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Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly

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

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Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly

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  1. Developing Cycling in and Around Huntly Hosted by Huntly Development Trust Facilitators: Tim Bowden Donald Boyd Dave Simpson

  2. Why are we here? • Share Huntly Cycle Survey results • Find out what’s already going on in and around Huntly • DiscoverHuntly’s cycling history • Discuss what next?

  3. Huntly Cycle Survey Results • June-September 2013 (Bike Week to Huntly Hairst) • Over 110 responses • 53% male, 47% female • 47% live in Huntly itself, 19% within 5 miles • 41% aged 31-50; 22% aged 51-70; • 20% aged 13-18; 6% < 12 • 11% aged 19-30; 0% > 70 • Full results available at www.huntlydevelopmenttrust.org • A snapshot of what people said….

  4. 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 use • Mostly used for pleasure and general fitness • Almost 1/3 use the bike to get to work • ¼ use it to do shopping • 10% to get to school

  5. Huntly Cycle Survey Results • 5.54 (Scores in all the boxes) • What makes it good: • Quiet roads & streets • Scenery/landscape/views • Variety of (circular) routes & terrain • Forest tracks (Bin, Gartly Moor, Battlehill, Clash, Mungo)

  6. Huntly Cycle Survey Results • What makes it bad: • Lack of cycle only paths/routes • Traffic level & speed • Driver behaviour • Road & path conditions • Interaction with A96 and A97

  7. Huntly Cycle Survey Results Top 8 actions to improve the situation: 1 Cycle paths separated from other road users 2= Cycle lanes painted on the road 2= Development of safe routes to school 4 Local routes with downloadable/printed maps 5 Local waymarked off-road cycle trails 6 More cycle parking in the town centre 7 Regular local guided rides on-road 8 Regular local guided rides off-road

  8. Huntly Cycle Survey Results Outcomes • I would cycle more often (62%) • I would encourage others to cycle (55%) Importance • Quite (41%) or very (53%) important to Huntly’s future Develop & promote Huntly & District as a cycle destination? • 92% yes

  9. What’s already going on in Huntly? • 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 • …..

  10. Huntly, a cycling history 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

  11. What do you/we want to do? • 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? * Photos: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

  12. What next? • Confirm sufficient interest to move forward • List of potential projects • Identify interested individuals • Schedule next meeting(s)

  13. Many thanks for participating Happy Cycling! cycling@huntly.net

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