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An 'Active Travel Hierarchy' for Cambridgeshire: your opportunity to comment

We are looking for feedback on Active Travel routes and public rights of way in Cambridgeshire. We want to know which routes are important to our communities. We also want to seek your views on the concept of prioritising maintenance activities according to how important a route is.


What is Active Travel? 

In 2023, Cambridgeshire County Council adopted its Active Travel Strategy. You can see the Strategy here. The Strategy aims to promote walking and cycling as a first choice for shorter journeys, as well as supporting the use of mobility aids. 

The Hierarchy: an introduction

To support the Strategy, the Highways and Transport Service is proposing to introduce an Active Travel Hierarchy. A hierarchy is a system of ranking things according to their importance. This consultation will help us rank routes in the Hierarchy by asking which ones are important to you.

The Hierarchy will inform how we choose to prioritise maintenance standards for active travel routes. We are considering the whole highway network, including Public Rights of Way.

For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions. You can also see our Background document, available here.

We have been developing three hierarchies to reflect the different types of travel that take place on our highways. These hierarchies are being developed individually. This will help to ensure that the diverse nature of different parts of the highway network are recognised. For example: cycle routes used for commuting may need to be considered differently to Public Rights of Way used for leisure journeys. Each hierarchy will form a component of the Active Travel Hierarchy.

  • The Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy includes roads and footways.
  • The Cycling Hierarchy includes roads and cycleways.
  • The Public Rights of Way Hierarchy includes Public Footpaths, Bridleways, Restricted Byways and Byways Open to All Traffic.

How to provide feedback

1. Use our Map. To help you provide feedback, we have produced a hierarchy map of the County, which is available here. The map will enable you to provide location-specific comments. Please let us know how you think the highways and Public Rights of Way in your area should be prioritised. You can also add written feedback to give us added detail. This will give us a valuable understanding of which routes are important to our stakeholders, and why. The video below explains how you can use the map to find locations and leave feedback.

2. Complete our Survey. Available here. We are also asking for your general feedback on the principles of maintenance hierarchies for active travel and Public Rights of Way. The survey also seeks your preferences on priority maintenance activities. Your responses will help us understand which maintenance activities are most valued.


More information

Please see our detailed Background document, which you can view here. You can also review our Frequently Asked Questions. 

Please note that the consultation closes for feedback on Monday 30 September 2024. Thank you for participating.

You do not have to give us any personal information. Any personal information will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation under the Council’s public task and our responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party and will only be used to seek clarification or to provide an update on this consultation. We will only store personal data for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the associated report published. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish our response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation. Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy

An 'Active Travel Hierarchy' for Cambridgeshire: your opportunity to comment

We are looking for feedback on Active Travel routes and public rights of way in Cambridgeshire. We want to know which routes are important to our communities. We also want to seek your views on the concept of prioritising maintenance activities according to how important a route is.


What is Active Travel? 

In 2023, Cambridgeshire County Council adopted its Active Travel Strategy. You can see the Strategy here. The Strategy aims to promote walking and cycling as a first choice for shorter journeys, as well as supporting the use of mobility aids. 

The Hierarchy: an introduction

To support the Strategy, the Highways and Transport Service is proposing to introduce an Active Travel Hierarchy. A hierarchy is a system of ranking things according to their importance. This consultation will help us rank routes in the Hierarchy by asking which ones are important to you.

The Hierarchy will inform how we choose to prioritise maintenance standards for active travel routes. We are considering the whole highway network, including Public Rights of Way.

For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions. You can also see our Background document, available here.

We have been developing three hierarchies to reflect the different types of travel that take place on our highways. These hierarchies are being developed individually. This will help to ensure that the diverse nature of different parts of the highway network are recognised. For example: cycle routes used for commuting may need to be considered differently to Public Rights of Way used for leisure journeys. Each hierarchy will form a component of the Active Travel Hierarchy.

  • The Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy includes roads and footways.
  • The Cycling Hierarchy includes roads and cycleways.
  • The Public Rights of Way Hierarchy includes Public Footpaths, Bridleways, Restricted Byways and Byways Open to All Traffic.

How to provide feedback

1. Use our Map. To help you provide feedback, we have produced a hierarchy map of the County, which is available here. The map will enable you to provide location-specific comments. Please let us know how you think the highways and Public Rights of Way in your area should be prioritised. You can also add written feedback to give us added detail. This will give us a valuable understanding of which routes are important to our stakeholders, and why. The video below explains how you can use the map to find locations and leave feedback.

2. Complete our Survey. Available here. We are also asking for your general feedback on the principles of maintenance hierarchies for active travel and Public Rights of Way. The survey also seeks your preferences on priority maintenance activities. Your responses will help us understand which maintenance activities are most valued.


More information

Please see our detailed Background document, which you can view here. You can also review our Frequently Asked Questions. 

Please note that the consultation closes for feedback on Monday 30 September 2024. Thank you for participating.

You do not have to give us any personal information. Any personal information will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation under the Council’s public task and our responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party and will only be used to seek clarification or to provide an update on this consultation. We will only store personal data for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the associated report published. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish our response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation. Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy

  • Active Travel Hierarchy: your feedback

    We welcome your feedback on the proposed Active Travel Hierarchy.  

    Please note: this form is for providing general feedback on the principles of an active travel hierarchy.  

    You can give location-specific feedback about active travel routes using our hierarchy map. The map will enable you to comment on highways in each of the three draft hierarchies.  

    Before completing your general feedback you can review our 'Background' document, or take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.

    This consultation asks for personal information such as names and contact information. Individuals are not obliged to provide this information.

    Any personal information you do provide will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation under the Council’s public task and our responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party and will only be used to seek clarification or to provide an update on this consultation.  We will only store personal data for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the associated report published. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish our response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation.  Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy

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  • The Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy: your feedback

    Please use this form to give us feedback about specific highways in the draft Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy.  

    You can use our hierarchy map to identify highways by their name and location.

    Please take care to ensure that you are using this form to provide feedback about the Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy only.  To provide feedback about routes in the draft Cycling Hierarchy or about Public Rights of Way, please locate them using our hierarchy map.

    You can submit this form for as many different highways as you wish.  

    Before completing your feedback feel free to review the 'Background' document, or take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.  

    Please be aware there is another form you can complete to provide feedback on the general principles of an Active Travel Hierarchy.  You can access that form here.  We welcome all responses to this consultation.

    Trouble using the hierarchy map, or this form?  You can write to assetdatastrategy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.  Please quote 'Active Travel Hierarchy' in your message title, and we will do our best to assist you.

    Please note that this consultation asks for some personal information. Individuals are not obliged to provide this information.

    Any personal information you do provide will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation under the Council’s public task and our responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party and will only be used to seek clarification or to provide an update on this consultation.  We will only store personal data for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the associated report published. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish our response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation.  Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy

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  • The Cycling Hierarchy: your feedback

    Please use this form to give us feedback about specific highways in the draft Cycling Hierarchy.  

    You can use our hierarchy map to identify highways by their name and location.

    Please take care to ensure that you are using this form to provide feedback about the Cycling Hierarchy only.  To provide feedback about routes in the draft Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy or about Public Rights of Way, please locate them using our hierarchy map.

    You can submit this form for as many different highways as you wish.  

    Before completing your feedback feel free to review the 'Background' document, or take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.  

    Please be aware there is another form that you can complete to provide us with feedback on the general principles of an Active Travel Hierarchy.  You can access that form here.  We welcome all responses to this consultation.

    Trouble using the hierarchy map, or this form?  You can write to assetdatastrategy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.  Please quote 'Active Travel Hierarchy' in your message title, and we will do our best to assist you.

    Please note that this consultation asks for some personal information. Individuals are not obliged to provide this information.

    Any personal information you do provide will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation under the Council’s public task and our responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party and will only be used to seek clarification or to provide an update on this consultation.  We will only store personal data for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the associated report published. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish our response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation.  Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy

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  • Public Rights of Way: your feedback

    Please use this form to give us feedback about specific Public Rights of Way (PROW).  

    You can use our hierarchy map to identify PROW by their name, reference and location.

    Please take care to ensure that you are using this form to provide feedback about the Public Rights of Way only.  To provide feedback about routes in the draft Walking and Wheeling Hierarchy or the draft Cycling Hierarchy, please locate them using our hierarchy map.

    You can submit this form for as many different PROW as you wish.

    Before completing your feedback feel free to review the 'Background' document, or take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.  

    Please be aware there is another form you can complete to provide us with feedback on the general principles of an Active Travel Hierarchy.  You can access that form here.  We welcome all responses to this consultation.

    Trouble using the hierarchy map, or this form?  You can write to assetdatastrategy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.  Please quote 'Active Travel Hierarchy' in your message title, and we will do our best to assist you.

    Please note that this consultation asks for some personal information. Individuals are not obliged to provide this information.

    Any personal information you do provide will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation under the Council’s public task and our responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980. Your contact details will not be shared with any third party and will only be used to seek clarification or to provide an update on this consultation.  We will only store personal data for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the associated report published. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish our response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation.  Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy

    This survey has concluded
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