Devon Countywide Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)

The requirement for Local Authorities to produce LCWIPs is set out in the Government's Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-second-cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy#:~:text=The%20second%20cycling%20and%20walking%20investment%20strategy%20(CWIS2)%20outlines%20the>. Developing an LCWIP follows a standard process of identifying cycling and walking improvements and strengthens Devon County Council's position to bid for future funding.

Devon County Council has three existing LCWIPs already adopted (Exeter LCWIP, Heart of Teignbridge LCWIP and Barnstaple with Bideford and Northam LCWIP) and two more in development (Cullompton and Tiverton LCWIP and Clyst Valley and New Communities LCWIP). The Countywide LCWIP will complement these existing LCWIPs. It develops upon the existing Multi-Use Trail (MUT) Strategy<https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/traffic-information/transport-planning/multi-use-trails/#:~:text=Our%20%E2%80%9CCycling%20and%20Multi-use%20Trail%20Network%20Strategy%E2%80%9D%20sets%20out%20how> to identify potential high-level routes for connecting market towns and smaller communities across the county. This will help to inform active travel's place in the emerging Devon and Torbay Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) and will be one of the key documents feeding into its development.

Following the identification of key desire lines, 10 routes for improvement are proposed as part of the LCWIP. This aims to focus investment on corridors identified as having high demand or are forecasted to have high potential for active travel. The LCWIP does not include detailed plans for every route or identify every aspiration for active travel improvements across the county. The routes are set out in an east-to-west order, relative to their geography:

* Route 1: Tarka Trail (Knowle to Willingcott)
* Route 2: Ruby Way (Holsworthy to Hatherleigh)
* Route 3: Clearbrook to Roborough
* Route 4: Yealmpton to Newton Ferrers
* Route 5: Ashburton to Buckfastleigh
* Route 6: Boniface Trail
* Route 7: Teign Estuary Trail
* Route 8: Otter Trail
* Route 9: Sidbury to Sidford
* Route 10: Beer to Axminster and Uplyme

The current engagement period is a chance for the public and stakeholders to feedback on the proposed routes and propose alternative routes for consideration.

Full details about the engagement process, and all of the proposals, will be available on our website: devon.cc/devon-lcwip. The engagement period will close on Saturday 30 November.

We would like to speak to you as a stakeholder who may have a particular interest in the LCWIP or a route within it. We plan to hold a stakeholder specific webinar on Wednesday 30 October at 15:30. This will be held via Microsoft Teams, and will consist of a presentation followed by an opportunity to speak to the project team and ask any questions you may have. If you would like to attend this event, please register here<https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c2075eb1-d4a9-452b-aff8-7a77debd4e88@8da13783-cb68-443f-bb4b-997f77fd5bfb>.

If you are unable to attend this webinar but would like to speak to our project team about the LCWIP, please get in touch and we can arrange a meeting at a time that suits you.

If you wish to comment on proposals, please contact us before the closing date by completing the questionnaire available on our website, by writing to the below address, or by emailing us at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.



Transport Planning Team

Devon County Council
Transport Planning, Room 120, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
01392 38 2690