A consultation on Plymouth’s first Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) has been launched today.
Running until Friday 8 October, the consultation seeks your views on improvements which have been identified for 10 routes, six walking and four cycling, in order to help residents undertake walking and cycling journeys more easily.
The improvements would look to benefit cyclists and pedestrians on the identified routes through a variety of measures, these could include new cycle lanes, resurfacing, introducing safe crossings or enhancing access points.
The six walking routes are:
- Union Street (Stonehouse Bridge to Western Approach Junction)
- Victoria Park to Plymouth Railway Station, via Pennycomequick Roundabout
- City Centre (Jigsaw Park), via North Hill (B3250) to Mutley Plain
- City Centre (Jigsaw Park) to Lipson (Ladysmith Road) via Regent Street and Gascoyne Place
- Charles Cross to Gwyn Road (Mount Gould) via Ebrington Street and Beaumont Road
- Apsley Road to North Cross Roundabout via Glen Park Avenue
The four cycling routes are:
- Junction of Park Avenue / Chapel Street and Fore Street – Devonport – and the junction of Alma Road and Ponsonby Road – Stoke
- Junction of Devonport Hill) and Kings Road – Devonport – to junction of Saltash Road and North Road West (Plymouth Railway Station) – Stonehouse
- Junction of B3238 and Cattedown Roundabout – Cattedown – to Mutley Plain (end of Greenbank Road)
- Eastlake Street/Cornwall Street via Fletemoor Road and Mutley Plain to St Budeaux Wolseley Road
Walking and cycling is good for our physical and mental health, by switching to more active travel journeys we will improve health, quality of life, the environment and even the local economy.
The LCWIP will help to improve conditions for active travel by:
Identifying cycling and walking infrastructure improvements for future investment in the short, medium and long term.
Ensuring that consideration is given to cycling and walking within both local planning and transport policies and strategies.
Making the case for future funding for walking and cycling infrastructure.
Plymouth City Council continues to make significant investment in active travel with £8.95 million being invested in walking and cycling infrastructure between 2016 and 2020 which, combined with complementary programmes such as Plymotion, has allowed us to continue progress in this area.
The LCWIP consultation aims to build upon the recent Active Travel Fund survey where 70 per cent of respondents agreed that it was extremely or very important to promote walking and cycling in the city.
Councillor Jonathan Drean, Cabinet Member for Transport said: “More than 2,000 people took the time to respond to our recent Active Travel Fund survey, this was hugely appreciated, as the feedback will help to inform Council strategy.
“I was very encouraged that the results of the recent survey showed that the vast majority of residents consider walking and cycling as an easy and practical choice for how they travel around the city.
“We are committed to investing in active travel and the LCWIP will help future investment in walking and cycling infrastructure, so please take part in the consultation, as your feedback is really important.”
The LCWIP plan and short feedback survey is available at:
www.plymouth.gov.uk/localcyclingandwalkinginfrastructureplan