TR9Stevenage as a Sustainable Travel Town

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:

• improving public health though better air quality and more physical activity
• enhancing the local economy
• promoting social interaction
• generating a sense of place.