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A COUNCILLOR has welcomed plans to transform cycling and walking infrastructure in Kendal. Councillor Jon Owen’s comments came after Cumbria County Council launched a consultation asking for people’s feedback to help shape new plans which aim to improve the town’s infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. The Kendal town councillor, who is also a South Lakeland District Council councillor for Kendal North, revealed that Kendal was knocked out of the running for The Sunday’s Times’ Best Places to live due to a ‘confusing gyratory system’. Kendal- alongside Barrow and Carlisle- is one of the first to undergo consultation for the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. ....
How can cyclepaths be improved in Cumbria? People are being invited to give their views about how cycling and walking provision can be improved in Barrow, Carlisle and Kendal. Cumbria County Council is launching a consultation to help shape plans to improve the infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. You may also like Consultations are initially taking place for Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle and Kendal. The plans will allow the county council, working with Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership and Cumbria’s six district councils, to identify and deliver improved cycling and walking provision for local areas. In Barrow, proposals include: Segregated cycleways, pedestrian crossings and junction improvements for both cyclists and pedestrians on Bridge Road and Michaelson Road. These improvements would be funded by £886,000 grant from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund. ....