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Comments Export 10072018.Xlsx Outer Hebrides Active Travel Strategy ‐ Collaborative Map engagement comments Id CommentRecei CategoryName SubCategoryNa CommentAddressName CommentDescriptionName CommentAdditionalName CommentSourc Home Home isle ptNumberName mes e village/town/su burb 18 WI18 Accessibility Walking 15 A888, Isle of Barra HS9, UK No footways between Borve and Castlebay, and verges are Event Barra not cut so people walking on them away from cars face trip hazards 21 WI21 Accessibility Walking and 2 A888, Isle of Barra HS9 5YQ, UK Future development of this area e.g. special needs Event Barra Cycling community gardening/produce may mean this is more of an attraction in future. 29 WI29 Accessibility Walking and Point, Isle of Lewis HS2 0BS, UK Would be great for walk/cycle paths especially for the Online Point Lewis Cycling children to go to school. 43 WI43 Accessibility Cycling A866, Isle of Lewis HS2, UK Terrifying! Taking younger cyclists along here is risking 1 Road, With fast cars, hemmed in around a corner. Online Isle of Lewis Lewis their lives Little visibility around the corner, beside a seawall, and a tall graveyard wall. A cycle path over the common grazing, or built on top of either wall, can't be too bureaucratic to arrange for the sake of preventing death and enabling active kids and access to the rest of the island. 54 WI54 Accessibility Walking 5B Steinish, Steinis, Isle of Lewis Path quality around Steinis is poor – however you can Event Lewis HS2 0AA, UK cross causeway at low tide 55 WI55 Accessibility Walking 16B Aiginis, Isle of Lewis HS2 0PB, Proposed path route choices must consider inputs from Event Lewis UK grazing clerks. Proposals are a mixture of gravel trails and paths 57 WI57 Accessibility Walking and A866, Isle of Lewis HS2, UK Inaccessibilty of Sandwick Bay. May require a route around Event Lewis Cycling the cemetary 64 WI64 Accessibility Walking and 18 Lower Shader, Isle of Lewis Many opportunities for cyclists and walkers to leave main Event Lewis Cycling HS2 0RH, UK road north of A858 along north coast, needs paths to join villages along coast. 69 WI69 Accessibility Cycling Unnamed Road, Isle of Lewis HS2 For MTBers, a narrow path would be sufficient. Event Lewis 0TS, UK 71 WI71 Accessibility Walking 2 Garenin, Isle of Lewis HS2 9AL, Blackhouses to Ness – stiles are broken and there are Event Lewis UK fences you have to carry your dog over. 74 WI74 Accessibility Walking and A859, Isle of Lewis HS2, UK Potential for cycling/MTB trails to east of main road with Event Lewis Cycling boardwalks 81 WI81 Accessibility Unnamed Road, Isle of Lewis HS2 Walking paths on Harris are much better – they are too Event Lewis 9PP, UK boggy in Lewis 51 WI51 Accessibility Walking and Unnamed Road, Isle of Lewis HS2 Paths around airport exist but through it is inaccessible Event Uist Cycling 0AB, UK 89 WI89 Accessibility Walking, 20 South Beach, Stornoway HS1, Shore‐side difficult to access on South Beach. Good to Online Walking and UK have more spots to appreciate the location; paths around Cycling the car park? 101 WI101 Accessibility Unnamed Road, Isle of Lewis HS2 Good to have more walking routes in villages as single Online 9NH, UK track road the only option where traffic can be fast and the verges overgrown. 111 WI111 Accessibility Walking and Unnamed Road, United Kingdom rough stretch of a popular circular route around the village section of rough track with loose stones, unsuitable Online Cycling for less able walkers and cyclists 8 WI8 Comfort Walking and Unnamed Road, Isle of Barra HS9 Roads to Vatersay are narrow ‐ opportunities for Event Barra Cycling 5XN, UK improvements on or off‐road? Is there an old road alignment that could be used? 15 WI15 Comfort Cycling 15 A888, Isle of Barra HS9, UK Children do cycle to school but child obesity in the Event Barra Western Isles is a problem and kids need safe cycling infrastructure 20 WI20 Comfort Cycling A888, Isle of Barra HS9 5UU, UK Road surface conditions poor on this side of the island, Event Barra though nice scenery on sunny side 48 WI48 Comfort A859, Isle of Harris HS3 3AA, UK The path here is turning back into bog and is extremely Online Meabhaig Isle of Harris hard to walk after wet weather. Draining and resurfacing is needed. 52 WI52 Comfort Walking Thai Cafe Too many vehicles in pedestrianised town centre Event Lewis 53 WI53 Comfort Cycling Willowglen Rd, Isle of Lewis HS2 There is no cycle track for kids living in Marybank to get to Secondary school has cycle parking but doesn’t do Event Lewis 0DB, UK Lews Castle so have to cycle on pavement. much to encourage cycling. 1 59 WI59 Comfort Walking and A866, Isle of Lewis HS2, UK Between Melbost and Parkend the path could be widened Event Lewis Cycling to create a shared path. Speeding commuters . Links to school important. Outer Hebrides Active Travel Strategy ‐ Collaborative Map engagement comments Id CommentRecei CategoryName SubCategoryNa CommentAddressName CommentDescriptionName CommentAdditionalName CommentSourc Home Home isle ptNumberName mes e village/town/su burb 60 WI60 Comfort Cycling A859, Isle of Lewis HS2 9NF, UK Windy/bendy route from Leurbost but some people cycle Event Lewis in from Stornoway. 61 WI61 Comfort Cycling 106 A857, Isle of Lewis HS2 0ED, A857 north of Grianan is a problem due to blind summits, Event Lewis UK heavy traffic and fast 60mph speeds. Cycle path along W of carriageway could work 63 WI63 Comfort Cycling A858, Isle of Lewis HS2, UK Pentland Road – not a busy road, can be used for cycling Event Lewis but there are potholes 72 WI72 Comfort Cycling B895, Isle of Lewis HS2 0ND, UK Cycling is on‐road south of Tolsta but a path could be Event Lewis introduced. Cycling is fine on road but is getting busier due to huge growth 75 WI75 Comfort Walking Unnamed Road, Isle of Harris HS3 Hebway route (no consultation on it) is mad and steep so Event Lewis 3AD, UK other routes desired 77 WI77 Comfort Cycling A859, Isle of Lewis HS2, UK Café and ebike charging opportunity helped by proximity Event Lewis to Clisham Hill and very few other facilities between Stornoway and Tarbert 83 WI83 Comfort Walking and A865, Isle of South Uist HS8 5RZ, There is a gap in facilities for cyclists between Creagorry Event Lewis Cycling UK and Eriskay 36 WI36 Comfort Walking and A859, Isle of Harris HS3 3AH, UK Could need footway or cycle path as busy fast traffic for Event Aird Asaig North Harris Cycling comfort, beauty and safety to avoid going in ditches 50 WI50 Comfort Walking and A865, Isle of South Uist HS8 5RJ, use bus shelters as broader multi‐functional active travel Event Uist Cycling UK hubs 9 WI9 Connections 15 A888, Isle of Barra HS9, UK Could paths around the bay (e.g. Heron Walk) be Event Barra improved to provide a safe route e.g. for those with prams etc ‐ footway lacking on main rd 10 WI10 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Barra HS9 Centre of island known as 'Barra General'. Could more Event Barra 5XS, UK paths be opened up in this area on historic routes? 11 WI11 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Barra, UK A cable was dug around the perimeter of the island ‐ Joined up thinking needed between electric, water, Event Barra could/should this have been made into an active travel gas services etc. route at same time? 16 WI16 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Barra HS9, Possible new route from Allasdale to Airport, to avoid this Event Barra UK section of road and a nice introduction to people arriving onto island? 19 WI19 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Barra HS9 Route of historic east‐west route from St Brendan's to east Event Barra 5XS, UK coast of island https://maps.nls.uk/view/74490375 46 WI46 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Harris HS3 There needs to be a multi use path linking Tarbert to the Walking and cycling are increasing in popularity Online Meabhaig Isle of Harris 3BW, UK start of the Urgha to Maraig footpath. with locals and visitors alike. The footpath linking Urgha to Maraig is well used and is a shortcut on the Hebridean Way. It is a popular dog walk with locals who need to drive to the start of it as there is no footpath along side of the busy road. 47 WI47 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Harris HS3 There is no footpath linking the upper and lower car parks Online Meabhaig Isle of Harris 3BW, UK at Urgha. This forces walkers and cyclists to use the busy road. 2 Outer Hebrides Active Travel Strategy ‐ Collaborative Map engagement comments Id CommentRecei CategoryName SubCategoryNa CommentAddressName CommentDescriptionName CommentAdditionalName CommentSourc Home Home isle ptNumberName mes e village/town/su burb 23 WI23 Connections 32 Ford Terrace, Tunga, Isle of Boardwalk across the ford A shared‐use cycle/pedestrian boardwalk across Online Back Isle of Lewis Lewis HS2 0JA, UK the historic Tong Ford crossing to Steinish (perhaps with a spur to Sand Street) would: * shorten the cycle journey to Stornoway, * make it safer by removing Back/Tong/Tolsta cyclists from the busy traffic around the Laxdale junction, * provide a great route for walkers and joggers (including the possibility of a circular route) * open up the industrial corner of Stornoway more * be a substantial tourist attraction in its own right * bring people into contact with the unique natural environment of the sands in a safe and sensitive way 24 WI24 Connections Unnamed Road, Isle of Lewis HS2 Ness‐Tolsta cycle path An obvious missing link for cycling in the hebrides.
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