Barriers to walking and cycling

Identifying issues with accessibility and connectivity for walking and cycling

Last update: December 2024

Have Your Say

Please click on this  link to access the survey. 

Project overview

 

As part of Hampshire County Council’s commitment to improve accessibility and enable more people to walk and cycle for short journeys, you are invited help us identify where there are barriers to walking and cycling on your local streets. We are particularly keen to hear from people who use mobility aids (including mobility scooters), pushchairs or buggies, people who use cargo bikes and trailers, or other adapted cycles. 

The survey will be go live at noon on Monday 28 October and will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 22 December. Please revisit this page to access the survey.

The kinds of barriers we are looking for include:

  • Crossings that are difficult to use because they don’t have dropped kerbs and tactile paving (Microsoft Sway);
  • Dropped kerbs which are not flush with the road; these can make travel difficult for wheelchair users;
  • Staggered or chicane barriers;
  • Bollards placed too closely together;
  • Items such as guard railing, lampposts and signposts which make the pavement too narrow.

Please see the before and after visuals for a recent successfully implemented scheme in Chandlers Ford.

In some cases, physical measures have been installed for safety reasons, or to deter unlawful access. Where a safety concern remains alterations to position or type of measure can often be made to make the road accessible, for example to wheelchair users. Safety audits will be completed for any changes made.

We are also looking for information on cycle signs (Microsoft Sway) and cycle parking, including:

  • End of route/cyclists rejoin carriageway signs (these are often used interchangeably) and no cycling signs. There are no current plans to remove these, but knowing where they are will help us plan better in the future – for example, showing people cycling and where to go when a route ends;
  • Locations for new cycle parking, or places where existing cycle parking is not meeting demand.

Given the current financial pressures Hampshire County Council is facing, we will need to seek external funding to make improvements. The information you share will help us to do this, for example by bidding for government funding, or negotiating contributions from new developments. If more funding is available in the future, we may reopen the survey.

Please note, you should not report any highway defects, e.g. potholes or damaged signs on this map. These should be reported by clicking on this link. 

Funding Arrangements
Funding for the transport capital delivery schemes is separate from the County Council’s revenue budget and savings proposals. In the majority of cases funding comes from external grants and / or Section 106 contribution from developers. This funding usually has conditions that strictly control on how, where and when it can be spent.
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