At least 20km of new footpaths in four years if council walks the walk

A damaged section of footpath along National Park Street at Hamilton East. Picture by Marina Neil

AT least 20 kilometres of new footpaths will be delivered in the next four years if Newcastle council votes to walk the walk at its inaugural meeting this week.

A notice of motion could see the council commit to expanding the city's footpath network by 20 kilometres and up to 30 if feasible, an average of at least 5000m of new footpaths each year.