Have your say on walking and cycling routes

Would you like to get around more safely in North Herts and without using your car?

Please have your say on our new Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) which sets out ideas for creating safer pavements, footpaths, pedestrian crossings and cycle routes. The consultation is being held by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC), in partnership with North Herts Council, and will run from 26 September to 7 November.

Councillor Ruth Brown, North Herts Executive Member for Planning and Transport, said: “This consultation is relevant to everyone, whether you walk, cycle, use a pram, wheelchair or mobility scooter. It’s about making pavements wider, junctions safer, and adding more pedestrian crossings, as well as creating more segregated routes for cycling.

“The council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and this walking and cycling plan is an important step in improving the options for sustainable travel within the district. We want to provide realistic alternatives to using a car and encourage travelling on foot or by bike as much as possible, especially for shorter journeys. It not only reduces carbon emissions, which is good for our environment, but is also beneficial to our physical and mental health.

“Please take this opportunity to have you say, so we can ensure that precious funding is used to make improvements where they will have the most impact.”

Cllr Phil Bibby, Executive Member for Highways and Transport at HCC, added: "By increasing access to walking and cycling initiatives in North Hertfordshire we'll help to improve health, air quality, road safety and reduce traffic congestion. Our aim is to offer all residents a cleaner, greener and healthier Hertfordshire. Having an up-to-date walking and cycling plan for the district puts us in an excellent position to help achieve this."

All relevant information - the plan and short consultation survey - can be found on the HCC website: Local cycling and walking infrastructure plans (LCWIPs).

You can also find out more at one of the events below:

Hitchin

Councillors’ Community Surgery – Saturday 1 October, 10.30am-12pm, at Market Place, SG5 1DR

Town Talk – Tuesday 11 October, 6.30-7.15pm, at Christchurch, Bedford Road, SG5 1HF

Royston

Town Talk – Wednesday 12 October, 6.30-7.15pm, at Royston Town Hall (Hardwicke Room), SG8 7DA

Drop-in event – Monday 17 October, 3:15–7pm, at Royston Town Hall (Committee Room), SG8 7DA

Letchworth

Councillors’ Community Surgery – Saturday 15 October, 10.30am-12pm, at Garden Square Shopping Centre, SG6 3DL

Drop-in event – Wednesday 2 November, 3:15–7pm, at Howard Gardens Social Centre, SG6 1SU

Knebworth

Drop-in event – Thursday 20 October, 3.15-7.30pm, at St Martin's Parish Centre, SG3 6ER

Baldock

Town Talk – Monday 31 October, 6.30-7.15pm, at Baldock Community Centre (Youth Wing), SG7 6DH

Drop-in event – Thursday 3 November, 3:15–7pm, at Baldock Community Centre (Youth Wing), SG7 6DH