Active Travel Annual Progress Report 2019/20

The actions taken to promote active travel journeys

• Identifying and designing route signage improvements required.
• Continued to deliver National Standards cycle training and the traditional cycling proficiency training which provided young cyclists with the necessary training to be safer and more competent cyclists.
• Kerbcraft training was delivered to 500+ school pupils to give young pupils the skills and road safety awareness to be safer pedestrians.
• Support schools generally with walk & cycle to school  messages.
• Support individual schools with communications to address school gate congestion concerns.

The actions taken to secure new active travel routes and related facilities and improvements

• LTF/ATF funding was provided to construct Edlogan Way AT scheme phase 1.
• Core allocation funding provided for one new short AT route and the upgrading of several routes.
• Safety barriers on walking route to Cwmbran High school were changed for more AT friendly designs.
• Continued design work on INM upgrades and A4042 AT route

Costs incurred for new active travel routes and facilities and improvements of existing active travel routes and related facilities carried out in the preceding full financial year

• £824,678

In addition to the above, the following information provides an overview of infrastructure that has been implemented during the previous year

Indicative spending for new active travel routes and facilities and improvements of existing active travel routes and related facilities funded or part funded by third parties.

• Nil

Length of new routes (walking, cycling, shared use)

• Walking – 70 metres
• Cycling - 0
• Shared Use – 96 metres

Length of improved routes (walking, cycling, shared use)

• Walking – 735 metres
• Cycling – 0
• Shared Use – 625 metres

New and improved active travel facilities

• None