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, 2010Swale 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.
A2 Outdoor Activity Park
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
A new A2 Outdoor Activity Park is being developed by Kent County Council between the old and new A2 alignments at Gravesend and Northfleet. The park will include a cycle track and National Cycle Route 177 passing through its length.
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.
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.
New fault reporting system for Kent’s highways
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Kent Highway Services, the portion of Kent County Council that maintain the county’s roads, cycle paths, and associated infrastructure, have just launched an improved Kent Highways fault reporting service. It includes the ability to:
- Point out the location of faults by clicking on a map;
- Look up a street address in order to locate a fault;
- Receive a reference number in acknowledgement to each fault that you report. Fault progress can be tracked by entering the reference number at the website;
Amongst several things the site can be used to report issues with:
- Potholes;
- Signing – missing, damage, graffiti, etc.;
- Failed street lighting;
- Overgrown vegetation
Aside from being an efficient way to report faults, Kent County Council uses data about the faults that have previously been reported in order to set its budget for maintenance. We therefore highly recommend reporting any issues that are detrimentally affecting your day-to-day cycling.
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.
River Dour cycle route consultation
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Kent County Council and Kent Highway Services are currently consulting on a proposed cycle route that roughly follows the river Dour in Dover. Plans for phase 1 of this route are now available online to view. We encourage you to write in support of these plans. Click here for more details on the River Dour Cycle Route.
KCC’s Integrated Transport Strategy
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Kent County Council have had an Integrated Transport Strategy open for consultation. We feel that it falls short of what’s required. You can download Spokes’s Integrated Transport Strategy response.