Delivering active travel schemes to LTN1/20 standards in constrained locations
- Delivery Associates Network
- Nov 22, 2024
- 24 min read
Updated: Mar 21
Webinar
When highway space gets tight, how can you deliver active travel infrastructure that meets LTN1/20 standards? What does the guidance say and what practical solutions are available to scheme designers?
In this webinar we will investigate common challenges being faced in designing compliant active travel infrastructure schemes and the options available. We will discuss best practice and real-life examples and share our experiences for the benefit of all of us facing these challenges.
Timestamps
0:00 – 6:05 – Introduction and session layout
6:05 – 10:44 – The battle for street space
10:44 – 18:44 – LTN 1/20 guidance key principles
18:44 - 21:03 - Cycle dimensions & tracks
21:03 – 24:00 - Street/route environments and shared use
24:00 - 25:21 Walking & wheeling
25:21 - 27:30 Why does this matter?
27:30 – 39:38 – Common challenges & end
Transcript
About the speakers
Matt Higgins is a Senior Transport Planner and Active Travel Lead for the North West and Yorkshire region at Arup. He has over 11 years’ experience leading a variety of local, regional, national and international active travel and multi-modal projects and has previously worked at Steer, the London Borough of Hackney, Transport for London and the Department for Transport. He specialises in policy and strategy; design; monitoring and evaluation; multi-modal network development; scheme appraisal; and stakeholder engagement.
Alastair Gordon is experienced in multidisciplinary design work and is a strong communicator, able to liaise with stakeholders and local authority officers and members with confidence. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer with significant experience of delivering schemes within urban centres. Alastair leads Arup’s Cities Planning and Design team in the North-West and Yorkshire. He is also the Chair of the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Transport Board.
