Have your say on reviewing county's Active Travel map

Denbighshire County Council are reviewing its Active Travel Network Map as residents and invited to have their say.

Under the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, all local authorities in Wales must regularly review and improve their walking, wheeling and cycling routes. 

Denbighshire’s current maps were approved by the Welsh Government in August 2022 and are due to be updated to reflect the changes and improvements that have been made over the past three years.

Active Travel is the name given for every day, short distance journeys that people make on foot or by cycle such as to work, school, college or to reach the shops and other facilities.

Denbighshire County Council have reviewed the Active Travel Network Map to include existing routes that meet Welsh Government standards as well as future routes that may need improvements to meet the required standards.

The maps have been prepared for consultation and residents are invited to have their say before the deadline on Friday November 27. The revised maps will then be sent to Welsh Government in December. 

Engagement events have also been organised for residents to view the Active Travel Network Maps, with sessions organised across the county, including one at Llangollen Library this Friday, November 13, from 10am to 12pm.

Councillor James Elson, Lead Member for the Environment and Transport, said: “When the Welsh Government originally introduced the Active Travel (Wales) Act in 2013, this legislation made it a legal requirement for councils in Wales to promote and develop a network of Active Travel routes within their area. Since then, the council has built new infrastructure, improved existing Active Travel routes and provided new facilities to benefit pedestrians, wheelers and cyclists.

 “We want to provide Denbighshire with a network that allows for walking, wheeling and cycling to become the most natural and normal way of getting about for local journeys. And, by doing so, promote the health and well-being of everyone and to make our towns and villages more livable places”.

* To have your say on Denbighshire’s Active Travel Network Map update click here.