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New duty to compel councils to deliver walking and cycle routes

11 May 2012
Lee Waters (left) with minister Carl Sargeant (right)
Lee Waters (left) with minister Carl Sargeant (right)

 

Local authorities in Wales look set to become the first in the UK to have a duty to deliver a network of walking and cycling routes under legislative plans published this week by the Welsh Government.

The Active Travel (Wales) Bill will require the 22 councils to identify and map a network of routes that are safe for walking and cycling – comprising both traffic-free routes and on-road provision.

They will then have to identify and map the enhancements required to create a “fully...

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