Active travel in Cambridgeshire is informed by national guidance, standards, and best practice. These documents support the design of healthy, inclusive, and sustainable places.
Other guidance
- NHS Healthy New Towns and particularly Section 5
- Homes England - Building for a Healthy Life (opens as a. pdf) referred to in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) paragraph 133
- Healthy Streets for London (tfl.gov.uk) (opens as a .pdf)
- Inclusive Mobility: A guide to best practice on access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure (gov.uk) (opens as a .pdf)
- Sport England Active Design guidance
- Active Travel England: Critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling
- Active Travel England: scheme review tools
National policy and guidance
Relevant documents and links, when available will be added here.
Central Government
- Gear Change: A Bold Vision for Cycling and Walking (opens as a .pdf)
- Decarbonising Transport: A Better Greener Britain 2021 (opens as a .pdf)
- Local Transport Note 1/20: Cycle Infrastructure Design 2020 (opens as a .pdf)
- Active Travel England: Planning Application Assessment Toolkit
- Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWISS) (opens as .pdf)
- Manual for Streets 1 & 2
- Active Travel England: travel scheme design assurance
- Active Travel England: travel scheme inspections
- Active Travel England: sustainable development advice notes
Regional Policy
Relevant documents and links, when available will be added here.
England’s Economic Heartland (EEH)
- EEH Active Travel Strategy: The Ambition (opens as a .pdf)
- EEH Active Travel Strategy: The Opportunity (opens as a .pdf)
Future updates
Additional national and regional documents and links will be added here when available.
