Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 8,397
  16 April 2025     18:36387034
  #1      
  Dover District Council has launched a public consultation on its draft
  Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), which includes
  proposals to improve walking and cycling across the district and more
  specifically Dover, Deal & Walmer, Sandwich and Aylesham.
  
  As well as an online consultation, there will be drop-in events at:
  St James Retail and Leisure Park, Dover - Thursday 8 May
  Deal High Street - Thursday 15 May
  Sandwich Age Concern - Thursday 22 May
  
  The LCWIP will support future funding bids and will hopefully influence
  planning and design decisions over the next 10 years.
  
  Consultation is open from 15 April to 27 May 2025, and we would encourage
  Spokes members to "have your say”.
  
  Below is a link to the online consultation:
  
  https://www.dover.gov.uk/Planning/Planning-Policy/News-and-planning-consultations.aspx
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Weird Granny Slater

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 7 Jun 2017
  • Posts: 3,095
  18 April 2025     09:52387035
  #2      
  The only reason to link these unrelated activities in a 'plan' is to force pedestrians to submit to the takeover of footpaths by 'it's green innit' fanatics and machine-bullies.
  
  Cycles, e-cycles, e-scooters: these dominate any space 'shared' with walkers.
  
  A 'plan' simply authorises the impunity with which this can be done.
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  'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  18 April 2025     19:58387036
  #3      
  In most cases combining the two is a mistake and even possibly dangerous for pedestrians in some places.
  
  There are not that many mothers with babies or toddlers or even pensioners riding a bike.
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  I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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• Karlos

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 1 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 2,599
  20 April 2025     10:37387043
  #4      
  I remember commenting on something like this last year?
  
  The mountainous path from Peverell Road down to The Linces is part of the plan, but not Green Lane which is more walking/cycle-friendly.
  
  No sign of Old Park Hill being re-opened?
  
  It also includes Crabble Meadows past St Andrews church which has No Cycling signs at each end.
  
  Of course opportunities have been missed over the years to extend the river path, notably through the London Fancy Box site. Also Lorne Road to Cherry Tree Avenue.
  
  And perhaps, one day the Buckland Mill site might be developed to open up that area