Chance to have your say on cycling and walking routes

A CITY-WIDE consultation calling on the public to give views on cycling and walking routes in Swansea is set to end on August 10.

Swansea Council has been consulting on the existing route map since June 2015. The map show the current shared walking and cycling routes throughout the city.

Calls have gone out to the public to give their views on the routes they use when either travelling to work or using the routes for leisure.

The public have also been asked for their views on the latest audit that has been completed on those routes where information has been gathered on the condition of sections of paths.

In Wales, the Active Travel Act came into force in September 2014 and requires councils to map out, plan and continue to improve active travel networks that are used by pedestrians and cyclists.

Swansea has more than 50 km of cycle paths. Many of them can be found online and in handy pocket guides produced by the Council.

Cllr Mark Thomas, Cabinet Member for Environment & Transportation, said: “There is a vast number of shared walking and cycling routes in Swansea and many use them to travel to and from work or simply for leisure. We’ve recently had a good look at these routes to find out more about their quality and suitability.

“The on-going consultation will give everyone the chance to have an input into the future improvements and development of cycling and walking in the city.”

The Council has carried out a number of improvements to sections of cycle paths in the city in recent years, including a two-mile section of national cycle route between the Liberty Stadium and J45 of the M4.

Shared cycle and pedestrian routes have also been introduced near the city centre as part of the Waterfront Connections scheme.