Funding from Central Government was secured by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to support the development of Sustainable Travel Towns across the county, including Stevenage. The Council is actively collaborating with HCC in this regard.
Sustainable Travel Towns (STTs) are an innovative approach to reshaping the local highway network and places as a whole, in line with the sustainable transport objectives set out in the Local Transport Plan.
STTs will consist of a package of measures that will achieve a significant switch to walking, cycling and public transport.
The overall outcome will be that a STT will feel considerably different to the current conditions in the town. The general perception to all highway users will be that pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users will have a greater priority than they do at present, leading to a higher level of natural enforcement and behavioural change.
The improvement in the general environment will have the additional benefits of:
Further information can be found at: Hertfordshire Sustainable Travel Town Programme.
Currently, the strategic STT framework is evolving in alignment with Hertfordshire's emerging new Local Transport Plan.