Active Travel Strategies in Herefordshire
Case reference FOI2025/02215
Received 4 November 2025
Published 28 November 2025
Request
As part of this research, I am gathering information about how active travel interventions are evaluated and measured in local areas. I have looked at the material available on your website and have not been able to find the information below. I would be very grateful if you could complete the following questions.
1. Name of local authority
2. Do you have an Active Travel Strategy? y/n If yes, please can you provide a copy of this (or link to the document)
3. Has your Local Authority set targets to increase active travel? Yes /no If yes, what are the targets and timescales for Mode of travel Target Date Cycling Walking
4 What is your local authority’s performance on Active Travel England’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 2 targets?
Measure 2018/19 performance 2023/24 2024/25
Percentage of short journeys in towns and cities that are walked or cycled Walking activity, measured as the total number of walking stage per person per year
Cycling activity, measured as the estimated total number of cycling stages made each year
Percentage of children aged 5 to 10 who usually walk to school (Walking includes jogging, non-motorised scooters, prams, pushchairs, and toy bicycles.)
5. Were any of these funding sources used to provide initiatives to increase active travel (including infrastructure and promotion) in 2023/24?
a) Funding from Active Travel England y/n
b) Mainstream Council budgets y/n
c) Public Health grant (or budget) funding y/n
d) Other /external sources (please specify)……………………………..
Response
As part of this research, I am gathering information about how active travel interventions are evaluated and measured in local areas. I have looked at the material available on your website and have not been able to find the information below. I would be very grateful if you could complete the following questions.
1. Name of local authority
Answer: Herefordshire Council
2. Do you have an Active Travel Strategy? y/n
If yes, please can you provide a copy of this (or link to the document)
Answer: No. Herefordshire Council does not have a specific “Active Travel Strategy”, but a Local Cycling, Walking & Wheeling Strategy is currently in development that details the long-term ambitions to support opportunities for Walking, Wheeling & Cycling. These opportunities will include a combination of infrastructure and behavioural interventions, including dedicated cycle provision and road safety education. In accordance with Herefordshire Council’s internal governance processes, the Local Cycling, Walking & Wheeling Investment Strategy is anticipated to be shared to Cabinet in December 2025.
3. Has your Local Authority set targets to increase active travel? Yes /no
If yes, what are the targets and timescales for
Mode of travel Target Date
Cycling
Walking
Answer: Herefordshire Council is currently transitioning from its previous Local Transport Plan (“LTP4”) to an updated plan (“LTP5”) that emphasises a pro-choice transport agenda, including improvements to active travel (Walking, Wheeling & Cycling). The LTP5 is scheduled to appear in November’s Cabinet session, where the specified objectives and associated metrics that will be used to observe adherence with the strategy, and inform an evidence-based decision process on a targeted investment strategy. Timescales will be established throughout the lifecycle of the document (2025 – 2041) and be reviewed on a bi-annual basis. Metrics will range from quantifiable factors, include measurements of usage by different category of road user, to quantitative including perceptions of personal security.
4 What is your local authority’s performance on Active Travel England’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 2 targets?
Answer: Information not held.
Measure 2018/19 performance 2023/24 2024/25
Answer: Information not held
Percentage of short journeys in towns and cities that are walked or cycled
Answer: Information not held.
Walking activity, measured as the total number of walking stage per person per year
Answer: Information not held.
Cycling activity, measured as the estimated total number of cycling stages made each year
Answer: Information not held.
Percentage of children aged 5 to 10 who usually walk to school (Walking includes jogging, non-motorised scooters, prams, pushchairs, and toy bicycles.)
Answer: Information not held.
5. Were any of these funding sources used to provide initiatives to increase active travel (including infrastructure and promotion) in 2023/24?
a) Funding from Active Travel England y/n
Answer: Yes - £58,000 was awarded by Active Travel England’s (ATE’s) Active Travel Fund tranche 4.
In addition to the Active Travel Fund tranche 4 funding, Herefordshire Council received £88,000 from ATE’s Emergency Active Travel fund.
Total = £146,000
b) Mainstream Council budgets y/n
Answer: No Revenue spend
Dedicated Capital funds allocated to Active Travel described in sub-sections a & d.
c) Public Health grant (or budget) funding y/n
Answer: No.
d) Other /external sources (please specify)……………………………..
Answer: Levelling-Up Fund = £1,227,000.
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