Sustainable Cheshire Forum Themes - Transport Programmes

Cheshire's Local Transport Plan 2006 - 2011

Cheshire's Local Transport Plan (LTP) sets out to deliver integrated transport locally in Cheshire. It contains the Council's proposals for transport in Cheshire for the next five years. Cheshire's new Provisional Local Transport Plan for the period 2006 to 2011 was published in July 2005.

Travel Plans

A Travel Plan is a set of measures that can promote sustainable transport within an organisation, with the main aim of reducing travel by single occupancy vehicles

Safer Routes to School

A scheme to work towards making the environment safer so that children can walk, cycle or use public transport to and from school as opposed to being carried in the car.

Healthy Walking Initiative

WHI aims, through support for 'walking for health' schemes all over the country, to improve health and fitness of over a million people, especially those who do little exercise or who live in areas of poor health.

Cheshire Cycling Strategy

This strategy has been produced which sets out the County Council's approach to cycling policy, drawing together and developing the various policies and initiatives accelerate the development of cycling in the County while ensuring a structured and co-ordinated approach.

National Cycle Network

Sustrans is the co-ordinator of the hugely popular National Cycle Network. Offering over 10,000 miles of walking and cycle routes on traffic-free paths, quiet lanes and traffic-calmed roads, there is now 75% of the UK population living within two miles of a route! The Network is well signed. It connects towns and villages, countryside and coast throughout the UK.


Sustainable Cheshire Forum Transport

	Cheshire's Local Transport Plan 2006 - 2011 Cheshire's Local Transport Plan (LTP) sets out to deliver integrated transport locally in Cheshire. It contains the Council's proposals for transport in Cheshire for the next five years. Cheshire's new Provisional Local Transport Plan for the period 2006 to 2011 was published in July 2005. Travel Plans A Travel Plan is a set of measures that can promote sustainable transport within an organisation, with the main aim of reducing travel by single occupancy vehicles Safer Routes to School A scheme to work towards making the environment safer so that children can walk, cycle or use public transport to and from school as opposed to being carried in the car. Healthy Walking Initiative WHI aims, through support for 'walking for health' schemes all over the country, to improve health and fitness of over a million people, especially those who do little exercise or who live in areas of poor health. Cheshire Cycling Strategy This strategy has been produced which sets out the County Council's approach to cycling policy, drawing together and developing the various policies and initiatives accelerate the development of cycling in the County while ensuring a structured and co-ordinated approach. National Cycle Network Sustrans is the co-ordinator of the hugely popular National Cycle Network. Offering over 10,000 miles of walking and cycle routes on traffic-free paths, quiet lanes and traffic-calmed roads, there is now 75% of the UK population living within two miles of a route! The Network is well signed. It connects towns and villages, countryside and coast throughout the UK.