New cycle lanes and walkways are on the way for part of Nottingham following the city council's successful bid for Government cash. The local authority received £18million of funding for cycle and bus routes as part of its plans towards Nottingham’s carbon neutral plan.
A total of £3.3million has been funded from the Department of Transport to improve cycle corridors and walkways in St Ann’s, Leen Valley and Basford. A segregated cycle corridor with improvements for pedestrians is planned along St Ann’s Well Road. The improvements are part of efforts to encourage ‘active travel’ like cycling and walking.
But some local residents said they would prefer other issues were dealt with first. James Morgan, 34 a builder who lives in St Ann’s, said: “It’s just ridiculous isn’t it? I don’t know about Basford or Leen Valley but I hardly see people cycling around here anyway. If I saw more people cycling, fair enough but why improve something that’s sufficient enough so only a small percentage of people use it? It’s a waste of money, the council needs to be bidding for better.
