New Zealand walking and cycling strategies – best practice

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Appendix 13 - Strengths of strategy identified by internet survey respondents

These responses were received from internet survey respondents in answer to the question “What are the strengths of the strategy?”

• Simplicity
• Takes a strategic view of the cycling network
• Determines standards & positive regional goals
• Projects listed, network approach
• Public input
• Gave council clear objectives and action plan
• Primarily addresses safety on existing routes
• Encourages public support and assistance
• Regional networks
• Integrated approach, clear actions
• Sets a plan for the future that has been lacking
• Reconfirming council’s political vision for cycling
• Highlighting the issues to the community
• Walking and cycling now formally part of RLTS
• Regional co-ordination for development of strategic network
• It is reasonably concise
• Regional cycling coordinator appointed & TA buy in
• Providing additional focus to cyclists needs
• Will rationalise the way council looks at walking
• Recently reviewed, articulates priorities
• Identified ways of changing District Plan
• Bringing together info
• A start, identifies issues
• Network approach
• Simplicity
• Extensive consultation, all user types incorporated
• Practical, usable for funding applications
• Sets out a programme of works
• Now have a number of agencies working together

The main theme emerging from these comments is that respondents feel that the existence of a walking or cycling strategy formalises and promotes walking and cycling within the council and the wider community. The strategies were also beneficial in bringing together key stakeholders and in assembling walking and cycling data in one place.

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