedestrians on Links - DE001, DE002, DE003 and DE004 152 14.16 Gradients, Ramps and Steps 154 14.17 Cycling on Links - Introduction 152 14.18 Traffic Lane Widths and Car Parking 154 14.19 Cycling in All-Purpose Traffic Lanes 156 14.20 Reducing Traffic Volumes and Speeds DE005, DE006, DR007 156 14.21 Contraflow Cycling DE009 and DE010 157 14.22 Traffic Calming DE005, DE006 and DE007 157 14.23 Quiet Streets DE011 159 14.24 Cycle Streets DE012 159 14.25 Cycle Lanes DE009, DE013, DE014, DE015, DE016 and DE017 160 14.26 Car parking / loading and Cycle Lanes DE015 161 14.27 Cycle Lanes at Side Roads DE016 161 14.28 Removal of centre lines DE017 161 14.29 Cycle lanes with light segregation DE018, DE019, DE020 162 14.30 Stepped Cycle Tracks DE021 and DE022 163 14.31 Cycle Tracks Alongside the Carriageway DE023 and DE024 164 14.32 Cycle track crossing of side roads DE025 DE026 165 14.33 Side Road Entry Treatments and Blended Junctions DE039 and DE040 167 14.34 Cycle tracks in centre of carriageway DE027 168 14.35 Cycle Lanes/Tracks at Bus Stops DE028 DE029 DE030 DE031 170 14.36 Cycle Tracks away from Roads DE032 and DE033 172 14.37 Design and Construction of Routes away from the Highway 173 14.38 Cycling on Rural Roads 175 14.39 Transitions between Cycle Tracks and the Carriageway DE034 177 14.40 Cyclists and public transport routes 179 14.41 Bus lanes and bus-only streets DE035 180 14.42 Cycling and Trams 180 14.43 Crossing and Junction Design - General Principles 181 14.44 Considerations for Pedestrian and Cycle Crossings 183 14.45 Crossing Types 185 6 Consultation Draft 2020 14.46 Uncontrolled Crossings DE036 DE037, DE038, DE039 and DE040 186 14.47 Central median strips DE041 187 14.48 Zebra crossings DE042 188 14.49 Signalised crossings away from junctions DE044 and DE045 188 14.50 Crossings at signal-controlled junctions 189 14.51 Cycle priority crossings DE037 190 14.52 Simple uncontrolled crossings DE036 191 14.53 Uncontrolled crossing with refuge DE038 191 14.54 Parallel Crossing for Pedestrians and Cyclists DE043 191 14.55 Signalised Cycle and Pedestrian Crossings (Toucan) DE045 192 14.56 Pedestrian and Cycle Bridges DE046 193 14.57 Subways and Underbridges DE047 193 14.58 Wheeling Ramps DE048 195 14.59 Cyclists at Priority Junctions 195 14.60 Unmarked Informal Junctions DE048 196 14.61 Signalised Junctions for Cyclists - General Considerations 197 14.62 Advanced stop lines (ASLs) DE050 198 14.63 Cycle signal stages 200 14.64 Exemption from banned turns 202 14.65 Intergreen Times 202 14.66 Permanent green cycle signal on bus gate 202 14.67 Diagonal cycle crossing stage during all red 202 14.68 Cycle bypass at traffic signals DE051 203 14.69 Uncontrolled cycle crossing at signalled junction 205 14.70 Guiding cyclists through signalised junctions DE052 205 14.71 Two stage right turn at traffic signals DE053 206 14.72 Hold the Left Turn DE054 207 14.73 Simultaneous green signals DE055 208 14.74 Trixi Mirrors (Blind spot mirrors) 208 14.75 Cycle provision at signalised roundabouts 209 14.76 Cycle Provision at Unsignalised Roundabouts 209 14.77 Mini Roundabout DE056 210 14.78 Compact (or “Continental”) roundabouts DE055 211 14.79 Conventional Unsignalised Roundabouts 212 14.80 Dutch Style Roundabout DE058 213 14.81 Informal roundabouts at unmarked junctions 214 7 Consultation Draft 2020 Chapter 15: Integration with Public Transport 217 15.1 Introduction 217 15.2 Improving Walking Access to Public Transport 217 15.3 Improving Cycling Access to Public Transport 218 15.4 Carriage of Cycles on Public Transport 218 15.5 Cycle hubs and Services at interchanges 221 15.6 Park and Cycle 223 Chapter 16: Street Furniture and Cycle Parking 225 16.1 Introduction 225 16.2 Seating 226 16.3 Public toilets 227 16.4 Signs for Pedestrians 228 16.5 Planting and Hard Landscaping 231 16.6 Litter Bins 233 16.7 Cycle Count Displays 234 16.8 Cycle Parking 234 16.9 Signs for Cyclists 243 Chapter 17: Related Facilities 250 17.1 Introduction 250 17.2 General Processes for Highway Works 250 17.3 Highways Created by Welsh Government and Highway Authorities 253 17.4 Highways Created by Private Sector Developments 253 17.5 Highway Improvement Schemes 256 17.6 Highway Maintenance Schemes 257 17.7 Managing Highways 258 Chapter 18: Construction, Maintenance and Management 262 18.1 Introduction 262 18.2 On-carriageway cycle routes 262 18.3 Coloured surfacing 263 18.4 Footway construction 263 18.5 Footpath construction 263 18.6 Cycle Track Construction 264 8 Consultation Draft 2020 18.7 Tactile paving 266 18.8 Kerbs, edgings and verges 267 18.9 Drainage 239 18.10 On-Carriageway Drainage 269 18.11 Off-Carriageway Drainage 270 18.12 Access Controls 272 18.13 Fencing and Hedgerows 273 18.14 Lighting 274 18.15 Maintenance - Introduction 275 18.16 Design with maintenance in mind