Comment

Representation ID: 504

Received: 19/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Keith Swaden

It's laudable to improve the public realm to encourage people out of their cars to walk or cycle whenever possible. I am a great example of someone who will not cycle on the roads but would jump at the chance to cycle to cut out the need for short car trips. However, creating '15 minute neighbourhoods' only addresses the very local need. To encourage many more cycle trips, neighbourhoods, villages and towns have to be connected with walk/cycle paths. This should be done as part of the Medway infrastructure development and should be done ahead of any significant house building.