Kent County Council and Kent Highway Services have put Shepway Cycling Plan out for public consultation. Shepway Cycle Forum have been campaigning for a cycling strategy for a number of years. We encourage you to make your representation to the plan.
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Shepway Cycling Plan out for public consultation
Friday, July 16th, 2010Shepway Cycle Forum meet parliamentary contenders
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Members of Shepway Cycle Forum had encouraging meetings with Conservative candidate Damian Collins and Lib/Dem candidate Lynne Beaumont in the run up to the General Election. Both pledged support for the forum, particularly in the protracted ongoing consultations with Kent Highway Services over a cycling strategy for Shepway.
With Damian Collins now installed as the new MP for Folkestone and Hythe, the forum looks forward to some heavyweight political clout in the campaign to raise the profile and facilities for cycling in Shepway. Meanwhile, Lynne Beaumont, who took a spin on bike on Sandgate seafront after her meeting, proved helpful in identifying local politicians with cycling sympathies.
The venue for both meetings was kindly supplied by the newly opened cycle and coffee shop The Hub in Sandgate High Street.
Swale Cycle Forum
Friday, April 30th, 2010A new Swale Cycle Forum is being formed. Spokes participate in a number of cycle forums, which engage members of the public, local and county authorities, businesses, etc. to further develop and promote cycling. Objectives of the new Swale Cycle Forum will include the creation of a Swale Cycling Strategy and proposing new cycle routes and parking. The forum’s first meeting will be on May 27th. If you’d like to get involved, and for further details, please see the Swale Cycle Forum page. A short questionnaire about cycling in Swale is also available on that page.
Ashford cycling strategy consultation period extended
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
The deadline for comments on the Ashford Cycling Strategy has been extended until 30th May 2010. For full details please see our previous blog post.
Crab & Winkle Way bridge consultation, Whitstable
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Kent County Council and Kent Highway Services are currently consulting on the proposed cycle and pedestrian bridges on the Crab & Winkle Way that will form part of the northern extension of this popular route into Whitstable. Comments are welcomed by 26th March.
Pyson’s Road cycle and pedestrian improvements
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Kent Highway Services are currently consulting on a new pedestrian and cycle safety scheme along Pyson’s Road in Thanet. The plans are to increase the side of the pedestrian / cycle crossing islands, widen the cycle / foot paths, and install a couple of bollards to prevent parking on the cycle path. Comments from the public are requested by 23rd April. Here’s a map of the current facilities.
Draft Ashford cycling strategy
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Kent County Council have just released a draft Ashford cycling strategy is now out for consultation. Proposals include:
- Improvements to National Cycle Route 18 through the town;
- Development of a cycle path at Godington Park;
- A Learning Link path;
- Upgrade of a path between Birling Road and Mill Court;
- Creation of a path between Church Road, Sevington and Aylesford Green;
- Improvements to the cycle link to the William Harvey Hospital;
- Connect the Stour Centre to Tannery Lane for cyclists;
- Development of a strategic cycle route at Willesborough Dykes (See also our previous blog post about a planning application to achieve this.);
- A link between Bentley Road and Hythe Road;
- The development of the Butterfly Cycle Network.
Comments need to be received by 30th April 2010. Spokes will shortly be preparing a response.
Isle of Sheppey Cycle Routes consultation
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Kent County Council are currently consulting about the development of two cycle routes on the Isle of Sheppey. Feedback is welcomed until 29th March 2010.
Future cycling and walking routes
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Spokes tracks and actively campaigns for the creation of a number of cycling and walking routes across East Kent. These are invariably long-term projects. So, in order to keep better track of these, and to inform everybody that may be interested in their progress, we’ve started to develop a whole new Future Routes section to our website dedicated to this. Naturally it will be continually under development, so please check frequently to get the latest details. If you think you can help with the development of any of these plans, or have a suggestion for another route, please leave a comment or send us an email.
We’d particularly like to thank our Minutes Secretary, Keith Hanna, for bringing this to fruition.
Canterbury Local Development Framework consultation
Friday, February 12th, 2010Spokes are currently preparing a response to the Canterbury district Local Development Framework Core Strategy consultation. This affects development within the district until 2026. If you’ve got anything you think we should be saying then please let us know in a comment or an email. Alternatively, you can make your own comments via Canterbury City Council’s consultation portal.