You said, we did

You Said, We Did - Cycle Movement Strategy: Abingdon Street

Introduction

December 2021 Westminster City Council consulted on the ‘Cycling Movement Strategy’ temporary cycle schemes seeking stakeholder views on retaining the 11 schemes, with Abingdon Street being one of these schemes. That consultation received a high level of support for retaining the temporary cycle lanes whilst proposals for permanent facilities were developed. 

The proposed Abingdon Street Cycleway scheme forms part of Westminster City Council’s Cycling Movement Strategy and is one of schemes that has been prioritised for implementation by 2026, subject to further design work and consultation. The Abingdon Street scheme has been identified as a key connection between existing cycling facilities of Cycleway 3 and Cycleway 8. The connection will provide a continuous east-west route along the River Thames. Westminster City Council, in partnership with TFL, is looking to build on the temporary measures that were implemented during COVID to further enhance cycling, pedestrian, and public transport benefits through the area. 

We developed permanent proposals and as part of this, consulted on the Abingdon Street Cycleway proposals publicly in January 2024 to further refine the scheme.

 A informal public consultation run for 3 weeks from 15th January to 12th February 2024. The consultation activities and materials were hosted on the councils Commonplace including FAQ’s and an online survey, a (100m from route) & (170m south-west of route) letter drop to 459 addresses, Lamp column wraps, paid advertisement on social media, emails to statutory consultees, ward members and resident groups. There was also a drop in event at City Westminster Archive Centre on 10 St Ann’s Street, London, SW1P 2DE midway through the consultation. Feedback was collected via the online survey which went live on 15nd January for the duration of the consultation period. 

Consultation Results

Commonplace contained a survey that sought people’s views on the proposals, including a question whether they support all elements, support some elements, do not support, with an option to comment. All responses required a post code to be entered. Below is a summary of the responses: 

Extracting the underlining themes of the responses via the open text comments provided a stronger understanding of concerns and suggestions raised from the public consultation. This allows the Council to address the concerns and progress the scheme in an informed and targeted way