A new £500m plan which aims to ensure that over half of all short journeys in the North East will be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035 is at proposal stage and Blyth Town Council are asking residents to add their suggestions to the proposal.
Active travel means making journeys in physically active ways that burn energy such as cycling, walking and wheeling. The proposal is good news for the environment, public health and the local economy and the active strategy proposal would bring a package of investments to the region’s walking, wheeling and cycling network totalling £500m.
Mayor of Blyth Town Council, Councillor Warren Taylor is a keen cyclist himself and regularly uses his bike to cycle from his home to the council offices. Whenever practical, he also walks to meetings and events within the town too. He has also seen the health and economic benefits too.
“Although this is a region wide scheme, I’d urge Byth residents to have their say. Blyth will soon have a new rail network but that connection still needs to be accessible for people living in other parts of the town too. We already have a good cycle network but it can be improved and we need your ideas.”