Plymouth
Getting across the southwest of Plymouth should be a delight with the new network of walking and cycling paths being developed across the city in close consultation with local community members and cyclists.
The main route in the new network, Stonehouse Creek, will provide a direct traffic-free east/west link across the west side of the city. The route enables local people to make their everyday journeys on foot or by bike without having to navigate hills or busy main roads.
Before the Creek was re claimed from the sea and turned into a playing field, it was the means by which wounded soldiers in Napoleonic times were transported by ship to the military hospital which is now a local secondary school. This gave the English language the term "to be up the creek" - it is understood that other variations have since been added.
In addition, the scheme will provide wider links throughout the area to key destinations such as the Torpoint Ferry, Devonport Park, a major new leisure centre, the city centre, the university, several schools and much more, providing pedestrians and cyclists in Plymouth with a fantastic new network of off-road routes which will link to the existing National Cycle Network.
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The route from the Torpoint Ferry to a major secondary school is already complete and the whole walking and cycling network is due to be completed by December 2012.
A partnership that includes Plymouth City Council and Sustrans has also successfully secured £4.13 million from the Department for Transport to continue this network to the eastern side of the city. Subject to confirmation from the Full Council the package of measures will include personalised travel planning, bus kick start funding, and the conversion of an iconic disused rail bridge for walking and cycling.
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