11.1 Cycling Vision Strategy

Surrey is committed to a goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2050 with a target of cutting transport emissions, which make up 46% of the County’s emissions, 60% by 2035. It is recognised that a step change in share of journeys made by walking and cycling (‘active travel’) will be essential in achieving these ambitious targets. The benefits would be much wider than achieving carbon reduction targets. An increase in active travel would help improve health and wellbeing, better air quality as well as bringing economic benefits to town centres and local business.

The latest SCC Local Transport Plan (LTP4) aims to achieve this step change in part through the delivery of safe, attractive, accessible and connected network linking residential areas to key destinations such as high streets, employment centres, schools, leisure, public transport and other amenities. This includes the provision of segregated or low speed, traffic calmed routes with separation between cyclists and pedestrians.

Key to achieving this is integrating good cycle design standards into new and refurbished streets, and the proposed Street Hierarchy in this document sets out the requirements for each street typology.

All new streets and developments must prioritise active travel, with pedestrians and then cyclists placed at the top of the modal hierarchy, and create safe, useful cycle networks that are well connected to the local area.

This guide sets out the high-level principles, and detailed design requirements, that will allow developments to achieve this. Much of this guidance is based on the latest DfT guidance: LTN 1 / 20 Cycle Infrastructure Design and should be read in conjunction with it.