Support
Preferred Options
Representation ID: 47481
Received: 03/08/2012
Respondent: Canal & River Trust
Para 14.6 refers to the Council's Vision and Strategy, and the importance of providing a "comprehensive sustainable transport package including... traffic free routes... cycle and footpath networks". Waterways can provide routes for walking and cycling and can link into existing footpath routes to offer alternative means of travel to the private motor car and thus widen travel choices as well as encouraging healthy lifestyles. The towpath network can provide a motor-vehicle-free environment for people to use, thus increasing safety for both pedestrians and cyclists, and helping to meet the aims of the NPPF in facilitating wider options for sustainable transport.
Para 14.6 refers to the Council's Vision and Strategy, and the importance of providing a "comprehensive sustainable transport package including... traffic free routes... cycle and footpath networks". Waterways can provide routes for walking and cycling and can link into existing footpath routes to offer alternative means of travel to the private motor car and thus widen travel choices as well as encouraging healthy lifestyles. The towpath network can provide a motor-vehicle-free environment for people to use, thus increasing safety for both pedestrians and cyclists, and helping to meet the aims of the NPPF in facilitating wider options for sustainable transport.