Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly
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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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Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly. Hosted by Huntly Development Trust Facilitators : Tim Bowden Donald Boyd Dave Simpson. Why are we here?. Share Huntly Cycle Survey results Find out what’s already going on in and around Huntly Discover Huntly’s cycling h istory - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hosted by Huntly Development Trust
Facilitators : Tim BowdenDonald Boyd
Dave Simpson
Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly
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?
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
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
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
What makes it bad:Lack of cycle only paths/routesTraffic level & speedDriver behaviourRoad & path conditionsInteraction with A96 and A97
Huntly Cycle Survey Results
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
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
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?
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
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?
* Photos: FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Confirm sufficient interest to move forwardList of potential projects Identify interested individualsSchedule next meeting(s)
What next?
