- 57% of respondents agree with the policies under Objective 2 while 17% hold a neutral view of these policies
- 26% of respondents disagree with the policies under Objective 2
- The largest percentage (22%) of respondents who disagree with policies under Objective 2 disagree with Policy 7 – ‘Reallocate road space to establish a cohesive and continuous network of attractive, inclusive and accessible walking and cycling routes accompanied by cycle parking facilities’
- Respondents disagree with Policy 7 because they feel the roads in Portsmouth are already narrow, and that changing the road space may increase congestion in the city – they also feel that cycle lanes are barely used in the city so creating more would be unnecessary and many respondents have mentioned that cyclists should pay something towards achieving this objective
Objective 2: Disagreement with the policies
Summary
Agreement with Objective 2
Base: Objective 2 – Prioritising walking and cycling (773)
For full wording of the policies see the table below.
The following chart shows the level of agreement that respondents have with policies under objective 2 and then the percentage of respondents who disagree with each policy under the ‘prioritising walking and cycling’ objective. 57% of respondents agree, 17% hold a neutral view and 26% disagree with policies under objective 2 – ‘prioritising walking and cycling’. Of those respondents who disagree with policies under objective 2, 22% of respondents disagree with “Policy 7: Reallocate road space to establish a cohesive and continuous network of attractive, inclusive and accessible walking and cycling routes accompanied by cycle parking facilities”. 16% of respondents disagree with “Policy 8: Manage parking through parking controls and introduce a network of low traffic neighbourhoods that reduce ‘rat running’ traffic in residential streets”. 13% of respondents disagree with “Policy 9: Improve the city centre, local and district centres by reducing or removing general traffic, with access focused on walking, cycling and public transport”. 8% of respondents disagree with “Policy 10: Deliver innovations in micro-mobility to promote travel choices and active travel options”. Finally, 1% of respondents disagree with none of the policies.
Objective 2: Respondents reasons for disagreeing with each policy
| Policies | Reasons | Base |
|---|---|---|
| Policy 7: Reallocate road space to establish a cohesive and continuous network of attractive, inclusive and accessible walking and cycling routes accompanied by cycle parking facilities | Roads in Portsmouth are already narrow It will increase congestion Cycle lanes are barely used Cyclists should pay something towards this | 145 |
| Policy 8: Manage parking through parking controls and introduce a network of low traffic neighbourhoods that reduce ‘rat running’ traffic in residential streets | This will move the problem to other areas It will increase congestion This is just for income generation | 97 |
| Policy 9: Improve the city centre, local and district centres by reducing or removing general traffic, with access focused on walking, cycling and public transport | This would be damaging for business This would need frequent, cheap bus service to support | 85 |
| Policy 10: Deliver innovations in micro-mobility to promote travel choices and active travel options | Many respondents do not understand what this policy means E-scooters create safety concerns for other road users | 45 |
