Core Active Travel Network
We Asked
Wirral Council has a Places for People Strategy. To deliver on this strategy we need to provide a collection of routes known as an active travel network to make walking, wheeling and cycling more available to people living and working in Wirral. A good active travel network includes a core network of main routes with supporting local area networks A core network is made up of a main set of safe and direct routes that provide high quality walking, cycling and wheeling routes for local day-to-day travel to and from key destinations. Using data, information and Department for Transport guidance a core network including new routes, existing routes and routes we are already working on has been developed. We wanted to know your thoughts on this core network – and if you agree these are the right routes to support active travel in Wirral
You Said
1130 responses to the CATN consultation were received. Respondents were given the option to respond on individual routes or the network as a whole. Feedback received on the overall network generally reflected the sentiment that the network would cause parking issues, congestion, would not provide value for money and expressed the belief that there was a lack of demand for an active travel network. However, there was also support for the network due to with the belief it would be beneficial for health, safety, and the environment. Respondents were also asked if they agreed with the proposed timings for delivery of individual routes. You told us that some routes should be more of a priority, some less of a priority, and the proposed timing for some routes seemed correct. Feedback on individual routes can be found in the full report which is available for download on the consultation page (link).
We Did
Using your feedback a number of changes were made to the proposed network. A list of the changes can be found here (link). Each comment that you provided was considered and responded to, a list of responses can be found here (link). The amended network was agreed at the January meeting of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee (link). As this consultation was regarding the development of a network plan, there will be opportunity to provide feedback on the specifics of individual routes and how they are implemented in future.
