|
Wye Valley Communities for Safe Cycling |
 |
|||
|
Wye Valley Communities for Safe Cycling (WVCSC) is a collaboration of Wye Valley residents committed to the establishment of safe and sustainable routes in the Lower Wye Valley.
The planning application was considered by Forest of Dean District Council on November 9th 2010, and was approved. Monmouthshire County Council will also consider the planning application, as the route crosses the border between both counties and countries. The date of the Planning Committee that will consider the application has yet to be announced, so there is still time to register support for the application. Visit our website, via the link below for details on how you can respond to the planning application.
Wye Valley
Communities for Safe Cycling remain
committed to supporting this and similar
proposals to help make the Lower Wye Valley
a safer and more sociable place to live. If
you are
A report on
the Sustrans local consultation events held
during the summer of 2009 is now available
to read on the
Wye Valley Communities for Safe Cycling
website.
Page updated
31st Aug 2011. |
||||
|
Contact details: Please get in touch if
you have any questions about the proposed route or our campaign, or if
you want to help out or volunteer: |
|
|||
| Back to GreenWeb | ||||
Growing
volumes of traffic in and around the Lower Wye Valley has made our local
roads and lanes increasingly dangerous for the user, most notably
vulnerable cyclists, walkers, runners and wheelchair users. The effect
upon the local environment is also significant. Monitored vehicle-borne
emissions have been measured at beyond acceptable levels, whilst the
very character of our unique valley has changed due to the levels of
traffic noise.
Wye
Valley Communities for Safe Cycling was
founded to encourage and support alternative
transport links between the communities of
the Lower Wye Valley. Most recently, we have
been actively promoting the Sustrans
proposals to convert the disused Wye Valley
railway line into a shared-use path between
Chepstow, Tintern and Brockweir. These
proposals received a boost in December 2007
when a section of the proposed route was
allocated a share of £50 million lottery
funding secured after Sustrans' Connect2
scheme won popular nationwide support for 79
similar projects. Planning application for
this route have been re-submitted in 2010 and,
with your support, could result in a
facility providing everyone with the
opportunity to travel through and explore
this beautiful part of the Wye Valley,
whilst leaving cars at home.
interested
in supporting us, please visit our website 