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PUBLIC INFORMATION DURING COVID 19
Cheshire East Council is stepping up its focus on active travel as part of its
plans to support the borough through the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over the last few weeks town and parish councils and local ward members
have submitted more than 500 local ideas as to what measures may work in
their towns and villages. The council is now developing a series of projects,
informed by these ideas, that will be delivered this summer, including:
● Pop-up cycle lanes, with protected spaces for cycling;
● Measures to reduce rat-running in streets;
● Improved walking and cycling routes to school;
● Safer junctions, with the potential for bus and cycle-only corridors;
● Implementing lower speed limits; and
● Wider pavements, which also enables social distancing.
Councillor Laura Crane, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for highways,
said: “I would like to reiterate my thanks to everyone who has worked
with us so quickly to submit ideas and proposals regarding active travel on
behalf of our towns and villages.
“People’s travel behaviour has changed during the lockdown. We have seen
an increase in more people walking and cycling in our borough and as more
people turn to these active ways of travel, we need to work together to provide
safe spaces for people to carry out these journeys.
“We will continue to work with the town and parish councils to develop,
review and refine these measures.
“Due to the short timescales surrounding these schemes, any implementation
will be done on an experimental basis. This means we can amend and
improve the schemes as we go, before anything permanent is put into place.
“Our aim is to deliver schemes that are right for each town and developed in
partnership with each local area.”
Councillor Suzie Akers Smith, Cheshire East Council’s walking and cycling
champion, said: “There are long-term benefits to our health and environment
by taking up daily active travel throughout our borough.
Detailed plans for active town measures are being developed now and will
be published ahead of their implementation on the council website over the
coming weeks.
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