THE HIERARCHY OF PROVISION: How do we use it

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THE HIERARCHY OF PROVISIONHow do we use it?

• Roger Geffen
• Campaigns Policy Manager
• CTC, the national cyclists organisation

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The need for good guidance

• 11,000 cyclists protest at Highway Code wording
  that they should use cycle facilities where
  provided
• Begs two questions
• Whats wrong with the advice?
• Whats wrong with the facilities?

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Cycle farcilities?
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Cycle farcilities?
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Cycle farcilities?
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What constitutes good cycle provision?

• A cycle-friendly road network, with additional
  beneficial cycle links where safe
• Hierarchy of provision

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CTC response toCycle Infrastructure Design

• No real advance on Cycle Friendly Infrastructure
• No advice on how to apply hierarchy of provision
• Needs to relate hierarchy to cyclists spatial
  envelope
• Needs to address development control standards,
  major junctions, cycle-friendly road maintenance

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What constitutes good cycle provision?

• Cycle tracks fine on high speed / major
  inter-urban roads
• Cycle lanes on busier roads with sufficient width
  / light traffic
• Contraflows
• No need for cycle facilities on low-speed / low
  traffic roads 20mph limit is a perfectly good
  cycle facility

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Benefits of 20mph speed limits

• Reduced casualties
• More people walking and cycling
• A better residential and town centre environment
• 20 mph is POPULAR!

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How to move forward

• Import text on general principles into LTN 1/04
• Spend some time getting geometrical advice right
  and publish separately

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Getting the guidance adopted

• Professional training to accompany launch of new
  guidance
• Incorporate hierarchy into other policy and
  design advice
• Clarify that Manual for Streets applies to ALL
  streets

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THE HIERARCHY OF PROVISIONHow do we use it?

• Roger Geffen
• Campaigns Policy Manager
• CTC, the national cyclists organisation