Object
Ipswich Borough Council Local Plan Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document Review - Final Draft
Representation ID: 26413
Received: 02/03/2020
Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Only two major changes to cycle network since adopted CS. Lack of commitment to maintain existing network and cycle infrastructure poor. Need to evidence initiatives implemented and modal shift achieved. No progress in meeting requirements of CS5. SCC draft local cycling & walking infrastructure plan referenced. Clear that without major improvements there is no chance of modal shift being achieved. Cycling/ walking is unattractive, unsafe, incoherent and uncomfortable. Bus routes just go into town rather than radial. Investment in bus network required. No money allocated over four-year period to improving air quality, delivering modal shift or improving cycle/ pedestrian infrastructure.
Include a requirement on IBC to assess and test the viability of such bus routes to Improve Accessibility and help contribute to modal shift.