Making the Assessment

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Many authorities have found that grouping actions into themes has made making the assessment more straightforward. Examples incude :

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Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn's ROWIP Summary

From these assessments and consultations, we have identified seven main themes where we need to focus our efforts if we are to improve the adequacy of the local rights of way network within Lancashire. The seven themes are:

  • The Definitive Map
  • Inspection and Improvement
  • Education and Information Provision
  • Community to Countryside Links
  • Bridleways and Off-Road Cycling Circuits and Routes
  • Reduced Mobility and Visually Impaired
  • Higher Rights and Other Provisions

Bedfordshire's Assessment Themes

Bedfordshire Draft Pilot Outdoor Access Improvement Plan

This is a wider plan than most covering the whole remit of outdoor access in the county hence the range of themes is more comprehensive than many.

  • Action theme 1 Green infrastructure and outdoor access opportunities in Bedfordshire
  • Action theme 2 The definitive map and related documents
  • Action theme 3 The condition of the rights of way network
  • Action theme 4 Management and enforcement of outdoor access
  • Action theme 5 Education, promotion and marketing of outdoor access
  • Action theme 6 Understanding present and future needs of different users
  • Action theme 7 Personal safety and security
  • Action theme 8 Responsible use and dealing with conflict
  • Action theme 9 Access for all
  • Action theme 10 Social inclusion and accessibility
  • Action theme 11 Promoting healthy lifestyles
  • Action theme 12 Land manager liaison
  • Action theme 13 Partnership working
  • Action theme 14 Community participation and involvement
  • Action theme 15 Economic development and regeneration
  • Action theme 16 Strategic routes and network development
  • Action theme 17 Countryside sites
  • Action theme 18 Linking town and countryside - outdoor access and local transport
  • Action theme 19 Boundary matters
  • Action theme 20 The role of the Bedfordshire and Luton Joint Local Access Forum

Northamptonshire's Main Themes - Summary from the Assessment

Access Patterns

  • Horse riders tend to use the same routes because of a lack of alternatives
  • People like to plan new routes- these need to be promoted & well maintained

Information

  • Routes are badly signposted

- Not enough waymarking

  • There is not enough information available

- On signposts

- Not enough publicity & promotion about rights of way and access

Accessibility

  • Support for removal of stiles

- Replace with gaps or gates

  • Some routes are difficult to use by those with mobility problems
  • Surfaces need improving on certain routes

- Popular routes

- Byways & bridleways

  • Accessibility very important around towns & villages

- A joined-up network

  • Too many routes severed by roads and other unsuitable crossings
  • Not enough routes for horse riders and drivers

Destination Interest

  • There are not enough routes linking people
  • The routes are not at the right standard for linking people conveniently

We Can Do Better

  • Obstructions are being found
  • The network should be better than it is.

Further work will be necessary to identify whether these issues are concentrated in a particular part of the county or if they can be applied across the board.

Proposed Actions

Based on the findings of the needs assessment and our own analysis of the access network, we have put forward a number of action headings forming the basis of how we see the Rights of Way Improvement Plan being implemented. These are the headline actions to be dealt with in the lifetime of this plan. Some are quite ambitious and may take a very long time while others can be achieved fairly quickly. In the detailed actions that follow this summary there are timescales and costings attached to each action to show what will be involved in delivering this plan.

Summary of Proposed Actions

  1. Create a safe joined-up network
  2. Create and develop routes open to those with mobility problems and visual impairment
  3. Create a series of circular routes to improve people's health and enjoyment
  4. Improve the surface and accessibility of routes linking communities and amenities
  5. Improve the information available on signposts
  6. Increase onsite interpretation, promotion and publicity
  7. Increase the standards of maintenance
  8. Improve travel choices and use growth to help fund improvements

Warwickshire's Countryside Access and Rights of Way Improvement Plan

The plan itself has been divided into eight Themes which have been chosen to reflect the different aspects of our work.

The Themes are:

  • Accessibility
  • Education
  • Health, wellbeing and social benefits
  • Path networks and connections
  • Paths on the ground
  • Records, changes and mapping
  • Strategic developments and promotion
  • Tourism and leisure

Each Theme includes:

  • the national picture
  • the situation in Warwickshire
  • conclusions
  • an action plan.
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