Parish Council supports provision of a cycleway along the Horsham Road
Derek Deedman has welcomed Steyning Parish Council’s Highways & Lighting Committee decision last Tuesday evening (20th) to support the provision of a cycleway along the Horsham Road from the Leisure Centre to the Bypass and then up the Horsham Road from the Bypass to the little foxes nursery site.
The Local Highway Manager’s draft proposal was for just a footway, but the Committee considered that only a dual use facility would provide value for money as a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists.
Derek said, “Although just a footway would have been better than nothing, I am very pleased with the Parish Council decision as I want to see a network of cycleways eventually connecting up all the small villages and towns in West Sussex to provide a safe, healthy and more environmental alternative to the car in the future.”
“Clearly there will now be the question as to whether the County Council can meet the extra cost of a cycleway over a footway, but this must be done if we are to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to travel around West Sussex and to start tackling the impact of climate change.”
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