Shape the way we manage paths in Barnet

We asked

We asked for your help to shape the way we manage paths in Barnet.

We are developing a comprehensive Public Rights of Way Improvement Plan and we wanted to understand how well our local rights of way meet the current and future needs of the community.

You said

We received 431 responses to our online questionnaire, 75.5% of which currently use Barnet’s public rights of way, with a further 12.4% having used them in the past. The main reasons cited for not using the paths was a lack

Alongside the online questionnaire, we also conducted engagement with Barnet’s Citizens Panel.

Results from both the online questionnaire and Citizens Panel mirrored each other on key points such as:

How often public rights of way are used and why
What information is most important to those that use them
What we can do to encourage more usage
Where residents would like to find more information
Specific improvements we can make to public rights of way

We would like to thank all those who have helped us to shape the way we manage paths in Barnet.

We did

All feedback received from both the online questionnaire and Citizens Panel will help us finalise our final Public Rights of Way Improvement Plan. Once finalised, we will take the final version of the plan to cabinet. The final published version will be available to read on the Highways polices and guides webpage.