Power to the People The role of Democratic Mapping in Consultation Fred Gangemi Wednesday 21 st October 2015

| City Connect – a Cycle Superhighway for the North of England  West Yorkshire Combined Authority successfully bid for Cycle City Ambition funding from central Government - £18 million  Create a cycle superhighway between the cities of Leeds and Bradford  Mix of segregated and on-road infrastructure  Local Authority very keen to break away from traditional consultation methods  Continue the conversation beyond the consultation  Engage with potential use base with online tools and social media Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All2

| City Connect – The Consultation in Three Steps… Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All3

| Formal Consultation Events Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All4

| Informal Consultation Events Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All5

| City Connect Website – Continuing the Conversation Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All6

| City Connect Website – Interactive Map Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All7

| Effective use if Social Media Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All8

| Presentation datePresentation title: Insert > Header & Footer and Apply to All9 The Results  4,000 people engaged, 1,400 completed survey  There was overall support for the scheme (85% in favour)  Physical segregation of cycle lanes from general traffic particularly popular  A pro-active consultation using visualisations and online feedback tools will achieve greater local engagement  It offers the promoter an opportunity to take into account feedback from likely users to refine scheme designs  It also builds relationships with local groups for future engagement activities  This approach also helps to explain new concepts such as shared space and brings contentious parking issues to the fore early on in scheme design

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