Purpose

The draft West Sussex Active
Travel Strategy (ATS) and Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure
Plan (LCWIP) were produced following the adoption of the new

West Sussex Transport Plan in 2022, the publication of Gear
Change (the government’s vision for active travel) in 2020,
and the adoption of LCWIPs by a number of district and brough
councils.
Active Travel England (ATE) was established in 2022 and is now
responsible for the Department for Transport’s active travel
budget. The new documents will replace the West Sussex Walking and
Cycling Strategy 2016-2026.
 
The ATS and LCWIP will support
future funding bids. Intra-urban routes featuring in the various
district and borough LCWIPs will be considered alongside the six
long-distance inter-community routes featured in the West Sussex
LCWIP. This will create a county-wide network of LCWIP routes that
will be prioritised for future progression.
 
The draft ATS and LCWIP were
the subject of a public consultation exercise between 22 September
and 15 November 2023. A schools consultation took place between 9
October and 15 December 2023 to ensure the views of children and
young people could be considered.
 

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport
has adopted the West Sussex Active Travel Strategy and Local
Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.