Posts Tagged ‘Kent County Council’
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
The consultation for the next phase of the popular Oyster Bay Trail cycle route linking Whitstable, Herne Bay, and Reculver is now open. This latest phase will complete the route by linking Swalecliffe and Whitstable and the Crab & Winkle Way. Improvements will also be made to the Crab & Winkle Way cycle route.
Spokes, the Crab & Winkle Line Trust, Sustrans, Canterbury City Council and Kent County Council have all been involved with the planning of this route and we fully support the plans. We strongly encourage you to write in support of these proposals in order to assure that they will go ahead. More details on the proposals can be seen here:
http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/main.cfm?objectid=7389
You can show your support for this scheme by answering the short online questionnaire here:
http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/authority/survey.cfm?file=mtr_cycle_route
Canterbury City Council would prefer responses online instead of by post since this will speed up the collation of all of the responses. Consultation responses need to be received by 21 February.
Tags: Canterbury City Council, Canterbury District, Crab and Winkle Line Trust, Crab and Winkle Way, Herne Bay, Kent County Council, Oyster Bay Trail, Regional Cycle Route 15, Sustrans, Swalecliffe, Whitstable
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
Spokes is pleased to hear of a new Thameside stretch of National Cycle Route 1 which has been submitted for planning approval. This stretch is near to Dartford and will pass beneath the QEII bridge. We encourage you to write letters of support for this planning application. To view the planning documents, and to send in your comments, please see Dartford Borough Council’s planning application DA-10-01114-FUL.
Tags: Dartford, Dartford Borough Council, Kent County Council, National Cycle Route 1, Sustrans, Thames, Thameside
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
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.
Tags: Folkestone, Hawkinge, Hythe, Kent County Council, Kent Highway Services, National Cycle Route 2, Regional Cycle Route 17, Romney Marsh, Shepway, Shepway Cycle Forum, Shepway Cycling Plan
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
A 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.
Tags: Faversham, Isle of Sheppey, Kent County Council, Kent Highway Services, Sittingbourne, Swale, Swale Borough Council, Swale Cycle Forum
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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.
Tags: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Butterfly Cycle Network, Cycling Strategy, Kent County Council, National Cycle Network, National Cycle Route 18, Willesborough Dykes
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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.
Tags: Bridge, Canterbury District, Connect2, Crab and Winkle Way, Kent County Council, Kent Highway Services, National Cycle Network, National Cycle Route 1, Sustrans, Whitstable
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Kent 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.
Tags: Ashford, Ashford Borough, Butterfly Cycle Network, Cycling Strategy, Kent County Council, National Cycle Network, National Cycle Route 18, Willesborough Dykes
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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.
Tags: Faults, Kent County Council, Kent Highway Services, Lighting, Potholes, Signing, Vegetation
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