Safe segregated cycleway for families to cycle to Barry Island
- by: Ian Perry
- recipient: Vale of Glamorgan Council
We are asking that the Vale of Glamorgan Council, as directed by the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 which states that "each local authority must have regard to the needs of walkers and cyclists" (including young children), provide a 3m wide, two-way, segregated cycleway to link Barry Island with Barry Water Front, and onwards to Dinas Powys and Sully - extending to Cosmeston Lakes and Penarth.
Not only will the cycleway provide a safe route for family leisure cycling, it will enable families, including children, to cycle in safety and comfort to and between destinations such as Barry Island, Cosmeston Lakes, etc.
The development of a new road to Barry Island was a rare opportunity to provide excellent infrastructure for walking and cycling that makes active travel part of a family experience and day out with minimal disruption and no cost. The failure to provide a cycleway for families needs to be rectified urgently - to the highest standards, e.g. the new London Cycling Design Standards.
The cycleway will also provide an alternative to visiting Barry Island by car, and contributing to the excessive demand on the car parks and local roads...
Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013.
The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 states that "Welsh Ministers and each local authority must have regard to the needs of walkers and cyclists" - this includes young children who cycle...
The Act requires the Vale of Glamorgan council to "take reasonable steps to enhance the provision made for walkers and cyclists." and be proactive in "securing new active travel routes and related facilities and improvements in existing active travel routes and related facilities."
The situation today:
Children and their families are expected to cycle in heavy traffic to Barry island? Or, must they travel by car?
Our vision and inspiration:
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We are asking that the Vale of Glamorgan Council, as directed by the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 which states that "each local authority must have regard to the needs of walkers and cyclists" (including young children), provide a 3m wide, two-way, segregated cycleway to link Barry Island with Barry Water Front, and onwards to Dinas Powys and Sully - extending to Cosmeston Lakes and Penarth.
Not only will the cycleway provide a safe route for family leisure cycling, it will enable families, including children, to cycle in safety and comfort to and between destinations such as Barry Island, Cosmeston Lakes, etc.
The development of a new road to Barry Island was a rare opportunity to provide excellent infrastructure for walking and cycling that makes active travel part of a family experience and day out with minimal disruption and no cost. The failure to provide a cycleway for families needs to be rectified urgently - to the highest standards, e.g. the new London Cycling Design Standards.
The cycleway will also provide an alternative to visiting Barry Island by car, and contributing to the excessive demand on the car parks and local roads...
Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013.
The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 states that "Welsh Ministers and each local authority must have regard to the needs of walkers and cyclists" - this includes young children who cycle...
The Act requires the Vale of Glamorgan council to "take reasonable steps to enhance the provision made for walkers and cyclists." and be proactive in "securing new active travel routes and related facilities and improvements in existing active travel routes and related facilities."
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