Active Travel strategy
Cambridgeshire’s Active Travel Strategy (opens as a .pdf) sets out policies to improve walking and cycling across the county. It aims to make active travel the first choice for local journeys, reduce car use, and support the Council’s net zero target by 2045.
Vision
“Active travel will be embedded in all transport policies and developments in Cambridgeshire. We will create a safe, well-connected, and inclusive network that becomes the go-to option for local journeys.”
Key objectives
- Develop a connected walking and cycling network
- Encourage a shift away from car journeys
- Improve links to public transport
- Make routes safer and more accessible
- Include active travel in all new developments
- Improve maintenance and design standards
- Support behaviour change
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)
The LCWIP identifies priority walking and cycling routes across each district for improvement.
Additional routes have been identified through consultation on the Active Travel Strategy and LCWIP. These are shown in the network vision maps and will be included in future updates to the LCWIP.
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) (opens as a .pdf)
LCWIP Appendix library - with maps (opens Microsoft Sharepoint site)
Active Travel design guide
The design guide supports the planning and delivery of high-quality walking and cycling routes by:
- Providing guidance for designing active travel infrastructure
- Setting out design standards and best practice
- Supporting the maintenance of public rights of way for non-motorised users (NMUs).
Cambridgeshire’s Active Travel Design Guide (opens as a .pdf)
Active Travel toolkit for new developments
This toolkit helps planners, the County Council, and developers prioritise walking and cycling in new developments by:
- Setting out 13 key principles for designing active travel-friendly developments
- Supporting decision-making at all development scales
Cambridgeshire's Active Travel Toolkit for New Developments (opens as a .pdf)
Developers must complete an Active Travel Toolkit Response Form (opens as a word document) and submit it with their Transport Assessment or Design and Access Statement.
Documents
All the documents are live and will be updated over time to reflect new plans, techniques, and materials.
- Cambridgeshire’s Active Travel Strategy (opens as a .pdf)
- Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) (opens as a .pdf)
- LCWIP Appendix library - with maps (opens Microsoft Sharepoint site)
- Active Travel Design Guide (opens as a .pdf)
- Active Travel Toolkit for New Developments (opens as a .pdf)
- Active Travel Toolkit Response Form (opens as a word document)
