Keep Traffic Flowing - Rethink the Cowpen Road Cycle Plan!
Keep Traffic Flowing - Rethink the Cowpen Road Cycle Plan!
The Issue
Stop major roads in Blyth being narrowed.
Northumberland County Council are determined to reduce the width of Regent Street, Hodgsons Road and Cowpen Road to deliver their active travel plan that is opposed by members of Blyth Town Council and local cycling clubs.
These roads carry 24,000 vehicles per day and the A193 Cowpen Road in particular suffers from heavy congestion each and every day.
The County Council plan is to reduce the highway width by a third, introduce parking restrictions, remove all right turn pockets, remove all pedestrian safety islands and set back junctions behind the sight line of these developed roads. To aid cyclists and pedestrians gain access to Bebside station pedestrian and cycling bridge over the A189.
Councillors from the Town believe the County Council’s plan will cause a damaging effect on all commerce along the route, cause further extensive congestion, severely lower air quality locally, damage long term job prospects for local people and slow future business growth along this route. The cycling and walking bridge is NOT sited on the A193 Cowpen Road.
Sustrans the sustainable transport body set up safe cycleways from Blyth Town Centre to Bebside and developed an extensive safe route network of cycleways right across Blyth, Northumberland’s largest town in the early 2000’s. The only part that's missing from their plan is the Blyth academy's link from Ingram Drive to Chase Farm Drive, a low cost option that would encourage active travel and not damage commercial interests, cost jobs and lower air quality further for those living along the proposed route.
Support this petition and let's get some sense of the varying needs of people across the Town and consider all safe options for Northumberland’s travelling public and not run down the town any further.
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The Issue
Stop major roads in Blyth being narrowed.
Northumberland County Council are determined to reduce the width of Regent Street, Hodgsons Road and Cowpen Road to deliver their active travel plan that is opposed by members of Blyth Town Council and local cycling clubs.
These roads carry 24,000 vehicles per day and the A193 Cowpen Road in particular suffers from heavy congestion each and every day.
The County Council plan is to reduce the highway width by a third, introduce parking restrictions, remove all right turn pockets, remove all pedestrian safety islands and set back junctions behind the sight line of these developed roads. To aid cyclists and pedestrians gain access to Bebside station pedestrian and cycling bridge over the A189.
Councillors from the Town believe the County Council’s plan will cause a damaging effect on all commerce along the route, cause further extensive congestion, severely lower air quality locally, damage long term job prospects for local people and slow future business growth along this route. The cycling and walking bridge is NOT sited on the A193 Cowpen Road.
Sustrans the sustainable transport body set up safe cycleways from Blyth Town Centre to Bebside and developed an extensive safe route network of cycleways right across Blyth, Northumberland’s largest town in the early 2000’s. The only part that's missing from their plan is the Blyth academy's link from Ingram Drive to Chase Farm Drive, a low cost option that would encourage active travel and not damage commercial interests, cost jobs and lower air quality further for those living along the proposed route.
Support this petition and let's get some sense of the varying needs of people across the Town and consider all safe options for Northumberland’s travelling public and not run down the town any further.
725
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Petition created on 8 February 2025