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Consultation on a new link between and

Consultation closes 30 July 2021

Proposals to revolutionise travel on foot or by bike in your area Work has started on a -wide programme to make journeys on foot or by bike much easier and more attractive. Chris Boardman, Greater Manchester’s Transport Commissioner, unveiled an innovative new plan to create a city-regionwide cycling and walking network. The Bee Network will be made up of more than 1,800 miles of routes and will be the largest joined-up system of walking and cycling routes in the UK. Once built, the network will better connect every community in Greater Manchester, benefiting 2.7 million people and making cycling and walking a real alternative to the car. The plan is to revolutionise travel across the city-region, making active travel the number one choice for travelling to work, to school and to the shops. The Bee Network will be to the highest standards with routes fit for a 12-year-old, a double buggy or a wheelchair user. In Stockport we have developed a route between Romiley and Stockport. It is 4 miles long and goes all the way from the Cherry Tree estate in Romiley to the Town Centre. It runs along a combination of off-road paths and quiet roads avoiding busy main roads but where it does encounter them it provides off road cycle paths and signal controlled crossings. This scheme will form part of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network and we would like your views on it. The proposals are co-ordinated with existing routes including the District Centre Improvement scheme on Stockport Rd / Road and a future Active Neighbourhood. Responses to those schemes have been analysed in the development of the proposals. The Traffic Regulation Orders for the District Centre scheme were recently advertised, the response will be presented to Area Committee in the coming months. Up to date information is provided at stockport.gov.uk/current-proposals Romiley to Stockport Walking and Cycling Route The Council is working hard with Transport for Greater Manchester to reduce air pollution and tackle climate change whilst also encouraging people to become more active. Part of this approach is making it easier for residents to increase the amount of walking and cycling they do on a daily basis. The Romiley to Stockport proposals include: • An upgraded route between Gotherage Lane and Oakwood Road for use by pedestrians, cyclists and horses, with resurfacing in a permeable (Flexipave) surface and lighting. The existing hedge rows are proposed to be retained. At this east end, the proposals connect to Cherry Tree Estate and the Tangshutts Lane walking and cycling route. • An on-highway route along Oakwood Road with Shared Use signage and markings through Romiley Board Mill, with a link to Compstall Road/Romiley Precinct and the District Centre scheme. • The route continues along St Chads Avenue, Beech Lane and Urwick Road. Beech Lane is proposed to be designated as a ‘Quiet Lane’ with priority to pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, also No Waiting at Any Time on both sides between Crossmoor Crescent and Church Lane. Changes are proposed at the Beech Lane/Chadkirk Road/ Urwick Road/Church Lane junction to improve the crossings. • The closure of The Tang to through motor vehicles to enhance the walking, cycling and horse riding link between Urwick Road and Green Lane. The Tang is proposed to be adopted as Highway to allow for maintenance of a resurfaced path and street lighting. • The closure of Green Lane to motor vehicles under the canal bridge to enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. The closure of Hurstheads Lane to through motor vehicles to continue the route to Hatherlow. No Waiting at Any Time is proposed on Green Lane on both sides of the canal bridge, and on Hurstheads Lane (other than in some marked bays) to keep the route free from parked vehicles. • A signalised Toucan (pedestrian and cyclist) crossing at Hatherlow, with connections to the Bunkers Hill and Otterspool Road walking and cycling routes. • An on-highway route along Overdale Road, The Ridgway and Agecroft Road, re-joining The Ridgeway to Green.

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The detailed Romiley to Stockport Walking and Cycling Route proposals can be viewed online and we are inviting the views of all residents, businesses and other stakeholders by 30 July 2021. Online stockport.gov.uk/consultations By email [email protected] By post Services to Place, Stopford House, Stockport, SK1 3XE By phone 0161 217 6043 As with the Active Neighbourhood engagement exercise and the District Centre Improvements consultation, responses to this consultation will be considered as part of the scheme development process prior to any implementation. Due to the anticipated volume of responses we will not be able to enter into correspondence about points raised.

“More people travelling on foot or by bike is a by-product of creating better places to live, work and socialise. The improvements to Romiley will make life easier for people who want to be able to make local trips on foot or by bike, leaving the car at home.” Chris Boardman Greater Manchester’s Transport Commissioner 20-0804