Hereford Voice Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Go ahead given to priority City transport improvements Priority improvements for transport in Hereford have been confirmed with funding for the further development of key schemes, including safer routes to school, walking and cycling network and a new river crossing to the east of the City, approved by Cabinet today (Thursday 24 June). Funding of £1.24m has now been allocated to take forward these schemes, which were identified in the Hereford Transport Strategy Review, to help increase low carbon active travel options and also to provide an alternative to the single river crossing. The council has also secured government funding to develop proposals for improved bus services across the county. Government published its National Bus Strategy in March and has confirmed that it intends to provide more funding for councils to improve bus services in partnership with local operators.Councillor John Harrington, Cabinet member for infrastructure and transport said: Quote “This is very welcome news. This more detailed allocation of the money already agreed by full Council allows us to manage our projects more robustly and to move at pace with these priority schemes to help deliver much needed improvements to travel and transport in our City. “We now have a joined up vision and approach that supports our plans to support economic development, healthier lifestyles and one that will respect and protect our environment. We have here all the much needed elements required for a good, 21st Century transport system. This process started with a complete review of an outdated transport strategy and the development of a new and more holistic one that better aligns with the government’s direction on the climate and ecological emergency and legally binding carbon zero targets. “The Hereford Transport Strategy incorporates a long term forward view and plan – we can’t do everything at once but we will able to deliver some elements very quickly, including tackling our school run issues and developing an enhanced partnership with our bus operators. We can also now pick up the pace with plans for a second river crossing, giving the City that much needed resilience. This is an exciting time, a real opportunity to change the way we travel for the benefit of our residents and our precious environment whilst making sure we have the necessary resilience in our existing road network. “We will also be looking more closely at a number of proposals to improve travel in the wider county including continuing to support plans for a new parkway railway station at Pontrilas, facilitating schools to provide transport at cost to parents and smart lift sharing, and community-led proposals such as the rural greenways projects. This will enable the council to assess the benefits and determine which of these extra projects should be taken forward.” “This is a truly exciting time for us all as a county and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get things right.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragwert Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 It will have to be pretty fast.The wolves are at the doors of all those who voted against the by-pass and wasted near 12 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Wright Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, ragwert said: It will have to be pretty fast.The wolves are at the doors of all those who voted against the by-pass and wasted near 12 million. Think you will find that was the previous administration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragwert Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, Victor Wright said: Think you will find that was the previous administration Pretty sure it was this administration and they are still there there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereford Voice Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 29 minutes ago, ragwert said: Pretty sure it was this administration and they are still there there Have a look at the money that the previous administration wasted Andy, I tend to agree with Victor on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragwert Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 24/06/2021 at 20:40, Hereford Voice said: Have a look at the money that the previous administration wasted Andy, I tend to agree with Victor on this one. It may be the previous administration who spent money on the slr & by pass development but the decisions of this administration lost us the SLR & the huge chunk of the 4.1 Billion HIF from the Govt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Thomas Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 Get on and build a new bridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jones Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 The sooner it is built the better, we can moan and groan all day which is getting us nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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