People in Wiltshire are being asked for their views on draft cycling and walking plans in Calne and Melksham.
We are developing Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) for Calne and Melksham. The plans will identify a network of routes in each town that over time will be improved to enable people to walk or cycle more easily.
These draft proposals form part of the process of creating a full LCWIP for each area, aiming to deliver infrastructure that will enable and encourage more trips to be made on foot or by bike, and help to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion and cut carbon emissions. They will also be used to inform the planning process where relevant, and future funding from the Department for Transport for active travel schemes will be linked to the walking and cycling schemes in each published plan.
The council has already consulted on the draft county-wide Wiltshire LCWIPs, as well as LCWIPs for Chippenham, Devizes, Trowbridge and Salisbury. In the future the council intends to develop LCWIPs for Amesbury, Bradford on Avon, Corsham, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Royal Wootton Bassett, Tidworth, Warminster and Westbury.
The consultation on Calne and Melksham's draft network proposals opens on Monday 20th November and ends on Friday 22nd December. Once complete, all responses will be collated and considered before the next stage of the LCWIP. More information on the milestones for each LCWIP can be found here: https://calne-and-melksham-lcwip.commonplace.is/timeline