We wanted to understand how we can help or enable more people to cycle and walk more in the county, as well as identify the places which people want to connect with when travelling on foot or by cycle.
The feedback gathered from this survey will help the development of a cycling and walking network plan for Norfolk which will be safer, more accessible and better connected.
This was Phase 1 of the Countywide Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), building on our already completed LCWIPs for King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Greater Norwich.
We received over 1600 responses to this survey. In the survey respondents were asked to draw the routes they would like to walk or cycle in Norfolk onto an interactive map, they were also given the opportunity to write this information if preferred. The interactive mapping data has been reviewed by the Cycling and Walking Team at Norfolk County Council. The suggested routes were plotted on various heat maps at county and location level. The written details of walking and cycling routes were also reviewed alongside the route heat map analysis.
When asked what would encourage people to walk and cycle more in the region, safety was the overarching theme in the responses, for both cycling and walking, although respondents’ perceptions of safe practices varied. Safe space away from motor vehicles was a recurring theme for walkers and cyclists. A proportion of walkers raised the need for segregation from cyclists, while respondents who enjoy horse riding called for their needs to be considered with shared routes with both. Safe walking and cycling routes to schools were mentioned by respondents, as were routes to link villages with each other and with larger towns.
After analysing the responses, twenty areas in Norfolk have been identified and they will be the focus of Phase 2 of the Countywide Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. This next set of engagement will launch in May 2023 and be focused on the following locations:
Acle
Attleborough
Aylsham
Cromer
Dereham
Diss
Downham Market
Fakenham
Harleston
Holt
Hunstanton & Heachham
Long Stratton
North Norfolk
North Walsham
Reepham
Sheringham
South Norfolk and Broadland
Swaffham
Thetford
Watton
Wroxham
Wymoundham & Hethersett
We will ask residents of these places about plans for potentially developing their LCWIPs, with a view to getting funding for these locations at a later date.
Norfolk County Council are working together with district and borough councils to develop a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) for Norfolk. The plan builds on detailed proposals already completed for King’s Lynn, Greater Norwich and Great Yarmouth.
The purpose of the plan is to create a proposed cycling and walking network across the county, and to identify and prioritise improvement schemes which can be delivered over the short, medium and long term. This will enable more people to consider cycling and walking as safe, direct and attractive forms of transport.
Creating a cycling and walking plan for Norfolk will help unlock funding to improve cycling and walking connectivity across the county, benefiting the health of residents, our economy and environment.
We want to understand how we can help or enable more people to cycle and walk more in the county, as well as identify the places which people want to connect with when travelling on foot or by cycle.
Your feedback will help the development of a cycling and walking network plan for Norfolk which will be safer, more accessible and better connected.
In this survey you will be able to tell us exactly where you would like to see walking and cycling improvements, by drawing lines on a virtual map.
If you have any queries about this survey, or need it in a different format, such as a paper copy, please email haveyoursay@norfolk.gov.uk, call 0344 800 8020 or Text Relay on 18001 0344 800 8020 (textphone) and we will do our best to help.
An Easy Read Version of this survey is available to download at the bottom of this page.
Share
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook