We asked, you said, we did

We asked

At the end of 2022, following the conclusion of Phase 1 of the A1000 Cycle Lane Engagement, which consisted of a series of informal face to face engagement workshops, we set up Phase 2, a formal consultation.

Phase 2 consisted of an online questionnaire that asked you, and the wider community, your views on the options of removing, or keeping and improving the A1000 Cycle Lane between Tally Ho Corner and the boundary with LB Haringey. The suggested improvements for the A1000 Cycle Lane that were put forward during Phase 1 of the workshops were also used to help inform the online consultation.

Phase 2 also asked you for information on the usage of the Cycle Lane; your views on the scheme as it currently was and how it could look in the future, if it was kept; and demographic questions to understand how opinions on the lane may vary between different groups.

The final question asked for your views on the future of the A1000 Cycle Lane which simply asked for a choice of response between:

1. ‘I want the A1000 Cycle Lane to be made permanent but the design to be amended’ or,
2. ‘I want the A1000 Cycle Lane to be removed’.

You said

We received a total of 747 responses to the online consultation. There was a mix of opinions expressed in the responses. These reflected such factors as your preferred or usual mode of travel, how close you live or worked to the A1000, whether you were a resident or business owner.

A high-level summary of the findings is provided below:

• those whose preferred mode of travel is walking or cycling were more in favour of keeping and improving the Cycle Lane, as were those not directly impacted by the current infrastructure and that is understandable
• the questions also reflected the views of people with protected characteristics. As with mode and location, we shall cover the diversity of responses below
• there were a broad range of views and comments on how you use the A1000 and its cycle lane and what improvements you would like if it remained
• in terms of whether the cycle should be made permanent or removed, the majority of respondents wanted the A1000 Cycle Lane made permanent:

• a majority of 62% wanted to see the A1000 Cycle Lane made permanent but the design to be enhanced - that is, bring it in line with design standards for a permanent piece of cycling infrastructure
• a minority of 33% wanted to see the Cycle Lane removed and 5% of respondents provided no response to this question.

You can read more information in the full consultation findings report.

We did

Following conclusion and review of the online consultation we carried out the following:

• a report was presented to the Environment and Climate Change Committee on 25 January 2023, recommending retention of the Cycle Lane and to improve it so that it meets standards for a permanent piece of infrastructure. This recommendation was agreed
• with regard to the experimental measures on the A1000 Cycle Lane that were introduced and became operational in March 2022, the mandatory objection period has now expired. We would like to thank everyone who presented their views. The council has considered all the comments and assessments regarding these experimental measures. Reflecting these, and also the findings from the subsequent face-to-face engagement and online consultation, the experimental measures were formally made permanent on the 22 June 2023
• we are now preparing to undertake investigations and design studies to improve the Cycle Lane to a standard in common with relevant national standards.

In developing the design, we will ensure that the views of both those who provided feedback for the experimental measures and contributed to the face-to-face engagement and online consultation are taken into account. Where it is possible to address specific concerns, we will do so. Our aspiration is to address the A1000 as a transport corridor, a destination and a place to live that works for all people and modes of transport, but that acknowledges the needs of sustainable transport as a current and increasing future necessity.