Path Projects
With very low levels of cycle infrastructure in the area, alongside many pedestrian paths that are in a poor state of repair, coupled also with some paths being disabled unfriendly, there are so many potential path projects to consider. We will work towards available plans for active travel infrastructure that are present in the public domain.
All paths that we are involved in should be accessible to all. With particular reference to cycle paths, all provided paths should meet DfT LTN 1/20 standard and, if dedicated cycle infrastructure is not possible (due to lack of available road width etc), mixed mode traffic (bicycles on the road with motor vehicles) should be enabled by restricting the speed limit to 20mph (see LTN 1/20 S.7.1.1).
Prioritisation
We will attempt to prioritise, as much as possible, based on the potential impact of a change, as well as to reduce the inaccessibility of some paths. Given that the younger age groups are going to gain the most in terms of establishing a habit of using active travel and hopefully continuing that throughout their lifetimes, prioritising things like cycle to school is definitely a high priority for us, particularly given that primary schools have Bikeability training (Level 1 and 2) but nothing to follow it up with.
Projects
We list below some of the many potential path infrastructure projects that are under consideration to facilitate at some point, subject to detailed design availability and funding sources. Clearly some of these are of major scale (especially the Whitby-Staithes Greenway) and so would also require significant external funding from the likes of NYC or Sustrans.