WHICH WAY FOR TRANSPORT?
Transport is the issue which constantly appears in national, regional and local debate.
It is the elephant in the room for town regeneration plans, strategic planners and environmentalists.
Sometimes it seems we have forgotten the alternatives; walking, cycling and using public transport.
Research by Cycling England shows that 91% of children never cycle to school. Surely children can be encouraged to become safer, more confident, cyclists. Training through Ride to School campaigns could prove a positive step towards a healthy environmentally friendly lifestyle. Cycleways could be made attractive alternatives to both roads and cars, safe cycle space alongside major roads need to be protected and both these elements could provide an arena for safe environmentally friendly transport.
We at Calne Area Transport stress that now is the time that local communities took ownership of the wonderful assets that are our public rights of way and used them to benefit public health and the environment. They can form the links between principal road networks enabling easy access from villages to the towns, and between towns. Properly integrated with public transport they would open up travel opportunities for all.
The economic world could change in the aftermath of the current recession. The relationship between where people work and where they live may alter and the way people travel to work, school or leisure may be affected. Now is the time to prepare for that change by planning a visionary approach to dealing with access and mobility in Calne and its rural communities
Calne Area Transport is planning a Transport Forum on 25th April to discuss issues surrounding the future of travel. Details will be released shortly we welcome your thoughts on this very important issue.
Anne Henshaw
Chairman CAT.
I have placed a link on our site in future events to the gocalne site. I trust that is in order. A reciprocal link would be appreciated.
David Spens, Booking Secretary.