Consultation On Active Travel Routes In Ceredigion

The Council has launched a consultation to improve cycling and walking routes in the Active Travel Designated Localities of Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter. Residents with suggestions on how Active Travel routes could be improved or where new routes are needed are encouraged to offer their views. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Responses to the consultation will contribute to a 15 year program of developing paths for walking and cycling in the county. Ceredigion County Council is duty bound by the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 to produce an Integrated Network Map setting out the 15 year program of improvements to active travel routes. The consultation relates only to routes in Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

In order to meet this duty, local authorities must also publish an Existing Routes Map which shows routes which are suitable for walking or cycling and which meet the standards set out in the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Design Guidance. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Councillor Alun Williams, the cabinet member responsible for transport said, “A lot of work has taken place throughout the county in the last few years to make it easier for people to walk and cycle with ease. A lot more is planned so it’s important that residents take part in this consultation to help identify those places most in need and to add additional ideas. I’m looking forward to a good response.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Existing Routes Map will be of use for people who wish to plan their walking and cycling journeys. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

It will also allow progress to be measured in the development of Ceredigion’s walking and cycling networks, as new routes are created and added to the Existing Routes Map. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​