4 - Active & Sustainable Travel

OBJECTIVES

To create a more connected town for residents and visitors alike
To limit the need to travel by car within the town
To offer a genuine choice of travel options (such as walking and cycling) to help reduce congestion and emissions
To improve air quality and public health

ACTIVITIES

PAST

FUTURE

PROBLEMS

Here is a summary of what this theme is aiming to address:

Can people walk and cycle easily and safely around the town?
Are existing routes connected to one another and to other key destinations such as:
- housing areas
- high street
- schools
- medical facilities
- work places
- train and bus stations
Can people use public transport easily
- does public transport go to the required places
- is timetabling an issue?
Why do many people drive in and around the town?
What would encourage people to use alternative transport means
How can new developments better facilitate access to public transport
Can we reduce congestion and emissions

IDEAS

Here are the main ideas that have been suggested so far at the consultation events:

Walking and cycling
- better walking routes within and outside the town
- better connectivity of footpaths and cycleways
- better lighting
- better signage to link homes, businesses, local facilities and public transport
- safer road crossings, footpaths and cycleways
more and better cycle racks throughout the town
slow down the traffic
better accessibility – e.g. for scooters
create new footpaths - e.g.
- between town and fire college
- between town and Fosseway Garden Centre