hosted by huntly development trust facilitators: tim bowden donald boyd dave simpson
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Hosted by Huntly Development Trust
Facilitators :
Tim Bowden
Donald Boyd
Dave Simpson
Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly
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Share Huntly Cycle Survey resultsFind out what’s already going on in and around
HuntlyDiscover Huntly’s cycling historyDiscuss what next?
Why are we here?
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June-September 2013 (Bike Week to Huntly Hairst)
Over 110 responses 53% male, 47% female47% live in Huntly itself, 19% within 5 miles41% aged 31-50; 22% aged 51-70; 20% aged 13-18; 6% < 1211% aged 19-30; 0% > 70Full results available at
www.huntlydevelopmenttrust.orgA snapshot of what people said….
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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Most people own a MTB (62%) and/or a road bike (42%) – but a wide cross section
Even split from unused to daily useMostly used for pleasure and general fitnessAlmost 1/3 use the bike to get to work¼ use it to do shopping10% to get to school
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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5.54 (Scores in all the boxes)What makes it good:
Quiet roads & streetsScenery/landscape/viewsVariety of (circular) routes & terrainForest tracks (Bin, Gartly Moor, Battlehill, Clash,
Mungo)
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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What makes it bad:Lack of cycle only paths/routesTraffic level & speedDriver behaviourRoad & path conditionsInteraction with A96 and A97
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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Top 8 actions to improve the situation:1 Cycle paths separated from other road users2= Cycle lanes painted on the road2= Development of safe routes to school4 Local routes with downloadable/printed maps5 Local waymarked off-road cycle trails6 More cycle parking in the town centre7 Regular local guided rides on-road8 Regular local guided rides off-road
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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OutcomesI would cycle more often (62%)I would encourage others to cycle (55%)
ImportanceQuite (41%) or very (53%) important to Huntly’s
future
Develop & promote Huntly & District as a cycle destination?92% yes
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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The Bike Shack Open for repairs, and sales of second hand bikes, taking donations too
TGS Mountain Bike Club After school club with qualified leaders
Huntly Autospares Now 60% of in store stock cycling related
Organised Rides Just the one at present developed after 2013 HBW, but more to come?
Bike Hire The Huntly Nordic & Outdoor Centre has a number of Giant Mountain
bikes in various sizes for half day and daily hire Huntly Bike Week
2014 sees this annual event in it’s third year Ming the Merciless
Well-established annual run and cycle event Breaking news! – Huntly rickshaw – Darren …..
What’s already going on in Huntly?
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Did you know…
Huntly once had it’s own cycle race track? It was on the Market Muir and was used like an outdoor velodrome
for circuit racing Huntly once boasted 4 bike shops?
40 Duke Street - 14 Bogie Street - 3 Duke Street - 2 Square The Huntly Express once had a cycling column?
Every week around the turn of the previous century (1900) Huntly used to have it’s own cycling club?
Strathbogie Cycle Club – Huntly Cycle Club – Strathbogie Wheelers Club
There is much more meat to the cycling history of Huntly, progressing research and collecting photos, stories and memorabilia and producing a booklet/exhibition could be a possibility
Huntly, a cycling history
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Is there enough interest in moving forward?Is anyone willing to put themselves forward
to help develop further?What ideas are there out there?If positive, how do we move forward as a
group?
What do you/we want to do?
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Confirm sufficient interest to move forwardList of potential projects Identify interested individualsSchedule next meeting(s)
What next?