Marlborough District Council Roading Assets - Activity Management Plan 2015 - 2018 SECTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.6.9 Cycleways 1.6.9.1 Physical Description The purpose of a cycleway is to provide an efficient and safe network to encourage the use of cycles as a viable mode of transport. The MDC Cycling Strategy produced in 2010 remains current. The vision of this strategy is to: Encourage and support people in Marlborough to choose walking and cycling for an active and healthy lifestyle and an improved environment. Develop a safe, convenient, attractive and integrated network for walking and cycling. Ensure that all relevant strategies, policies, plans and practices for Marlborough include and support walking and cycling. For the purpose of this plan (Roading Assets) there are two basic types of commuter cycle facilities a) cycle lanes on roads and b) cycle lanes on road reserve. Cycle lanes constructed separately from the road infrastructure and reserve are managed outside of this plan. The facilities for cycleways on roads, i.e. marking and signs, are managed within the ‘Traffic Services’ section of this plan. Their maintenance within current contract lump sums would make it difficult to separate them out. Therefore this section of the plan deals only with cycleways located on road reserve, but not on the road. The total length of dedicated cycleways in Marlborough is currently less than 2km’s and is on legal road rather than as part of the road carriageway. They include: Beaver Road and the Alfred Street crossings of the Taylor River Ben Morven track which is to a formed dirt standard. Sth Blenheim to Riverlands Industrial Estate pawa Br to Aberharts Rd The cycleways are separately maintained from a walking and cycling budget and a subsidised cycleways budget. 1.6.9.2 Age and Current Condition The current age of the Beaver Road and Alfred Street river crossings are unknown. The Ben Morven cycle path was constructed in 2007. The Blenheim to Riverlands and the Opawa to Aberharts cycleways were contracted in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The condition of existing cycleways is acceptable considering their varying standards with only minor maintenance costs involved in maintaining them. 1.6.9.3 Level of Service Although the review of the cycle strategy and consultation has taken place, the levels of service to be provided on cycleways is to be determined. It is most likely the level of service will comply with the ‘Pedestrian network planning and facilities design guide (Land Transport NZ 2007)’ http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/road-user-safety/walking-and-cycling/pedestrian-planning-design-guide. These will then be included in this AMP when confirmed. 1.6.9.4 Demand / Growth The GPS and Land Transport Management Act (LTMA) now puts a much greater emphasis on the provision of walking and cycgacities, not onyor ecreaton but as viable modes of tansport. The ain objective is to increase the number of walking and cycling trips by 1% per year A 3.5km cycleway along the rail corridor from Aberharts Road to Springcreek is also being investigated, it is thought that this would cost in the region of $150,000. 1.6.9.5 Life Cycle Management The provision of cycleways is more a characteristic of a service than a provision of dedicated assets. The asset types and activities for cycleways are likely to be recorded and maintained with other maintenance activities, e.g. Traffic Services (signs and markings), carriageway maintenance (surfacing, pavement) where 30 September 2014 Page 102 of Section 1