CEREDIGION county council has launched a consultation on improving cycling and walking routes in the Active Travel Designated Localities of Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter.

Residents with suggestions on how Active Travel routes could be improved, or where new routes are needed, are encouraged to offer their views.

Responses to the consultation will contribute to a 15-year programme of developing paths for walking and cycling in the county.

Ceredigion County Council is duty bound by the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 to produce an Integrated Network Map setting out the 15 year program of improvements to active travel routes. The consultation relates only to routes in Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter.

In order to meet this duty, local authorities must also publish an Existing Routes Map which shows routes which are suitable for walking or cycling and which meet the standards set out in the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Design Guidance.

To view the map and access the consultation, go to www.ceredigion.gov.uk/English/Resident/Travel-Roads-Parking/active-travel.

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